5 Top Secret Success Tips You Must Know To Get You Started In Affiliate Marketing!

By Donna L. Ward

Affiliate Marketing and Your Home Based Business Strategy

One of the best things about being an online affiliate - is that you don't have to deal with:

� Pre-sales questions
� Post-sales support
� Returns
� Shipping
� Refunds
� Vendors

• Your job, as an affiliate, is to find potential buyers and direct them to your merchant's website (marketing online or Internet marketing) and when your potential buyers do purchase, you will make a portion of the sales.

Learn more strategies and tactics for online sales and you will increase the odds that qualified buyers actually go through with their purchase so you can get more a consistent and larger monthly income.

It does seem that focus, patience, and drive is often the stopping point! Being able to talk this over with some guidance can help you move along with a bit less frustration and more motivation (believe me I know this from experience)- that means getting a small business coach to help you along the way and that does make it a whole lot more fun.

Some affiliates earn six and seven figure incomes through their affiliate marketing efforts - you send visitors and your merchant does the rest. It is possible, it is not the norm. But, even a small supplemental income would be great and then you can continue with inspiration, to grow and expand your small home based business - maybe it could be a retirement, vacation or home improvement fund - OR maybe it just could be your regular JOB!

� You generate income paid on results, not a salary so no one can tell you how much you can make. It is up to you, really - not really it is always up to you, isn't it.
� There is almost an unlimited marketing potential with affiliate marketing.

TOP 5 SECRET SUCCESS TIPS TO AFFILIATE MARKETING:

1. The single biggest factor to success with affiliate marketing is actually DO SOMETHING - there are hundreds of affiliates that register as an online sales person but only a small percentage will ever make any sort of effort to actually promote the merchant's products.

2. So what you already know and has been proven - is that you have to take what you learn and apply it - strategies and tactics that anyone can put into play - information is not power - action + information is power. Put what you learn into action. You want this home-based business to succeed or is it just a hobby or learning experience?

3. Strategize as a small business owner - work it like an entrepreneur - this is your new job, focus on getting clear on the what, how, when, where and the how will show itself to you as you need it.

4. You will need to put in 20-40 hours or more a week at first - treat it like your job - it is your home based business, just because it is online, doesn't mean it is a part time - you know what I mean!

5. Make it work - it will require patience, continual education to grow and adapt.

With an effective affiliate marketing program, increased sales and income will come and with that --- Success will come - NO MATTER WHAT!

Coach Donna Laree Ward, Certified Business Coach and Intuitive Business Strategist

COACH DONNA LAREE is a gifted teacher and business growth coach bringing clarity and focus to small business owners and direct sales leaders who are ready to learn and ready for things to open up in their business.

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