The Affiliate Marketing Challenge

Today, many of us want to pack up our jobs and be our own bosses. The idea of working for yourself
attracts many. However, the reality of making it happen soon stops most. In fact the vast majority of
us cannot get a business off the ground due to 2 main factors; the first being money and the second
being risk.

Starting even a small business takes a fair amount of money. You need to buy or rent premises,
purchase your stock and equipment and pay staff if you have them. You will also have other outside
expenses such as advertising. 

Risk is the factor that kills most businesses off. Even if you are fortunate enough to get the capital to
start, nearly 90% of all small businesses fail in the first year. If yours is one of the lucky ones, you
have to keep reinvesting your time and money to build up the businesses reputation. It could be
anywhere from 5-7 years before any significant profit is seen. Most of us cannot wait that long
which is what makes affiliate marketing such an attractive offer.

Affiliate marketing involves you working as an affiliate for a merchant or company. You sell either
goods or services and you�re paid on how much you produce. There are no costs and no risk.
You put in what you choose and are rewarded accordingly.

Running an affiliate marketing business is challenging. You�ll have to work very hard to build it up.
However, you�ll be rewarded for your hard work not someone else. Getting an affiliate marketing
program going may seem difficult. The truth is it is down to you and how much you want to put in.
There is no sure fire way to success but there are some good tips that you can follow to make you
affiliate marketing scheme as successful as possible.

There are literally thousands of programs for you to choose from. However, to get started you may
want to choose something that you are familiar with. This product or service may not be the hottest
thing on the current market or make you a millionaire, but you will come off more confident and
sincere with something you know and believe in.

This will also help when it comes to creating your site. Something familiar will allow you to be
personal and creative. Trying to create a site around something you know little about will soon
become boring and tedious. 

Working with something familiar will also give you the some experience in the program. You can
always expand at a later time when you are more familiar with how things work.

Another good piece of advice is to watch the number of banners that you put up. A site full of banners
will make the site look ugly and put off potential buyers. Carefully place your banners and use them
to accent your site. Stuffing it full will not help. 

Remember, in the world of affiliate marketing there is no such thing as the perfect program. Any
particular program will be stuffed full of varying testimonials. Some will be great will others will
have not done so well. You need to decide for yourself and not be put of by a few bad experiences.
In the end it is down to you and how much you want to put in.

Affiliate marketing is a great way to make money and work for you. The risk to you is minimal and
there is no start-up cost. There are many great affiliate marketing programs out there and choosing
the right one may seem like a daunting task. When you first start out remember to stick to what you
know. Find something you know about and have an interest in. Make your site attractive to others
and resist the urge to fill it with banners. This may end up having the opposite of your desired effect.
Finally remember, there is no perfect program. Some will have success where others have failed.
It is all down to you. Persist to prosper. 

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