Do You Need a Website For Affiliate Marketing?

I know how this sounds. I have been preaching about affiliates building assets online to secure their long-term future in this busines. But in reality, you do not need to have your own website to make money with affiliate marketing. Now, don’t get me wrong. There are not too many affiliate programs that allow offline sales. But you can use Web 2.0 services such as Squidoo and Weebly to get your content on the web.

The truth is, Google often ranks Squidoo and Weebly sites faster. The same can be said about Wordpress.com blogs. You have probably seen it before. As soon as a product comes out, many top affiliate marketers either by a domain name with the exact name of the product in it or they use site such as Squidoo to push those new affiliate products. But in reality, you should always try to build your very own assets. Think about it. You spend hours writing reviews and pushing your affiliate products. Wouldn’t it be better if you push your very own website?

Building an affiliate website is not that hard. You can use Wordpress or Drupal to have one up and ready fast. There are thousands of plug-in and themes that you can use to enhance your website. At the end of the day, the sooner you get started with your website, the more long-term value you are going to create. Who knows. You may end up selling your website for thousands of dollars. You never know!