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The Reason Every Affiliate Marketer Needs Popup Domination

January 9, 2012 By 2 Comments

Have you ever heard the saying, “The money is in the list”? Do you know what people mean by this?

What people (gurus) mean by this is that as an affiliate marketer you will make more money by building your email list and then promoting through that rather than trying to make a quick sale. What most people don’t realize is that in order to make sales as an affiliate marketer you first need to establish yourself as an expert in the field and gain your readers trust. This is where most people mess up.

Being that you need to establish a decent sized email list, I recommend Popup Domination. Popup domination is something that I am sure you have seen before and the reason people use it is because it looks professional, it has a high opt-in rate and most importantly it is easy to use. If you have a website (and you better), then having Popup Domination is only going to make getting email subscribers easier for you.

As an affiliate marketer there are a lot of ways that you can go about getting a sale but the truth is that most of the ways are harder than you think. Have you ever tried to sell something to somebody that didn’t want it? This is what you are essentially doing when you try to quickly make a sale, like I said before, you need to establish some trust first.

One thing I want to make sure you know is that you don’t need Popup Domination, you can get email subscribers the old fashion way if you want to. If you ask me doing things the old fashion way are just not worth the time and effort when you can quickly and easily increase your subscribers by simply adding Popup Domination to your online toolbox.

Tips To Using Popup Domination

Give A Gift

When I say give a gift, I am not talking about an physical item of some kind. What I am talking about is a free E-book of something like that. The benefits of giving away something for free will help you out immensely. Most people think that giving away free information is not worth it but the truth is that the more you give away to your subscribers, the more they will like you.

Test Your Lightbox

One thing that most affiliate marketers forget to do is test their methods and that is never a good thing. Once you get a lightbox up on your website you need to test the different colors, sizes, layouts, E-book covers and everything else to make sure you have the highest opt-in rate. If you don’t test out the different options that you have, then you won’t know whether or not you are getting the highest opt-in rate.

The final thing that I want you to understand is that Popup Domination is not that expensive and it even comes with a guarantee. How great is this, you can try Popup Domination without any risks? Like I said before, every affiliate marketer needs Popup Domination and once you try it you will see why.

Filed Under: Affiliate Marketing Tagged With: affiliate marketer, email, list, Popup Domination, sales, subscriber

5 Common AdSense Mistakes You Need To Avoid

December 23, 2011 By 2 Comments

5 Common AdSense Mistakes You Need To Avoid

If you are trying to make money online, then I am sure that you have dabbled with Google AdSense. The nice thing about Google AdSense is that you don’t have to get a ton of traffic in order to make money; all you need to do is get people to click on your ads.

What most people understand about Google AdSense is that they need to get clicks but it is how they get the clicks that they are often confused with. There are a lot of mistakes that people make regarding Google AdSense and that is why I want to tell you what the mistakes are and also tell you how to fix that problem.

Common AdSense Mistakes

Clicking On Your Own Ads

One thing you never want to do is click on your own AdSense ads. The reason why you don’t want to do this is because Google will not pay you for your own clicks and if they catch you doing it a lot then they will cancel all your earnings and close your account. People all over the world think they can outsmart Google by redirecting their IP address but Google knows all the tricks that you can do. What you need to remember is that Google is the smartest thing in the entire world so if you think you found a trick to get past them, then just know that they have already thought, planned and implemented a remedy for that trick.

Ad Placement

Another mistake that many Google AdSense affiliates make is they don’t place their ads in the right spot. What I recommend doing is placing your ads in the center of your website and above the fold (bottom of the page when it loads). The reason I recommend placing your AdSense ads in this spot is because this is where everybody looks when they come to a new page. Just by putting an AdSense ad right here you will increase your CTR and that is why I recommend doing it.

Too Many Ads

Do you know the maximum amount of AdSense ads you can have on your website? Just so that you know, you can only have 3 banner ads, 3 link ads and 2 search boxes per page. If you have any more than this, then Google will only show the maximum number of AdSense units for a while and then when they figure out that you are showing too many AdSense ads, then they will suspend your entire account. It is hard to put too many AdSense units on a single page but many people figure out a way to do it. Just know that the more ads you have on your page, the less professional it will look. My advice is to keep it simple and don’t use any more than 3 AdSense ad units on an entire page.

Not Using Ad Links

Do you use ad links? The main ad link is the 780X15 and it works great. The reason people don’t use this is because they don’t like the way it looks but this is the highest clicked ad unit that Google offers. What you need to understand is that when this ad unit is placed under the navigation bar, it looks just like another navigation bar. This just means that people will assume it is part of your website and therefore they will click on it more.

