First. let me say I am not selling anything here, I am just sharing information that I came across, ALL FREE and all that I have found INVALUABLE as tools in the business of Affiliate Marketing.

WHAT MOST INTERNET GURUS WON'T TELL YOU

The people who have been successful in the affiliate marketing business are often referred to as Internet Gurus, and they publish millions of sites on the "how tos" of Affiliate Marketing with slogans such as "make millions while you sleep" and "become a millionaire by working 20 minutes a day."These slogans are a sales pitch to get you to buy an e-book or some form of instructional material on Affiliate Marketing. I was never convinced.

In my endless research into the subject I have come across these adverts countless times, and the price range for this information ranges from $39 to as high as $299. I have never had the guts to actually submit and order anything. I just always felt that it lacked credibility, mainly because it was very hard to believe these extreme slogans.

So I continued my research and I actually came across a guru's website where he asks that you enter your email address and FREE information will be sent with instructions on Affiliate Marketing (I won't mention his name, but he is VERY well known). Well I received the information. He sent me 15 page report, that I read and reread and read again, and after three times I had no clue WHAT he was talking about. It was so badly written, so in-concise and so convoluted with irrelevant topics that I flagged him as spam in my email settings. It was then I realized that not only should the information be realistic and therefore credible, it should also be user friendly.

In order to be a success there is a lot of information to learn and put to use:

And if the information is not presented in a teachable manner there is no way anyone can succeed. There are also realities of this business that are crucial to understand, such as the fact that it takes an enormous amount of work to succeed in Affiliate Marketing, this is what the "make millions overnight" gurus don't usually tell you. The competition on the Internet is huge, success may not come for weeks, months or even years.

Don't get me wrong Affiliate Marketing is, has been and I think always will be a highly profitable online business.

With the astronomically high numbers of people surfing the net for information, shopping, socializing etc... the possibilities are endless. And, there are those who are making "millions while they sleep" but those have put in a mountain of work to get there, it NEVER happened overnight. And it will NEVER HAPPEN unless you have the right teacher, the right tools and support from those who have done it and succeed.

THE SOLUTION

A GREAT FREE E-BOOK FROM AN INTERNET GURU

In my continuous research of this subject, about two years strong, I came across something new and different. The website of Jeremy Palmer one of THE gurus of Affiliate Marketing. His instructional Affiliate Marketing E-Book is FREE. This E-Book is a step by step, realistic model of affiliate marketing loaded with links to help in setting up your business. It is so well and simply written, so easy to navigate and understand that I was able to have a clarity of this business as never before.There is also a great BLOG and FORUM on his site which he answers and quickly. The current version available for download is the 2007 E-Book, but you can register to be sent the 2008 updated version which is being released next month.

Check it out at: www.quityourdayjob.com/

MORE TOOLS FOR THE AFFILIATE MARKETING BUSINESS

www.5staraffiliateprograms.com

A FANTASTIC FORUM, which is run by experts in this business. The have a newbie section and they are VERY friendly, they answer any and all questions that you may have and they do not consider any questions dumb.

They know EVERYTHING, believe me I have asked countless detailed questions and I get an answer usually within half hour of posting. There are a variety of topics such as SEO, building a website, finding a niche, linking, webmaster discussions, and any and ins and outs having to do with Affiliate Marketing. They also have established strings for those already in the biz with invaluable information. The best part about them is that they are supportive, they always encourage, but they NEVER lie, they portray this business in an honest realistic manner, and give you feedback that is truly helpful for success.

Internet Marketing - A really hands-on and useful blog loaded with step-by-step guides for Internet and affiliate marketing.

Make sure to read Building an Affiliate Marketing Website - Step-by-Step, includes everything you need from start to finish.

Hope this helps anyone seeking this info!!