Affiliate Marketing - A Smart Business Decision For New And Inexperienced Entrepreneurs


by Shawn McGee - Date: 2007-03-09 - Word Count: 305 Share This!

Are you an affiliate marketer? Would you like to become one?

If you are new to the world of online marketing it is something to consider.

Affiliate marketing is an inexpensive way to generate additional income. It is not a time consuming endeavor. And for many, it is a lucrative undertaking.

Think about it. Someone else creates the product or service being sold. Someone else develops the website and sales copy. Someone else handles the transactions and order fulfillment. And someone else manages the customer service.

All you do is drive potential customers to the sales page. And when a sale is made, you collect a generous finder's fee.

Being successful at affiliate marketing still takes some effort and due diligence on your part. You must investigate the products or services you plan to endorse. You want to direct potential customers to effective sales pages that convert. And you want to participate in affiliate programs managed by reputable business people and middlemen.

Affiliate marketing can be particularly beneficial to new and inexperienced internet entrepreneurs. It is a great business model for developing a supplemental income. It does not require an overwhelming investment of time or money. And it can provide a steady stream of income to sustain your business while you develop your core competencies and business infrastructure.

Affiliate marketing also provides an excellent platform to develop you sales and marketing skills. You can learn a great deal about pay-per-click advertising, generating persuasive sales copy, email marketing, article writing, and blogging in a conversational yet influential and authoritative style.

There are business people who work very hard at growing their affiliate marketing enterprises. They are experts at pay-per-click advertising, writing sales letters and email marketing. It is not easy to reach this level of success. But affiliate marketing is unique in that it provides opportunities for both the gurus and the less experienced.


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Learn more about the affiliate opportunity offered by Shawn McGee. Shawn's Leverage Marketing Small Business Toolkit is a great way for entrepreneurs to learn savvy and aggressive small business marketing techniques.

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