Tuesday, January 8, 2013

The Misleading World Of Affiliate Marketing

By Russell Howe


Affiliate marketing isn't entirely what it seems. From the outside, it's easy to see it as an easy way to make money online. Companies such as Mary Kay or Empower Network are all too keen to boast about how quickly you will be able to build an income from home. This causes many people to make rash decisions which they ultimately regret.

One of the key ingredients to becoming your own boss is learning how to take your time with tough decisions. The majority of people get this wrong online, they act only on impulse. Today we are going to explain the key decisions you should make before you decide whether affiliate programs are right for you.

The number one cause of knee-jerk reactions on the internet, with regards to online business, is seeing the success of other regular people. There are thousands of folks around the globe who have built an income from home. Sadly, many people see this and presume that it is very easy, so they jump straight in without thinking.


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However, as with most things in life, it isn't as easy as dreaming your way to success.

The sad thing is most individuals who get involved with online businesses are not in a financial position which allows them to make the most of it. They're usually desperately searching for a quick fix to their woes and, as a result, they fail to take advantage of an opportunity.

Sometimes this even leaves the affiliate in a worse financial position than when they started!

Ask yourself the same type of questions you would ask if you were dreaming up your own business. What are you trying to achieve? Where do you want to be in two years from now? How much time per day can you actually put towards building your business? Questions like these will help you to get into the correct mindset.

You can't climb the ladder of success if you have your hands in your pockets, as they say.

Affiliate programs and MLM opportunities are looking to tempt you to join their opportunity over all of the others in their niche. So, naturally, they are going to make outrageous claims in order to trump their competition and sign you up as a member to their program. Once you get inside, however, you realize that all of the claims about generating an automatic income were just nonsense.

For most people, that is where the fun stops and reality hits them quite hard in the face. They suddenly realize that all of the claims about generating an easy income were false. they realize they were misled by all of the hype which told them they'd be able to earn from the efforts of 'the masses' joining after them.

Becoming your own boss is hard work which requires a lot of time and persistence. It doesn't matter whether you are trying to make money online as an affiliate for companies like Empower Network and Avon, or if you are trying to start a clothing line in your local high street. How badly do you actually want success?




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