Asking For Clicks

Never ask for clicks. It doesn’t matter if you are asking people you know or people you don’t know, this is a bad idea. The reason you should not ask for clicks is because Google will figure out if there is a pattern or some kind of connection to the person who is always clicking on your ads. Just do yourself a huge favor and don’t waste your time with this practice because it won’t last long before you get caught.

Making money with Google AdSense is not as hard as many people make it out to be. The only real trick is to get as much targeted traffic that you can to your website and the more traffic you can get, the more clicks you will get. With the average Click Thru Rate (CTR) being between 2%-3% you will need to get a good amount of traffic in order to make hundreds of dollars every month. All I am saying is that if you avoid the common Google AdSense mistakes, then you should have no problem making a good amount of money from AdSense every month.

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Keys To Being A Successful Affiliate Marketer In This Day And Age

December 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Keys To Being A Successful Affiliate Marketer

Do you know what the difference between being successful today is compared to being successful 10 years ago? If you said competition, then you are right. The reason competition makes being successful today a little bit harder is because there is always somebody competing with you no matter what niche you are in or where you are promoting your affiliate products.

Now, as a successful affiliate marketer myself I know what it takes to be successful and that is what I want to share with you today. Not only am I going to share with you the keys to being successful, I am going to give you a look into what I do and why it works.

Keys To Being A Successful Affiliate Marketer

Use Different Platforms

As an affiliate marketer you can’t just promote products from a website, you need to utilize the many platforms that are available to you. Some of the different platforms that I use and you should to are; Blogger, Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, Youtube and my own website. If you want to be successful, the it is a must to use every platform that you can to promote your affiliate links.

Something that I highly recommend is that you don’t just use one platform for a certain product and another platform for something else, you need to test out which platform will work best for each product. If you can do this, then making sales will come a lot easier for you. Just remember that with affiliate marketing, everything needs to be split tested in order to get the best conversions.

Email Marketing

This actually is a different platform but the reason I left this separately is because email marketing is a whole different can of worms. Most people think that email marketing is very simple and it is, except for the fact of collecting emails. One thing that you need to understand is that you don’t just find an email address and then send an email, you need to make sure that person is interested in what you have to say.

The problem that most people have with email marketing is not that they don’t have a huge subscriber list, it is that they don’t have an interested list. When I say interested list I am talking about people who want to hear what you have to say. Trust me, if you want to make money with email marketing, then you need to get people to sign up for your email list by offering something related to what you are going to promote.

Tip: Even if you have 10 people in your email list, that is better than nothing and you should still sent emails every so often. Something that I would do is send out an email just to see how people are doing without promoting a product and the reason you do this is just to build some trust. I know this sounds a little backwards but the truth is that you need to be trusted in order to make sales.

Continued Education

One thing I know about affiliate marketing is that everything changes all the time and because of this you need to keep on learning. If you are a stock broker, real estate agent, insurance agent or a personal banker you are forced to go through continued education and it is so that you know everything about your industry. It is because of this that I believe that affiliate marketer should practice continued education so that they know everything about their industry as they possibly can.

Planning

Something that a lot of people totally forget about is the entire planning stage of affiliate marketing. Something that you need to understand is that you have to plan on what you are going to do and why. The reason I say this is because having a plan is the only way you are going to succeed. Think about it, if you are making money online right now, then you must have had at least a general plan in your head before you got started, right?

Never Quit

I should not have to tell you this but I will anyway, you can NEVER QUIT. The reason why I say you can never quit is because you can’t become successful if you don’t put all your time and effort into something. Trust me on this one, anybody will tell you that in order to be successful as an affiliate marketer you must keep trying and never give up.

As you can see, being a successful affiliate marketer will take some work but if you follow the keys to being successful, then you should have no problem. Just know that in order to be successful you will need to put in a good amount of work upfront.

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Why Timeshare Salesmen Make Incredible Affiliate Marketers

December 16, 2011 By 1 Comment

Why Timeshare Salesmen Make Incredible Affiliate Marketers

Have you ever sat through a timeshare sales presentation? If you have never sat through one of the timeshare presentations, then I highly recommend that you do so. The reason why you should sit through one of these presentations is because timeshare salesmen are some of the best sales people in the world.

