Affiliate Marketing vs MLM Opportunities

I won’t bore you with a long post, I think it’s best if I cut to the chase and possibly reaffirm points that I’m sure you’ve already heard. The term multi-level marketing leaves a bad taste in a lot of people’s mouths because most people immediately think about pyramid schemes and income opportunities that prey on desperate people looking for easy ways to make money online and all they get is scams to require spending more money than they actually make.

That was a mouthful, but that’s what most people say. Though there are a few legitimate and very lucrative MLM opportunities out there, it’s very difficult for the average person to know which one is the right one for them. And furthermore, once you find one you’ve got to figure out how to market and sell the product and get new leads, or else you won’t make any money.

Affiliate Marketing is like MLM marketing to me in that you are trying to sell someone else’s stuff, but I think the biggest difference is that there is no pyramid. In most cases, affiliate programs don’t require you to pay anything or buy anything. All you have to do is join affiliate programs and promote the products to be able to earn income from it.

A Popular Affiliate Program among Internet Entrepreneurs
1. Clickbank.com

Affiliate Products I Promote:
1. IstockPhoto: Quality, low cost stock photography and clipart graphics
2. eJunkie: Make Money Selling Your eBooks and Digital Products Online
3. Hostmonster.com – Low Cost, Quality Web Hosting and Domain Name Registration