You hear on a daily basis that you can make money even serious money from
affiliates - that is true. But nobody tells you what you need to make
little or serious money online. Nobody or only few people give you the
right tools to make this kind of money.
To make money online many people jump right in before they are properly
prepared. Have you ever tried to jump from a ten meter plate in a pool
without first jumping from a lower jump-plate - I guess not because it is
scaring. The same happens when you start your online business with
affiliate products or services. You don't just build a business because
someone else has one, do you? Or you know that to be a rocket scientist, a
doctor, a brick layer, a construction worker, an office worker, a teacher
there are prerequisites, things you must learn, before you can be
successful, you don't just jump right in unprepared.
I tell you the same applies to the Internet marketing industry even though
there are unsavory people out there who'd have you believe it's a "Walk in
the Park" and requires no more than the belief that you can just do it.
Dead wrong - you have to obtain the skills and tools for your online
success. Without the proper tools there is no way to become successful,
period!
And I'll have to admit, it is a walk in the park compared to what you have
to put up with in the working world punching a clock being a subordinate to
someone who does not have your interests in mind, but there are still rules
you have to follow and pitfalls you must avoid to actually make Internet
marketing work for you.
Most people will not make a dime online and yet there are others who will
make more in one month than most people make in a whole year. Why is that?
My answer begins with the age-old chicken or egg question, "what comes
first the chicken or the egg"? Personally I vote for, well never mind, each
argument you or I make comes back to the same old conclusion - I have no
clue and I don't think many of us do either.
But one thing I do have a clue about and know for sure is that to make
money online you must first have Passion for the company products and/or
service of any Internet business from which you expect to make money.
Without passion it is like an I-have-to-do-job because I have to make money.
Passion in this sense simply means that you've researched and like the
company and products or services. It is then that you translate that like
(or Passion) into the education, excitement and work that usually accompany
Passion. With other words with passion you kind forget the time if you know
what I mean. You work without looking every five minutes at your watch and
see how much time has passed.
I will have to say that many online entrepreneurs are so good at what they
do that they ignore passion because they can sell anything. But I'm
concerned about those of you who are not so knowledgeable at working an
online business successfully.
Now, I'm not trying to make anyone believe that Passion is the only thing
necessary. Because to be successful you must also have a good website, good
marketing, widespread advertising, company support, effective keywords, and
etc. Those things are often learned from the company you join - but
sidestep Passion and you reduce your chances for success dramatically.
It therefore follows that, if you have no Passion for the company and the
products and services provided by that company, again, you won't attempt to
do the work you are being taught.
Internet marketing work is typically not all that difficult or time
consuming but it does take motivation caused by Passion to get you off and
running with a sustained effort so that you won't stumble.
You have a great resource in the Internet search engines to search about
the Internet Marketing industry for business opportunities, USE IT!
Your research should uncover a company that you like and have confidence
in. It should be solid, founded on great principles, and easy to understand
with great products and services that are sell-able for which you can have
Passion. If you don't find it move on,
You can find the right opportunity containing the credits identified above.
Comments like, well, that one sounds good and the compensation plan is
excellent so I guess I'll start that business - does not sound like a
decision based on anything near Passion. And remember when you hear that an
Internet "guru" does that, don't be tempted, because as I said earlier they
are experienced and can sell just about anything, without being Passionate
about the company products and services.
Note: By the way it's your goal to get to the point where you can sell
about anything online and be a successful entrepreneur. That end skill and
goal is a worthy one indeed and should really inspire you.
Remember, there are other steps you must make before you step into Internet
Marketing but if you don't first find the right company products and
services to be passionate about, all of those other steps may just cause
you a lot of frustration instead of bringing you great success.
Not being Passionate about a company and products and services that has
market proof that it will sell is a pitfall you simply must avoid.
Otherwise you just waste your time.
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If you want to make money online,
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Author's Name: Anton Winkler S.
Authors Resource Box
Anton Winkler is owner of antonsvideowebpagecreation.com and writes on different subjects to help people to get started with their business. He writes about different topics you can visit also his elert gadget http://www.elertgadget.com/pxml.php?gid=1599
Friday, April 24, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Affiliate Markets Saturation
What It Is, How It Affects You and How to Avoid It
There is another word that can describe the nature of market saturation and that's consumer desensitization. Either term is bad for affiliate marketing. These days, affiliate marketing is considerably one of the best ways to generate income online. But if you must compete with affiliate markets saturation, is still there point to joining this industry at all?
What really is market saturation?
Market saturation, specifically that which relates to affiliate marketing, is simply that point in a business opportunity's life when demand for a product or service evens out and begins to decline. This may occur through certain factors, such as:
Increasing the number of distributors in a limited area. This usually happens if an affiliate program does not exercise control over the distribution of its products in specific areas.
As more and more distributors or affiliate marketers enter the arena, the market becomes bombarded by the same products. Since there are only so many people to purchase, subscribe or participate, it wouldn’t be long until affiliate market saturation occurs.