Now if you want to see some of the best sales techniques in the world, then you need to go to Las Vegas, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan or Acapulco. The reason why these are some of the best places to go is because this is where all the best salesmen get recruited to. Now I know you don’t want to buy a timeshare or even sit through the presentation but the truth is that if you want to make money as an affiliate marketer, then you need to learn all the best sales techniques.

Before I get to why timeshare salesmen make incredible affiliate marketers I first want to make sure you know why most people are not successful affiliate marketers. The reason why most people fail as an affiliate marketer is because they don’t have the skills to sell. Whether you are creating videos, web content or just creating emails, you need to know how to sell in order to make any money. This is why timeshare salesmen make great affiliate marketers.

What Makes Timeshare Salesmen Incredible Affiliate Marketers

Great At Sales

One of the things that makes timeshare salesmen great is the fact that they are good at high pressure sales. Most people buckle when they have to complete a sale whether it is online or offline and that is why timeshare salesmen are great at what they do. If you are good at making a sale, then it won’t matter what you are selling, you will have the necessary skills to sell whatever you want.

Programmed To Close Quickly

Do you know how long a timeshare salesman has to close a sale? Only 2 hours. This is how you know a timeshare salesman is good at what they do. Most affiliate products will give you 1 day to 7 days to make the sale and if you can do this, then you will get the commission. With timeshare salesmen they have to close quickly and if they don’t, then they won’t make any money.

Understand The Word “No”

What does the word “No” mean to you? If you think that means somebody isn’t interested in something, then you are not going to make a sale. When somebody tells you “No” without any other explanation then there is more to that person. This is where timeshare salesmen shine. Being that most people will say no to a timeshare presentation, they have to find ways to get you to talk (interact), this is the same with you as an affiliate marketer. The sooner you can figure out that “No” is not always a cut and dry answer, the more money you will make as an affiliate marketer.

As you can see, timeshare salesmen have the skills that are needed in order to be a successful affiliate marketer. If you want to be a successful affiliate marketer, then you need to pick up these skills that timeshare salesmen possess and put them to good use. Trust me, once you have the sales skills needed, making money as an affiliate marketer will be much easier.

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Revenue Sharing Sites You Should Be Using To Make Money

December 14, 2011 By 7 Comments

Do you like to write? Do you want to make more money? What you need to understand is that there are many different ways to make money as a writer but something that most people don’t know about is revenue sharing sites. The great thing about revenue sharing sites is that they pay you a percentage of the revenue your articles earn.

Think about it, how much do you think you could earn?

If you like to write, then you can easily write a unique article and get paid a good amount for it. Not only this but if you have a website then you will be able to link back to it. This is what I call “Killing two birds with one stone”.

Below is a list of some great revenue sharing sites that you should be aware of. Some of these you have probably heard about, but most of these will probably be new to you.

Squidoo.com
Infobarrel.com
Hubpages.com
Shoutmeloud.com
Callingallgeeks.org
Seomeeting.com
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Shareyourexpertise.com
Xomba.com
Tubeimage.com

All of these sites offer between 60% and 100% of the Adsense revenue so if you write a lot then you should make a good amount of money.

Something that I would recommend is that you don’t just write the article but spin it too. The reason I suggest doing this is so that you can reuse the same article for a bunch of different sites. Remember, you need to create links back to the articles as well and using the spun version of that article is the best way to go about doing this. Just know that in order to make money you need to write a lot of good articles.

Tips To Make More Money

Write Smaller Articles

One of the things that I recommend is that you write smaller articles. If you think that writing a 300 word article is good enough, then think again because you need to write articles of 400 words or more. If you can write a bunch of 400 word articles, then you should not have a problem getting all the articles indexed quickly and making money.

Interlink Articles

The best way to get traffic is to link to an article that you have already written and that is exactly what you should be doing. If you interlink your articles, then you will increase your backlinks and push your article high on the search engines. This method will take you a while but it works really good and it doesn’t take a lot of time.

Now I know that you are familiar with Adsense and how much money it can make you, but do you have what it takes to actually make a decent income from it? I know a lot of people that are making $500 or more each month from revenue sharing sites and I know that almost anybody can do it. Before you go can you do me a favor and answer this simple question.

What would $500 extra every month do to your lifestyle?

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Infobarrel and Its Benefit To Affiliate Marketers

November 29, 2011 By 8 Comments

Are you an affiliate marketer who is tired of not making any money? Roughly 97% of all affiliate marketers make less than $100 per month and the reason they do is because they are not using the tools provided to them.

What am I talking about?

