Don’t get me wrong. I love writing. In fact, I am one of the rare ones who is doing what I dreamed of doing as a child. In the 4th grade, I fell in love with the written word and wanted to become a writer. But I often find the process of finding work, doing the work, getting paid, repeat to be a bit tedious. Affiliate marketing gives me back some control over my career and what I write about.

I find that affiliate marketing is a natural thing for writers to take on. The concept is simple. Find a product to promote and promote it. To do this one can write blog posts, articles, websites, Squidoo lenses, etc. That’s a bit of an over-simplification but that’s the basic process.

In fact, the more well written your content is, the more successful you will be. Affiliate marketers and Internet marketers hire people to do their writing for them. You already have that skill so you’re one step ahead of the pack.

If you’re serious about giving this a try, check out the “Bum Marketing Method”. I outlined a process I’ve been using for bum marketing in a post in one of my blogs and it can help get you started. Or, just google “affiliate marketing” and see what kind of information you can find.

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