Decrease in product demand and customer interest. There are many reasons why demand for an affiliate product occurs. But if it does happen because of affiliate markets saturation, it could be because customers are no longer interested in its novelty. This is especially true of products that were successfully launched and accepted due to over-publicity. Interest will soon lose excitement and gradually wear off.
Appearance of competing products in the same market segment. Competition can sometimes do wonders for your affiliate marketing business. But at the same time it can also affect you in a negative way. The affiliate product you're selling now may have great response but should a similar product appear in the future that will compete directly with you for market presence, you could be in for some serious neck-to-neck race.
Now imagine if 10 or 15 other similar products appear on the market...what do you do...
How to avoid affiliate markets saturation?
Although in many areas of business market saturation is inevitable (for example witness the downfall of many multi-level marketing programs), it doesn’t have to take your affiliate business hostage. There are a few factors you will have to consider carefully so you will know how to get rid of opportunities that may not offer you the results you wish to produce.
How to recognize product potential and customer demand the first time.
The entrepreneur with the most success in any affiliate business rests on how well he can recognize an opportunity. Not every affiliate product has a high market demand and as such, cannot be considered lucrative.
The number of customers who are interested in the product will also matter. If you can find a way to join the two together, you will be able to zero in on a product that has real potential. This usually means you will have to focus on selecting and selling to a niche market.
Choose a product with hungry market but low areas of sales.
To avoid affiliate markets saturation, look for a product that has a potentially huge market but is only being sold in limited areas. That way, you'll be able to take make higher sales on your part than if you chose a product that is being distributed in hundreds of other stores not just online but off line as well.
Find another way to look at it.
Affiliate markets saturation should not affect you negatively. It is always a lot easier to deal with if you view it as the maturation of your market. You can compare it with selling cosmetics. When you first started out, your main market was composed of women in their teens and 20s. You sold well and enjoyed brisk and repeated business.
A decade later, some of these women are already in their 30s. Response to your advertising efforts is no longer the same and you probably doubt their efficacy. So what went wrong? Have you saturated the market that easily? sometimes you can change it with changing your advertisement and focus to these women in their 30s or older.
If you look closely, you will find out that the market has indeed changed – women who were still in school or just starting out in their careers are now completely developed career women, mothers or owners of their own businesses. Their needs, tastes, etc. have changed as well. The market hasn’t become saturated – it simply evolved. As a product and service provider, it is now your goal to redefine your business in order to meet this newly evolved market's needs.
The same happens in affiliate marketing. Consider carefully whether your market is saturated or has evolved with the times. If it has, you have to find out what type of changes you can implement in your advertising or promotions or in your product that will appeal to this market segment. Better yet, why not look for products in another affiliate marketing program that can meet this market's new requirements?
Author's Name: Anton Winkler S.
Authors Resource Box
Anton Winkler is owner of antonwinklersonlineconnection.com and writes on different subjects to help people to get started with their business. He writes about different topics you can visit also his elert gadget http://www.elertgadget.com/pxml.php?gid=1599
There is another word that can describe the nature of market saturation and that's consumer desensitization. Either term is bad for affiliate marketing. These days, affiliate marketing is considerably one of the best ways to generate income online. But if you must compete with affiliate markets saturation, is still there point to joining this industry at all?
What really is market saturation?
Market saturation, specifically that which relates to affiliate marketing, is simply that point in a business opportunity's life when demand for a product or service evens out and begins to decline. This may occur through certain factors, such as:
Increasing the number of distributors in a limited area. This usually happens if an affiliate program does not exercise control over the distribution of its products in specific areas.
As more and more distributors or affiliate marketers enter the arena, the market becomes bombarded by the same products. Since there are only so many people to purchase, subscribe or participate, it wouldn’t be long until affiliate market saturation occurs.
Decrease in product demand and customer interest. There are many reasons why demand for an affiliate product occurs. But if it does happen because of affiliate markets saturation, it could be because customers are no longer interested in its novelty. This is especially true of products that were successfully launched and accepted due to over-publicity. Interest will soon lose excitement and gradually wear off.
Appearance of competing products in the same market segment. Competition can sometimes do wonders for your affiliate marketing business. But at the same time it can also affect you in a negative way. The affiliate product you're selling now may have great response but should a similar product appear in the future that will compete directly with you for market presence, you could be in for some serious neck-to-neck race.
Now imagine if 10 or 15 other similar products appear on the market...what do you do...
How to avoid affiliate markets saturation?
Although in many areas of business market saturation is inevitable (for example witness the downfall of many multi-level marketing programs), it doesn’t have to take your affiliate business hostage. There are a few factors you will have to consider carefully so you will know how to get rid of opportunities that may not offer you the results you wish to produce.
How to recognize product potential and customer demand the first time.
The entrepreneur with the most success in any affiliate business rests on how well he can recognize an opportunity. Not every affiliate product has a high market demand and as such, cannot be considered lucrative.
The number of customers who are interested in the product will also matter. If you can find a way to join the two together, you will be able to zero in on a product that has real potential. This usually means you will have to focus on selecting and selling to a niche market.
Choose a product with hungry market but low areas of sales.