I am talking about Hubpages, Squidoo, WordPress, Youtube and Infobarrel. Being that most people have heard of the first 4, I am going to focus on Infobarrel and how it benefits affiliate marketers. Before I get into more detail about how you can make money quickly and easily with Infobarrel, I first want to tell you a little bit about it.

Benefits Of Infobarrel

• Infobarrel is an up and coming website, similar to Hubpages that allows you to get paid for the Adsense ad impressions as well as any affiliate sales you make. The best part about Infobarrel is that you make 75% of all Adsense ad impressions rather than 50% like most other revenue sharing sites offer.
• Not only do you have the opportunity to make money directly from the page, you can also provide an affiliate link in the content as well. With Infobarrel they give you up to 2 in content links along 3 other side links. The benefit of this is that you can simply point your Infobarrel traffic to one of your websites, affiliate’s or simply another one of your Infobarrel articles.
• If you want to make money, then using a trusted website is how this can be done. Infobarrel is a website that has been around for a little while and is getting a lot of praise for their expert authors and their valuable community. Having this behind you as an affiliate marketer is very important and that is why I highly recommend you use Infobarrel for any article marketing needs.

Now that you know a little about Infobarrel, I want to show you a couple tricks to make more money as an affiliate marketer. The first thing that you need to do is very simple, you have to sign up for infobarrel and start writing.

What do I write about?

Write about what you know – many people have heard this, yet most people totally ignore it altogether. Something that you need to understand is that if you don’t have a grasp on what you are writing, then it will be almost impossible for the reader to feel a connection and actually buy whatever it is that you recommend. Not only that, it will be much easier for you to write about something that you know as opposed to doing research and then writing an article.

Once you have a topic that you want to write about, you need to do keyword research. If you don’t know how important keyword research is, then you should first learn that because affiliate marketing is much simpler with that skill set. I am not saying that you won’t make money without knowing anything about keyword research, but if you ask anybody in the industry they will tell you that with proper keyword research you will be able to work less and make more.

So as you can see, Infobarrel is a great place to turn to as an affiliate marketer but you have to start writing. The trick to making money is very simple, write a great article based on a low competition keyword, add a couple affiliate links and then repeat the process.

If you need any more help I am here to help, just add a comment below and I will do the best that I can to get you on your way.

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Launching Your Own Affiliate Program

November 13, 2011 By 21 Comments

If you have your own product, launching an affiliate program is a necessity if you want to reach your full profit potential.  Even if you manage to control a massive 10% of your entire niche market on your own, that still leaves 90% of that niche’s traffic on the table.

By setting up an affiliate program, you can harness the power of having other people make money for you.  Instead of spending your time promoting your product, you can let other people do it for you while you spend your time forming JV partnerships, developing new product ideas, getting new products created, and taking care of other tasks to grow your business.

There are many ways to set up an affiliate program.  Which one you choose will probably depend on what type of product you’re selling, and where you’re located in the world.  A lot of people purchase affiliate scripts that allow them to run their own affiliate program through PayPal.

But PayPal doesn’t allow users from many countries, and if you live in one of those countries, you’ll have to find a different solution. If you’re selling physical products like shoes or books, you might go through Commission Junction.

Located at www.cj.com, Commission Junction is one of the largest affiliate systems in the world.  They may be a little complex to set up, and they have certain rules you’ll have to comply with, but they have a huge database of affiliates ready and waiting to promote your products.

If you’re selling digital products like software or eBooks, you might want to go through ClickBank.  ClickBank is the world’s largest seller of eBooks and other digital products.  They make it extremely easy to run an affiliate program, and they take care of almost everything for you.

They handle the billing for you, they handle customer refund requests, and they can even handle some of your customer service questions.  They’ll even pay your affiliates for you.  ClickBank does take a percentage of your sales, so if you’re paying your affiliates a 50% commission, you’ll be making quite a bit less than 50% yourself, because of ClickBank’s fees.

They also charge $49 up front to approve your product before you’re allowed to sell through them.  But you’ll have fees with any billing solution.  After all, they have to make money somehow.

An alternative to ClickBank is PayDotCom.  PayDotCom is very similar to ClickBank, but with a few differences.  With PayDotCom, you currently don’t have to pay an upfront fee to sell a single product through them.

The money also goes to your PayPal account, which can be another big benefit.  But for people without PayPal accounts, PayDotCom isn’t going to work.  You need a PayPal account to be paid, and you’ll also have to pay your affiliates out of your PayPal account, as well.

Another easy solution for selling digital products is e-Junkie.  E-Junkie has an affiliate program built in, and they also host your product downloads.  They’re very inexpensive to use, charging a monthly fee rather than high percentages.

