How do most handle Business Set Up?

[tinalanda]

Hi everyone!

Quick question for a newbie, lol

How do most internet marketers set up their business? Individual, do you use your social security number and name for affiliate accounts and payments? When I say affiliate accounts to me that covers amazon, ebay stores, clickbank, google adsense? If there are more, I havent heard about them being mentioned on my research yet... dont even have these set up yet.

Or, do you set up as a business and get a tax id number for these affiliate accounts? Which way is best to get approved for these accounts?

One more thing, how do you set up links for products and get paid if someone purchases? Example, I want to promote a certain that JIM has (e-book) and hes going to give me 20% how do I set this up? a link? a cart?

Hope not asking too much but the first two questions I was unable to find a thread for and while typing this I thought about the last.

Thanks,
Tina

[TerriB]

Hey Tina,

I'm sure everyone will have a different answer, but when I first started, I got a tax id # because I didn't want to use my ss#.

And when you get your affiliate link you will just set it up on your site with either an image of the product or the name of the product. You can also write a little review of the product and include the link (as a hyperlink) in the review. Lots of affiliates (Like Lynn), will give you the entire code that includes your link and the image, so all you have to do is just drop it in your site.

Not sure how much that helps you, but I'm sure you'll get some other great responses.

Good Luck!
Terri :)

[tinalanda]

Thanks Terri, all advice helps, LOL!!!
Tina