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The pros and cons of affiliate marketing

Affiliate marketing is apparently the low-cost, high-profit industry and the easiest online business to earn passive online income. On the same track, it is the toughest business as well where the challenges are dependent on the affiliate strategy you follow. Being an affiliate marketer, you become an independent promoter of a chosen product or a range of products/services. However, unlike other online money-making opportunities, affiliate marketing has its benefits and pitfalls. This blog will focus on the pros and cons of affiliate marketing.

Advantages of Affiliate Marketing

1. 1. Flexibility and convenience in rewards
      You pay a percentage of the sale price for every purchase that comes to you through affiliate marketing and that is why it is called Pay-per-sale.
      Whether a sale is made or not, but the number of users an affiliate directs to your website pays you the commission and that is Pay-per-click.
      When the referred visitors leave their personal information on your website by filling up the contact form, affiliates are rewarded for Pay-per-lead.
   2. Earn while you sleep
      The opportunity to make an income when you sleep is passive income. An affiliate can enjoy watching the beautiful sunset while earning as well through an ad-space to promote the merchant’s products.
   3. Low investment cost
      Well, in the beginning, the operating expenses of the affiliate business are almost negligible when compared to other industries. You work from home since you work online. If you plan to establish your affiliate marketing website, you need to invest in a domain, design layout, web hosting etc. and these are minor costs. We can refer to affiliate marketing as a low-cost business idea too!
   4. The secondary source of income with independence
      Being an affiliate marketer, you are not supposed to leave your current job and start your business. You can do affiliate marketing side by side along with your job. Affiliate marketing gives you the opportunity to become your boss and flexibility in your working schedule makes your work-life balance.

Disadvantages of Affiliate Marketing

1. 1. False advertising/Fraudsters
      A merchant’s reputation can be destroyed if false advertising is done on the affiliate’s website. This kind of cookie stuffers earns money by secretly dropping affiliate cookies into a user’s computer without their knowledge.
   2. No guarantee of revenue
      No one promises that if you become an affiliate marketer, it is very easy to earn the expected revenue. This is a challenge that an affiliate marketer accepts and it is very difficult to predict how much money you will make by the end of the day. Not getting paid is a big risk.
   3. Hijack affiliate links
      Stealing the commissions in the process is known as hijack affiliate links. Affiliate marketing has become a target for scammers who earn from other people’s hard work.

Noticeably, there are more pros over cons. So if you are ready to make money with affiliate marketing, join our affiliate marketing team.