We’ve all seen ‘Price Comparison’ websites, and I can’t help wondering how merchants view such websites, given that they are promoting a product solely on basis of it’s price. Please, I mean no specific disrespect to anyone who may have such a website, in fact I once did, before I decided to get serious by finding out how to go about it correctly. Some Affiliate programs and merchants are now excluding these types of website.

There are those that announce they have ‘scoured’ Net for very best of a particular product and are presenting it to consumer to save them time and trouble. Apart from fact that people like to do their own ‘scouring’, they may also not be able to help wondering exactly how much has been done. I take my hat off to Affiliate who has located, ordered and paid for, then tried and tested a number of products simply so he can recommend best one in each category.

The Internet is full of these attempts at Affiliate Marketing. The ‘Affiliate or Banner Farms’, ‘Price and Comparison Websites’ and websites containing advertisements for totally unrelated products and services are everywhere.

Of course Affiliate marketing can pay and it can pay well for those who do their ‘homework’ and formulate a valid strategy. Those who decide to plan, promote, present, and purvey (my four P’s), before charging headlong into a waste of time and sometimes money, can actually fulfill their dream of making a living from their home.

Plus, you will need some conventional advertising and marketing materials for your online home based business in addition to any online advertising and marketing you do. Things like business cards, letterhead, envelopes, flyers and circulars are must-haves for an online home based business just as they are for any kind of home based business. You want to get word out about your online home based business to as many people as possible. It’s amazing how much traffic you can get to your site just by having URL of your online home based business printed on your business cards.

Then once your online home based business is up and running smoothly, even making some profit, don’t be fooled into thinking that’s all there is to it, that you can automate your online home based business, then sit back and do nothing. Because, alas, this myth isn’t true either. Even biggest Internet gurus work at improving their businesses and put in a lot of long hours in process. They’re always developing and adding new products, writing articles and books, holding teleconferences and podcasts, going to conventions and workshops, all while still managing their online business or online home based business’ day-to-day tasks. They put all that effort into their online home based business for one reason—they love it. And, ultimately, that’s what separates successful online home based business owners from unsuccessful home based business owners: passion.

Charles Fuchs http://www.charlesfuchs.com

Copyright © 2006, Charles Fuchs, President of Vision Management Enterprise Inc., is an established online marketer who specializes in helping people start their very own Work at Home and Home Based Business.

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Copyright © 2006, Charles Fuchs, President of Vision Management Enterprise Inc., is an established online marketer who specializes in helping people start their very own Work at Home and Home Based Business.