My last 5 articles have made it clear that the most viable option to earn money online and the answer to the question: how to earn money from home is affiliate marketing. So far I have emphasized the basics of affiliate marketing, but this article discusses advanced techniques to turn an affiliate into a super affiliate. The most important asset in making this transition is your analytical ability. You will be required to review your setup, find the holes and fix them by taking appropriate measures. The following is a detailed list of pointers on how to become a highly successful affiliate marketer. 1) Be tech savvy: Your success in the world of affiliate marketing revolves around the success of your affiliate site. A simple website with a simple template is enough to get you started, but you can't continue to rely on this site for too long. To attract a large number of visitors, you need to make it more attractive and engaging from the visitor's point of view. One way to achieve this is to hire a web design professional. If however you don't want to pay for it, you need to learn some website building concepts yourself. Don't get nervous, there are many free tools available on the internet, these tools provide you with an easy to use drag and drop user interface and will do the most part of the programming for you. While using these tools, you will be required to be creative and focus on the visual elements of your website. Adobe Dream Weaver and Google Site Builder and two examples of such website building tools. For those who have a strong background in IT, I will recommend learning scripting languages ​​such as Java Script and PHP. These languages ​​are very useful if you want to add some interactive functionality to your… paper medium… by placing targeted advertisements that could increase your sales. There are numerous free network analysis tools available on the Internet. Examples include Capsa, Zenoss Core, NetworkMiner and many others. Feel free to try out any of these software and see if your business can benefit from using them. In addition to these tips, you could also try to be in constant communication with other experienced and successful affiliate marketers. You can read their interviews to understand their perspective; you can also start a discussion on a blog or forum about your marketing strategies. Such activities will serve as a source of correction and inspiration. Hopefully by now you have figured out how to become a very successful affiliate marketer. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can leave them in the comments section. I would make sure they get a response as soon as possible.