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It has been said that only 2% of affiliate marketers ever make any "real"
money from their efforts. The rest struggle and flounder as they see most of
their efforts fail. Rather like master archers hitting the bulls-eye each
time while the rest struggle to sharpen their arrows, draw the bow and try to
figure out what to aim at!
Those who run affiliate programs are often very sincere and well meaning, but
lack the expertise at marketing. They may have produced a great product, but
that doesnt make them great marketers.
If you want to make money from affiliate marketing then you need to go to someone
whos meets 4 simple criteria.
1. Has made a success at affiliate marketing.
2. Has the skills to teach their success principles.
3. Teaches principles of success for any program and not just their own.
4. Has committed themselves to seeing you become successful and not just inflating
their own bank account.
All this can be summed up as quality support for your benefit. Does such support
actually exist? Most courses train you and then leave you to "go and put
it into action". They dont follow through with you until you are
successful. The reason is they have no motivation to do so because it's not
cost effective.
We are about to see a new era in the field of affiliate marketing. Just recently
launched is "Affiliate Classroom" who meet the previously mentioned
criteria. This is hugely refreshing. At last proper training without hidden
agendas! Training for the benefit of the marketer and not the product owner.
I believe we will see a rise in the number of such training programs over the
next few years. We may even see affiliate program owners promoting such "classrooms"
as part of their own marketing strategy.
About the Author:
Ray Burton is an internet marketer specializing in affiliate programs, business
opportunities, joint ventures and resources to create your online success. He
has paid special attention to online training programs for new marketers. ©
R.Burton Jan 2004 All rights reserved
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