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Affiliates = Free Time = Money
by Jason Johns
One reason many people get into Internet Marketing is so that they can
have more free time. However, many people find themselves sinking more and
more time into their online business before they realise that they have
exchanged one job chained to a desk for another, chained to a computer.
Is it really possible that you can get more free time through Internet
Marketing? All the big names tell us it is possible, but how can it happen?
Well firstly, you can pay someone else to do the web designing, search
engine optimization and so on. However, for some of us, that may not be
practical. Oftentimes people start an Internet business because they don't
have a lot of money and need a cheap and effective way to get their business
up and running.
It is entirely possible to earn money whilst doing nothing with Internet
marketing. Firstly, if you have automated your website and it is ranking
high in the directories then it will run on auto-pilot.
However, you may not be high in the search engines yet and need other
ways to put your business on auto-pilot.
One of the best methods I know of is to set up an affiliate program. This
allows other people to promote your product and be paid a commission for
each sale. If they don't make any sales, they don't get any commission.
Obviously, you need to pay them enough commission to make it worth their
while. A few dollars as the commission level is not going to motivate anyone
for anything, so you may need to offer 40%, 50% of even higher depending on
your business and product strategy.
This kind of percentage will get your potential affiliates much more
excited about selling your product. Be wary though of raising the price of
your product in order to make up the affiliate payment. You may end up
pricing yourself out of the market and making no sales!
There are many different options for running an affiliate program. You
can host the software on your web server and run if from there, or you can
pay a monthly fee for someone else to host it for you. You could also join a
program such as Paydotcom or Clickbank that handle everything for you, and
all you need to do is sit back and enjoy the profits.
In fact, for many marketers, Clickbank is a real favourite because it
truly allows you to automate your business! They handle everything for you -
taking payment, paying the affiliate and paying you, allowing you to really
put your business on auto-pilot and achieve the elusive dream of making
money whilst you sleep.
Affiliates do equal more free time and more money. They will promote your
product for you, earn you money, with minimal effort on your behalf.
Investigate today how you can run your own affiliate program and benefit
from this fantastic leverage on your time and resources.
About the Author
Jason E Johns is a successful Internet Marketer & personal coach
dedicated to your success. Learn more about
affiliate
marketing , at
http://www.successforaffiliatemanagers.com
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