Affiliate Marketing has definitely allowed many women to build excellent revenue
streams with their web sites, however, contrary to what many will tell you -
starting a business online - even an Affiliate Marketing business - is not free.
You will have some start-up costs as well as a number of ongoing monthly costs
to maintain your website and run your business, even as an affiliate.

But - compared to starting a brick and mortar business - getting started as an
Affiliate is one of the most inexpensive ways to start your online “empire”!
Most of the items you will need seem pretty obvious - (and if you are reading this
article you probably already have them): you need a computer, a domain name,
and a good, fairly permanent place to work (preferably someplace that affords
you a bit of privacy - you are going to need some quality “brainstorm” time!).

To this list of basic start-up essentials add the following recurring expenses:
xxx• Web Hosting (for your web site)
xxx• An internet connection (your ISP - more about this later)
xxx• Autoresponder service
xxx• Advertising/Marketing
xxx• Domain Name renewals
xxx• Phone service/fax/voicemail

Two items on this list that are absolutely essential in creating a successful
Affiliate business are your web host, and your ISP. Although it is often tempting
to go with the very lowest priced providers you can find - in the long run this will
almost always cause you more grief than profit. Never use a free hosting site,
because you will not have a true domain and web site that you own and control.
Hosting has become a very competitive business, and you will find that many
hosting companies now include a wide variety of excellent “add-on” bonuses
such as autoresponders, newsletter management systems, and other valuable
scripts to get and keep your business. So - shop around and find the host that
offers the most for your money.

We have included two excellent hosting companies in the Miscellaneous section
of this channel (we have sites hosted at both of them!), each includes a variety
of great “freebies”, but they are by no means your only choices.

Do some homework and find one that fits both your current needs and your long
term goals. One thing that many people overlook is that many ISPs also include
a free hosting account or a greatly reduced price for hosting your business site,
so your own ISP is always a good place to start, although they rarely include the
additional services mentioned above.

The second area that most start-ups tend to skimp on is their internet connection.
Although high speed access (cable, DSL etc) may seem like a needless extra
expense (okay - a luxury probably), it isn’t, and here’s why: If you are starting
out your Affiliate Marketing business in your “spare” time, you have to make
every every minute of your time count. One of the most time consuming aspects
of marketing of any kind online is the time you are going to spend researching -
doing relevant key word searches at Google, etc, visiting web sites, researching
Affiliate programs etc.

High speed access can cut your surfing time in half or more - meaning you can
get twice as much work done in the same amount of time, and to be honest -
high speed is usually 5 to 10 times faster than your dial-up.

So before you say no to high speed, think about the cost in terms of the extra
time you are gaining - you will probably find that you cannot afford to not have
high speed access!

So now that you have an idea of the cost of starting...you are probably wondering
what you need to do to start making money, instead of spending it!

                                                                                           

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