7. What kind of training does company offer? No training program – drop them. A good training program should include all necessary information to guide you and instruct you how to sell available products. And training should cost you nothing. When a large company hires a salesman, do they charge him to train him to sell their products?

8. Does company provide a means for advancement? There are lots of companies on Internet with affiliate offers who pay a decent commission, but that is as far as they go. What you really should look for is a company with an affiliate program that allows you to advance in company and rewards you for good work with bonuses or other forms of recognition.

9. Does company provide its contact information onsite? Reliable, successful companies have no qualms about showing all their contact information, including email address, company address, phone number, and name of a person to contact.

You might think of a few other questions you want to ask a company you are interested in joining, but above are most important basic questions that should always be answered before you decide to go with a particular company and affiliate program.

About author: Nancy Casseur is a Team Leader with Strong Future International Marketing Group. SFI is considered to have largest and most successful affiliate company in world. You can contact Nancy at nceur@msn.com for more information about SFI Marketing Group. She is also Webmaster of New Business Site Info at www.newsiteinfo.net, a site that teaches new Internet businessmen or women how to get started.

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