Choosing The Right Affiliate Program
Choosing the right affiliate program is vital for your success in this home based business opportunity.
We don’t want to end up with lemons, right? It would be sad if we invest some efforts on something that
would not live up to our expectations. Occasionally, I give a heads up for my subscribers of my
newsletter (Newsletter Link) on some really hot affiliate programs that are causing quite a stir in the
Internet marketing world. I’d love to say that the best tip I could give in choosing the right home based
business opportunity of this nature is to subscribe to my newsletter, but I’ll leave that for you to decide,
dear friend.
In this lesson, we’re going to learn how to distinguish an excellent affiliate program from a rather
mediocre one. Yes, indeed. Not all affiliate programs are built alike. Some are simply better than others.
Here are the things you need to study if you are considering this home based business opportunity:
l How much is the commission rate being offered by the affiliate program? Ideally, you would
want a high commission rate. Who wouldn’t, right? But don’t let this mislead you into thinking
that a high commission rate is equal to a good home based business opportunity. An affiliate
program that offers 80% commission per successful sale, for example, may also ask you to presell
products that aren’t really sellable. What good is an 80% commission then when you won’t
have any sales to speak of? So this leads us to our next consideration…
l How sellable is the product? You could always ask for statistics from the affiliate program. Don’t
forget that. You could demand to see the sales chart for the past few months, so that you’d know
that there are people who are actually willing to purchase the product. We can safely say that an
affiliate program offering high commission rates for very sellable products is an excellent home
based business opportunity.
l How credible is the affiliate program? There are many things that should be factored in this
consideration. Determine how long the program has been operating. If they have been in
existence for a long time with nary a complaint that can be seen, then they must be doing
something right!
l How will you get paid? This may be a little too prospective a thought, but you have to ensure the
utmost viability of any home based business opportunity. What payment method can you
accommodate? Will the affiliate program be able to oblige to such method? If the affiliate
program pays its affiliates through PayPal exclusively, for example, and you’re living in a non-
PayPal territory, then you might encounter some problems. Ask the affiliate merchant if he could
make some considerations for your case. More often than not, he will try to accommodate your
request. If he can’t, then your time would be better spent with an affiliate program whose
payment you would actually receive.
If the above considerations are all favorable for you, then grab the said home based business opportunity
as quickly as you could. Start earning money right away, for time is gold in this business!
In the next lesson, we’re going to discuss the proper steps you should take in starting out with this type
of home based business opportunity.