| Any venture I set out on, whether it be business | | | | handbook. Contractual agreement is one of the |
| related or not, requires education. Let's say I am | | | | most important things I look for regarding ethics |
| taking a road trip somewhere I've never been | | | | of a company. I want to be sure that I can opt |
| before. Well, first I need a map. Or lets imagine | | | | out at anytime that I choose to. If I don't read |
| this: a man goes to school for 10 years to | | | | the terms and that $19.99 a month deal turns out |
| become a doctor and studies law. Oops! It's the | | | | to be a not so great deal, I don't want to find out |
| same with Affiliate Marketing; I need the proper | | | | at that point I have committed to a year when I |
| education. Finding Affiliate Marketing education | | | | try to cancel my service. Trust me, I found this |
| requires knowing where to start, finding out about | | | | out the hard way! |
| company ethics, and what that company has | | | | When researching companies, look at what they |
| offer you. | | | | really offer you; not in terms of money, but the |
| Getting started, you should know the most | | | | quality of the program that is being presented. A |
| comprehensive, up-to-date collection of research | | | | potential candidate for medical school does |
| information for affiliate marketing education is the | | | | extensive research when selecting a school. If |
| internet. Here are a few things to look for before | | | | not, they wind up like our poor doctor above who |
| signing up for a company's programs. First, if you | | | | went to law school. It's the same principle with |
| see a company that says anything about making | | | | affiliate marketing education programs. Read the |
| a million your first week, or there are pictures of | | | | information carefully, read it more than once, and |
| houses, cars, boats, stacks of money, etc. on the | | | | see what the company is really offering you in |
| main page: Run! If the company you are looking | | | | terms of training and education. From personal |
| at passes that little acid test, then go to your | | | | experience, if the page is nothing more than a |
| favorite search engine and type in keywords like: | | | | few paragraphs with a link that sends you directly |
| "company name scam", "company name review", | | | | to a payment page, I would stray away from |
| "is company a scam". You get the idea. | | | | that offer. A great page for affiliate marketing |
| Furthermore, read what people have to say | | | | education will offer information from every aspect |
| about the company. Visit blogs and forums and | | | | of the company and what it has to offer. |
| search to see what people are saying about | | | | Once again, and I can't stress this enough: READ |
| affiliate marketing education. A lot of times, you | | | | CAREFULLY! Ask yourself this question as your |
| will see people have asked the same questions, | | | | reading: Does this company seem to care about |
| and have gotten numerous answers. Post | | | | what you can do for them, or what they can do |
| questions yourself! This is a great way to get | | | | for you? If the company wants to teach you, |
| answers to exactly what you are looking for. | | | | wants you to succeed, and makes everything |
| Doing these things will develop a pattern of | | | | about you, chances are it's a good company to |
| general consensus of the site. | | | | associate with. |
| When you find a potential online affiliate education | | | | When you do find an affiliate marketing education |
| program, do not sign up until you read the | | | | program, be patient! Do as the program suggests |
| company's terms of service and policies. Failing to | | | | and put those suggestions into action. Remember |
| do this is like going on a job and not reading the | | | | Rome wasn't built in a day! |