But not as many affiliates promote products through e-Junkie as through ClickBank or PayDotCom. Running your affiliate program can be very simple with a hosted solution.  You might be tempted to use a script you host yourself, but it’s probably better to leave it to the pros.

Don’t forget to create an affiliate toolbox, too! In order for your affiliate force to make sales, they’ll need readymade marketing materials such as banners, buttons, eCovers, emails, and articles they can use.

 

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Chasing Online Traffic And No Down Line to Show For It

September 1, 2011 By 2 Comments

Chasing Online Traffic And No Down Line to Show For It

As a network marketer who wants to build an online presence to grow your business, are you chasing traffic with no results, no matter what you have tried?

Buying another on line prospecting system or webinar or another ebook  about some social media attraction trick, and then adapting it to your network marketing business, with no results, did you expect this?

So far, is it any easier or more effective than simply building your business with traditional, offline, MLM marketing techniques? It doesn’t seem that the promise of online marketing matches the hype!

Results in network marketing, no matter how you market, means a strong and active down line that provides an ample income for you and your family. It also means that your down line has successfully incorporated the marketing practices that they learned from you and that they are building thriving businesses of their own.

And, there lies the difference between our business and affiliate marketing or other online businesses. Network marketing requires a different approach to building traffic because it requires building a sense of trust and confidence in ourselves as leaders that other online businesses don’t need.

Keep in mind that our business builds for the long term, that we must teach before we earn the extraordinary incomes that can be had in our business, that we only need a few to enjoy those levels of income. And, that can’t be forced, but must be nurtured one recruit at a time.

An online network marketing recruiting site does not need first page rankings on search engines. Stop and think about that for a moment, then read that sentence again. You do not need first page search engine rankings. You only need enough traffic to build your first level of down line business builders. Then, you must teach them to duplicate your work. And, so on.

Affiliate marketers and other online marketers need high rankings because they have very little, to no, opportunities for repeat business, so they must constantly churn traffic with offers on tens, even hundreds, of squeeze page sites to build contact lists. Then, they market more products to their list, and share them with others to earn their incomes, a few dollars at a time.

This pressure to drive traffic to web sites, this absolute requirement to have first page search engine rankings is what has caused an explosion of offerings of software and “secrets” to bring in more sales, and it is not necessary with an honest, ethical network marketing business.

Yes, traffic is what will bring business builders, but you must build your site to attract the right kind of visitors. And, just as importantly, you must tell them whether they are the right kind of visitor for you!

You must describe the kind of visitor and recruit you want, and you must tell them what kind of leader that you are. That builds the credibility that compels visitors to take the next step, whatever that is for your business.

So, stop chasing traffic and start building a site that brings the kind of entrepreneur that you want to teach. Relax and find other sites that have the kind of visitor you are looking for, and learn from what they are doing.

Use the basic, and safe, SEO methods to build your site for the long term. When you get results, build on them. When you find compatible sites to yours, link to them. When your down line business builders go online, have them link to your site.

So, to stop chasing online traffic that brings no results, figure out what kind of leader you are and show yourself to the online community by using all of the basic tools at your disposal. Your site will be rewarded with visitors who have responded to your leadership and will be eager to learn from  you.

And, finally, keep in mind that a good network marketing business only needs a very small number of active business builders who are eager to have what you have!

About the Author

 

Ken Duggan is dedicated to offering secure, entrepreneurial career alternatives for motivated people. Create a financially secure, abundant and healthier life for yourself and your family by building a network marketing business rapidly, using the most effective online marketing strategies available. Visit my site, now, to learn more!

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Tangible Product Promotions

August 30, 2011 By 5 Comments

Tangible Product Promotions

Tangibles are shunned by many Internet marketers who don’t want to deal with physical goods. It can be a nightmare if you factor in the nuisance of packaging and shipping, stocking of inventory, and suppliers.

There are three ways you can deal in tangibles if you want to focus solely on those or supplement them with your digital download links.  The first is to become a seller of tangible yourself.

This will most likely mean selling on eBay, but sometimes a marketer goes off on their own and launches a website to sell the goods from.  You’ll be plagued with making sure you have enough inventory on hand, and if an order comes through, it will be your job to box it up, take it to the post office, and ship it out.

If the customer doesn’t receive the goods, you should be able to verify proof of delivery.  In some instances, you’ll have to accept returns on the products, and won’t always be able to resell it depending on what the product is.

