Sweet Businesses

Bigstring Corp. filed its 10-K on March 31, 2009 for the period ending December 31, 2008. In this report its auditor, Wiener, Goodman & Company, PC, gave an unqualified opinion expressing doubt that the company can continue as a going concern.–Businessweek

Also, on December 22, 2009 their stock was at two (2) cents a share and dropping (can you drop lower than two cents?) This company did.  In March of this year they were at one (1) cent a share.   That sent up a huge red flag to me.

I kept thinking, all of these people are getting duped!  There are only four (4) employees that work for the company, an auditor has raised doubt that the company will survive, I’m not sure this is the affiliate program I want to invest my time and energy in.  There are just too many questions and doubts going on in my head about the offer.

Maybe it’s just me.

But, I prefer to promote offers I feel good about.  You see you should choose wisely the affiliate offers you join.  Some of them are worthless, and don’t pay.  There are many companies/affiliate programs littering the affiliate program cemetery, ‘here today, gone tomorrow.’  And when they leave, they leave with your money.  Don’t get suckered, don’t let them string you along.  There are many tools you can use to research a company, and determine if it is worth your time.

Personally, I use CPA networks to work online.  One affiliate offer I promote is Bejeweled 2 and I developed an application on Facebook for it.  This game as of December 22, 2009 has 1,311 monthly users and growing.  That’s great because I get paid each time someone uses the game.  Bejeweled 2 is a fun and addictive game that Facebook promotes for me.  I don’t have to do much promoting of the game because it is in the Facebook game directory.

Bejeweled 2

One valuable piece of advice I can pass onto you is, don’t be hustled by the hustler.  Do what you love, and the money will follow.  If you like playing games online, find some games to become an affiliate for and promote the sleeves off that program!  Put your all into it.  Don’t be fooled by aggressive online salesmen trying to tell YOU what to make money from.  Be an informed consumer and figure out the best course of action for yourself, and don’t let them string you along.