Joint Ventures for the E-preneur

Joint ventures, or JVs, are becoming increasingly popular in business today. They have shown an effective way to increase company size and profits -- even for businesses that have no product to sell.

A JV is the entity created when two businesses, individuals, companies or other legal entities enter into an agreement. The joint venture benefits both parties by combining skills, customer bases, capital or other products or services.

The concept of a joint venture is pretty simple when you're the one with the products. Obviously you'd want to look for a partner who can help you sell more products. Perhaps they'll have an established customer base you can use in return for a portion of the profits. Or, perhaps they have a complimenting product that you can sell as a package. The benefits to both sides are fairly easy to see and explain.

If you don't have a product to offer, you may have a harder time understanding or helping others to understand how a JV works. When you don't have a product, you're most likely offering skills and knowledge. In this case, you'll be marketing yourself as a "dealmaker."

The first step is to find a company with a product that suits your skill set. For example, if you're great at marketing and you know how to make money online, look for a company that needs help in those areas. Comb the Internet for excellent products with weak advertising. Look over all available aspects of their business, such as their website, order forms and other sales materials. Think of ways you can improve them.

Once you determine how you can benefit a potential partner, it's time to think about what you will ask for in return. When you think of a deal that sounds fair to you, write out a proposal to present to the company. If they accept, then it's time to begin the process of creating a joint venture, including writing a business plan, a binding legal contract and an exit strategy.

Other businesses without products to sell use joint ventures in order to acquire such products. Buying products to sell with a marked-up price is costly and time-consuming. When you enter into a joint venture, you can often get these products for free.

Joint venture marketing, or JVM, is a new trend that has become popular with the growth of the Internet. JVM partners obtain free e-products, like e-books and e-zines, that they then sell on their websites.

Many e-products are available for free online. Many of them are Private Label Rights or Master Resell Rights products, and that means that they are ready for distribution when you download them. They come fully loaded with graphics and packaging -- all you do is add your contact information so people know where they got it. Then you can add them to your site and offer them for sale.

The benefit to you in this situation is obvious: You receive products to offer on your site and the provider of those products benefits from the free advertising he gets on your site. You might also be obliged to offer the provider with a portion of your profits.

The Internet has created a whole new universe of joint venture opportunities for those seeking them. JV collaborative groups comprise Internet marketers who work together to promote each other. When they all advertise together and promote each other, they each reach exponentially more customers than they can on their own. If you become a member of one of these collaboratives, visitors might be required to sign up for the newsletter or e-book you offer, helping to create a large list of subscribers. Within these products you send your visitors, you can include your ads and those of your JV partners as well.

These days, even businesses without products can benefit from entering into joint ventures. Take caution, however, because in the Internet age it is more important than ever to read the small print. Before entering into any joint venture agreement, make sure you know what is expected of you and what you can expect to receive. Once you are knowledgeable about them, joint ventures can be a great avenue for a growing business.

The writer of this article, Justin Bryce, is an expert with Joint Ventures. To learn about Joint Venture Benefits visit Justin at: www.lazy-internet-marketing.com/bm/joint-ventures.ag.php

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