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Use Affiliate Programs for Home Business
By Donald G Pittwood
One of the easiest and least expensive ways
to earn money online is to join programs as
an affiliate.
You've probably heard of affiliate programs.
Many companies use affiliate pograms to sell
their products. Joining these programs is
usually free, and the pay is good, normally
50% but sometimes as high as 70% of what you
sell.
If you have a website, you can make money
online with affiliate programs by posting a
link on your web site. When a customer
clicks on that link and buys the product,
you earn a commission.
But the easiest, least expensive way to be
an affiliate is to simply send people to a
business site that is put up and maintained
by someone else. You get a URL for their
site which includes your ID number, and they
send you commissions for all the sales you
generate.
There are many advantages to making money
online with affiliate programs. Startup
costs are minimal. The only money you spend
is to promote the product, whether through a
website or other means. You don't actually
sell the product, so you don't spend time
shipping the products or money to buy them
at wholesale prices, hoping to sell them
later. Another advantage is that you don't
have to worry about unsatisfied customers
returning the product to you.
Go to Google or another major search engine
and look at websites in your area of
interest. For example, if you are interested
in music, look at sites devoted to your
favorite musicians that offer affiliate
programs. Study them to see how they place
ads. Notice your own responses to those ads.
Some are annoying, but others will make you
want to click through. Learn from this and
place ads similar to those that interested
you.
Ezines seem to have the most responsive
readers, if you find those that cater to
your products or services. Again, do a
search, and you will find thousands of
ezines where you can place ads free or for a
small cost.
Starting a web business devoted to something
you love is rewarding. If you need some
extra money, making money online with
affiliate programs can be a great way to add
profit to something you already enjoy.
About the Author
Don Pittwood has written many "how to"
articles over the past 55 years. Now
retired, he hopes his articles on the net
will help you find the information you want.
RESOURCES: Discover the magic of
subscription web sites. As an affiliate, you
can sign up other members and get paid
monthly commissions over and over as long as
they stay in the program:
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