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Old 12-08-2002, 11:04 AM  
Donny
As you wish...
 
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Hybrid,

Serious advice:

Sign up for a good affiliate program that offers revshare. So many people like the "quick" buck and go for the "$35 per join" bullshit. Sign up for a place that give you 50% sign ups plus 50% recurring revenue. Go to a site that you like and join their program. The money is in the rejoins. Let use an example... I'll use nice round numbers:

1. The site you refer to charges $20 per month. They pay 50/50
2. You have 1,000 joins the first month. That's $10,000 to you.
3. 25% of those 1,000 (250 people) stick around for the second month, gving you $2,500 in recurring revenue. 1,000 new people join the second month giving you $10,000 in new revenue. So at the end of the second month you have 1,250 members.
4. 25% of those 1,250 (313) are rebilled. Giving you $3,130 in recurring revenue. Plus 1,000 new joins ($10,000) giving you a total of $13,130 for month three.
5. Keep following this pattern. Every month you're adding new members, and every month the number of rebilled members rises.

This business model is how the "big guys" make money. Too many people fall for the "get rich quick" idea. Taking $35 per join is idiotic. You can't build a residual income that way. All of a sudden the rug is jerked out from under you and you have nothing left. By promoting for a trusted affiliate, preferably using a 3rd party affiliate program (like CCBill) you'll be able to make a living and can do so without expense to you. But you WILL need to put in the hours. If you work part time at this you can expect part time money. If you bust your ass and put in the hours you'll make full time money.
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