Almost every one of todays billionaires built their empires on a joint venture of some sort. In the past, joint ventures were built on mergers, friendships, networks, and alliances. The internet has introduced join venture companies which work to join web publishers with products they can sell.
The fundamental principals behind joint ventures makes solid business sense. It is often cheaper to pay a content rich website a percentage of sales, or a fee for inbound traffic, in exchange for exposure.
Content rich websites are hard to manage, expensive to build, and are usually out of date within months. Adding content weekly can cost $8 – $15 an article. Managing a 1000 page content rich site, including newsletter, forum, blogs, and community can be downright dehabilitating.
That is why the web works to join content rich web sites with small businesses ventures. But, like everything, there is a right way to form a venture, and a wrong way.
Affiliate Programs
One of the most popular is the affiliate programs run through Commission Junction, Click Bank, and Amazons fulfillment program. These let the web publisher choose the products they want...