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Ask Shawn Collins: Becoming a Super Affiliate

March 6, 2005 by Shawn Collins

Q: would like a fast track to becoming a super affiliate – how would I make this happen?

Shawn CollinsA: I would generally advocate a more patient approach to becoming a super affiliate, which is basically the top 1-2 percent of all affiliates.

If there was a magic bullet, everybody would be on to it, and it would cease to be effective. In reality, the surest path to becoming a super affiliate with long-term viability is to build a site with a unique service or quality content that people want.

You can then leverage your audience to succeed in affiliate marketing. There are always different trends that will enable you to make a short-term hit in affiliate marketing, but those techniques generally rely on third parties or shady tactics, neither of which I would endorse.

There are a couple of ebooks you should take a look at to learn how two very successful affiliates did what they did.

One is the Affiliate Marketers Handbook by James Martell, and the other is The Super Affiliate Handbook: How I Made *$436,797* in One Year Selling Other People’s Stuff Online by Rosalind Gardner.

You’ll come across plenty of other books and ebooks that promise to teach you the tricks, but be wary. These are generally just pretenders trying on capitalize on your desire to get on the fast track to becoming a super affiliate.

James Martell and Rosalind Gardner are the real deal.

You should also keep an eye on the affiliate marketing message boards for news and information on affiliate programs and the affiliate marketing industry.

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