As I have stated many times in my articles, Affiliate Marketing is one of the best ways you can make a fulltime income from home. The Internet offers almost limitless of ways to earn affiliate commissions. All you have to do is find one or two effective strategies and consistently implement them to make your commissions grow.

Now I'm not going to sit here and try to tell you that it's all real easy and you should be a millionaire in a month, because it's really not that easy. While there is a potential to earn an almost unlimited income with Affiliate Marketing, don't fall for the get rich quick schemes that are out there telling you you can be making thousands of dollars by the end of the month. It's just not that easy. It's going to take some time and hard work to get your business to the point where you will be making that kind of money. Anyone who tells you different is a liar.

Once your business is set up and running, there are several ways you can increase your Affiliate commissions and make more money. One of the simplest and best ways is by building and opt-in list.

One of the most overlooked parts of an Internet business is that 98% of people who visit your website will not buy anything. Not only that, they won't ever return to your website to make a purchase later. So in order to convert those visitors to customers, you need to have a way to contact them multiple times. This will give you the ability to earn their trust and feel more comfortable about spending money on something you may offer.

But just how do you do that if they don't buy anything? It’s simple really, you build an Opt-in email list.

Building an email list is much easier than most people think because it's done automatically. First, you must sign up for an auto responder service. There are many good ones on the Internet so compare them and find the one that best suits your needs and budget.

Once you have your auto responder, it's time to pre-load it with a series of emails that will go to a new sign-up over a period of time. Remember that you are trying to earn the trust of a potential customer so make sure you are offering some valuable information in your email series. Don’t just tell the reader they need certain products, that won’t make them part with their money. You need to give them something good, something they can use, and then subtly remind them that the product you are selling will help them get the results they are looking for. If you only try to sell them products over and over they will grow tired of your emails and probably opt-out of your list.

The biggest problem you will face when you want to build your opt-in list is how to get visitors to actually give you their contact information. Because you need their permission to contact them by email, you will need to get your visitors to actually fill out a form with their contact information. But they’re not just going to give their personal information for nothing so you must persuade them, but how?

One of the most common practices, to put it bluntly, is to bribe them. Not with money but with something they will feel is of great value for them to have. It doesn’t have to be fancy or expensive. It just has to have the perception of being something very valuable to the reader, like a free e-book or other type of free report that will teach them something they didn’t already know. And don’t try to cheat them with a cheap piece of junk either. Once they see the poor quality and lack of information they will instantly lose trust in your ability to give good information and will lessen your chance of ever making a sale.

There is no doubt that Affiliate Marketing is a fantastic way to make money. Thousands of people are making a very good living everyday and so can you. Just remember to take it slow and learn as much as you can before you start trying things you don’t understand. Take an online course to help you along and before you know it you’ll be making money like a pro. When it’s time to step up your game and increase your Affiliate commissions, using an auto responder is the quickest and easiest way to do it.