One of the things I really love about affiliate marketing already is going to bed! Seriously, not only is it the only time my brain stops thinking about it – but when knowing that your websites are working away earning you money through the night is great. Sometime last night, I got a big order from my first affiliate marketing website through Amazon – 26 books and a video game (which is what my website is marketing!), grand total of the order was about £200 which made me about £12 in commission!

Its a pity I dont get orders like that every day, I would have already hit my July target if I did. It gave me a good push though, one website made £12 in one night. If I get my 20 websites up and running and each site makes 1 sale like that per month I will hit my target!

This is also one of the reasons why I prefer Amazon over any other affiliate, their massive range of products. If I had put my video games website through to say Game or Gamestation etc then rather than a £200 order, I would have got a £20 order which is why wherever possibly I will be using Amazon as my main affiliate and possibly use a few others as “backup” or to cover niches where Amazon isnt as competitive or doesnt stock the range of products Im selling.