| I've been making money online for a long time. Around | | | | On the other hand, if you want to dive right in with |
| fourteen years actually. I've seen everything under the | | | | affiliate marketing, you don't necessarily need to |
| sun. Believe me, I've seen some pretty crazy stuff. | | | | address any of those things. You may want to form a |
| But the question that I get asked most often from new | | | | corporation to shield your tax liability a little, but strictly |
| people just starting out online who want to make | | | | speaking, you don't have to do that. |
| some serious money is this: Should I create my own | | | | Affiliate marketing can be as simple as picking a |
| product or should I just market someone else's affiliate | | | | product on ClickBank, signing up for free as a |
| product? | | | | ClickBank member, getting an affiliate URL, and |
| That's a really great question, and one that I will | | | | sending traffic to that URL. Then when people buy the |
| answer in this article for you today. | | | | product, the purchase is handled completely by |
| First off, the broad answer is; it depends! I know a lot | | | | ClickBank, you just have to wait for your check to |
| of people don't want to hear that, but it's really true. | | | | arrive in the mail giving you your cut. |
| Whether to dive right in and create your own product | | | | Of course, it's a little more complicated than that, but |
| or start off slowly by marketing someone else's is a | | | | you get the idea. It's MUCH easier to get started in |
| question that is different for every person. | | | | affiliate marketing than it is to start your own company |
| First of all, what is your background? It's cool to make | | | | selling your own product that you create. |
| money online, but it IS a business. Do you have any | | | | So keep these things in mind when deciding how to |
| sort of business skills? Have you worked in business in | | | | get into Internet marketing. Its a very rewarding field, |
| general? Have you owned your own company | | | | but it ain't as easy as some people would lead you to |
| before? Do you have seed money to get you off the | | | | believe! |
| ground? These things all come into it when determining | | | | I often recommend if you don't have a lot of business |
| how to start. | | | | experience, or technical experience in computer |
| For instance, you may need to start a limited liability | | | | programming and such then you test the waters first |
| company or a corporation. Do you know what that is? | | | | with affiliate marketing before jumping into the deep |
| Have you done it before? Do you know how to do it? | | | | end and creating your own product from scratch. |
| These are questions that need to be answered | | | | There's a lot you can learn from affiliate marketing that |
| before you move forward. Why? Because they are | | | | you can use when you do take that final step into |
| relevant if you want to create your own product. | | | | building your own product, and there's no real easy |
| There are tax reporting issues, customer support | | | | way to learn without first jumping in and doing affiliate |
| related issues, insurance issues, etc that need to be | | | | marketing. |
| addressed. | | | | |