It’s Not A Scam! Do I Sell It?
There are a lot of great products on the web, and not everything is a scam. So, when you come upon something you’ve determined is legal, do you sell it?
I’m going to repeat myself here – there are a lot of great products on the web.
I have something else I promote way on the other side of the universe. Someone emailed me from my list with that product asking for information on becoming an affiliate. Typically, I wouldn’t want to share that kind of information. It is a business and all. But I knew if they were asking me for information, chances were that this person really had not done much marketing. Internet marketers know some clever little tricks to find out how to get into programs that aren’t so obvious.
I had nothing to lose, and actually a second tier to gain in commissions. I actually had more information than most about the product and different options or ways to sell it. I decided to help. First, I was going to need some information on the person I was helping. I needed to know what kind of business model they had in mind. What methods they were going to try in the promotion of this product.
I emailed back and asked what they had promoted in the past. I was directed to a web site and service I had not seen before. Immediately, the detective magnifying glass came out.
The affiliate of this program has assured me this was a reputable company, yet their website was less than a year old. There were virtually no backlinks going to the site. There was some other things I really didn’t care for either.
I pretended to sign up to see the path one is taken through to participate in the program. A charge of $60.00 and monthly charge after that of $30.00. A pre determined web host that was mandatory – and at some point in the game the affiliate was going to have to give out their passwords and access to that host.
These were all huge red flags. I was just about to stop when I came across some verifible information from other affiliates who were actually doing ok with the program. I also came across words from the actual producer of the product who willingly gave out an email, phone number, and was sincere in attempts to promote this program.
In the end, I determined it was not a scam. So the next question was should this person I was trying to help be selling it? I didn’t want to make up their mind for them, but for me in the end this was not a product I would sell. Why? The work needed to be “seen” was going to be tremendous. The majority of affiliates who were making money on this program seemed to be doing it all with the help of ppc.
While it is possible my new friend could sell this and make it work, it was going to require a trememdous amount of work before they would see a profit. There was a huge learning curve they needed to consider.
I think it’s better to approach something a bit easier and work your way up as to not get discouraged.
There is enough t learn when you are first starting out and the easiest way is to start by promoting something you know. Find a product or service you know like the back of your hand and actually use.
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