Affiliate Marketing as a Business Venture

by Donna Ragland

Journey To Online Success Weekly Bits Newsletter (WBN)

Topics for this week:

— Affiliate Marketing as a Business Venture
— Focus Thoughts & Forward Momentum

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Affiliate Marketing as a Business Venture

Affiliate marketing is a viable online
business venture. And I still believe it
is one of the easiest ways to get started
online.

Affiliate marketing is a program that
enables individuals or companies to
promote products and services of another
individual or company. You can earn
commission on the sales that are made
through your affiliate link.

When selecting an affiliate program take
into account your own niche and website
content. The products and services you
choose to promote should be in sync with
your business area.

To find affiliate products and services
conduct an online search through one of
the search engines. Simply enter a search
on your topic area and add the word(s)
‘affiliate’ or ‘affiliate programs’ to the
search criteria. For example, if you are
looking for products in the dog supply
area, you could type in a search on the
the words ‘dog supply affiliate program’.

As you find a few affiliate programs in
your niche, check into the various aspects
of the program and what the company is
offering. For example, consider the
commission structure and the terms
and conditions of the affiliate program.
The payment details should be readily
available so you can decide if this
particular program will work for
your business.

Another consideration when selecting an
affiliate program is what advertising
materials are available to help you promote
it. Advertising materials may include email
copy or text or banner ads. While it’s
not necessary to have this type of material,
it does help to have advertising materials
available especially if you are new to
affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing can be a great business
venture for anyone interested in having
their own online business. Advertising
products and services on the Internet is
a wonderful platform for those who want
to earn income through an online business.
And affiliate marketing is immensely popular
as an effective online business venture.

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Focus Thoughts & Forward Momentum

“As you begin to take action toward the
fulfillment of your goals and dreams,
you must realize that not every action
will be perfect. Not every action will
produce the desired result. Not every
action will work. Making mistakes,
getting it almost right, and experimenting
to see what happens are all part of the
process of eventually getting it right.”
-Jack Canfield

What action can you take this week to
move your business forward? Is perfection
holding you up?

If so, ask what’s the worse thing that could
happen if you moved on it today – then take
the appropriate action. 🙂

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To Your Online Success,
Donna

P.S.  If you’re looking for more information on
affiliate marketing check out this handbook…

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