Affiliate Programs: Can I REALLY Make Money?
By
Rosalind Gardner,
Penticton, BC, Canada
author
of the best-selling "Super
Affiliate Handbook:
How I Made $436,797 in One Year Selling Other
People's Stuff Online".
To learn how you too can suceed in Internet and affiliate
marketing, go to:
http://NetProfitsToday.com
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 As
an Internet marketing consultant, I often hear the
question, "Can I REALLY make money online with
affiliate
programs?"
To
me, that question speaks of the asker's skepticism,
so
let's put aside any question of whether money is REALLY
being made online before we look any further.
Thousands
of merchants have put resources into developing
affiliate programs so that others can promote their
products
in exchange for a commission, which is usually a percentage
of the product's price. If there wasn't money to be
made,
Sony, Dell and those thousands of other merchants
wouldn't
waste their time and money building affiliate programs.
I
personally know at least a hundred people who make
marketing on the Internet their full-time occupation.
If
there wasn't money to be made, that wouldn't be possible.
I
am one of those people. The secondary title of my
ebook
about affiliate marketing is 'How I Made $436,797
Last Year
Selling Other People's Stuff Online'. Although I dislike
that subtitle and its crass approach, it IS the truth,
and
it IS effective proof that money can be made online.
The
statement is backed up on the Super Affiliate Handbook
homepage with a picture of part of my income tax statement
from 2002 which shows my earnings.
See
it for yourself at: http://SuperAffiliateHandbook.com
So,
having dispelled any question about whether there
is
money to be made online, let's proceed to the REAL
question.
Let's take the emphasis off the word 'REALLY' and
place it
where it belongs - on YOU.
Can
YOU really make money online?
Sure
you can! IF you REALLY want to.
Desire
is the first key to success. But here's where it gets
a little tricky. If your desire is for money, as opposed
to
what money can buy, your work will be made much harder,
if
not impossible.
'Huh?
Why is that?' you may wonder.
Money
is a concept. In and of itself it does nothing for
you, unless you are very fond of small rectangular
pieces of
colored paper.
If
you focus instead on the good that money will bring
to
your life, such as free time and all the fun ways
to spend
it, then you'll give positive direction to your efforts.
Think
about it.. what can that money buy you? The kids'
education, a new car, a new house, a second honeymooon...
how about a sailboat?
Dream
a little - dream a LOT, but create some desire, and
a
REASON to work hard for what you want to achieve.
And
that's the second key to making money online - Work.
Too
many people still hold onto the notion of 'get rick
quick'. I've got news for them - there's no such thing.
You
can get rich a little quicker on the 'net, but the
truth is
that nothing worth having comes without a price. You
must
invest some time and money.
Not
much money, but some. Compared to starting any other
business, the amount of financial investment required
to
start an affiliate marketing business on the Internet
is
negligible.
If
you don't have one or two hundred bucks - or can't
beg,
borrow or steal that amount - then maybe you can get
a
part-time job and save up to start your online business.
No
matter how you slice it, you won't find another
opportunity anywhere that has the potential for this
much
reward for so little outlay. This IS one of the least
expensive businesses you can start.
Last
but not least - can you stick with it over the long
haul?
Persistence
is perhaps the MOST important quality shared by
all entrepeneurs. That's why you hear about those
who make a
million, lose a million and then make another million.
They
go up, then down, then up again, but they never gave
up.
You
can't let the ups and downs get to you. Not everything will go your way all of the time. You'll have to
make
some effort and it won't always be easy.
But,
if you keep your goals foremost in your mind, learn
what you need to know and invest your resources wisely
and
with persistence, you virtually can't help but succeed.
That's
how you REALLY make money online!
Author's
Resource:
Article by Rosalind Gardner, author of the best-selling
"Super
Affiliate Handbook: How I Made $436,797 in One Year
Selling Other People's Stuff Online".
To learn how you too can succeed in Internet and affiliate
marketing, please visit http://NetProfitsToday.com
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