Zig Ziglar, famous self help guru, was once quoted as saying "You can get everything you want in life if you help enough people get everything they want in life."

Nowhere is this more true than on internet and internet marketing. I remember when I first started looking into making money on internet. What an overwhelming feeling. The internet is a big....big...big...world.

When you first get you started you are considered a "Newbie." A newbie is an affectionate term given to someone who is new to internet and all of geek speak that comes with trying to figure out how to use it.

Do your remember when you first ventured out in online business world? You probably had questions and problems along way. Wouldn't it have been easier if you had help? When a newbie asks for your advice, educate them; answer their questions and help them solve their online business problems. If you do not have knowledge to help them out, point them in right direction.

I have found forums as a great way to get information myself as I need it as well as a great place to help people who have particular questions.

Another great place to get help and to help others is Joe Robson's "The Newbie Club." The Newbie Club contains free computer and internet technical problem solving, plus free tutorials, free eBooks, free courses, free guestbooks, free autoresponders, free help and advice, a free newsletter, free affiliate program and a free membership. http://www.team-schuman.com/newbie

It might have been Vince Lombardi or some other famous coach who said, "There is no I in team." ( I was too lazy to look up source of quote;) I think that this is as true in business as it is in sports. Especially in a business like ours, where we recruit many affiliates who are new to internet, new to business, new to computers....... You get idea. And yet due to nature of what we do, we must rely heavily on these new folks, or our stay at home jobs will definitely fail.

As a result of this, we must all reach out to our new affiliates and work with them to become successful. I have always loved business in general, and when I learned how to make a sale or earn a profit, I guarded what I had learned and kept it as a closely held secret. In affiliate marketing business, that type of mindset is a deadly mistake.

Remember, that we rely on our downline affiliates for our income in many ways. When one of our affiliates makes a purchase, we earn a commission. If you are Team Leader, you also earn a small commission on same purchase. So, if an affiliate never earns a commission, how long do you think they will remain in game? They will get discouraged and quit!

We learn things from our leaders about how to make a sale, how to generate traffic to our gateways, how to build a successful stay at home jobsite, etc. Unless we share what we have learned with those who rely on us, how will they ever succeed? Why would they be motivated to remain active or to make a purchase or sale?

Give your knowledge freely to your affiliates, and they will strive to emulate you in many ways. You may be modest, and feel unworthy of this emulation, but you are worthy! When you share your knowledge, your affiliates will not only become more active, they will become your friends and colleagues.

This concept of sharing knowledge is contagious. It wont take very long for you to begin reaping benefits in form of increased participation within team and larger commission checks for everyone involved.