Working Man Blues on the Internet
Credit: Nieve44/La Luz
A dirty word called 'work' I don't know about you but I get inundated by promotional emails almost every day. I guess I'm partly to be blamed for getting into this kind of situation.
About 50% of them are spammy emails with ludicrous offers that only a noob would entertain. The other half being newsletters and ezine stuff which I have subscribed but can't remember when I had keyed in my email address on the subscription forms to get them delivered.
Thanks to my generosity or rather stupidity, now I have to make it a daily task to check the inbox and expedite the termination of these spams and other redundant emails that are beginning to get under my skin.
Oh well, what I'm trying to say is that if you are in a kind of similar situation like me, it's better to do things early rather than be sorry later.
Procrastination is not a good idea because if you doze off you will find a huge pile of emails up to your neck! That means you will be terribly bogged down clearing them. Just imagine yourself scooping snow in your driveway and backyard while your missus watches from the window!
Okay, I'm just exaggerating with this rambling, but truth be told - it's not very hard to spend a little time checking your inbox each day. By doing this you will maintain a clean and uncluttered inbox. Is it so difficult to do?
There I have implied the dirty word "Work". But this kind of work is a piece of cake if you motivate yourself to dig in with a sense of discipline. Believe me, it doesn't raise half a sweat if you stick to this routine. Goodbye, email clutter!
And now, on to Affiliate Marketing...
Like they say, there's no such thing as a free lunch. The same applies to affiliate marketing.
There is always this misconception that affiliate marketing is a lazy man's "get rich quick" program. Like imagining yourself wearing sunglasses and enjoying a glass of wine as you swing in a hammock on some island paradise while the affiliate program puts money on the table for you. You bet!
Don't swallow that or you will be drowned in sorrow. The truth is that among thousands of affiliates out there, only about 5 or 10 per cent are truly financially successful. The other 90 per cent are lucky if they make a few hundred bucks a month.
To be a successful affiliate takes a lot of gumption but not many are cut out for it. Baby, you got to have what it takes to be a high-earner. Luck is a rare commodity.
This is not a post to deter you from affiliate marketing. Your marketing skills (if you have that) play a crucial part in your venture. Affiliate marketing is a challenge for you to make money online but it may take months or even years of trial and error before you really get a taste of the big time.
Here's a sobering thought: If you sign up just to put up some banners and hope to become Mr Big Time, forget it! You will be greatly disappointed as each month passes by with only a few sales or none at all!
Even the pros have a tough time marketing their stuff, so imagine how you, as a newbie, is going to struggle with not much of a traffic to shout about. Everyone has to go through the learning curve but be wary of the information overload.
Affiliate marketing is not a walk in the park. Work, work, work is your motto. You need a business website (one that converts). You need to be proficient in search engine optimization (SEO) to get traffic. You need to pick the right affiliate merchant and develop marketing strategies to promote the product. You need to dump those that don't bring in any moolah.
Overall, you need to be focused and not be detracted by other Internet hooplas that take away your concentration and time. And if you are the type who keeps learning and persevere with the trials and errors that you will surely experience, then the reward may be waiting for you at the end of the rainbow.
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