Affiliate marketing programs…are they just scams?

affiliate-marketingThey’re existing since decades but these days, with the help of the internet, affiliate marketing programs are almost everywhere. From the smallest company who whish the find new clients to the largest corporation that wishes to strengthen her trademark, a lot of business are willing to pay to spread the word about their product and services.

Since it cost nothing to join these programs and because there is no need for any office and schedule, a growing number of individuals are taking an active part in this home based kind of online business. Some people will spread the news by starting a blog about the subject while others will target more on social medias like; Facebook, Yuwie, Twitter, Linkedin, MySpace and much more…

Will these individuals get paid? Most of the time, yes! In fact the portion of the amount that the affiliate company is paying is usually part of they’re advertisment budget, so if they find new customers they are in fact using these funds wisely. In reality thought what tend to happen is that most of the people who are trying to make some money with these programs don’t have enough knowledge or skills about making money online and don’t know how to market these programs. They end up making very little money, or no money at all because they are not able to reach the minimum payout required to receive they’re check. They end up giving up on the affiliate programs they’re promoting and leave the money on the plate… in which cases the affiliate company wins. But can we call this a scam for real?

Other type of internet businesses are also using affiliate marketing strategies to encourage people to spread the word about their activities. It’s in fact the case of a forum about making an income online with freebies. This website is Calistyle101 this forum is the first of is kind to offer affiliate earnings to it’s members in the freebie industry.

The freebie industry, also called IFW (Incentive Freebie Website) have been one of the greatest way to earn money online in the last years. All related to the affiliate marketing industry, there is no need to advertise the businesses who are partaking into these programs in order to make money. The only thing you need to achieve is to complete some easy requirements and find other people to do the same, then you will receive a commission paid by the freebie network. If you wish to find more about the process you can read more about it at: Calistyle101

My tips for keeping a good work-life balance working from home

balanceBE ORGANIZED!

YUP, that’s about it but it’s crucial…

If you want to have more quality time with your family while doing an online business part time from home, you must be well organized. If you’re always online then you won’t take time for your kids, wife, husband or anyone else that you care about… I know I’ve been there!

It can be very much time consuming to start an online business without doing it correctly. Have a timeline schedule and keep at it otherwise you will find yourself overwhelmed.  If you are well prepared and have a list of the tasks and goals you need to achieve during your day, you will work faster and and you will be more efficient. It’s all about self discipline but it’s achievable!

There is plenty of ressources on the web to learn more about working online, depending on the kind of online business you are passionate about, you can perform a web search and see what some other people are doing. At least it will give you an idea of what’s out there… BUT BE CAUTIOUS!

When we start in this venture most of the time we don’t have any previous experience and it’s easy to be too entousiast about false earning promises claim by some scams… In my idea an online business should’nt cost you to much money to start and should reward you from the begginning. What’s interesting with the Freebie Trading business is that you make money at all stages of the process and from the very first day! That’s what I call a WIN/WIN situation…

Be good… work smart!