FOLLOW UP AND ENCOURAGING REPEAT BUYING

Follow up is critical for any business, and what your company practices in terms of following up is especially critical if you only want to work part time. In a traditional MLM, you are one who needs to follow up leads. In a good affiliate program, however, your company should do this for you. Does company promise to send out follow up information to leads generated? Also, does company stay in touch with those that have made purchases and encourage repeat buying?

If you only plan to work a few hours per week on a business, those hours need to be spent on advertising for new customers or prospects. Following up and 'getting sale' is too time consuming to be done quickly.

SUPPORT

Another aspect to consider is handling of support functions. When people buy products, will they be looking to you if they have problems or want a refund? A good company will handle all of that for you. Also, support should be provided for those you refer to business as well. It always pays to help your downline build their business, but again, this is not easily done on a few hours per week. Consider how company provides support for both you and your downline.

PRODUCTS and MARKET

Another aspect of obvious concern is actual products you will be advertising. Is there only one package that is involved with people signing up to program, or are there other products as well? If there are more products to be sold, that just gives you more ways to make profits. As well, it gives you more to work with in your advertising. Consider what company provides to potential customers. This is really what your advertising must be based on. Essentially, more there is to program, more there is to work with.

Naturally, there must be a market for products. Is there room for expansion in market products fall under? Is there a lot of competition or does company have a good, unique line?

CONCLUSION

The bottom line is more company does with and offers to prospects you send it, better you will do. You need to be able to focus as solely as possible just on advertising. In looking for a solid part-time money maker, consider these factors, what you have time to do or are willing to do, and then make your decision from there.

The perfect program will not be same for everyone, but at least this information will get you thinking as to what is right for you.

Focus as much as you can on what you do offer, and stay out of a defensive posture. If you have a great product, flaunt it. Really promote positive features or benefits of your business and people will not tend to notice your 'newness'.

Often when you are starting out, you also end up making several changes as you go along. If not handled correctly, this may leave impression that you don't know what you are doing and are floundering around looking for a better way. At times, this may be true. However, never let that show. If you need to make changes, promote benefits of new change. Explain that you are doing it to improve what your customers get from your site, product, ezine, service, or whatever. If you show that you are working for them, to provide more to them, they'll give you time to perfect things.

Another crucial aspect to overcoming challenges of being new in business is to continually seek learning and experience for yourself. People are right, experience is a good thing. While there is nothing wrong with being new, you'll want to get through it as fast as you can.

Ask for and collect feedback about your business. Take care of problems immediately and show your customers you care about serving them. Push yourself to provide best you can for your customers and you'll soon find them accusing you of being a guru.

Remember, there are a lot of other newbies around as well. Even though you don't know as much as those you look up to, there are still others greener than you are that will ask you for advice.

The main key to starting any new business is simple. Perseverance.

Don't give up if you've got a good concept. It does take awhile to become recognized and build a solid reputation. Your business is an investment in future. Build it carefully.