Affiliate Entrepreneurial?

[crackah]

Is it? To me i dont think it is. Its just going out and working for someone, and getting them rich.

I think there is way too much of it going on here, i just personally hate it.

What are your opinions on it? is it Entrepreneurial?

[rossco1]

There are lots of affiliates earning 100's of thousands of dollars. There obviously doing something right. I believe it is entrepreneurial. For example. Take a poker site. You build a website, create very very good content, offer free tournaments etc etc. Then whack up a few advertising banners on the site. That's definitely entrepreneurial, they have found a niche in the market to offer this service and have cashed in on a booming industry.

[crackah]

maybe, but i think its a little different.

Thats just like having ads on your site.

[richkid]

what do you specifically mean by affiliate entrepreneurialism? There are many aspects on affiliate marketing.

[rossco1]

maybe, but i think its a little different.

Thats just like having ads on your site.

Yes, and the website is the project of the entrepreneur

[Aletheides]

Yes, I treat all of my affiliate websites just like businesses because essentially this is what they are.

[rosshill]

If you treat it as a business I think it is entrepreneurial. Sure you can stick an ad on your blog and you have an affiliate system. But if you take the affiliate links and create a fuller website dedicated to the product I think that can be entrepreneurial - you don't have to worry about stock and lots of things, which they like to call leverage

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[jasaunders]

Depends on your definition of entrepreneurship. Some here have a much broader definition. From what I have read, the younger members have a broader definition than older members.

If you define entrepreneurship as doing anything that makes money, then affiliates can be entrepreneurs.

If you define entrepreneurship as starting, running and growing a business from scratch, I don't think affiliates fit this definition.

BTW, wikipedia defines entrepreneurship as "the practice of starting new organizations, particularly new businesses generally in response to identified opportunities." I don't think it fits this definition either.

Joseph Schumpeter, an economist who was instrumental in the understanding of entrepreneurship, states in his pivotal book Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy that an entrepreneur is a person who is willing and able to convert a new idea or invention into a successful innovation.

[dfveteran]

Is it? To me i dont think it is. Its just going out and working for someone, and getting them rich.

I think there is way too much of it going on here, i just personally hate it.

What are your opinions on it? is it Entrepreneurial?

Hey if you are the inventor/president you deserve people to work under you,lol...Thats all it is,the affiliate creates the program and people work for him.He gets paid and in turn pays the workers a small percetage. In a nutshell, sometimes its a slimy job, but yes its Entrepreneurial.

And yeah I hate most of them,cause they are just spruced up pyrimid schemes.But there are good programs that come and go.It all has to do with whats popular at the time I guess.

[Finandom]

For me, Entrepreneurs are those who see the opportunity to make money, take action and finally build up something that hit their goals . So if someone meet the requirement, in my eyes, everyone is entrepreneur.

[Aletheides]

And yeah I hate most of them,cause they are just spruced up pyrimid schemes.But there are good programs that come and go.It all has to do with whats popular at the time I guess.

lol - I would like to hear your explanation as to how affiliate programs are spruced up pyramid schemes.

[richkid]

If you define entrepreneurship as starting, running and growing a business from scratch, I don't think affiliates fit this definition.

If you start a website that promotes affiliate programs, build an optin list, and run your website like any other business - I don't see how this doesnt fit into the definition you have above.

[Aletheides]

If you start a website that promotes affiliate programs, build an optin list, and run your website like any other business - I don't see how this doesnt fit into the definition you have above.

These are some good points.

The web has certainly taken entrepreneurship and business as a whole to another level - so we all have to play accordingly or get left in the dust.

Joseph Schumpeter, an economist who was instrumental in the understanding of entrepreneurship, states in his pivotal book Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy that an entrepreneur is a person who is willing and able to convert a new idea or invention into a successful innovation.

I half-way agree with what Mr. Schumpeter says, but as we have discussed here in the past you don´t necessarily need a new idea or invention to really be successful or considered an entrepreneur.

I believe what makes a successful entrepreneur are successful systems, no unique idea or invention necessary.

[Poor Man]

Why not?

Affilates are Entrepreneurial!

Some people depend on this for a living.

They start from scratch building,revising,speculating keywords.

They do reseach just like any other business entity.

IMO, it should be entrepreneurial.

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