Friday, February 8, 2013

Is Affiliate Marketing The Best Way To Build An Income Online?

By Russell Howe


One of the growing trends in today's economy is to look to the internet in a bid to make money online as a secondary income. With affiliate programs like Empower Network offering potentially lucrative earnings it's no surprise that the home business industry continues to grow monthly. If affiliate marketing isn't your style, there is also the option of turning an existing hobby into an income.

Most people have a skill or hobby that they dream of being able to do as a career. Up until the development of the internet, this was something which had to remain a dream. However, if you are prepared to put in the effort to learn how to use the power of the internet for your business, the sky really is the limit for your ideas.

Of course, the biggest reason most people fail to become their own boss on the internet is false expectations. They tend to see the internet as a miracle solution, which it isn't. In order to reach success you'll need to work just as hard as you would if you owned a high street business.

The dawn of the internet age has made it possible for anybody to develop an income from a favorite hobby by providing you with a ready-made platform. Using free marketing methods such as social media favorites Facebook and Twitter you can build a following for almost any niche over time. Couple that power with the excellent platform provided by video networking websites such as Youtube and you have yourself a simple, free method to reach potentially thousands of customers in your targeted niche.

Of course, not everyone has a favorite hobby they wish to pursue as a career and some don't like the concept of starting from the ground floor. This is where affiliate marketing becomes useful. This is a growing area of interest online, with many people choosing to align themselves to established brands and earn their income by simply recommending that company's products to others around the world.

The affiliate option is probably the easier of the two choices, as it gives you a pre-built reputation to work with and none of the exhaustive work required to get your idea off the ground. However, success with either option will depend on your work ethic.

Whether you choose to turn a hobby into an income or you prefer working with a company as an affiliate marketer, you must spend a little bit of time learning how to brand yourself in order to stand out. Regardless of what niche you are in, you will have competitors. Whether that is others who are putting out similar content to you in a bid to make a living with their own hobby, or it is existing affiliates involved in the same company as you, you need to stand out from the crowd if you are to become successful. [
Russ Howe built an incredible income with empower network this year. Here is his story.
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The downside of online business is the huge amount of misleading information which gives people the false idea that they can build an income without any effort. This preys on those who are looking for a way to achieve overnight success. Hard work is the key to success.

At the end of the day the choice is yours. Some will find the idea of working with a brand such as Empower Network or Avon more appealing than starting a business from the ground level, whereas others like that idea. Either way, ensure you have enough time to focus on your ambitions if you truly want to reach the levels of success you dream of.




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