Of all choices for the stay-at-home mom who still wants to work, affiliate marketing is one of the best.  It’s relatively hassle-free, easy-to-learn, and costs very little money to start up – a big plus point.

Low hassle. As business owner, you have to take care of customer support, bookkeeping, and various other headaches.  As an affiliate marketer, however, all you have to do is promote products and collect commissions.

Easy to learn. There are plenty of products out there today that can teach you the secrets of affiliate marketing for a (sometimes not-so-) tiny share of your bank account.  Some of these products are even worth it!

But there’s also an awful lot of good, free information out there as well.  Smart marketers know that giving away information is a good way to gain trust and earn loyalty.  And you can take advantage of this by utilizing the free info, until you’ve made enough money to buy those spiffy information products.

Low start-up cost. The “Bum Method” is infamous among online entrepreneurs for its simplicity and low cost.  It generally involves writing articles and submitting them to directories, which then send traffic to your affiliate site. The more articles you write the more traffic you’re likely to receive. And with enough traffic sales and commissions should start to grow.

Later on, if you want, you can spend a little money on things like pay per click (PPC marketing) and other paid advertising methods, to find good customers.  But the new work at home mom can get a cheap start by “bumming” it.

Not only is affiliate marketing low-hassle, low-cost, and easy to learn; it also allows you to set your own hours.  Having no clock to punch or office desk to report to means you can work as much (or as little) as you want, whenever you want, making it the perfect choice for the stay at home mom!

I’ll be expanding on the area of affiliate marketing later with a free report that teaches the basics.