Monday, July 29, 2013

Which Affiliate Program Should You Join?

By Russell Howe


With blogging companies like Empower Network and health companies like Visalus offering very different home business concepts, it is clear that choosing the right opportunity is often just a matter of personal taste. If you dream of learning how to become your own boss this year, then the first move is learning how to choose a business which suits you.

There is no home business opportunity which holds all the aces. Different programs offer different things. Of course, when reading the advertisements you will be told that it's the one you have been waiting for.

After being in the industry for as little as a month, you will begin to notice that different businesses offer very different ways of earning money online. They'll represent different ideas and interests so it would pay dividends to find something you actually enjoy. Don't rush in, this is a big mistake.

It is easy to believe the hype you read when you are looking at opportunities. After all, they are designed to feed your initial excitement at the prospect of earning a living from home. They are carefully marketed to appeal to you. You must have the ability to keep your feet on the ground during this time, otherwise you will simply be swept up by hype and false hope. []

You can do this by answering two simple questions:

1) Do you have a favorite hobby?

2) Do you have experience in sales jobs from past employment?

The first question may seem rather odd, but it is easily the most important factor in choosing the best work from home opportunity. The main reason most people decide to get involved in an online business is that they dislike their existing job. They want to do something they enjoy for a living, something they can physically control, rather than doing something merely for a pay check. Bear thing in mind when looking at which affiliate program you wish to work alongside.

There is an opportunity for almost every niche. Take some time to write down the things you would like to represent as an affiliate in an ideal situation, then this will help you when you go looking for a company to work with in the future. Too many people make the foolish mistake of joining a new business purely because they like the compensation plan it offers. If you have no interest in the company or the products, this will show in your work and you will also lose interest very quickly when the going gets tough.

You can usually tell when somebody continually makes this mistake, because you will notice them promoting various different opportunities over a very short period of time.

Much like love, you will know when you have found the right one for you. You won't want to be involved in anything else. Those who are purely in a business to make money tend to appear vert shot term and often promote the false idea of getting rich quick. When you watch somebody who has found their ideal business you can clearly see why they are successful, they have a contagious excitement for what they do for a living, which attracts others who share similar interests. []

The second part of choosing the best home business is the affiliate program. You'll generally see 2 different approaches to this subject. Those with a sales background who are quite good at directly selling products will favor an affiliate program which goes down that road, whereas others will appreciate a team building approach. Direct sales plans will always pay you more income per sale, but the task of making it work is entirely on your shoulders. Team building systems will pay you significantly less, although you do enable to ability to collect a commission each time your referrals build their own business, too. Providing you can attract people who are as serious as you are, a team build program can also be quite lucrative. The matter of 'which is better' is a matter of individual taste and most companies try to incorporate aspects of both while striving to make their affiliate plan unique.

If you ask any existing affiliate marketer for their tips on how to become your own boss it is highly likely that you will be met with a bunch of sales pitches, such is the nature of the work from home industry. However, you now know the two basic decisions you must take in order to get off to a great start. Whether you work with a blogging company like Empower Network or a cosmetics chain like Avon, finding something which appeals to you is hugely important in determining your chances of success.




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