Welcome to the world of affiliates. As of right now there are more than 500,000 programs out there offering anything from services, products and get rich schemes. Some of these programs are giving away affiliate sites for large fees, small fees or for nothing at all! Once you join one or more of these programs you are now required to market your new found site. Whether it is a site for a service or product one question remains, are you now an affiliate marketer or a product consultant?
With that said, let's look at it through the eyes of the consumers, the group of people that you are trying to convince that your product or service is the best one out there. Now you are the consumer and you are on the hunt for a great car. As you step foot out onto the car lot and finally find the one you think you want, here comes the car salesman. As you begin to ask questions about the new car, the salesman begins to shut off about all the great promotions and services that come with this great product! Affiliate marketer or a product consultant?
Now, let us look through the eyes of the car salesman. His job is to convince you that you want this brand new car. The salesman realizes that not only is he an affiliate of the company, but he must also get the products out of there. Can you see where this is going? The company that hired the salesman made him an affiliate, now it his job to market this great company with all the services and promotions that are being offered. On the other hand the same company that hired the salesman also gave him the job to sale their products, the brand new cars. This now makes him a product consultant.
Can you now see how this one simple question, Affiliate marketer or product consultant, can go hand in hand. Anyway you look at it, when you join one of these programs regardless of its services or products, you become an affiliate and must market you new site. As well as, a product consultant, now it is your job to inform your potential costumers about your product or services. So you tell me, affiliate marketer or product consultant, you decide.
