Kerrace_Alexander - 7:19 pm on May 5, 2001 (gmt 0)

thanks for all your great feedback and I will be investigating more.

Being able to chat with people who are already in the business is great.

Here's another twist, the reason I happened onto affiliate programs is, I was approached by a local distributor who has alined himself with a local manufacturer to sell a new line of 100% skincare products.

He has his own advertising business but it's clear he sees selling these products as an excellent opporunity. He's doing a lot of focus groups presently, but he's need some help in developing his business online.

I have convinced him that affliate marketing is the way to go and I am to put a proposal together to show him how we could work as a team using the internet, he developing a merchant program for me as the exclusive affiliate.

He's willing to develop my site,along with his. Although he has experience developing web sites he has not developed an ecommerce site, hence he has no ecommerce background.

He's proposing to offer me an exclusive affiliate marketing but for 25% of revenue soled on the net.

I'm so new to this arena, I'm just wondering would this be worth it just to start. I'm not sure how well skincare products sell on the net. I like the fact I know who he is and my office is next to the manufacturer.

I'm thinking this may be a good starting point for me to learn about affiliate marketing, and grow an online affiliate business, and I could market other related products on the site. But I also think I could be a direct distributor if I do my home work and make higher commissions.

I'm a sales person and 25% commission is not a lot considering, I will have to consult him on some level on how to best set up the program so that it works properly.

Would love some feedback and or suggestions from you experts out their as to whether I'm off track here and maybe look for a better opportunity.

My friends and family don't really see this as an opportunity, but then they don't know haow an affliate business works.

Thanks in advance for your feedback

Cheers

Kerrace