Should I Consult My Skin Care Specialist?

Read the entire article about skin care sales.



“Should I consult my skin care specialist?”



Absolutely. If your dermatologist sells his or her own line of skin care products (and more and more of them do), you may want to ask about effective ingredients and then see if you can find them elsewhere for less. That's entirely up to you and your budget.



I frequently post medical disclaimers on my articles. I am not a doctor but some of my best information comes from dermatologists, plastics surgeons, registered dietitians, scientific studies and personal trainers (Hey, I even was one of those!).



I hope this helps.



Jean



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Thanks so much for the reply, and what you said makes a great deal of sense.



It is just frustrating to see the sites that promote 2, 3, 4, products and to know that they get money from the sales of those products. So you have to wonder if they are true reviews. I will watch for the things you have talked about and appreciate you taking the time to provide such an in depth response.



Vicki

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Please come back Monday for Foodie Bloggers Day!



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More About Ageless Beauty

Here is my compete answer about selling skin care products online.



Ageless Beauty is affiliated with many of the largest programs online (meaning we have little incentive to drive readers toward any one brand or product). We are affiliated with Skin Store, Beauty.com, Cosmetic Mall and Strawberry Net (which ships internationally to serve our worldwide readers) – to name just a few. Overall, these merchants sell thousands of different products. We try to find the best in terms of effectiveness.



We also are affiliated with several direct programs like Avon and Lancome which are highly reputable and we have found some new programs like Apotek that show promise.



We take readers of all income levels into consideration. There are some excellent anti-aging products in the low- to medium- price ranges and we cover those as well as the leading edge breakthrough products (which tend to be more expensive).



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Navigating Website Advertising

Here is the complete article about skin care affiliate programs.



Full-blown affiliate websites have several income streams. They are in business, after all, and are working full time to facilitate Internet commerce. There may be other income streams, but here are a few I am aware of:



• Affiliate commissions, such as I discussed Saturday;

• Paid advertising, as you find in a magazine; and

• Google ads.



Some Specifics about Ageless Beauty

Ageless Beauty doesn't, I hope, exhibit any of the bad signs listed Monday. As for the good signs, only you can decide whether you like my credentials and find my articles well-researched and well-balanced.



I've written warnings about mercury-contaminated skin creams appearing in U.S. stores, as well as about online auto-ship programs.



I just completed a report following up on the FDA warning that Botox Cosmetic (botulinum toxin type A) and its competitor, Myobloc (toxin type B) have been linked to adverse reactions ranging from botulism symptoms requiring hospitalization to death.



My answer to Vicki continues Thursday.



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How to Judge Whether a Website is Worthy of your Trust

Here is my complete answer about affiliate programs.



Here are some questions you can ask yourself to help you evaluate an affiliate website's credibility.



Bad Signs

• Is the site just a directory of links?

• Is the site touting only one brand (Just to be clear, I'm not referring to brand sites here, only to affiliate sites.)?

• Is the editorial content the same you see everywhere else (meaning it was probably copied and pasted from somewhere else)?

• Same question for the individual products. If you see the same words popping up all the time, you can suspect that no real product evaluation has taken place.



Good Signs

• Do you like the credentials of the editor usually found in the "About Us" section of the site?

• Are many, many lines of products being represented and evaluated on the site?

• Is there original content and is there new content being posted regularly? [This is very important, as it indicates that people are working very hard to keep the website current. Everyday we hear of website moguls who swear they work only an hour a day and are raking in tens of thousands of dollars a month. I have to question the quality of information available on such a site.]



Tuesday I’ll talk about navigating website advertising.



Sunday is Foodie Blogger’s Day!



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Are you an Affiliate of any of the Products that are on Your Top Ten Lists?

Just curious since I see the website links of most of the wrinkle sites that are affiliates. I am wondering if perhaps the only way to really know the best anti wrinkle creams is to ask your skin care specialist.



What are your thoughts please? It is almost like you really can't believe anything you read about any of them because they are all biased!



Vicki



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Read my answer about skin care affiliates and Ageless Beauty.



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