Can anyone help me with affiliate marketing ?

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Hi Jason,
Affiliate marketing isn't totally dead yet. If it was, then why are so many people still making money out of it? Why are companies such as clickbank still thriving? Personally, affiliate marketing never appealed to me. I think the key to building a business online is in the email list. What I suggest is building a reputation in a certain niche (such as a blog, or writing articles), and then offering the audience a free incentive (opting into the list). Once you get that list up to around 1000 people, you're practically set for life. Just keep them interested, and sell then either affiliate links, or your own products.