The role of the entrepreneur is pivotal to our local, regional, and national economies, especially in these challenging times when job creation is at a premium. Apart from the natural fondness that communities have for their mom-and-pop establishments, small business owners are extremely important because of their profound impact on the success of a community. Economic studies show that companies with no more than 500 employees are credited for half of the US gross domestic product (GDP), generate more than 60% of the total number of new jobs created since 1993, and employ 50% of the private sector workforce. Part of the larger small business population is made up of franchised businesses. For the past few years, franchised small businesses have accounted for millions of jobs in both production distribution …
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Trying to Understand How to Best Use Affiliate Programs
There are so many bloggers who bank on affiliate programs and I just want to know how to get the hang of them. I am an affiliate with so many programs that I think I did over kill, meaning there are so many that it’s difficult to focus on a few and sell those to try to earn some extra revenue on my site. In my opinion, if I may think out loud for a moment; I believe that in order to make good money with affiliate programs it’s not about the number of programs you are part of, it’s the quality in which you can promote a few that you love. You see, almost every store you shop at has “become an affiliate” link at the very bottom of …
Earning Revenue Online With Affiliate Programs
Most of you know that I make income from my blog, but most don’t really know what are some of the best ways to make money blogging. A lot of people contact me looking for ways to make some extra cash for their family, as most know times are tough and honestly the fastest way to earn a bit of revenue is through affiliate programs. Just about every business you can think of has an affiliate program where you can sign up to earn commissions on sales and sometimes you can earn when someone simply clicks to visit that business website. Earning money from blogging is as simple as picking some keywords to link to within your blog post or maybe posting a banner on your sidebar. To be honest, …
I Miss Doing Direct Sales
I used to be a consultant or independent distributor for various companies online, I strictly sold online sales for companies such as Avon, candle companies and many others. I used to do great at selling and so many wanted me on their “team” because when it comes to network marketing I am the queen of social! I know how to sell products or services without being too pushy or sounding like a robot. Do you know that most people I hear from that do any direct selling have yet to find a personal way to advertise it? You must relate, listen and be able to truly hear what others are looking for and wanting in their life to know how to sell something to them. It’s not being tricky it’s …
