Originally Posted by
olemortenm
Anyone thinking about doing this should be warned that it's not as easy as it sounds. Or, easy it the wrong word. It's easy, it just takes a lot of time and work.
I don't know about that site, but let's say they have a conversion rate of 2%. That means from 100 visitors on their site, 2 of them buys a membership. A 2% conversion rate is actually very good, so don't count on it though.
Now, roughly that means for every 100 person you refer who is genuinely interested in the topic, you will earn 20$. With clever blogging and use of social networking, this is easy. But it's not something anyone can just go out and do, without having ANY clue what they are doing. Putting it in your signature won't do the trick
When done correctly, however, affiliate marketing (as it's called) can be a GOLDMINE. Especially if you are running several campaigns at a time.
Just a little heads-up.