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affiliate_marketing :: Internet Marketing :: Affiliate Marketing
Is There an Affiliate "Free Lunch" Program?
Success with Affiliate Marketing, or Internet Marketing in general, depends on a lot of factors; the product
you decide to promote, the type of advertising you use, the size of your advertising budget, etc. One product
in particular has been around since the dawn of the World Wide Web. It has in the past, and still is making
small fortunes for many Internet Marketers. The product I am refering to is information. Throughout this site
you will find an abundance of information on affiliate programs, marketing, website building, advertising and
so much more. Enjoy!
"Everything
worthwhile has a cost... Whenever you think you are getting something
for nothing, look again—someone, somewhere, somehow is paying for it.
Behind every free lunch there is a hidden cost to be accounted for."
Edwin G. Dolan
If you, or any of your business prospects, believe that time is
money, then yes, the "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"
principle DOES apply to your internet business. What you can't invest
in money, you will have to invest in time. You will have to be able to
put the axe to the grind for more hours per day or week, and you will
have to wait for more weeks and months before your ship comes in. Those
are the facts.
If you are able to think outside the box (and few internet
entrepreneurs CAN'T!) then the principle can be stretched a little. Are
you balking at spending a few pennies a day to boost your sales? Do
some research comparing what your marketing
program offers and what the same services cost on the open market.
Compare what information your program offers and what you can learn
elsewhere. For example:
* find some online business forums and search these topics: free
advertising, phone follow-up techniques, sample follow-up letters,
sample phone scripts.
* investigate your and other affiliate marketing
programs for all the above plus services and tools such as: prospect
notification, contact manager, online forum, billing and revenue
collection, gateway website, company resource center, free sales and marketing tools, affiliate
training courses, successful team support, commission or compensation
schedule. In other words, look at EVERYTHING that the program will give
you for free.
* research what you would have to pay for any or all of the above tools, hints, and services.
How does your affiliate
program measure up? What do you get for free and therefore, what do you
save? How much can you afford to invest based on these savings?
If you absolutely HAVE NO MONEY to invest, that's one thing. If you
have a knee-jerk reaction to investing in something that "says it's
free", think again. What other business in the WORLD besides one on the
internet can you begin for NOTHING? How many pennies a day can you
AFFORD to invest in your business, maybe not now but as soon as
possible?
If you have nothing, you can start and run a business. You will
have to pay for it, however, with time. Free ads need to be worked
every day. Free ads drop out of sight as new ads follow. You need to
study your product till you know it inside and out, so all prospective affiliates
can be led, encouraged, taught how they too can succeed. Since the name
of the game is visibility amongst the billions of offers on the
internet, you can't afford to waste a single hard-won prospect.
Without any money to invest in advertising, this will be a long
slow process. You will have to determine how YOU can best achieve sales
and attract affiliates, because each person's skills, style and dislikes are different.
You need to be internet savvy because all the information you
require to succeed is out there, you just have to know how to find it.
Study, seek your own answers, and know where and how to ask questions.
You will win the game with patience and persistence.
About The Author
Glenn Beach is a proud member of Work at Home Team.
He is a self-employed sub-contractor and home entrepreneur at:
http://www.work-at-home-business-opportunity-canada.com
email: begle@work-at-home-business-opportunity-canada.com
We hope you found the information on this page useful and will return often to browse
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