Another option is to become a seller of tangibles by using a dropshipper.  With a dropship account, you’ll usually have to pay a fee to get set up with your own website – for instance, wedding accessories.

The customer will find your site online and place an order, paying you for the items they purchase. You’ll then turn around and pay the dropship company a portion of those earnings and they’ll ship the inventory to your customer direct.

You don’t have to deal with any of the inventory, but you do have to deal with customer relations.  The customer won’t realize they’ve ordered from a dropshipping arrangement, so even though you’re just a middleman, you’ll be acting as the frontman.

Your third option for selling tangibles is to become an affiliate of tangibles.  Millions of people shop online, and around the holidays, an affiliate can rank in a lot of Christmas cash.

But holidays aren’t the only time when tangible promotions will work.  You can use an Amazon associates account to sell anything on Amazon.com. Likewise, you can get an ID from LinkShare and promote tangible items from flower boutiques, Wal-Mart, and even travel companies (like luggage)!

 

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Is Affiliate Marketing or Network Marketing Right For You? – Part II

August 4, 2011 By 25 Comments

Network Marketing

Now, lets take a look at network marketing and its differences from affiliate marketing. Network marketing is in its infancy online. Most network, or multilevel, marketers build their businesses offline through personal contacts or offline advertising like classified ads and local flyers, even flee markets and local athletic events such as marathons and high school sports.

 

So, the opportunity to get in front of other network marketers who are just now starting the move to online businesses is high. This does not mean an easy or a necessarily quick path to a good income for you, but it has the potential for less sophisticated competition in your market niche than you will find in affiliate marketing.

 

Next, the ability to earn a generous income in network marketing comes from attracting and recruiting business builders and less from pure product sales. The highest incomes in network marketing comes from leaders who took full advantage of the compensation plans that reward finding, recruiting, training and supporting others who want a good life from the high recurring incomes that are possible in this business.

 

That’s not to say that product sales are not important as you build your business, they are. Product sales are the only source of income in legitimate network marketing companies. Keep that in mind as you select which one you will use to build your business.

 

Product sales serve as an additional recruiting tool for building your network marketing business as your customers form bonds with the products from having good experiences and getting comments from friends and family as they lose weight, look healthier from skin care, feel healthier from wellness products, etc..

This is more true with consumable products such as health and wellness, skin care and green household products than with service offerings such as telephone, internet and legal services, but nonetheless product users are a source of business builder prospects that is not available in most affiliate marketing offerings as there is less opportunity to build a recurring user base.

 

There are many network marketing companies offering many different products and services. Like the research necessary in finding the right affiliate products, you will also need to do your homework here. Unfortunately, the compensation plans of network marketing can be very complex and, seemingly, impossible to understand, so you must be very attentive to this aspect of choosing which company to represent.

 

From a marketing perspective, established network marketing companies will have product material and business recruiting material for you to use as a base for web site copy, blogs and articles, this is not usually the case with most affiliate marketing products.

 

In a successful online network marketing business, hundreds of mini sites are not necessary. A recruiting site, or a few at most, product sites and effective whitehat traffic generation techniques are sufficient to provide a large and recurring income for you to have the time to enjoy your life.

 

The site architecture is also different between the two systems. Effective affiliate sites can be simple direct selling sites with an eye catching headline, compelling copy, testimonials and many calls to action spread throughout the site, along with a prominently positioned product satisfaction guarantee.

 

The architecture of an effective network marketing site is as much a relationship and trust building vehicle as it is a selling site. The need for a deep level of trust in these sites is higher because the perceived consequences of the commitment are higher. Training a new business builder takes time and trust must be established before a prospective business builder will make the financial and emotional commitment to the business leader and the business itself.

Summary

Both affiliate marketing and network marketing can provide large and stable incomes for the people willing to do what is necessary for success. While the differences are less stark than the similarities, each appeals to a different kind of entrepreneur. One, affiliate marketing, draws raw individualists who have no fear of failure and hard work to create the hundreds even thousands of sites to provide them with the independence they crave.

 

The other, network marketing, appeals to entrepreneurs who want independence and a generous income, but who prefer a more cooperative effort with like minded people and the long lasting professional and personal relationships that are integral to having success in this field. Which one is right for you?

 

About the Author

Ken Duggan is dedicated to offering secure, entrepreneurial career alternatives for motivated people. Create a financially secure, abundant and healthier life for yourself and your family by building a network marketing business rapidly, using the most effective online marketing strategies available. Visit my site, now,  to learn more!

 

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