Affiliate Marketing growing

The current generation of Ugandans is growing at par with current trends in the global business environment. Affiliate marketing is currently one of the fastest employment opportunities taking root in the country. This is mainly being done on a part-time basis and some have taken it on on a full-time basis.One can easily continue with his regular job while carrying on his affiliate marketing on the side and earn some extra cash.

Affiliate marketing is being appreciated in Uganda because it presents many benefits which traditional employment opportunities do not. These may include being one's own boss,flexibility, cheap start-up and the ability to take on more than one affiliate marketing program at the same time. Some of the most common affiliate programs operating in Uganda include.GNLD, Forever Living, Q-Net, SFI, Triple Clicks and many others. Also some pyramid schemes had started operating but were banned by the government after reports that they were schemes which were dwindling money from unsuspecting people.

The growth in affiliate marketing in Uganda can be linked to factors like easy start-up, since capital is the biggest hindrance to entrepreneurship in the country. This is because some affiliate marketing programs require no capital like SFI. One's participation and commitment are the only requirements to succeed in affiliate marketing. One has to create a big network of friends from whom he can get potential prospects to join his team.

On the other hand, this type of business is not for those who want to realise quick returns on their investment. One's commitment and participation in the program determines how returns are realised. It is only after one has mastered the art that he rests and beginning earning from his team's participation in the program. One of the major hindrance which deter many Ugandans from joining affiliate marketing programs is that they can never be sure of how much returns they will realise from their investment.

Affiliate marketing can easily be done by word of mouth among friends, peers and family. Other programs are carried out on the internet especially with the growth in social media usage.