To avoid affiliate markets saturation, look for a product that has a potentially huge market but is only being sold in limited areas. That way, you'll be able to take make higher sales on your part than if you chose a product that is being distributed in hundreds of other stores not just online but off line as well.
Find another way to look at it.
Affiliate markets saturation should not affect you negatively. It is always a lot easier to deal with if you view it as the maturation of your market. You can compare it with selling cosmetics. When you first started out, your main market was composed of women in their teens and 20s. You sold well and enjoyed brisk and repeated business.
A decade later, some of these women are already in their 30s. Response to your advertising efforts is no longer the same and you probably doubt their efficacy. So what went wrong? Have you saturated the market that easily? sometimes you can change it with changing your advertisement and focus to these women in their 30s or older.
If you look closely, you will find out that the market has indeed changed – women who were still in school or just starting out in their careers are now completely developed career women, mothers or owners of their own businesses. Their needs, tastes, etc. have changed as well. The market hasn’t become saturated – it simply evolved. As a product and service provider, it is now your goal to redefine your business in order to meet this newly evolved market's needs.
The same happens in affiliate marketing. Consider carefully whether your market is saturated or has evolved with the times. If it has, you have to find out what type of changes you can implement in your advertising or promotions or in your product that will appeal to this market segment. Better yet, why not look for products in another affiliate marketing program that can meet this market's new requirements?
Author's Name: Anton Winkler S.
Authors Resource Box
Anton Winkler is owner of antonwinklersonlineconnection.com and writes on different subjects to help people to get started with their business. He writes about different topics you can visit also his elert gadget http://www.elertgadget.com/pxml.php?gid=1599
Internet Marketing Opportunity With Home Business
The development of a home business could change one's entire career perspective. How come? Just think for a second what it means to have the freedom to make your own daily program, to earn your money without the bitterness of a job you dislike, to be able to spend more time with your family and actually feel more in control of your destiny. These are the reasons that stimulate people in the direction of searching for a business home Internet marketing opportunity. This tendency of chasing for the promised land of independence has found a great ally in the explosion of Internet sites that promise real treasures for those who are willing to pay a small fee in return for the secret of the Internet fortune.
You can promote products or services, design a website and rent it to advertisers, take surveys, join an affiliate program, become a freelancer and so on. Freedom, money, program flexibility and personal rewards make the elements on which lots of advertisers rely to try and convince people to grasp an opportunity. If you are a down-to-earth person, who focuses on well established goals and objectives, you will probably realize the lack of grounds for the thousands of dollars promise used for advertising purposes as a pretty lame marketing tool. Skills and the choice of the right product/service are the elements that define the business home Internet marketing opportunity in the most approachable terms.
Many local businesses have had to adapt to the online advertising means in order to survive and to reach a larger number of customers. The criteria that define online marketing success are too complex and diverse to label, since the nature of the business has a lot to do with that as well. Certain services will always be more in demand than others; a business person with a real understanding of the market mechanism will know where and how to invest. Expert small business analyses have revealed that most of them have never taken advantage of a real business home Internet marketing opportunity.
Therefore, the existence of an under-exploited potential could be the problem and the solution at the same time. Regardless of the nature of the business, every investment in online advertising deserves careful thinking like any other business growth strategy. Professional consultancy services could bring light on the secrets of online marketing promotion, and will be able to make a plan of action to help you envisage the expected business course over a number of years.
Author's Name: Anton Winkler S.
Authors Resource Box
Anton Winkler is owner of antonwinklersonlineconnection.com and writes on different subjects to help people to get started with their business. He writes about different topics you can visit also his elert gadget http://www.elertgadget.com/pxml.php?gid=1599
You can promote products or services, design a website and rent it to advertisers, take surveys, join an affiliate program, become a freelancer and so on. Freedom, money, program flexibility and personal rewards make the elements on which lots of advertisers rely to try and convince people to grasp an opportunity. If you are a down-to-earth person, who focuses on well established goals and objectives, you will probably realize the lack of grounds for the thousands of dollars promise used for advertising purposes as a pretty lame marketing tool. Skills and the choice of the right product/service are the elements that define the business home Internet marketing opportunity in the most approachable terms.
Many local businesses have had to adapt to the online advertising means in order to survive and to reach a larger number of customers. The criteria that define online marketing success are too complex and diverse to label, since the nature of the business has a lot to do with that as well. Certain services will always be more in demand than others; a business person with a real understanding of the market mechanism will know where and how to invest. Expert small business analyses have revealed that most of them have never taken advantage of a real business home Internet marketing opportunity.
Therefore, the existence of an under-exploited potential could be the problem and the solution at the same time. Regardless of the nature of the business, every investment in online advertising deserves careful thinking like any other business growth strategy. Professional consultancy services could bring light on the secrets of online marketing promotion, and will be able to make a plan of action to help you envisage the expected business course over a number of years.
Author's Name: Anton Winkler S.
Authors Resource Box
Anton Winkler is owner of antonwinklersonlineconnection.com and writes on different subjects to help people to get started with their business. He writes about different topics you can visit also his elert gadget http://www.elertgadget.com/pxml.php?gid=1599
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