Affiliate Marketing: The Laziest Way to Make Money

Posted by Shawn Collins on June 15th, 2008 | 7 Comments

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Yanik Silver, who has created a number of successful online products, as well as the popular Underground Online Seminar, has a new article at Entrepreneur.com (5 Perfect ‘Spare-Time’ Online Businesses), and strongly disagree with his comment about affiliate marketing.

“This (affiliate marketing) may possibly be the absolute laziest way to make money because it doesn’t require you to have a product, make a sale or ever have any interaction with customers.”

Granted, affiliates don’t do the fulfillment, but being an affiliate is hardly a lazy pursuit.

Rather, it’s a difficult, financially risky endeavor that requires extensive testing and resources.

And the affiliates that do well are often interacting with the customers and helping to make the sale through their pre-selling efforts.

Now I like and respect Yanik, and on top of that, we went to the University of Maryland at the same (Go Terps!), but this is wrong headed.

A funny thing in Yanik’s bio at the end of the article: “Yanik Silver is the creator and author of several bestselling online products, but he still can’t build his own website.”

Maybe when he builds a site as an affiliate he will change his tune.

Read the article at http://www.entrepreneur.com/ebusiness/gettingstarted/article194524.html.

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On June 15 @ 5:57 pm Steve said

Great article, I wish I had time to get all five of these business up and running. Working on the Blogging and Affiliate Marketing myself with some random eBay stuff here and there.
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On June 15 @ 10:10 pm Bryan Hee said

I don't agreed that the affiliate marketing is the laziest way to make money online. Laziest is the main reason why most of the affiliate marketing fail.

I do agree that the affiliate marketing is the Easiest way to make money online if you did put effort and follow the proven system.

To your success
Bryan Hee
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On June 16 @ 3:46 am affiliate named laprentiss said

Great post Shawn!

Actually for some people its one of the convient ways to make money, if you dont like dealing with people.

Most people despise the customer service part of a business. Complaints, refunds, how to's and things like that can all be dealt with buy the company you're an affiliate for.

Hopefully though you choose great programs that wont require those either, which will keep you visitors coming back!

Thanks Again

LaPrentiss Sampson

P.S. I agree, if he builds an affiliate site, he will definitely change his tune!
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On June 16 @ 6:27 am Mayank - Affiliate Conspiracy said

I think this might be just “publicity” bait by Yanik. This something that will surely get all serious affiliates riled up
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On June 17 @ 9:43 am tkada.com said

The making of money should have goal of working hard and gaining knowledge this is only possible through blogging.
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On June 20 @ 8:11 am start a hosting company said

laziest but the most brainiest thing to o and not every one finds success to this
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On June 20 @ 10:11 am start a hosting company said

laziest but the most brainiest thing to o and not every one finds success to this
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