Are you building a business or a downline?
by: Adam Buhler
A common mistake *A LOT* of affiliates make is to
focus too much Energy on building their second tier
and not enough on selling Their business on the first
tier.
I myself belive that two-tiered affiliate programs
are overrated, If you have a website that PRE-sells
effectively you stand to make Quite a bit more by
concentrating your efforts on your first tier.
Simply put, if you plan to make a living online and
build a serious Source of income from affiliate programs,
you cannot rely on others To sell products for you.
When I got started I had this ‘great’
idea of applying to a few programs, Then signing a
‘motherload’ of sub-affiliates and reaping
the benefits of THEIR efforts.
Did it work?
Ahem………… NO. I came to the
realization that it is nearly as difficult to Sign
sub-affiliates as it is to make direct sales. You
cannot simply join A program and promote your team
building link everywhere you go.
* Remember between 95-98% of affiliates never make
a profit!*
Even if you sign a hundred affiliates under you, you
still cannot make a decent living off of the commissions
generated by their sales.
The best way to generate a good source of additional
income from affiliate Programs is to find a high paying
affiliate program that is compatible with Your business’
theme and blend your ‘recommendations’
(affiliate links) into Informative content that is
beneficial to the reader.
The “Go here, buy this” approach will
yield minimal rewards for you and your Visitors. No
one wants to feel pressured into buying a product,
if they feel Informed and not ‘sold’ they
will be far more likely to click to your merchant.
Building a downline through your affiliate programs
is an excellent way to ENHANCE your business and generate
some ‘additional’ income but, if you spend
Too much time on this, you’ll be neglecting
the heart of your business.
About The Author
Adam Buhler is the owner of Affiliate Programs Directory:
http://www.smokesoft.net Adam is the author of the
weekly newsletter "Affiliate Secrets". He
is offering a free copy of the ebook "Internet
Cash Machines" For a limited time to anyone who
subscribes at: http://www.smokesoft.net/newsletter.html
smoke@dwave.net
