| A whole new genre of home-based business | | | | website gets a small commission. |
| opportunities has opened up in the past few | | | | Green companies use affiliate marketing because |
| years---those that focus on green businesses. | | | | it's a cost effective way to advertise their |
| What is a green business? It's any business that is | | | | products. In addition, they can find a target |
| environmentally friendly, that promotes | | | | audience easily if they advertise on a website or |
| sustainability, and that is committed to protecting | | | | blog that focuses on a green lifestyle. Affiliate |
| the environment. It's a catch-word that is gaining | | | | marketing is a way for small start-up companies |
| popularity, but hasn't become so saturated that | | | | to advertise without breaking the bank because |
| the general public is turned off by it. They're still | | | | they only pay their affiliates when someone clicks |
| intrigued and interested about the idea of a | | | | on an ad. |
| business that helps protect the environment. | | | | Multi-level marketing, also known as network |
| That doesn't mean your home business must | | | | marketing, is another way that green companies |
| focus on environmental activism. Going green | | | | are distributing their products at a low cost. With |
| simply means selling or supplying products that | | | | network marketing, the company relies on a |
| don't harm the environment. One example of a | | | | group of distributors who are paid a commission |
| green business is affiliate marketing that focuses | | | | when they sell their product. The marketers also |
| on promoting green products. | | | | try to recruit others to distribute the green |
| A wide variety of environmentally-friendly | | | | products and receive a commission when their |
| products are using affiliate programs to promote | | | | recruits make a sale, as well. |
| their products, giving home-based entrepreneurs a | | | | This way of marketing is far cheaper for new |
| way to make money while doing something that | | | | companies than traditional national distribution, |
| protects our world. In fact, the Internet has | | | | which is why it is such a popular way for |
| directories of green companies looking for | | | | companies to sell their products. Several new |
| affiliates. | | | | businesses have started in the last years that |
| Affiliate marketing is when you promote a | | | | giving new entrepreneurs an easy way to tap into |
| business, product, or service on a website that is | | | | this growing market. Typically, with network |
| not directly related to that service or product. | | | | marketing start-up costs are minimal and the |
| One example of this would be a gardening blog | | | | business owner's biggest job is marketing the |
| that contains ads for businesses that sell | | | | website that sells the green products. |
| environmentally-safe lawn care products. Each | | | | These companies give entrepreneurs a win-win |
| time someone visits that blog or website and | | | | situation in which they are making money while |
| clicks on an ad, the person who owns that | | | | helping to save the planet. |