Review of James Martell's Affiliate Marketing Handbook—2006
Review gives an inside look at this step-by-step handbook of how to start an online business in affiliate marketing
 I like ebooks that take you through all the steps
of building a successful business online, and James Martell's Affiliate
Marketing Handbook does that masterfully.
Yeah, I know that, for some people, "step-by-step" equates with boring, but I've seen so many people go the more exciting route—just winging it—and I've seen their attempts at at building a business crash and burn. Believe me, taking it step by step at least gives you a fighting chance.
The business-killing approach most people take
Most people approach their first online business with a lot of enthusiasm, but no idea of where to start. They read a little about how to do this or that, and jaunt off merrily in whatever direction that leads.
As they research how to start their affililate business, they keep hearing about one thing or another that they "have to do." And with each new thing, they drop what they're doing and head in an altogether new direction.
Eventually, they get frustrated at their lack of progress and give up, convinced that "all this Internet business stuff is just a bunch of hooey." But the problem was not so much with Internet business being impossible to succeed at as with Internet business being impossible to succeed at if you don't know where you're going.
Martell provides a proven direction to follow
That's why it's so important to have a step-by-step plan to get to your destination. And that's where James Martell's Affiliate Marketing Handbook excels—in laying out a clear path to follow to your goal.
Tips for every step of the way
Martell's Affiliate Handbook doesn't just jump in with a bunch of random tips about how to handle isolated pieces of the journey; it starts you right off from square one with the basic necessities you need to handle to get your business moving forward to its goal.
It leads you through what to expect and how long it will take. It guides you to build from your success on one step into success in the next.
And it takes you through the steps of building your business toward the goals you set for it. It focuses you on the most essential steps and encourages you to put aside the distracting tangents that you come across until the right time comes for you to integrate them into your site.
And take my word for it, that focus on doing things one step at a time is essential for getting anywhere successfully.
Its strengths
I like the Affliate Marketer's Handbook for its thoroughness and for its focus on following a clear and defined path toward your goals. If your goal is to succeed in affiliate marketing and you've experienced any drift in direction whatsoever, I strongly urge to pick up this ebook and follow its steps.
If you follow its steps, you almost can't help but wind up with three things:
- A website
- Quality products
- Visitors who are looking for those products
And if you have those three things—guess what you have—a profitable business online.
What it doesn't do
The book is extensive—nearly 350 pages—it won't cover every possible promotion technique available. You won't find 150 pages devoted to blogging or 200 pages devoted to the most advanced search engine optimization techniques.
You don't need those yet.
What you need is to get your affiliate business up and running with a solid, productive site. You can always seek out advanced training in technology and promotion once your site is up and earning you money.
Let me stress this: all the advanced marketing techniques won't do you a bit of good if you don't have a solid foundation. And Martell's Affiliate Marketing Handbook is designed to help you build that foundation.
It's far more effective to tackle the advanced stuff after you have your website generating income rather than before you even have it going.
A must for anyone getting started in affiliate marketing
James Martell's Affiliate Marketing Handbook does what it does extremely well. It gives
you enough information about everything you need to get you
going and keep you focused.
I have to chuckle sometimes at the way he almost begs readers in places to just keep following the steps and not skip ahead. He knows the excitement of starting your first affiliate marketing business and knows how easy it is to get off track. But getting off track almost always leads to getting lost and having your dream of a successful online business fall apart.
Martell's advice is solid for anyone starting an affiliate marketing business online. Following his handbook's steps makes it
easy to get up on the web and provides a dandy
safety net to help even complete newbies on the
Web to feel comfortable setting up their first affililate business.
Rating: 10 out of 10
Helping you become the successful business owner you want to be.
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