Of the many different ways to make money online or start a business, affiliate marketing still has to be one of the best and most effective. After all, there is no other industry in the world where you can start a business with literally nothing, while also working with some of the biggest brand names in the world. Throw into that mix that you never have to hold any inventory, deal with customers or even process orders, and you have a clear winner.

Not only has affiliate marketing been an amazing opportunity for individuals and brands who want to make money with it, it’s also been amazing for the millions of businesses who have implemented it into their everyday operations and marketing efforts. Now any business or brand can have millions of affiliates and site partners working for them, while only paying for performance and high-quality leads in the process.

Jamie Birch is an affiliate marketing expert who has been in the industry for nearly 20 years now. Not only does he know the ins-and-outs of affiliate marketing, he’s also created his own business around the concept of helping other businesses and brand implement it into their own business models and marketing efforts. All of this and more, in the latest guest episode of Rise of the Entrepreneur!

Rise of the Entrepreneur – Episode 90 with Jamie Birch

Jamie Birch is an affiliate marketing expert, speaker and entrepreneur.

In addition to being an affiliate marketing expert and industry influencer, Jamie Birch is also the founder and CEO of JEBCommerce, LLC, a company focused on using the internet and affiliate marketing to grow businesses and brands of all sizes. Jamie original got his start in the world of online marketing back in 1999, when he was a search engine guru for a dot-com company in the resort town of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Having found success in this area, Jamie then worked his way up to managing a multi-million dollar affiliate program and search campaigns for Coldwater Creek, a top-five national women’s apparel retailer, growing the affiliate channel from several thousand dollars a month to $35 million a year.

Using all of his talents, existing contacts and expertise, Jamie then realized it was time to start a performance-based service company of his own — which is how JEBCommerce, LLC was started. All of that and more in this latest episode of the Rise of the Entrepreneur.

Talking Points Discussed in this Episode:

• Jamie Birch and how he got to where he is today
• Affiliate marketing and its changes over the past 20 years
• How to create a business around affiliate marketing
• Best methods for choosing the right affiliate program
• Initial steps and pre-planning to find success with affiliate marketing
• Three great Q&A questions for Jamie in the Pit of Fire

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Mentioned URLs and Resources:

• https://jebcommerce.com/

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