The truth about Google Pay Day and any Affiliate Marketing Business

I received an email advertising Google Pay Day: knknews.com, which evoked my curiosity. The following is what I found from a thread discussing about it, and answered by an Adword Pro, hope you all find it useful.

" it is not associated with Google or AdWords.

I suspect it is a program about which you have heard that you can very easily earn money through AdWords, by simply 'typing', 'filling in forms', or some other very simple-sounding task. If that is the case, then please read on. I'd like to help set reasonable expectations.

Typically, when you sign up with such a programs you will be asked to create an AdWords account as part of a system in which you become an 'affiliate marketer' or 'affiliate advertiser'. This is actually far more complex than it is made to appear. In reality, you become an affiliate advertiser with all the very hard work and effort that calls for.

As an affiliate advertiser, you advertise on AdWords in order to send traffic to a site you do not own. Please note, however, that the cost of AdWords advertising is paid for by you, as the advertiser. Equally important, AdWords does not pay you to advertise. You would be paid by the owner of the site to which you send traffic by advertising on AdWords.

The reality of affiliate marketing is that it is extremely competitive - and potentially challenging and expensive. Unless you are very familiar with both AdWords and affiliate marketing, it is likely you will spend more money that you make. If you do choose to join such a program, I would advise that you do not expect to start making money right away - if ever - and that you do not expect it to be simple, quick, or easy.

Bottom line, it takes a lot of work, and you may or may not make a profit - depending on the effort you put into it. To be very straightforward about it, those who expect to quickly and easily make money with no work at all, will almost certainly lose money.

AdWordsPro"

"My best advice, to be very straightforward about it, is to not expect to make money at first, and to learn as much as you possibly can about Adwords in particular -- and affiliate marketing in general (which will have to be learned almost entirely outside of this forum and the AdWords Help Center.)

Along these lines I would also advise that you do not start unless you can afford to lose money in the early stages. If you can not afford to spend more than you make at first, please do not use AdWords.

I have included a few resources below to help you come up to speed with the AdWords piece of the puzzle.

AdWordsPro

References:

[1]	What is Google's affiliate auction policy? - AdWords Help(Help Articles) adwords.google.com Query used: affiliate

[2]	What should I know as an affiliate advertiser? - AdWords Help(Help Articles) adwords.google.com Query used: affiliate

[3]	How do I take lessons and navigate through the Learning Center ...(Help Articles) adwords.google.com Query used: learning center

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