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Sunday February 1, 2015
By KEN WILLIAMS

If you're considering buying an Internet business opportunity, know that the promise of big earnings and ideal work conditions is a pipe dream for most. Regardless of the handful of stories you've read about college-age entrepreneurs turning into Internet gazillionaires, there's no such thing as a sure thing.

A good way to start a on line business is joining affiliate programs, it can do a few things to help your Web Business succeed. While you may earn a reasonable commission on sales you generate, your greater benefit may be the image you project by associating yourself with prominent, relevant businesses.

The  credibility gained by representing familiar brands that your customers trust, coupled with the convenience of providing access to desirable product lines, may help convert visitors into customers.

 Nobody gets into work untrained. Even when you applied for your first job, you had made sure that you are qualified and can do justice to it. Putting in a nutshell, no one hires you for giving you a free extra income without basic training. 

What you need then, is to get some training on how to become a professional affiliate marketer. You can start by finding another one and check what they can do to help you. There are many professional affiliate marketers already earning a substantial extra income, who would be willing to teach you by passing o their knowledge so that you can augment the extra income they are already earning. The Internet also offers a lot of resources and conference time tables which you can attend to learn. 

The secret is to become a student of your own business; you will get to learn something new day after day. Now you are ready to begin by setting some realistic goals for yourself. 

The major problem that plagues most affiliate marketers is that they tend to set themselves unrealistic goals by being over confident about their skills and plans. This results in becoming disenchanted very quickly due to non  attainment of goals. Being realistic removes a lot of pain in this context. For example a goal of $5,000 a month realistically attainable, but a first time affiliate marketer is not likely to attain it when starting up.