| Will affiliate marketing work for small business? | | | | pay a monthly fee for information than a |
| Yes. When the associations and member | | | | one-lump sum for anything much of anything, |
| organizations help its member realize the value of | | | | including airline tickets, these days...90 days no |
| giving before receiving. | | | | interest, they love it! More money in their pocket |
| Many of our member associations want | | | | means more opportunity to put people to |
| membership fees before they think of partnering | | | | work....lower the unemployment rate, help the |
| with businesses that can help them grow. Media | | | | economy, lower interest rates....the list goes on |
| companies barter services all the time to get free | | | | and on. |
| publicity. Small businesses need solid leveraging | | | | Let's give these guys a break and make it easier |
| abilities with others for marketing, websites, print | | | | for them to sell their product, and most |
| materials and--then they will essentially have a | | | | importantly, lets buy it from them, even if it is |
| small and highly effective group marketing | | | | $4.00 more expensive than the big-guys...I |
| company. | | | | recommend all businesses add an affiliate page to |
| A membership to a publicist or business consultant | | | | their website and pop up a link with a testimonial |
| could be one idea. Paying a consultant $200 an | | | | about how another person's company helped |
| hour is not cost effective for small businesses | | | | them! WOM is great, but since everyone searches |
| since they already have significant abilities to | | | | the net for information, it should be there, too. |
| do-it-themselves. They are much more likely to | | | | Just food for thought. |