The Downsides and Major Risks of Affiliate Marketing and What to Do About It (Episode 180)

<p>Affiliate marketing can be a lucrative business.</p> <p>In fact, it’s how I was able to <a href= "https://www.nichepursuits.com/i-quit-my-job-exactly-2-years-ago/">quit my job</a> over 9 years ago and I’ve been building sites, products, and running various online businesses ever since.</p> <p>However, when it comes to building a site like <a href= "https://www.owntheyard.com/">OwnTheYard.com</a> (my <a href="https://www.nichepursuits.com/projects/niche-site-project-4/">Niche Site Project 4</a> site), it can be extremely risky.</p> <p>An affiliate site that is reliant on Amazon for its earnings and Google for its traffic really is at the mercy of businesses that are out of your control.  </p> <p>Today I want to take a look at both the upsides and downsides of <a href= "https://www.nichepursuits.com/affiliate-marketing-for-beginners/">affiliate marketing</a> and then what I think you can do to eliminate some of that risk.</p>