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Affiliate marketing using blogger.com?

Is it legal to blog about a product - say for instance "Nike Air Max" and have affiliate links to retailers sites or a product listing of "Nike Air Max" with all affiliate links in? Is this legal and would the company behind Nike have any problems with this if I was ranking on the first page for instance for "Nike Air Max"? I have been learning from various sources - more notably Patt Flynn. I will put a disclaimer in, thanks mate!

Public Comments

1. I think it would be legal IF the products' name was not in the domain name. That would spark some controversy. You should be OK.
2. It's completely legal, but you must have a disclaimer somewhere on your site stating that you may make a commission from from them clicking the link and buying the product. This s a federal law they came out with to make sure the playing field is fair for consumers (this helps keep affiliate marketers from being sneaky about things). Do you mind me asking where you're learning about affiliate marketing from? The reason that I ask is because I've been in the business almost 4 years and I know there are "scammy" people out there who preach they will teach you how to make money but they will teach ways that get people banned because of using "black hat" techniques.
3. It is legal to do. Even if you have a website that you own, you can advertise such products. Amazon is great place to use to sign up as an affiliate. Something else that I should mention is that you have to target a longer keyword phrase instead of just "Nike Air Max" since the competition will be too tough. For instance, target : nike air max jr. I have been working as a full time internet marketing for some time now. I am a member at the site in the link below. If you decide that you want to learn to earn, contact me on that site, you can PM there, my username there is krafty.