While there are many benefits to joint ventures there are a few occasions when these ventures might not be the best of circumstances for you. In order to to make your joint venture run as smoothly as possible and avoid some of the more serious consequences of bad joint ventures keep the advice below in mind when considering becoming a partner in any joint venture. If you do this, your odds of success will improve greatly.
1) Avoid joint ventures that lack clearly stated and well defined goals and objectives. If you can't quickly gauge by reading through a contract or proposal exactly what the project is about it's probably a good idea to pass. Not all opportunities are created equally and if the person approaching you to join in his or her joint venture isn't able to communicate the plan and/or purpose clearly to you in the proposal, chances are that he or she will not be able to effectively communicate other important information with you for the duration of the joint venture.
2) Don't jump in if the lack of planning is obvious. One thing that is difficult to make up for once you're midway into a joint venture is a distinct lack of planning that dates back to before the project began. Pay attention to the details and if they don't add up or something seems to be missing or incomplete, explore it and investigate. If the person approaching you to join in the joint venture hasn't done his or her homework well enough to explain it to you, how much other important information is missing in the creation of the product or the business plan? You do not want to associate your good name or the good name you are trying to create with a questionable product, deal, or relationship. Bow out gracefully before you find yourself in too deep.
3) Ineffective communication. This is a big deal that is nearly impossible to overcome. Whether the communication is too sporadic or unreliable to be effective or the person on the other side of this joint venture simply isn't making the point he or she is trying to make, communication is the key to the success and/or failure of a joint venture. It doesn't matter how great the product is or how wonderful the people involved in the partnership are. If you can't effectively communicate with one another there is no point in becoming involved in a joint business venture. It will only become a lesson in frustration that isn't good for either party or the businesses you are working to build.
When all is said and done, the benefits offered by joint ventures far outweigh the potential pitfalls on most days. As long as you trust your partners, have a well thought out and executed plan, and create a product that people need, want, and can afford to buy you should be sitting pretty once your joint venture is over with.
There are quite a few advantages to joint ventures. Some of these advantages get far more good press than others. That doesn't mean that there aren't a few surprising benefits awaiting you on the other side of a successful joint venture. One of the most important things you need to keep in mind during the course of your joint venture is that you should always work to make sure that the project is a success in order to protect your reputation as well as the reputation of those who are working by your side. If you all put forth a stellar effort, even if the venture isn't as successful as you hope, it will be a success.
So, what are some of the intangible benefits of a successful joint venture project?
Exposure
Whether you see the benefits of exposure immediately or it takes a few weeks or even months to catch up to you, having your name associated with other big names within your niche market can bring a lot of positive exposure your way. In the world of Web 2.0 where even casual references to the fact that you are working together can go viral in a matter of seconds there is an amazing value to having your name associated with that of other trusted figures within your niche market. The Internet has a long memory for some things and the exposure you get from this venture will likely be a factor in your future far longer than you may anticipate initially.
Building Networks
Social networking is a big deal for those interested in Internet marketing. More importantly, it's growing each and every day. Your network expands every time you do business with another person in your niche. More people are willing to work with you after they've heard about successful joint ventures you've done with other marketers. The longer you work at this, the more visible and notable projects you are likely to be invited to participate in. Ultimately, you have to start building networks somewhere but once you do, they have a way of growing by leaps and bounds rather than in small increments.
Education
The things you learn from working with other big name marketers in your niche are invaluable lessons that you will be able to take with you long after your joint venture has been completed. Use every possible opportunity to study how they work, where they advertise, how they advertise, what they say to their subscribers, how they reward their subscribers and learn to incorporate these things into your business plan. You do not want to become a carbon copy of your competitor but you can learn many things about how they do business and use those things to help you improve your own business.
There are simply too many benefits to joint ventures to ignore them all together. You would be doing your business a complete disservice to never explore the possibilities that are presented by participating in joint ventures within your niche.
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