"I'd rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort."

That statement has been attributed to J. Paul Getty. At his death in 1976, Mr. Getty was reportedly worth more than $2 billion. It's safe to say he knew how to make money!

So, what wisdom was Mr. Getty trying to convey. Very simple!

It's better to earn a smaller percentage through the efforts of many other people working on your behalf, than to try to make a lot of money by yourself.

Why? Because, your time is a valuable asset. You only have 24 hours in a day and you can only be in one place at a time. But, when you get other people to work for you, you maximize your time and effort.

Of course, you have to make it worth their while to help you. And, you do that by giving them the bigger share of the profits.

Think about it! If you have 100 people selling your products, you have none of your time, effort or additional money at risk.

You only pay them – If and When they've made a sale for YOU!

Does this really work? In 2000, Amazon.com was granted the patent for the modern day Affiliate Marketing program. Did you know that according to Wikipedia, Amazon derives approximately 40% of all of its revenues through – you guessed it – Affiliate Marketing?

And, what is affiliate marketing?

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With the holiday season fast approaching, it becomes more and more important to keep your eMerchantClub eCommerce website stocked with the most up-to-date and timely products. Potential shoppers will expect to see plenty of seasonal items and will be more likely to complete a purchase if your site contains relevant products that get updated regularly.

Keeping track of your product inventory and making changes to that inventory on a regular basis may seem like a daunting task. After all, retail stores often employ a large workforce whose sole responsibility is to keep track of inventory and restock products.

Although your workforce may be limited to one person – yourself – you have at your disposal one very versatile tool, your eMerchantClub eCommerce website. If you have a Version 9 eCommerce website, using the Data Update feature gives you the ability to easily update your product inventory with a few clicks of the mouse.

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