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The basic premise behind affiliate marketing - and I'll refer to "online" affiliate marketing for the purpose of these reviews - is that as an affiliate, you are able to promote and get paid to sell other people's/companies products via your website. The great advantage in being an "affiliate," is that normally you have no products to inventory or ship. Almost all of these companies upload their products onto your site, and you get paid when a sale is made through your site. Although there can be slight variations in this business model, most affiliate marketing companies employ the some basic concept. In this series of articles, I will be attempting to give you a fair and honest assessment of online companies that offer work from home affiliate marketing opportunities.

Host Rocket



Host Rocket is a 13-year old corporation providing website design and web, e-commerce and application hosting to over 50,000 websites. Like all affiliate marketing companies, HotRocket.Com, Inc. pays you when you make a sale through their company. In this case, you can earn $150 for everyone you send to their site who buys one of their hosting packages. When you run the numbers that adds up to a significant income if you're willing to do whatever it takes (writing articles, blogging, etc) to generate traffic. For example, let's say you send one visitor per day to their site that makes a purchase: 7 x $150 = $1050 per week, or $54,600 per year. I'm giving you conservative numbers here because once your articles and blogs start to get noticed, your income will increase exponentially.

Pros:

· Well-established web-hosting company

· Generous pay-outs

· High conversion rate (meaning a substantial number of people you send to their site will make a purchase.

Cons:

· Web-hosting is one of the most competitive arenas in the world

· Too many of complaints on the Internet about this company, not necessarily from affiliates, but from the companies for whom they host.

Rating: C

More and more, people are scoping out affiliate marketing companies as a potential home based business opportunity, and why not? No boss, flexible hours, as well as unlimited income can be yours - if you choose the affiliate marketing company that's right for you. However, never rely solely on the recommendation of someone else when you're looking at a prospective home based business opportunity - not even mine! Make sure you always do your due diligence, and ask yourself these four questions:

1. Is this really a legitimate business?

2. Is this an opportunity that would be "fun" for me?

3. Can I afford this opportunity?

4. Does this business afford me the opportunity to meet my long-term financial goals?