Which Affiliate Business Is Right For You?

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If you've read my earlier posts, I hope you've been able to see the benefits of affiliate marketing. It's really the best route for the novice Internet business seeker. But how can you determine which program is right for you?

The first thing to keep in mind is there are quite a few scams out there. There aren't nearly as many as the critics would like you to believe, but they are there. I've even fell for a couple myself.

To avoid being scammed, do a little research first.

Here are 2 main points to keep in mind when researching a particular affiliate program.

1. Find out what third party sources are saying about them:
what are mainstream business magazines saying about them? Are
their revenues growing, flat, or on the decline?

2. What is the main company's website rank? A company whose
web site is in the top 50,000 worldwide is a pretty safe bet.
If it's in the top 10,000, you're about guaranteed that you're
dealing with a legitimate deal. If you don't know how to check
the popularity of a web page, you can download and install the
Alexa toolbar.

For example, one of my main income makers is Global Domains International(GDI). To find out if they were legit, I simply "Google" searched them and carefully scrutinized the results.

Here's some of what I learned:

GDI has been listed in the INC. 500 as a top 50 Internet
business.

INC 500

Also, GDI has been reviewed in ENTREPRENEUR magazine as
a company building a better dotcom.

ENTREPRENEUR

These third party resources confirmed to me that GDI is a proven way to earn money on the Internet. My next step was to see how GDI's website ranked out of the millions floating around on the world wide web.

A great tool to check a website's popularity is the Alexa download tool.

Alexa Download

I did a quick search by clicking on the "traffic rankings" link at the top of the page and typing in "http://website.ws".

Today "http://website.ws" ranks 9511. Remember, any ranking in the top 50,000 pretty much solidifies a website as the real deal.

GDI's website ranking along with the third party accolades from ENTREPRENEUR and INC 500 convinced me I was dealing with a real business opportunity. With confidence, I joined GDI and haven't regretted it since.

Remember these 2 critical points while researching an Internet business opportunity: What do third parties say about them and what is their website ranking. Checking each opportunity against those criteria will guarantee that you find a legit opportunity that is right for you.

If you have anymore questions on determining a legit Internet business opportunity, write to:

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