3 Powerful Words

I should have listened to an internet veteran back in 2000. Learn from my mistake... Allan Gardyne, of AssociatePrograms.com told me 3 powerful words that I overlooked as just too broad and simplistic... And it's important that you hear this too so you won't waste time or make same mistake I did... His very words to me in a personal email were... "Just Get Started" I remember he went on to say that was most important thing... Now I bet that went right through you transparent with about zero impact - just like it hit me too, right?... But don't let those 3 powerful words disguised as too simplistic fool you... It took me almost 4 years later to catch-on and wise up. You see, I sat on sidelines of online marketing far too long... To me all this marketing stuff seemed like a giant catch 22... I thought I needed to know a lot more than I knew at time before I could actually get started... I felt I didn't have enough knowledge, so how could I get it all going??? Freeze - Stop - Do Not Pass Go - & Do Not Collect any Commissions! As it turns out, I was wrong in hindsight... Because marketing is momentum. It's something you build-on as you go... snowball effect. Let me stress that again... "marketing is momentum". Remember that... And while you DO need to keep expanding your knowledge in different areas - you can start implementing things you learn as you go. And you will be surprised because along way you can start earning commissions while building your marketing momentum. This is something I was late to realize... Again- learn from my mistake... Just as an intern becomes a doctor or as we date before marriage, it should be same in marketing... We must practice doing what we want to become... It's an evolution of a process in making... Ah... magic bullet? Not really... but closest you will find to it... So don't just sit on sidelines... Get out there and do 'Nike'... Let me explain more... The typical 'pondering ditch' many seem to fall into... (or

Your Home Based Affiliate Marketing Business

Did you know that you can make money on internet without ever selling anything? There are very few home based business opportunities that are easier or cost less than affiliate marketing. There are businesses and people earning thousands of dollars each year doing affiliate marketing. The business plan is simple. Your clients are already established online businesses selling a wide array of products and services. You get paid for bringing customers to your client which is website you are an affiliate for. You then get paid either a set fee or a percentage of what customer buys. Some affiliate programs also pay for every time someone clicks through.

The opportunities for affiliate marketing are numerous and growing every single day. Here is how it works. The affiliate places a banner or link advertisement on their website and every time a customer clicks through from affiliate website to merchant site and makes a purchase affiliate earns a commission.

It is not that difficult to find affiliate programs because it has become so profitable and popular as an internet marketing tool that almost everyone seems to be doing it. This does not mean you should settle for just any affiliate program. It is important to choose a program that is at least somewhat relevant to your website or business. This way you have best possible chance of your customers clicking through to affiliate website. For example, if you sell cameras or photography equipment you might join an affiliate program with a company that sells photography books.