Anyone starting to learn internet marketing must quickly understand the 3 key factors which must work in alignment to make any type of Internet Marketing Project work. If any one of these components is not performing this will impact the effectiveness of the related Project. This article considers these factors, in context to Affiliate Marketing.

PRODUCT – This is ultimately what you will make money from. Therefore it is in your best interest to promote a quality product that customers will be keen to purchase. You will need to grasp the concept of identifying hot markets. It is not as simple as just promoting a product because you like it. You need to ensure that there is a decent market of targeted potential customers, hungry for the product. If you find a superb product with absolutely no market for it, you need to avoid it and find a product that people will want.

WEBSITE – This is the actual Merchant’s website/s, plus any website you may be using to promote the product. You may find a hungry market, and an excellent product that gives the market what they want. But if the sites selling or promoting the product are not up to scratch, the deficiencies will negatively impact on the final sales numbers. If you are beginning to learn internet marketing via a reputable course, you will be shown how to spot a sales page which is likely to convert to actual sales, and how to set up your own sites in order to successfully convert your visitors into buying customers.

TRAFFIC – This is the life-blood of any Internet Marketing business, but also the most difficult part to get right. At the end of the day, you can have a brilliant Product, and a Website that converts a high percentage of interested visitors into avid purchasers. But if you are not successfully driving targeted visitors to your website/s, no one will know about your product – and, therefore, no one will be buying.

Ultimately, if you ever find that one of your Projects is not generating the income you expected, it will be because one, or a combination, of the above components is not operating correctly. In this case, you need to examine each component, one by one, to identify the deficiencies, and correct them.

Bear in mind these three vital principles as you start your journey to learn internet marketing. Understand the importance of them now, and it may save significant wasted time and effort in the long run.