When I first came in this game a year ago, I had no idea what I was doing. I just learned the basic and ran with it. The first month in affiliate marketing I found me a niche and made a few hundred dollars, and than the following month i banked over a stack and each month it was getting higher and higher. This continued for the whole year, i was like shit, this shit is easy; I was making 2k/month with this one niche, it may not sound a lot but for a person who goes to school full time and use to deliver pizza at Domino's, it was awesome. I was making money sitting on my ass. Than it hit me that niche was no longer working and now I have to start from the beginning and notice this shit is extremely hard. I learned a lot of things now I didn't know a year ago, and I cant believe I actually made money doing the basics. Now since I know what i'm doing now I need money for media buying, ppv, testing, such & such. I also got to admit I kinda blew that money I was making a year ago, I wish I could have started over again with the knowledge I got right now. This game is not an overnight thing, that's the difference from guys like me and guys who are super affiliates, they know what they doing and they never rely on just one niche. They keep grindin & grindin until they have a lot more niches and a lot more money for much more larger media buying and shit like that. I'm giving myself a time limit, ima be in this game for the next two more years, and if I don't make the money I'm satisfy with I'm done. This game is extremely hard, now I know that....
I gotta admit I got Lucky in Affiliate Marketing
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no its not , a dumbass can do well , it's all about having some cash and being brave enough to risk it by doing tests . I use direct linking to get huge ROI's
The more you learn, the harder it gets.
Revenue sinks, frustration sets in.. self-doubt takes over.
STOP: Get back to basics, and bring with you the confidence you felt in the beginning + the knowledge and skills you now possess.
Persevere and if you really want it, you'll kill it again ...
Revenue sinks, frustration sets in.. self-doubt takes over.
STOP: Get back to basics, and bring with you the confidence you felt in the beginning + the knowledge and skills you now possess.
Persevere and if you really want it, you'll kill it again ...
I think he means...
When I originally came in this game last year, I had not got any idea what I was doing. I just boned up on the basic and ran with it. The 1st month in affiliate marketing I found me a spot and made a couple of hundred greenbacks, and than the month after i banked over a stack and every month it was becoming higher and higher. This carried on for the entire year, i was like shit, this shit is simple ; I was making 2k / month with this one niche, it might not sound a lot except for an individual who goes to college full time and use to supply pizza at Domino's, it was amazing. I was earning money sitting on my ass. Than it struck me that niche was not working and now I should start from the start and notice this shit is incredibly tough. I learned tons of things now I did not know last year, and I cant believe I made cash doing the fundamentals. Now since I know what I am doing now I require cash for media purchasing, ppv, testing, such & such. I also got to confess I kinda blew that cash I was making a year back, I wish that I might have started over again with the information I got at the moment. This game isn't an overnite thing, that is the difference from fellows like me and fellows who are super associates, they know what they doing and they never depend on only one niche. They keep grindin & grindin till they have got a lot more niches and a load more money for much more bigger media purchasing and shit like that. I am giving myself a cutoff point, ima be in this game for the following 2 more years, and if I do not make the money I am satisfy with I am done. This game is incredibly tough, now I know that....
You are not lying I'm feeling the toll right now, the beginning I came in this game really didn't believe in people actually making money from the internet, i thought it was some scam, until i cashed that first check... Since i know its for real it hurting that i'm wasting money and still not making money.... good advice...
Don't worry... even when you start making money you'll still be wasting plenty. There's a lot of hit and miss involved with marketing now matter how experienced you get.
Well I hope you learned your lesson of blowing the cash you made. Controlling your spending is probably the number one most critical thing in this business.
I budget how much I'm going to spend far ahead of time, how much I make doesn't change it much. If I make a shit ton of money in a month I might go blow 1% of it on something and that's about it. Same goes for times when I don't make as much, I might spend slightly less but more or less I stick to my budget and have the luxury of doing so because of all the money saved up from the other weeks/months.
If you base your spending on your earnings in this business you will almost always have problems.
Even more reason that you need to be setting up your business properly and treating yourself as an employee. Set up your LLC and pay yourself a decent salary based on your living expenses. That way, you pay yourself every two weeks a set amount and that is it. You can't blow all your company's money if you don't pay it to yourself.
Think of yourself as the CEO of Exxon. Do they get to keep all the profit they make? Of course not, even though it is a bit different b/c more then likely, you are the main shareholder. But even then, they do not get the profit. If you want, pay yourself bonuses for hitting monthly or quarterly goals. Run your business like it is a real business, because it is. The sooner you start taking it more serious, the more successful you will be.
