I have been reading and taking tentative steps into AM over the past 6 months, after previously being involved with other areas of the web in some way for a long time.

It has taken me about 6 months to find my writing style, and to realise I was putting effort into the wrong places – sending traffic to pages that just would never convert. Mostly out of laziness, and because its easier to grab some links or write some content than it is to really get inside your visitors heads and plan out the customer journey.

Thanks again for the post, and I hope I’m not too make more mistakes away from success!

Have a great 2010!

bottemline…there’s now fast way to make a gazillion bucks. just like any other business model, affiliates need to take some risk, put in hard work and time, and with a bit of luck and experience they make it big with a great idea that everyone likes.

I don’t see how newbies always see affiliate marketing as some sort of surefire solution to their money problems, when its identical to any other business out there in that its competitive, you need to actually have a plan and ultimately you need some experience of your own under your belt to really make a return.

just because the only real start up cost is time, doesn’t make it any easier than any other business.

I’ve only just learnt that you need to just experiment, rather than hope for the answers from another, more experienced affiliate. I’ve found that much advice that I’ve had just doesn’t apply or work for my niches, so I’m trying new things all the time.

My method of learning is more scientific, rather than intuitive. As a result, some of my research has helped more experienced affiliates. Nice that I can give something back!

Can’t say I’m doing things consistently right, but I am slowing increasing my earnings.

Dan

I reckon that some bright affiliate marketeer should market a guide under the banner ‘get rich slowly and after a lot of hard work’ !!!

Thats what I am looking for at least. I am new to the www and am serious about building up something worthwhile and just want to learn the basics and a few tips and tricks along the way!

Getting rich quick is neither here or there for me. I want to learn IM like I learned everything else in my life, by reading a few good books, following a few industry experts all the while getting stuck into some hard work.

Problem is: how to tell the shysters and experts apart in this biz!?!?!?

Appreciate your work tho’ bro’!