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Small Business Q and A: Build A High Profit Business With Online Affiliate Programs

Q: I am considering starting an ebusiness using affiliate programs,

but there is so much hype out there I can't figure out which programs

would work best for me. Everybody claims their program is best.

I'd really appreciate some guidance here.

A: Affiliate programs can be an excellent way to start an ebusiness.

Before we dive into the specifics, let me explain how an affiliate

program works.

An affiliate program simply means that you sign on as an affiliate

marketer for someone else's product. It's your job to market the

product, send the company customers, and get a cut each time a sale

is made from your efforts. Affiliate program commissions can range

from as little as 2% for high ticket items up to 50% for ebooks

and informational type products.

As an example, let's say you sign up with Amazon.com's affiliate

program. You are assigned an affiliate code which you use to promote

Amazon's books on your website. When someone clicks to purchase an

Amazon product from your website, your affiliate code is included

in the URL and you get a commission for the sale. Some folks have

built elaborate websites that sell nothing but Amazon.com's books,

and each time they make a sale they get a piece of the pie.

At dropshipwholesale.net we are affiliates for many products that

fit our entrepreneurial niche. We market mostly ebooks and

software, but we do have an Amazon page for business books.

One of the most appealing aspects of affiliate programs is how

quickly you can begin making money. You can literally sign up as

an affiliate and begin making money in minutes. I've done it, I

know it works.

Admittedly, I am not an affiliate program expert, so I sought out

the person that many call the Ultimate Affiliate Program Authority,

Rosalind Gardner.

Rosalind Gardner began making money with affiliate programs in 1997.

She has since grown her affiliate business into a $400,000 a year

business and is now considered the authority on the subject. Her

book 'The Super Affiliate Handbook: How to Make a Fortune Selling

Other People's Stuff Online' has been out since March and is

already considered by many to be the affiliate marketers bible.

I ordered Rosalind's book as research for this article and

I have to tell you I found it to be one of the best books on the

subject I have ever read. It's a hype-fr*e approach to what

affiliate marketing is really all about and how to make it work.

The book is 270 pages and leaves no stone unturned. For anyone

serious about making money with affiliate programs, I highly

recommend this book.

The bottom line is this: you can make a lot of money with

affiliate programs, if you pick the right product and do your

part to promote it. As for which programs would be best for you,

I advise that you concentrate your efforts on one or two products

instead of starting with a shotgun approach. Pick only top

quality products that hold some personal interest you. Never pick

an affiliate product just because you think you'll make a ton of

money with it.

Remember, you are starting a business. If it's not a business that

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holds your interest, you won't be in business very long.

For more information on affiliate programs check out:

THE SUPER AFFILIATE HANDBOOK by Rosalind Gardner

Read the amazing true story of how one woman, with no previous

business experience, earns 400,000+ per year selling other

people's stuff online!

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CLICKIN' IT RICH by Michael Campbell

If you are ready to fire the boss and set up a profitable home

business, I'll tell you exactly how I make over $200,000 a year

in affiliate revenues.

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Here's to your success!

Tim Knox

tim@dropshipwholesale.net

For information on starting your own online or eBay business,

visit http://www.dropshipwholesale.net

About the Author

Tim Knox as the president and CEO of two successful technology

companies: B2Secure Inc., a Web-based hiring management software

company; and Digital Graphiti Inc., a software development company.

Tim is also the founder of dropshipwholesale.net, an ebusiness

dedicated to the success of online entrepreneurs.

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