subject: Selling Products Online Vs Affiliate Programs [print this page] Selling Products Online Vs Affiliate Programs
These days, one can easily make a profitable living online. There is a wide assortment of online business enterprises ranging from extremely yielding ventures to scamming schemes. While you are looking for a safe way to make money online, it is mandatory to do some background research and decide which one is appropriate for you.
Two secure and lucrative online jobs which can earn you easy cash while working from home on computer are: selling products online and affiliate programs. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, so if you are seeking an online job which can be done at the convenience of your home, both of these jobs are worth scrutinizing.
Affiliate programs help you make money through putting advertisements on websites. This method of earning is known as "passive income" because of its web specific mode of earning income. You do not have to actually carry out any work because you do not have to make any kind of transaction in order to obtain money, but simply maintaining some setup and keep monitoring the websites.
It is not rocket science and requires very little technical knowledge hence it is easy to start up. No physical contact with the job is required here; you could do it from any part of the world with a high speed internet connection. In fact, this work is so easy to handle it could be done as a side job, without compromising the duties of one's regular nine to five job.
Unfortunately it comes with some disadvantages, such as rather than you, high commission fees earned by the merchants and false, misleading advertisements which can create bad reputation of the site on which it is displayed. The income is quite infrequent which does not make it a stable source of income.
On the other hand selling online in the conventional way would be an unfair comparison with affiliate programs hence online retailing through drop ship mode of selling products would be appropriate to compare with affiliate programs.
The advantage of retailing via dropship is that the profit margin is great and secure, while the dropship firm charges you the wholesale, shipment and handling price of the merchandise, the rest of the money is yours. Unlike the affiliate site on which one has to consistently add content to keep the readers interested, drop ship requires least effort of picking the merchandises from the catalog and displaying it on your own website.
There is no need to write descriptions yourself or pay others to do so (which would lessen your income). There are drawbacks associated with online retailing is that since you do not inspect the merchandise yourself, there is a chance that at times the quality of the products sent to the customer could not be a quality item or according to his specifications.
Scamming is a common occurrence in drop ship business and when it occurs it outs a dent in the business and the web hosting the merchandise loses its valued customers. Communication between retailers and wholesalers could be problematic as well. This could easily be resolved by choosing reliable and reputed drop shippers.
Etty Fhima is a small business coach at DropshipDeals. She loves to share her years of experience with others to help them succeed in their businesses.
