Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Three Roadblocks to Affiliate Marketing Success

Do not let these three roadblocks stop you from pursuing affiliate marketing.

1. Feeling like a fool

Any time you start anything new, there are well meaning family and friends who will advise you against it. Your family, friends, peers and whoever else, will start making you aware of all the possible problems involved with your decision to become an Internet marketer, and the many pitfalls of working for yourself. They seem so smart, and know what is best for you. You soon begin to feel like a fool if you go on with your decision.

It is okay to be the fool. Take the time to research if affiliate marketing is for you. There are cost-effective ways to learn and try to make money on-line.

Try a small step at a time. When you find out it is something that you can, and want to do, you can commit fully to it.

When you become successful, then "all of them" will be the fools.

2. Fatigue

Fatigue tries to stop you in many things. It whispers in your ear, "Let it go." "Give up." "Stop trying." "Go home."

If you start out affiliate marketing part-time while holding down a job, fatigue is going to be bending your ear. Fatigue does not care about your best interests. It will try to win at all costs.

Do not let fatigue convince you that the rewards of affiliate marketing are not there. Rest if you must, but keep on keeping on.

Why should being tired convince you that there is no upside?

3. You have been burned before

You have bought expensive training. You have tried other "get rich schemes". You are not about to fall victim again and have your hopes and dreams shattered.

Affiliate marketing is not a "get rich scheme". It is a method for making money, not so different from other ways of making money. They all require work and commitment.

The reality is that you may have to kiss a lot of frogs to find a way to make money which works for you. You have to try a lot of things so that you have an opportunity to find something to suitable for you. If you focus on all of the ways you have failed, you will not put out the effort necessary, because you are afraid something bad will happen.

The less effort you put out, the fewer good things will happen and you will become convinced that there is no reward for your effort.

Becoming successful requires perseverance, training and support. You have to provide the first. You can get training and support by clicking any these to links.


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