subject: Affiliates Programs - Make Money On The Net [print this page] Affiliates Programs - Make Money On The Net
When I first heard about affiliates programs about a year ago I thought it sounded too good to be true, and I am always skeptical with the kind of promises I saw being made "become a millionaire overnight", "no work necessary", "magic formula". There were a lot of the last one, and everything had exclamation marks for Africa.
All you had to do, of course, was buy their product and your problems would be over, you finances sorted out and wealth would be pouring into your bank account. How many people fell for that kind of story, I wonder? The scary truth is that even though I was skeptical, I fell for it eventually, because I thought maybe I was being paranoid.
I bought an E-book that promised I could make thousands of dollars a month if I followed the author's formula. He assured me that he had made a fortune himself before he wrote the book. I did follow his formula and I did not make any money. And then I realized that if he was as wealthy has he said he was, he would not have had to bother with writing an E-book and selling it.
However, I did learn something, and it was my introduction to affiliates programs, and how to make money on the net. The problem was that there were huge gaps in the information, and he did not have an online support system. Until I bought the product I heard from him every day, but once I had paid, I never heard from him again.
Well, good luck to him. From that point on I decided to set some guidelines for myself with regard to affiliates programs, whether I wanted to buy a product for myself to learn how to make money on the net, or whether I wanted to promote it.
Do they offer instant wealth and a magic formula? If they do, then I know they are not telling the truth and I cross them off my list. Instant wealth does not exist, except if you win the lottery. Is their product very expensive, and do they use a lot of hype in their marketing? Are they pressurizing me and trying to make me believe that if I do not buy their product I will lose out on the best opportunity of my life?
The more exaggerated the hype, the less I like the product. Then I ask if they have a support system, and can I access it before I sign up with them? If I can, that already tells me something about the company. I contact the support and I ask difficult questions. If I get straight answers, the company stays on my list. If I feel I am being given the run around, I cross them off.
My last point is, what do they give away for free that actually tells me something about them? Do they have free webinars? If they do, I want to participate in one of the webinars and see for myself how they operate, what they sound like, whether they are down to earth, how they treat people on the webinar.
All these things tell me whether I am dealing with honest people. If I am, my chances of working with their product are good. I feel I am in safe hands, and that what I am buying is good quality. I can then feel good about promoting the product, also.
