Affiliate Program Tutorial

I have been researching affiliate marketing some more for my blogs and websites trying to find the best way to make money online and after experiencing some problems with my new website (first) i posted on this forum as usual for some help. Well i not only got help for my site i also stumbled upon this fabulous Affiliate Program Tutorial.

It's free and has some great tips all in a step by step way which i find very useful.
Best of all there were links to research tools rarely spoken of but also free and fabulously useful.
Check it out here.

Busy ness

BUSYNESS as opposed to BUSINESS is quite typical of working for oneself!

This i am now discovering. I am yet to launch and i am so bloody busy!
I wonder sometimes if it achieves anything at all particularly online as i so easily get distracted once i dial up. If i stay on track great, but this is certainly not the norm.

Busyness can be a negative thing in business as you become so wrapped up in the day to day you forget the big picture.
For me i can never forget the big picture as that's who i am yet the day to day busyness gets me quite annoyed as it takes me further away from the vision. When your a one man show this is naturally going to happen.
I think the trick is to set time say at the end of the week to refocus and plan the next step to keep you inline with your goals.

Having a light at the end of the tunnel makes it all worthwile.

See you on the other side :-)

Internet Research

Lately i have been doing pretty much ALL of my research online and am beginning to wonder if this is an effective method to research?

Primarily i'm researching suppliers so in this instance i think it's probably quite effective as long as you, unlike me, can keep yourself focussed.

Market research: I believe the internet is a great starting point though don't assume it can all be done online and get the required results. I think any online research must be backed up with on the ground work; by this i mean surveys, focus groups, enquiring and such. Combined the two make a very powerful force yet alone i think they are both somewhat ineffective.

Services: For this the internet is fantastic, most companies now days offer enquiries via email which is great for researching a wide variety of companies before nailing down your top few.Sometimes the annonimity of the www is what is needed to dig out a deal or at least arm you with the appropriate information before doing battle with the insurance companies or large advertising firms.

You can check out Graphic Designers previous work and decide not to use them without offending or find a useful link or two for future use without having to ACT NOW! as so many adverts tell us we must.

Used properly the internet has to be the most powerful tool today for busineses; used improperly or without focus it can be equally detrimental.