Larry McCann answers:

If you are just starting out and don’t have a budget to get a domain name and hosting then I would suggest doing a combination of building websites on places like wordpress.com and also submitting relevant articles on places like ezinearticles.com, goarticles.com, and more. This should be a good start to help you learn more about internet marketing as it takes awhile to get used to all of the tips and tricks involved to make a large profit. I have personally known people who are making $100+ a day without having their own website which isn’t huge money but to many it is a great extra income.

Larry McCann answers:

My favorite blog is theaffiliatecodex

Larry McCann answers:

Hi Amber, well you can’t really control what the marketer does with their product on their website. If they change the product, you will have to change your affiliate link. I am not aware of any automatic scripts or blog plug ins that can automatically change your link.

Here are a couple of very cool ways to kind of hide your affiliate link so that it does not appear as an affiliate link. You will need to have your own domain and hosting setup. These will work if you are using blogger.com or a hub-page but you need at least one domain hosted in order to make the scripts work.

1. Create a new directory on your domain and name it something. Free or Cool Offer, etc.
Copy the code below into notepad (Not Microsoft Word!) and name the file index.php. Where you see location, place your affiliate link. When somebody clicks on your link, they will go to the file, index.php and it will automatically redirect the web user to the affiliate link. This works very well with Clickbank offers, etc

2. If you are using wordpress to blog with on a domain you own with hosting, download a plug in named “pretty links”. You can download it here:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/pretty-link/

You grab your affiliate link and it will automatically create a hidden link for people to click on.

These are the best ways I know of to put affiliate links into your blog and keep them hidden so people do not hijack them.

I hope this helps.

Good luck!

-Mark

Larry McCann answers:

Yes you can do this with a blog.
As Far as a tutorial is concerned Here is the extremely Short version:

1. Start a Blog
2. Add “Good” Content. It helps if you are an expert or if you have a passion for what you’re doing
3. Get traffic By marketing your blog like crazy (For example Myspace,Youtube, Article Marketing, etc.)
4.Monetize your blog by adding affiliate programs like clickbank or Adsense.
5. Make Money!

Larry McCann answers:

Yes! It is a matter of setting up an original blog with good content and than driving traffic! I have two blogs and make money on both of them! Feel free to check my blogs out and email me for any more info or advice!

good luck!