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Monday, February 4, 2013

The 3 Steps To Results With An Online Affiliate Business

By Russell Howe


Affiliate programs might promise to help you make money online easier than ever before but the truth is most people struggle to earn anything despite the potentially massive earnings their chosen company has to offer.

Today we'll reveal three of the simplest yet most effective business building tools which can be applied to any business in any niche. These rules are often overlooked by most people because they can sound altogether 'too easy'.
Full time father Russ Howe reveals how he managed to make money online for his young son.


1. Marketing your business in the real world.

2. Always carry a notepad.

3. Ask yourself, how great are the products you represent?

For the most part, people involved in affiliate programs tend to completely forget about the world outside of the internet. There are thousands of people who would be interested in learning how to build a secondary income from home. Many of them don't know where to look, so you're not going to be able to reach them online.

Why do so many people ignore this method? Two reasons spring to mind immediately. First of all, many people have a fear of promoting their business in their local area. They liked the idea of having a business on the internet where there would be very little face-to-face interaction. Sadly, those individuals rarely get far in home business. The other reason is another common misconception. Many people wrongly believe that you need a ton of cash to promote a business offline.

It is actually quite cheap to advertise in the real world. It's certainly no more expensive than the various online methods which are available. Simple techniques such as drop cards and fliers have worked for years and continue to do so.

Very few affiliate programs understand just how lucrative offline marketing can be, but those who do take the time to understand it tend to generate fantastic results. For proof of that, you only have to look at the way opportunities such as Avon have grasped this method.

When you get into the swing of things, you'll definitely want to pick up a notepad to carry around with you throughout the day. Why? You should love your online business. You choose which company to become an affiliate for, so we assume that you chose to work with one you actually like otherwise there is no point. When you are doing something you love you'll notice that you have ideas at the strangest times.

Carrying a notepad will guarantee you are able to take advantage of those ideas because there is a high probability that they will just be forgotten as your day progresses.

Finally, take a look at the products you are promoting. Are they really brilliant? Would you still wish to be a paying customer if there wasn't an affiliate program attached to it? For most people, that answer is a resounding no. If that is the case for you too then you should find another affiliate program to work with, because it's very hard to give 100% to something you don't truly enjoy.

A company like Empower Network is a good example of this. Despite the affiliate plan being quite lucrative, it's certainly not breaking any new ground and there are potentially bigger earnings available elsewhere. Yet it was able to build a substantial reputation in the home business industry because it took time to focus on it's product line, retaining members and providing something useful to a certain niche.

The three steps in today's post will make it easier for you to make money online. If you have tried and failed in the past, the chances are you were neglecting at least one of today's golden rules.




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