1. By joining an affiliate program to start your own internet business it is both easier and cheaper. Also the amount of studying is so much smaller that, in all fairness, the affiliate program is the best way for a newbie to start his own internet business.

To put it simple, the only thing a newbie needs are the mental tools. The attitude of the winner is the most important one.

2. The merchant has done a huge amount of work to set up the affiliate program. The web site, payment systems, logistic system, pricing, sortiment, marketing tools, training ( DVD, video, audio etc.), support, forum etc.

These all are at the use of the affiliate. Later when you manage the affiliate program marketing you can, if you want, to set up your 100 % own system.

3. I doubt whether it is wise to build an own system, because there are some many high earning affiliate program marketers online. Why are they so good?

Because their secret is the specialization. They can find the profitable target groups and they can communicate to them. Thats all.

4. But on the other hand, the marketing is the most important part to start your own internet business. If a newbie learn to do that, he is able to run whatever business online. He will learn how to find the right niches, what is the need there and how to communicate with the niche.

5. Another, maybe bigger reason is, that the affiliate program system is flexible and can be changed in one second to better respond the new requirements of the market.

This not an empty benefit. All marketers will follow thoroughly the changes and can change their marketing immediately if needed. This concerns of course the products.

So when you as a newbie has so much to learn, the affiliate program offers an excellent opportunity to concentrate into a narrow topic. The marketing. That should be the hottest topic when you start your own internet business.

6. There are also other benefits. When an internet marketer needs at least 20 income streams, it is easy to change the nonprofitable ones and replace them with the better ones.

What about the situation, if the products were your own ones? In that case to find a reason, why they do not do well would be complicated and also expensive.

7. The core affiliate programs in your business must be quaranteed successes. To be able to find them, just surf the net and visit the web sites of the most appreciated internet marketers. They normally recommend the affiliate programs they have used.

Why to invent the success again? Just pick the best affiliate programs and the most important part of your internet business is in shape.