I was just introduced to MLM and told it was like affiliate marketing. Well, kind of.
For those of you who are curious, let me go into Multi-level marketing in another post. This article will mostly talk about pros and cons of the two.
Affiliate marketing Pros
- no fees
- no inventory to buy or carry
- earns money as long as the website works
MLM pros
- get commissions for sales of people who sign up “below” you
- commissions continue to pay as long as you are in the program
- does not require a website, can be promoted via a website
- most commissions are 35-50%
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Hi, I'm Denise Deems. I've been an affiliate manager, as well as affiliate marketer for the last 4 years. In that time, I've been able to quit my "regular" job and have opened my own company.