7 Rules To Live By When Choosing An Affiliate Program Or Work at
Home Business
So you've decided to become financially independent! You've
chosen to work at home. Congratulations! I'm sure this is a
decision that can turn your life around and lead you to
financial freedom. But that is going to happen only if you're
careful enough to let it happen! There are a few things you
should really look out for when deciding to work at home. When
you set out to give the work at home business thing a try,
you'll find out that this was just the easy part! The hard part
is to discover which one is right for you. With all these so
called "opportunities" that flood the internet, you should be
very careful in choosing a work at home business. To help you, I
have put together a few simple rules : Rule #1 : Try to avoid
"get rich quick deals" Now that's a golden rule! Usually, when
something sounds too good to be true then it probably is! Oh, I
know these sound appealing and of course you would like to get
paid for doing nothing (so would the rest of us!). But don't you
think that if these people had the magic solution to making big
money they would use it instead of trying to sell it to you for
whatever price? It's sad to know that so many people end up
feeling frustrated when they realize that they have wasted their
time and hard earned money. There are no magic tricks!
Commitment and hard work instead, can make you rich. Rule #2 :
Find a program that you really like and can work with Another
rule that's essential! Say that you come across a program that
requires you to sell life insurance. You hate insurance people,
you think they're full of hype. So what, the compensation plan
looks great! What would you do? Would you join the program?
Could you picture yourself selling life insurance even if you
hate the very idea? The answer is that you're never going to
make any money doing something you don't like! The point I am
trying to make here is, that you should go on and find out
everything there is to know about the program you are interested
in. Just spend some time doing an essential reading through the
available material (company website, related articles etc). Try
to get an overview of how the system works and if you need more
information or if you get confused , go ahead and ask the person
who referred you to the program for help. Doing your homework
always pays off. Rule #3 : Make sure you know exactly what
you're getting for your money There are just too many companies
out there that present you with sales letters as long as a book
but not even a hint as to what you are actually getting in
return! If the product they're selling is that good and is going
to make you so much money, why hide it? Why only mention it in
the last few paragraphs?
Ok, I know, it's the way sales are closed. Still, you would like
to know exactly what you're buying. It could save you a lot of
grief! Rule #4 : Perform a background check on the company The
longer it has been around, the better. This way you know that
you're dealing with an established company that will not go
bankrupt 4 months after you join! It has been known for people
to lose their online businesses and commissions owed to them for
this very reason. Choosing a quality company is essential but
can prove critical to the survival of your work at home
business. Rule #5 : Make sure you're going to get all the help
that you need It's just typical for someone to join a program,
pay his membership fee or buy a product and then be left in the
dark, not sure what on earth to do next! Again, I'm repeating
myself here but this is important, try to get an overview of how
the system works, who your upline people are and how they can
help you. If you need more information or if you get confused,
go ahead and ask the person who referred you to the program for
help. In this way not only will you get an idea of how the
program is structured but you would also be testing your
referrer to see if he/she will respond promptly to your need for
help. But first, you have to have an idea of how the program
works. Rule #6 : Check out the compensation plan Ok, so you've
joined a program which ,hopefully, is going to make you rich. Do
you know how this is going to happen? It's not necessary that
you know every detail about the compensation plan from the first
day that you join. But still, wouldn't you like to know if
you're getting 5% or 60% commission on an average sale? After
all, it takes the same amount of effort to generate a sale.
Wouldn't you like to be paid more? Rule #7 : Do not spend much
at the beginning A legitimate work at home business should be
able to operate at a minimum/low cost. You should not have to
invest a lot of money in any home business. At least not in the
beginning. When you do decide to invest some money into your own
home business, this should be your own decision, not someone
else's and must arise from your understanding that a business is
what you make it. There are more rules that I can add to these
and make a really long list but this is not my goal. My goal is
to provide a clear path, a few steps that should be easy to
follow through the minefield of schemes and "get-rich-quick"
deals to a company you can really trust. Using your own common
sense is as important as having these rules in mind when looking
for an opportunity or a work at home business. Your decision to
join a program should be the result of considering facts and
should not in any case come from mere curiosity. Keep in mind
that there are very few true work at home opportunities out
there and you have to find the one that's perfect for you!