Is An Affiliate Program The Best Way To Become Your Own Boss?

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By Russell Howe


Despite the massive amount of individuals who join affiliate programs like Empower Network each day, less than 10% of affiliates actually make any money online. Often billed as an easy way to become your own boss, today we are going to be looking at the negative side of using the internet to create a secondary income.

Thanks to the internet anybody has the chance to become their own boss. That doesn't necessarily make it any easier, of course, because not everybody is suited to self employment. In fact this plays a very important role in why over 80% of affiliates don't succeed. In order to work for yourself you really need to be made of the 'right stuff'.

While there are numerous attributes we could link to success, there are three crucial attributes which everybody must have in some form or another. No matter what home business you're working with, if you don't have these three skills you will find things hard.

* Build the brand of yourself, not your chosen home business.

* Do not under any circumstances join an affiliate program which has products you find unappealing.

* In order to turn a dream into a reality you need to work at it. Don't succumb to the typical online mistake of treating a business like a hobby.

One of the main reasons so many people don't see any results in the home based business industry is because they are attracted to it for all of the wrong reasons. Sure, it is nice to see a company offering you a potentially lucrative affiliate plan and it is great to hear about a program guaranteeing easy results. But the fact of the matter is you're going to have to take your venture very, very seriously in order to see results with it. [
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The first rule to self employment is personal branding. How you present yourself with ultimately reflect on your business and determine your results. It's easy to get lost in the mix. There are probably 1000 other people trying to build an income with the same affiliate plan you're using, so in order to reach any kind of success you are going to need to be original and brand yourself. Too many people waste time branding their chosen home business, but the fact is your business may change in the future so you should be focusing on establishing your own name.

Here are a few good ways to do this.

* Regularly help those who ask you for advice. There are so many poor sponsors in home business programs, anybody who takes the time to help other people without asking for anything in return generally stands out.

* The internet is already overloaded with opportunities pretending that you can work from home with no effort at all. Present your business truthfully and you will gain respect for it.

* Nothing happens immediately. Overnight success is freak luck and if you are serious about working for yourself you need to start thinking about a business plan. Be consistent. Your life is a long-term thing so any attempt to change it should also be long-term, too.

The products provided by your chosen affiliate plan are going to be quite important, too. You'll find it far easier to attract others to your business if you genuinely get some use out of the service. Likewise, those who joined purely to make money will struggle to see any return if they don't have any interest outside of the potential earnings because their one sided approach will reflect negatively in their work, too.

It's very easy to scare people off a home business. If you present it as a get rich quick scheme you'll make people believe that even perfectly safe opportunities are too good to be true. Don't focus all of your efforts on telling people that they can earn money if they join your affiliate program. Take some time to show them what they can actually do with it, too.

If you don't find the products particularly appealing then you should carry on looking for your ideal company. There is no way you're going to build a substantial income with something you don't even genuinely enjoy using, after all.

The third important step is to realize what you are entering into. If you are going to really make something of the opportunity in front of you, you need to start taking yourself seriously. There is no such thing as an instant fix to your financial woes. In order to change your future you need to work hard consistently.

If you take a look at the approach adopted by business owners in the real world you will notice the massive difference in work ethic. They literally do something every single day to move their business forwards, no matter how big or small. A lot of people in internet marketing lack this mentality and believe success is just going to find them.

The three principles in today's post will help you to make money online with literally any home business opportunity. No matter whether you are looking into Avon or Empower Network, Mary Kay or Global Domains International, the principles remain the same. If you are to succeed, the first thing you must do is get serious.




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