The wave of future

The B2C bubble burst and now evidence seems to point to fact that B2B has not taken off as earlier expected. But is this really a business failing or just a timing issue? Only truly naïve would fail to face up to fact that in end most business transactions will be handled online. It is just a matter of when and how soon your business will get on board (or your competition’s).

As more and more consumers begin and continue to buy online, it is evident that problem has been with viable e-business models, not concept. Selling products and services online and foolish business models are two different issues and no reason to be left behind as businesses begin to get it right.

How to get there from here

It is no time to panic, but it is time for businesses, small and large alike, to begin (if they have not already done so) thinking about their e-business strategies. And those companies who have made a less-than-successful attempt at an e-business initiative, should revisit their planning process and evaluate their earlier effort. (Develop a good strategy now and try to salvage as much as possible, but learn from your earlier mistakes.)

If your customers and suppliers are in development stages of e-business application systems, you don’t want to be left in dark when they are looking for compatible customers and suppliers themselves. Now is time to plan, not when you are required to comply or take your business elsewhere. By beginning strategic planning cycle early, you can plan to implement systems in smaller more manageable increments. Smaller more manageable steps also means that your development efforts will be more flexible and easy to adjust as newer technologies or strategies become desirable.

In order to survive in long term, you are going to have to come to grips with how you are going to purchase supplies and sell your products and services in an online environment. You might as well begin thought and planning process right now, before it is an emergency.

Companies that wish to embark on successful e-business initiatives must first make sure that these projects align with their long range business plans and goals (and often these have also not been well thought out and articulated.) And you have a business to run. So don’t be afraid to seek help. But remember, before you hire your cousin’s whiz-kid to develop a whiz-bang web site, you need direction a well thought out e-business strategy can provide.

ClixGalore.com is an example of an affiliate network. You will need to pay a $75.00 deposit to cover affiliate commissions. They charge 25% of any affiliate commissions paid. For example, if you paid an affiliate a 10% commission on a $100.00 sale, you would pay affiliate $10.00 and ClixGalore $2.50.

With ClixGalore, you can also have a two-tier program. Taking above example, if you paid affiliates for finding other affiliates, you might pay 2% on your second tier. That would be another $2.00 commission and $ .50 affiliate network fee for a total of $15.00 in commissions on both levels.

To learn more about ClixGalore affiliate network, visit http://www.yenommarketinginc.com/clixgalore.html

5. For All Affiliate Programs

Setup your own web page (or pages) outlining benefits of your affiliate program. Offer articles, suggestions, text and banner links, and other useful support for your affiliates.

Offer a generous commission so that others feel motivated to sell for you. Obtain e-mail addresses of your affiliates so that you can keep in touch with them to aid them to sell more.

For increased traffic, sales and profits, start your own affiliate program.

For more information about affiliate programs, visit http://www.yenommarketinginc.com/affiliate.html

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J. Stephen Pope, President of Pope Consulting Inc., http://www.popeconsultinginc.com/ has been helping clients to earn maximum business profits for over twenty years.

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