Wednesday 13 February 2013

How To Establish Yourself As A Top Sponsor Within Any Affiliate Program

By Howe Russell


Everywhere you look on the internet you'll see opportunities to make money online as an affiliate marketer in your spare time. Companies like Empower Network and Global Domains International happily promote the idea of living life on your own terms. However, if you truly want to become your own boss via the worldwide web, how do you avoid getting lost in the mix of everybody else who's doing the same thing?

Over the last few years you may have read that over 97% of people who attempt to build an online income don't succeed. While the accuracy of that percentage could be called into question, it's certainly a fact that most people who want to build an income from home don't actually get anywhere.

So if a small percentage of individuals are succeeding, how are they doing it? What 'secret' do they know that the majority of others don't?

While there are no guarantees in self employment, there are a number of things you can do in order to establish yourself as a real leader in your chosen affiliate program or home business opportunity. In fact, the first of those things has just been mentioned. Successful affiliates realize that there are no guarantees, therefore they recognize the importance of putting in the hard work for themselves if they want to achieve real, long-term results. When it comes down to the physical things you need to do, there are a few basic principles which come into play.

Unfortunately for most people, they overlook the first and most important step in becoming self employed.

If you were starting a business in your local high street, what is the first thing you would do? You would put together a business plan to get your idea down on paper and lay out some long-term goals. That is exactly what you should do with your online business, too. The problem with the MLM industry is that it plays on the idea of treating your business as a casual, part-time hobby. Those who are successful do not do this.

Remember the old saying, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Treating your business seriously means putting in a consistent effort. If most of the people who fail to earn an online income were honest with themselves, they'd admit that they let their work ethic slip considerably in their last home business program. This is why a plan is important.

Also, in order to stand out from the crowd in your chosen opportunity you need to start thinking like a leader. The best way to do this is to provide value to others who are in the same niche as you. Most people who are trying to become their own boss need help, they are struggling. Use the huge failure statistic in the industry to your advantage by helping others with useful tips and free advice. Not only does this establish your name within your chosen company, but it gets people talking about you and seeing you as a good sponsor. A lot of people join businesses under sponsors who provide little or no value despite making big promises prior to joining. Setting yourself apart from that stereotype is a great move in becoming established as a quality, trusted leader within your niche.

You don't need to get too technical, a simple blog would be a good start so people can find you in search engines. Use free marketing resources to establish your brand. Everybody has access to tools like Facebook, Twitter and Youtube yet very few affiliate marketers make the most of them.

How come some people are able to enjoy great social media success whereas others don't know how to get started with it? Simple. While many internet marketers spend their time online running around like headless chickens trying to do too many things at once, the successful marketers tie all their work together. Their blog is their hub, and all social media outlets lead back there. [
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This allows you to find previously unreachable customers. If you spend all your time working on putting out blog content into Google you're missing those who primarily use Youtube, Twitter and Facebook when in fact you could be using all four methods seamlessly.

The trick is tying it all together. Featuring a video in your blog content not only makes it more engaging for the reader, it also increases the rank of that particular video in Youtube's own search engine so you'll reach more viewers, too. Featuring prominent buttons which allow readers to follow you on Facebook and Twitter will allow anyone who found your content helpful to easily follow you elsewhere. People spend far more time on social networks that they'd honestly care to admit, so don't underestimate the power of a nicely timed 'share' on your fan page.

So as you can see, the only secret to success is to manage your time effectively. The same way you would if you started a real business.

If it is your ambition to make money online via affiliate programs like Empower Network or Vi then you need to spend a little bit of time learning how to separate yourself from the masses. Use the fact that most sponsors in home businesses lack the determination to put in the ground work to build a solid income. Once you set out your goals and create a timetable which allows you to structure your efforts a little bit more effectively, your results will inevitably improve.




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