"Boon or a Bust"

"Are They Stealing Your Commissions'''"
"Are They Stealing Your Commissions'''"
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' Copyright 2002
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...... shoulders" above the
link you get from the affiliate program. Most ISP's give you web
space free. Learn a little HTML code and you're in business.
Or, if push comes to shove, hire someone to do it for you. Let's
face it, if I see a URL that I recognize as an affiliate program,
and I've been there before, I will simply "click away".

The old saying, that if a "salesperson sells themself first,
the sale of their product or service follows shortly thereafter"
is certainly true. Establish yourself on the web and in the
newsletters/ezines as someone who can be trusted, and is

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knowledgeable in their field. If people get to know and trust
you, your recommendation to join your affiliate program will
carry a lot more weight.

Now that you have control over your web page, you should have a
guest book that visitors can sign. Now you have their email

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address. Folks, these are literally worth their weight in gold.
You can now send them email about upcoming events on your web
site, and not be accused of spamming.

Run a contest on your web site - the prizes don't have to be off
the wall. An ebook (and there a number available free) can be
your prize - and again more email address. Write a free
newsletter/ezine and publish it on a regular basis - even more
email addresses. As long as there is content of interest, they
won't mind a gentle reminder to visit your web site.

Consider a "non-competing" partner to help you with the site or
to write articles for the ezine. It makes no difference to you
if there is another link to another affiliate program on your

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site. If they are willing to share the work in return for the
link, it is to your advantage. The key here is "non-competing".

So - are affiliate programs a "boon" or a "bust"' If you simply
join and sit back waiting for the money to flow, it is the later.
If you are a "take charge" type of person and are willing to work
a little, it can be a great opportunity.

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