If you’re already or claim yourself to be a ‘Super Affiliate’ then don’t bother reading this, otherwise read on.
I could go on and on about the various ways to make money online, but if you’re reading this then you’ve most likely heard and read them all, over and over again.
This is a rude awakening to those thinking about getting into affiliate marketing.
First ask yourself if you can deal with the following:
- You ARE going to lose money
- You ARE going to get frustrated
- You ARE going to fail
Still interested? Then read on…
Don’t expect to make any profit the first few weeks, you will most likely do the opposite. Think of it as starting a new business or franchise. You will be in debt at first but with hard work and determination anyone can be successful.
4 Hour Work Week My Ass
Affiliate Marketing is not easier than your typical 9-5 job. I typically spend most days doing more than 12 hours of work on my campaigns. If your dream is to be sleeping in late, sitting around all day and periodically checking your stats then you’re never going to make any real money.
Set Goals
If you don’t set goals you will most likely give up. Start small and work your way up, it will be much more rewarding. Even something as small as earning $20 per day is a good starting goal, once you reach it set your next goal to $50 and so on.
Be Patient
I have always been a very impatient person and it affected me when I first tried out affiliate marketing. It’s not easy to be patient when first starting out waiting for those first few leads, but it’s something you will need to overcome.
Try Different Things
If you had never tried different food all your life how would you know what you like? Just because a campaign is not working at first it doesn’t mean the offer is necessarily bad, you’re most likely just doing something wrong. Changing something on your landing page as simple as a few lines of text could double your conversion rate. You will never know unless you try.
Stop Procrastinating
If you are really serious about making money online and want to get into affiliate marketing then start right now. Stop telling yourself you will do it tomorrow or when you have the time. The first step is to sign up for an affiliate network. If you have no offers to start with what are you going to promote? Two great affiliate networks I would recommend starting out with are MarketLeverage and NeverBlue.
If you can’t even take a minute out of your precious time to apply for an affiliate network then just give up right now because you’re most likely going to fail.
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So brutally honest, I love it!
It’s very true, at first I lost a ton while learning how to properly do affiliate marketing. Hell I still loose money on some campaigns or when I try new stuff, it’s the cost of learning and if you do it right it’s damn well worth it!
It’s true about busting your ass too, many 14+ hour days here as well..
Chris
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Tell it like it is! Great post man!
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Hey Bryn, How’s it going man? Hopefully all is well. I agree with you with reference to several points you make. Everything does take hard work, determination and tenacity, I think one of the most important points to add to the above related to the procrastination point – stop making excuses…the more excuses you make, the less you do. Thanks for the post, I like the site, I’ve been seeing more of you around lately – so props for the great marketing! Subscribed. Speak soon buddy 🙂
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Class post bryn i was looking for something like this. I am interested in two more things related to Affilliate Marketing before going into it
1. Should i go PPC-Affilliate way ? If yes wat should be my daily budget and how long should i wait to see reasonable good results…
2. what budget should i have ready(including backup budget) before trying my luck
Please talk on these things a bit and if you have already a post gimme link or suggest me some readings
Great help for me thanks for nice post
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Bryn Youngblut Reply:
October 8th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Different things work for different people, you reall will never know unless you just get your feet wet and try stuff. It took me years before I took it seriously and by then I had already tried so many things it was easier to get going. PPC is a good start BUT I would recommend signing up for ppc-coach.com if your going to go that route. It’s $50 a month but I can assure you if you follow the steps in Month 1 you will make money.
I wouldn’t say there’s a real budget, just think about what you can afford to lose. Don’t spend money you don’t have (credit), if you have an extra 50 bucks a week than make that your budget until you get more…the worst thing you can do is get into debt and screw yourself completely.
I wrote a post about tips for newbie affiliate marketers here you should read: https://bryn.me/2008/09/20/tips-for-new-affiliate-marketers/
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Hey Bryn you are very right with the “4 Hour Work Week” thing. When you are starting in this topic you need to work hard, going to sleep at 3am and be constantly checking your stats as you said, but once you start making money it becomes a little more easier!
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