Are you building a business or a downline?

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 by: Adam Buhler

A common mistake *A LOT* of affiliates make is to focus
too much Energy on building their second tier and not enough on selling
Their business on the first tier.

I myself belive that two-tiered affiliate programs are
overrated, If you have a website that PRE-sells effectively you stand
to make Quite a bit more by concentrating your efforts on your first
tier.

Simply put, if you plan to make a living online and
build a serious Source of income from affiliate programs, you cannot
rely on others To sell products for you.

When I got started I had this ‘great’ idea of applying
to a few programs, Then signing a ‘motherload’ of sub-affiliates and
reaping the benefits of THEIR efforts.

Did it work?

Ahem………… NO. I came to the realization that it is nearly
as difficult to Sign sub-affiliates as it is to make direct sales. You
cannot simply join A program and promote your team building link
everywhere you go.

* Remember between 95-98% of affiliates never make a profit!*

Even if you sign a hundred affiliates under you, you
still cannot make a decent living off of the commissions generated by
their sales.

The best way to generate a good source of additional
income from affiliate Programs is to find a high paying affiliate
program that is compatible with Your business’ theme and blend your
‘recommendations’ (affiliate links) into Informative content that is
beneficial to the reader.

The “Go here, buy this” approach will yield minimal
rewards for you and your Visitors. No one wants to feel pressured into
buying a product, if they feel Informed and not ‘sold’ they will be far
more likely to click to your merchant.

Building a downline through your affiliate programs is
an excellent way to ENHANCE your business and generate some
‘additional’ income but, if you spend Too much time on this, you’ll be
neglecting the heart of your business.

About the Author

Adam Buhler is the owner of Affiliate Programs Directory: http://www.smokesoft.net Adam is the author of the weekly newsletter "Affiliate Secrets". He is offering a free copy of the ebook "Internet Cash Machines" For a limited time to anyone who subscribes at: http://www.smokesoft.net/newsletter.html

smoke@dwave.net

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