Affiliates are great – paid on commission, they can use their traffic (or connections, or newsletter, or banner service) to sell your product. And they are paid when you’re paid – a win-win situation for all.

As I mentioned yesterday, there can be problems, especially for ClickBank affiliates. Protecting links is one example (ClickBank is notorious for making link hijacking easy, a problem solved by a product like easyClickMate).

Shawn Collins just answered an interesting question on attracting affiliates (well, it was interesting to me – that’s why I asked it).

So enough talk – check it out here.

And of course, I have an invitation to join my ClickBank Affiliate program – just email me – user name ‘affiliate’ (and I don’t have to tell you the domain name, do I?).

If you’re reading this, I suspect you’re looking for some tips about your home business (at least, that’s what I’m hoping to provide!) Likewise, you’re probably striving for something better in life.

But what exactly?

I recently read about a little ‘thought experiment’. Simply put, forget about your dream job – instead, imagine the worst job you can. Write down the details – what bothers you about it, what’s the worst features, etc.

Take a moment and think about it – it’s worth the time, trust me…

…ready…

…now reverse it.

You’ll find this is really Your Dream Job.

For instance, let’s say you said – ‘my worst job would be where I’m given demeaning work, with low wages, and no-one thanks me’.

Reverse it, and you’ll likely find that your dream job would require (in this order) fulfilling work, a reasonable wage, and approval from others.

I’m no psychologist, but I suspect this works because we’re not used to thinking in this direction – we hear so much about dream jobs that we’ve all been conditioned what is expected. Going at it in this reverse direction frees our minds to ‘speak up’ – and say what really matters (and I suspect, in the correct order of priority).

An art book, ‘Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain’, uses a similar technique – by turning a picture upside down so it’s less familiar, the brain is free to concentrate on the drawing – often with superb results.

Try this a few times on yourself and others – I guarantee it’ll get you thinking about your dream job – even if by a back door route.