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Is There an Affiliate "Free Lunch" Program?
by Glenn Beach
"Everything worthwhile has a cost... Whenever you think you are getting
something for nothing, look again—someone, somewhere, somehow is paying
for it. Behind every free lunch there is a hidden cost to be accounted
for." Edwin G. Dolan
If you, or any of your business prospects, believe that time is money,
then yes, the "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" principle DOES
apply to your internet business. What you can't invest in money, you will
have to invest in time. You will have to be able to put the axe to the
grind for more hours per day or week, and you will have to wait for more
weeks and months before your ship comes in. Those are the facts.
If you are able to think outside the box (and few internet entrepreneurs
CAN'T!) then the principle can be stretched a little. Are you balking at
spending a few pennies a day to boost your sales? Do some research
comparing what your marketing program offers and what the same services
cost on the open market. Compare what information your program offers and
what you can learn elsewhere. For example:
- find some online business forums and search these topics: free
advertising, phone follow-up techniques, sample follow-up letters, sample
phone scripts.
- investigate your and other affiliate marketing programs for all the
above plus services and tools such as: prospect notification, contact
manager, online forum, billing and revenue collection, gateway website,
company resource center, free sales and marketing tools, affiliate
training courses, successful team support, commission or compensation
schedule. In other words, look at EVERYTHING that the program will give
you for free.
- research what you would have to pay for any or all of the above tools,
hints, and services.
How does your affiliate program measure up? What do you get for free and
therefore, what do you save? How much can you afford to invest based on
these savings?
If you absolutely HAVE NO MONEY to invest, that's one thing. If you
have a knee-jerk reaction to investing in something that "says it's free",
think again. What other business in the WORLD besides one on the internet
can you begin for NOTHING? How many pennies a day can you AFFORD to invest
in your business, maybe not now but as soon as possible?
If you have nothing, you can start and run a business. You will have to
pay for it, however, with time. Free ads need to be worked every day. Free
ads drop out of sight as new ads follow. You need to study your product
till you know it inside and out, so all prospective affiliates can be led,
encouraged, taught how they too can succeed. Since the name of the game is
visibility amongst the billions of offers on the internet, you can't
afford to waste a single hard-won prospect.
Without any money to invest in advertising, this will be a long slow
process. You will have to determine how YOU can best achieve sales and
attract affiliates, because each person's skills, style and dislikes are
different.
You need to be internet savvy because all the information you require to
succeed is out there, you just have to know how to find it. Study, seek
your own answers, and know where and how to ask questions. You will win
the game with patience and persistence.
About the Author: Glenn Beach is a proud member of Work at Home
Team. He is a self-employed sub-contractor and home entrepreneur at:
http://www.work-at-home-business-opportunity-canada.com/ email:
begle@work-at-home-business-opportunity-canada.com
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