How to Insert an Affiliate Link Into a Wordpress Blog

After signing up for the affiliate program, (see the links in the resource box for great places to find programs), follow the advertiser's link to 'get links' or 'get html code' or whatever language they use. You need to get the code to insert into the blog. Some advertisers have different ads you can choose, so choose the one that looks like it will fit well in the sidebar of your theme.
Highlight, or select the code - all of it, It may be short, it may be as long as a paragraph. Right click on it and 'copy'.
Go to your blog and sign in to the wp-admin screen. In the list on the left, select 'appearance', then 'editor'. In the box that appears in the right, look for 'sidebar.php' and click on it. There may be a right or left sidebar (l_ sidebar.php or R_sidebar.php). The code for your sidebar will appear in the middle of the screen.
This part is trial and error unless you can really read the code. I usually start at the top and find a spot within the code that looks obvious, like one of the titles, or the first line that shows the header or beginning of the sidebar. Place your cursor at the end of the line, then enter to move it down a line and create a space. Then right click and paste the code there. Now click update and look at your main page to see what it looks like. If the placement is what you like, you're done. If not, go back to wp-admin and use 'cut and paste' to move it around.
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How to Set Up a Website Selling Someone Else's Products

Sign up for a web hosting service and purchase a domain name to establish your website. You can create the website using a free template from your service or by purchasing an HTML editing program such as Adobe Dreamweaver or Microsoft Frontpage.
Sign up for an online affiliate program (see 'Resources' for a list of programs). Make sure that the service you choose is a reputable business according to Better Business Bureau records.
Browse the various clients who have products or services available for sale through the affiliate service and select the ones that you feel you can promote effectively on your website. The client must approve you based on your website, so make sure that your website is professional and focused on the type of product you want to sell on the client's behalf.
Retrieve affiliate links from the client (available from your affiliate services account dashboard) and add the links on your web pages. The links you add should be naturally placed throughout your website's content to encourage the reader to click the link and evaluate the product or service. For instance, if you are promoting a client's world travel book, you can write an article about your recent travels and then provide the link where the reader can purchase the book and read more about traveling around the world.
Promote your website to your friends, family, and mailing list. Study search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to help get your website better ranking on search engines (see 'Resources' for a resource on SEO concepts). The more traffic to your website, the higher the chance that you will actually sell products.
Retrieve payments for selling these products from the client via the online affiliate service. You may receive a check in the mail or a direct deposit on a regular basis.
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How to Add Amazon Ad Code to a Wordpress Blog

Establish an Amazon affiliate membership (see Resources below). Set up your information with your name, email, choices on how you want to receive payments, your username and any other information that is needed by Amazon.
Once this step is complete and everything is ready to go with Amazon you are ready to create a link to a product. Go to the Affiliate Program page. Sign in to your account.
I'll show you a specific product link, but the steps for a link, a banner or a widget are basically the same. On the Affiliate main page, click the tab called 'Links & Banners' on the tabbed menu at the top.
On the new page for Product Links select 'Add Product Links Now.'
You can narrow down your search for the exact product you want to sell using the drop-down menu to select a category within Amazon's product line. You can enter an exact title or give an ASIN/ISBN if you know it. Press Go.
If you get more than one result in your search, find the proper one. Click the button that says 'Get Link' for the one you picked.
In the window that opens, select your link type. If you choose 'Text and Image' (Enhanced Display) you don't have to copy the image and upload it. Amazon will serve the image. If you choose 'Image Only' you will need to copy the image and upload it. If you choose 'Text Only' you get a text link with no photo.
You can customize the link to fit your blog's color scheme, then you are ready to grab the HTML for the product link. It's immediately under what you see in the image in Step 7. Copy that HTML.
I recommend you leave the Amazon page open. If you need the HTML again, it will be findable. In a new browser tab sign in to your Wordpress blog. Create a new post title in the usual way. Type some text in the blog post to talk about the product you are planning to link.
At the top of the Wordpress blog post entry field, click the tab that says HTML.Find the spot where you want to insert to link to the product. Paste the HTML from Amazon there.
At the top of the Wordpress blog post entry field, click the tab that says 'Visual.' Check visually to make sure things turned out the way you want. Select 'Save Draft' and then Preview the post so you can click on the link to make sure it really goes to the Amazon page you want, then close the Preview.
If you have finished writing the text you want to have appear with the link, you are ready to click 'Publish.'
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How to Become an Affiliate for Aldo

Navigate to the Commission Junction (CJ) website (see Resources). CJ is an affiliate network that administers Zappos' affiliate program, so to become an affiliate of Zappos and sell Aldo-branded goods, you must first register an account through CJ.
Place your mouse over the 'Publishers' button located toward the top of the page and wait for a menu to drop down. Within that menu, select the 'Getting Started' button.
Click on the green 'Join Now' button that appears on the right side of the page. This will take you to the publisher application page.
Complete part one of the publisher application. Select your preferred interface language as well as your country and functional currency. Note that you cannot change your currency settings later on. Click on the 'Next' button at the bottom of the page.
Complete part two of the publisher application. Read through the service agreement and click on the 'Accept' button at the bottom of the agreement. Select the checkboxes to indicate that you accept CJ's code of conduct and privacy policy. Select the checkbox to indicate that you are at least 18 years old. Fill out the requested information for your website and then fill out your contact, company and payment information. Click on the 'Accept Terms' button at the bottom of the page to complete your publisher application.
Select the tab marked 'Get Links' at the top of your account page.
Enter the word 'Zappos' in the search box at the top of the page and click the 'Find' button.
Select the checkbox next to Zappos.com in the list of program results that appears. Click on the button directly above the search results marked 'Apply to Program.'
Select the blue link marked 'March 2011' as of April 2011 in the window that appears to bring up Zappos' terms and conditions. Scroll down through the page of terms and conditions and click the 'Accept' button and then select the button marked 'Continue.' Select the 'Close' button to submit your application to become an affiliate of Zappos.
Wait for Zappos to approve your application to become an affiliate. If you are accepted as an affiliate, you will be able to sell Aldo-branded goods through Zappos' affiliate program.
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