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Out Of Burnout Territory and Into My Own Work From Home Business

by Lisa

Have you ever been burned out? Well, that is what happened to me years ago. I was up to my neck in this awful job, that I strongly disliked. And then I got kicked out of the job. This happened because I had burned myself out on the job, plus the boss disliked me. Really, it was a blessing in disguise. That awful job was making me ill anyway - good to get out of it.

The immediate issue was: how can I pay my bills. I had already had enough education to last a lifetime or more. Also I needed money right away.

OK, I had a computer and an Internet connection. Plus I had some idea of how to make web pages. As I browsed the Web, I understood there were many business opportunities online which showed some profit potential. It was even possible to get my feet wet with no product of my own.

In the beginning I plastered AdSense ads on a few sites, to make a couple of dollars. It didn’t take me long to understand I could do better by promoting stuff as affiliate. This means you get paid commissions by promoting products for someone else.

One great example is Clickbank. You see, Clickbank is the major payment processor used by those who sell some virtual product, like an ebook, online. And you can very easily sign up to be an affiliate for any of these products. Then you collect good commission money when people buy stuff using your affiliate links.

Usually you get at least 50% of the product selling price for your marketing effort. Take for instance an ebook about making money online. It sells for $47. Then you may get about $25, or more, for each sale referred by you. I have heard that many affiliates make boatloads of cash promoting Clickbank products.

Personally, my greatest cash cow has been web hosting plans. I set up a simple web site with reviews of a couple of web hosts, and collected commissions when people signed up through my affiliate links. The only problem with this approach is the stiff competition. A number of people try to promote web hosting companies they actually know nothing about. This makes would-be customers suspicious. Personally, I make sure to do my research on every web host I consider promoting and only recommend the good ones.

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