Monday, April 1, 2013
Which Affiliate Program Should You Join?
By Russell Howe
As many people find out each day, discovering how to become your own boss isn't as simple as jumping into the first home business opportunity you see and then hoping for the best. You must find something which fits both your ambition and your personality. Today we will help you to decide whether you are more suited to an Empower Network, Avon, Mary Kay or perhaps something a little less established.
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.
What you will find when you arrive on the home business scene is that you are greeted with various opportunities, all of which represent different niches and offer very different paths as an affiliate. Most people who are looking to begin making money online are too blinded by their initial excitement to make this decision with the time and care it requires. It is a crucial part of your development into a full time entrepreneur.
Sales pitches and marketing hype might tempt you to jump straight in and give it a shot for a month, but that is no way to set up a solid long-term income. That approach is often adopted by the affiliates you'll see struggling to get anywhere no matter which company they join. You have to remember that a sales pitch is supposed to be enticing. Don't allow yourself to get sucked in every time, because it will never end. []
Answering the following 2 questions will help you hit the ground running:
1) Do you have a favorite hobby?
2) What type of earnings opportunity are you more attracted to?
The answer to the first question will go a very long way in helping you find the right opportunity. Think of the reason you decided you want to work for yourself. If you are like most people, it's because you want to do something you enjoy for a living. So it would make little sense to choose a home business that offered something you have very little interest in.
Whether your favorite interest is photography, fitness, blogging or clothing, there is an affiliate program out there to cater to your needs. The reason most folks fail in affiliate businesses comes down to the fact that they saw the potential earnings and jumped in without taking the time to find something they were actually interested in. When you do that, you tend to lose interest quite fast.
How many affiliates do you see promoting an opportunity as if it is the greatest thing they have ever seen, only to be promoting something completely different two weeks later? Too many! This is why.
If you take a look at somebody who genuinely loves what they do it is easy to see why they are successful with it. You can often tell the different look in their eyes from somebody who is there just to build an income on the side. []
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.
It is quite difficult to learn how to become your own boss without making mistakes along the way, so don't be too hard on yourself if you make incorrect choices sometimes. This is how you learn. One man's Empower Network may be another man's Avon, so take your time to write down what you are actually looking for before you jump into a serious business.
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.
What you will find when you arrive on the home business scene is that you are greeted with various opportunities, all of which represent different niches and offer very different paths as an affiliate. Most people who are looking to begin making money online are too blinded by their initial excitement to make this decision with the time and care it requires. It is a crucial part of your development into a full time entrepreneur.
Sales pitches and marketing hype might tempt you to jump straight in and give it a shot for a month, but that is no way to set up a solid long-term income. That approach is often adopted by the affiliates you'll see struggling to get anywhere no matter which company they join. You have to remember that a sales pitch is supposed to be enticing. Don't allow yourself to get sucked in every time, because it will never end. []
Answering the following 2 questions will help you hit the ground running:
1) Do you have a favorite hobby?
2) What type of earnings opportunity are you more attracted to?
The answer to the first question will go a very long way in helping you find the right opportunity. Think of the reason you decided you want to work for yourself. If you are like most people, it's because you want to do something you enjoy for a living. So it would make little sense to choose a home business that offered something you have very little interest in.
Whether your favorite interest is photography, fitness, blogging or clothing, there is an affiliate program out there to cater to your needs. The reason most folks fail in affiliate businesses comes down to the fact that they saw the potential earnings and jumped in without taking the time to find something they were actually interested in. When you do that, you tend to lose interest quite fast.
How many affiliates do you see promoting an opportunity as if it is the greatest thing they have ever seen, only to be promoting something completely different two weeks later? Too many! This is why.
If you take a look at somebody who genuinely loves what they do it is easy to see why they are successful with it. You can often tell the different look in their eyes from somebody who is there just to build an income on the side. []
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.
It is quite difficult to learn how to become your own boss without making mistakes along the way, so don't be too hard on yourself if you make incorrect choices sometimes. This is how you learn. One man's Empower Network may be another man's Avon, so take your time to write down what you are actually looking for before you jump into a serious business.
About the Author:
Further Details: Russ Howe is now a globally established Empower Network affiliate. You can watch his comprehensive and honest empower network review in today's interview, which covers the aspects of the home based business industry which prevent most affiliates from succeeding.
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