{"id":3447,"date":"2009-08-15T07:26:22","date_gmt":"2009-08-15T14:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/?p=3447"},"modified":"2019-03-02T12:39:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T20:39:29","slug":"affiliate-marketing-advantages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/affiliate-marketing-advantages\/","title":{"rendered":"Affiliate Marketing Advantages: 17 Reasons to Become an Affiliate Marketer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Affiliate<\/p>\n

Aaah, my life was so<\/em> much simpler back when I was only an affiliate marketer and my online business consisted ONLY of affiliate sites. \ud83d\ude42<\/h3>\n

My affiliated merchants handled everything related to orders and I had no need for a personal assistant to manage the customer service end of my business.<\/p>\n

I could literally take off on vacation for 6 weeks and know that the sales and checks would keep coming in.<\/p>\n

I wasn't surprised therefore when one of my clients mentioned that he was moving AWAY from selling his own products and going BACK to marketing online as an affiliate to enjoy the simplicity and freedom.<\/p>\n

Although there are dozens of advantages in addition to freedom and simplicity, here are 17 good reasons to choose affiliate marketing as a way to make money online.<\/p>\n

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  1. \n

    Low Cost Set-up<\/h3>\n

    Compared with building a store offline, becoming an affiliate marketer is cheap. You probably already have a desk, an Internet-connected computer and word-processing software — which is all the equipment you may need.<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    No Production Costs<\/h3>\n

    The cost to develop and produce a new product is prohibitive for almost anyone who wants to start a home-based business. With affiliate programs, production costs aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t an issue. The product has been developed and proven – all on the merchant\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nickel.<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    No Fees or Licenses<\/h3>\n

    Those who sell products in the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcreal world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 must often pay for a license to distribute products within a limited geographic region. Affiliate programs, on the other hand, are usually free to join, and geographic market reach is limited only by the affiliate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ability to promote his web site.<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    Sell Almost Anything<\/h3>\n

    What isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t sold online? That list must be shorter than the one describing all that IS sold online. There are thousands and thousands of affiliate programs selling every product under the sun. That makes it easy to find products related to your current or planned web site.<\/li>\n

  5. \n

    No Sales Experience Required<\/h3>\n

    When I started my affiliate business, I had absolutely no sales experience. That wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a problem, however. The companies I affiliated with provided excellent marketing material and selling tips. Many merchants will go out of their way to help their affiliates increase sales.<\/li>\n

  6. \n

    No Employees<\/h3>\n

    Employee salaries are the biggest business expense. Although you may need or want someone to work for you on occasion, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll never have to worry about hiring full or part-time employees while working as an affiliate marketer. When you have a project you want to hire out, it is easy to find specialists in every computer-related field who can work for you from the comfort of THEIR own homes. You pay only for the project, and never have to worry about ongoing employee-related benefits and deductions.<\/li>\n

  7. \n

    No Merchant Accounts<\/h3>\n

    Setting up a merchant account is time-consuming and costly. However, affiliate marketers don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need merchant accounts. Merchants bear all the costs for payment processing. As an affiliate, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll never lose sleep over chargebacks, fraud or losing your merchant account.<\/li>\n

  8. \n

    No Inventory<\/h3>\n

    As an affiliate marketer, you can sell large items without storage concerns, even if you live in a small one-bedroom apartment.<\/li>\n

  9. \n

    No Order-Processing<\/h3>\n

    Forget the problems associated with collecting and storing names, addresses, credit card numbers, etc. The merchant does all that!<\/li>\n

  10. \n

    No Shipping<\/h3>\n

    The cost and hassle to prepare and ship products to customers worldwide could be staggering. Affiliates never have to worry about packaging supplies or postal rates.<\/li>\n

  11. \n

    No Customer Service<\/h3>\n

    Do you hate the prospect of dealing with nasty people or customer complaints? Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t worry about it! The merchant handles the snivelers.<\/li>\n

  12. \n

    Make Money While You Sleep<\/h3>\n

    What other business allows you as a sole proprietor to keep your doors open and keep making money even when you take breaks or after you go home for the night?<\/li>\n

  13. \n

    Worldwide Marketplace<\/h3>\n

    The Internet is the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest marketplace. You can drive more visitors to your online store in a day, than a small-town merchant will see in his or her brick and mortar business in a year.<\/li>\n

  14. \n

    Work from Home<\/h3>\n

    Working from home is considered the best advantage to having an online business by those who despised a long commute to work or prefer to work in their pajamas. Parents, in particular, value having more time to spend with their children.<\/li>\n

  15. \n

    Work Anywhere in the World<\/h3>\n

    An online business is perfect for those who love to travel. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve used my laptop to maintain my affiliate business throughout North America as well as from remote locations in South America and China.<\/li>\n

  16. \n

    Minimal Risk<\/h3>\n

    The product you chose isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t making money? Dump it. Take down your links and promote another! It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that easy. There are no long-term contracts binding you to products that don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t sell.<\/li>\n

  17. \n

    High Income Potential<\/h3>\n

    If you have a job, your salary or hourly wage is probably pre-determined. Maybe there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not much, other than working overtime, that you can do to increase your income. With your own affiliate business on the Internet your income potential is limited only by your desire, effort and imagination.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Relatively low outlay of resources with huge potential returns truly makes affiliate marketing on the Internet an outstanding business opportunity.<\/p>\n

    Did you find this post about affiliate marketing advantages informative and useful? If so, please share it with others! If you have a comment, question or suggestion, please leave a comment below!<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Cheers,
    \n\"sig-ros\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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