Google and Affiliate Marketing

If you have been around the Internet marketing world for a while, you have probably seen all these “gurus” who claim they are making this much or that much money from Google only. Some of these guys claim they are making 6 or 7 figure incomes from Google alone. As someone who has made 6 figure income from Google, I can tell you that it’s certainly possible to pull that off. But it’s not easy and may not last for too long.

It was just a couple of years ago that I cleared over $60K in earnings in one month just from Google. Our team had the right strategy and implemented it at the right time. We are talking about organic search here only. If you can get your affiliate website to rank high for those general and specific keywords, there is no reason you can’t make a decent chuck of cash. But here is the caveat. There are multiple ways Google can screw with you and your business. For starters, the company is constantly making tweaks to its algorithm. So while you may show up on the top of the rankings one day, don’t be surprised to get moved all the way down the rankings the next day.

Is it possible to make lots of money just from Google without spending a lot of money on advertising? It’s actually possible. But it’s going to take a whole lot of time to achieve that. So the less money you spend on advertising, the more time and effort you will need to spend on guerrilla marketing and organic strategies to build your affiliate business. Unlike advertising, you are not going to be in absolute control of how Google and other search engines treat your web pages. So even if you get to the top of the SERPs, you are still going to be susceptible to changes and Google slaps.

I am not suggesting that you should not spend time on SEO and the organic search channel. At the same time, you should not put all your eggs in one basket. Even if you make a 6 figure income for a month or two, you can never relax. That’s what’s fun about internet marketing. You never know when Google has a surprise for you.