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How To Choose An Affiliate Program


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Joe Bingham
thunderberrymsn.com

NetPlay Newsletters
http://www.netplaynewsletters.com


What is the most important of these two factors in choosing an

affiliate program?



1. What the program can offer you.



OR



2. How you think the program will sell to others.



Ignore for a minute whatever it is the program sells, and ignore

what tools, freebies, or extras it offers. Strip it all away and

look at the 'attitude' of the program.



What kind of 'feel' does it have? What kind of upline support

does it have? Does it sound like something that is real and going

to be around? Or does it remind you of the row of shouting

salesmen at a fair time carnival?



When you sign up on a program, you are putting YOUR

NAME alongside the techniques, attitudes, and reputation of

that program. If you are planning to sell whatever that program

sells, you are also committing yourself to believe in whatever

that program sells.



Now considering that, does your opinion change about some of

the programs you've seen, are considering joining, or have

already joined?



Often times, we look at the 'excitement' of the sales page, and

think to ourselves, "Wow! That has to attract a lot of buyers!

I'll bet I can get a lot of sales from this program!"



Stop and think, though, is the program attracting you sensibly,

or is it just hype? Does it offer anything REAL to YOU? Is

there anybody standing behind the program? If you want more

information, who do you contact? Is that clear on the site? Will

they contact you? Is anybody going to be around after you buy

in, or will they be too busy running to the bank with your

money?



What kind of person are you? Don't you think any program you

join should reflect the kind of person you are?



So what is more important? What the program has to offer

you? Or how you think it will sell to others?



Once you buy into a program, you will be selling to others the

same thing that you just bought. If you liked what was there, if

you wanted what it offered, if you thought highly of it, chances

are most others will as well.



It will be 'individuals' looking at a program on your

recommendation, not just 'people' in general. Individuals pay

for things, individuals who will look to you as the one who got

them into it. Can you proudly say, "This is my program, check it

out!" Would you say that to people visiting you in your own

home?



Or would you feel better hiding behind an affiliate ID number

and just throwing your ads out in cyberspace to 'people' in

general?



The only opinion in the whole world that you really, truly

understand is your own. Don't judge a program on how you

'think' others will react to it, judge it by what YOU see and

understand.



Why? Because that is what everyone else that visits the site will

be doing.



Now, look at programs with a new mindset. Ask yourself

where the people offering the program are located. Ask

yourself how it will all work. Are they real people offering you

information, or is it just a site asking for your credit card

number?



It all boils down to a choice between programs with real people

offering real information and value, and programs that are

merely hype selling hype.



Sure, that row of shouting carnival salesmen will take in some

money, but how long are they going to be in town?



If you are seeking true residual income, stick with value that

plans on being around. That's something you can identify

yourself, without trying to 'think' about what will sell to others.



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Owned Business, check out The M.O.M. Team sponsored by

Sharon Last at http://momsdreamjob.com

Written by Joe Bingham, editor of the NetPlay Newsletters.

http://www.netplaynewsletters.com

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