When you create your own home based business online the first big question you have to ask yourself is what product or service am I going to promote and where am I going to find it? The answer for most so called newbie’s online usually involves affiliate marketing because you’re promoting someone else’s products which you don’t have to create yourself and all you really need to worry about is driving traffic to your opportunity.
However, most experienced Internet marketers will tell you the real income on the web usually results from creating and owning your own merchandise. There are several reasons for this including these 5 benefits of developing your own Internet marketing product for your home based business:
1. You can create your own affiliate program. Having ownership of your own merchandise affords you the opportunity of being able to develop your own affiliate marketing program. You can invite people to subscribe and promote your product on the web for a percentage of each sale or a commission which is usually a pre-determined agreed upon amount.
The main advantage of having an affiliate program is, of course the fact, you have many members selling your merchandise for you. However there’s a lot of extra work involved managing your team and tracking sales and commissions.
2. Owning your own goods also gives you complete control over pricing, promotion, sales copy, target and editorial license, meaning you can make any changes to the final product you deem necessary. You can create your own Internet marketing campaign and provide the tools necessary for your affiliate team to carry out this strategy. Ownership also allows you to tweak your price and offer discounts whenever you feel it may be necessary to jump start sales.
3. If you’re also promoting an affiliate product you can bundle your merchandise with your promotion to sweeten the deal or you can offer it as a bonus for purchasing your affiliate product. This is a great way to entice people who are having a difficult time deciding whether or not to buy.
4. You can create joint venture opportunities with other home business owners online. Ownership allows you to approach other webmasters in a related field to inquire about forming an agreement whereby you will promote their product to your list if they reciprocate and promote your merchandise to their customers and potential clients. This expands your potential customer base, helps build your email list and helps increases sales and profits for your home based business.
5. You gain credibility and respect online for having created your own merchandise. This helps establish your enterprise on the web and other Internet marketers begin to view you and your business as a force to be reckoned with online. This new found respect also helps attract new visitors to your home business as word spreads about your venture and your product which will also helps increase sales and profits.
As you can see product ownership allows you and your home business to take that step to another level so you can achieve the success you’re looking for in the e-business world.