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[ShortGuyzRule]

Hello I should have made this post and have been procrastinating for some unknown reason, and for that I apologize.

Anyway I am Ronnie Hokanson my internet marketing content marketing and blogging career blogging career began roughly five years ago in a way that I would certainly not recommend to start out - living in a small town on the Central Coast of California just lost a job and faced with a depressingly bleak job market and rent coming due soon, I took a risk.

With the last $7.50 I had to my name is your business experience or formal training whatsoever and no experience whatsoever in website design or development at all I purchased a domain name and website builder package from GoDaddy, contacted listing source I had become familiar with prolapse fryer employer who utilized their data as well, and launched A foreclosure listings subscription website on my own had I known what it was but I was in forever I may not have I'm through with it but I'm glad they did because despite all of the incredibly hard work that was involved throughout the learning process which is never ending and my first year and a half or so being spent pretty much always working averaging 14 to 20 hours per day of work and often times falling asleep in my computer chair only to wake up and resume working immediately.

Although I did everything I could to learn everything I could about every aspect of the process of running and managing a business developing and marketing a site and a product and providing 100% of the sale of sales and customer service myself foolishly never outsourcing so much is one sliver of the work I managed to learn all of my lessons the hard way I also managed to buy miracle perhaps remain in the black from day one to this day I am still learning it is a never ending process and I am beyond eager to help others avoid the many pitfalls and predators that I have encountered and I'm definitely eager to learn from veterans and perhaps even newbies who know things that I don't let's share

 

[T J Tutor]

Hello I should have made this post and have been procrastinating for some unknown reason, and for that I apologize.

Welcome to AffiliateFix @ShortGuyzRule ! Thanks for joining us.

Anyway I am Ronnie Hokanson my internet marketing content marketing and blogging career blogging career began roughly five years ago in a way that I would certainly not recommend to start out - living in a small town on the Central Coast of California just lost a job and faced with a depressingly bleak job market and rent coming due soon, I took a risk.

With the last $7.50 I had to my name is your business experience or formal training whatsoever and no experience whatsoever in website design or development at all I purchased a domain name and website builder package from GoDaddy, contacted listing source I had become familiar with prolapse fryer employer who utilized their data as well, and launched A foreclosure listings subscription website on my own had I known what it was but I was in forever I may not have I'm through with it but I'm glad they did because despite all of the incredibly hard work that was involved throughout the learning process which is never ending and my first year and a half or so being spent pretty much always working averaging 14 to 20 hours per day of work and often times falling asleep in my computer chair only to wake up and resume working immediately.

Although I did everything I could to learn everything I could about every aspect of the process of running and managing a business developing and marketing a site and a product and providing 100% of the sale of sales and customer service myself foolishly never outsourcing so much is one sliver of the work I managed to learn all of my lessons the hard way I also managed to buy miracle perhaps remain in the black from day one to this day I am still learning it is a never ending process and I am beyond eager to help others avoid the many pitfalls and predators that I have encountered and I'm definitely eager to learn from veterans and perhaps even newbies who know things that I don't let's share

We all start as Newbies, and we are all Newbies at something everyday! Some struggle more than others and some move along quicker than others. We all have our own individual learning and growth patterns.

You'll meet a lot of great folks here and all of them helping one another daily. I'm sure you'll find your way around and hook up with some interesting members.

What areas of affiliate marketing interest you?

Looking forward to your posts and threads.

Be sure to ask some questions of our Expert of the Week! AffiliateFix Expert Week With iAmAtilla

Myself, and any seasoned marketer, will tell you to use this forum as a mentor because it is full of members at every level of experience which makes for many balanced perspectives for a Newbie to learn from. Take the time to read through the forums here and see for yourself that the Newbies achieving success have actually dedicated themselves to success in this industry and reaping the rewards by following the advice of fellow AffiliateFix members, being dedicated to success, putting the time in, and making the necessary investments. You cannot shortcut the learning curve. It goes slower for some and it goes faster for others. Everyone has their own intellectual absorption rates, skill development pace, commitment level, and budgets.

You are a FIX'er now and that means you have the world at your feet with IM. Here are a few suggestions:

Read and learn through extensive reading in this community. Select one vertical. one tracker, and one traffic source. Learn from your fellow members here to master each one of them (a couple of months). Then you can expand and replicate your successes.

As a Newbie, you need to read, study, invest, and implement. Perseverance, dedication, and taking action are the cornerstones of the success you will obtain.

Read
Read through the various areas of the forum to learn about the types of marketing available for your new business. Make a list of all the types of marketing and take some notes along the way. Then determine which area of marketing with which you will start your journey.

Do this to select an area of marketing to start, as well, do this to select a tracker, a traffic source, and to select a vertical.

Then read up on the affiliate networks and select two to begin with that will serve your needs and the types of offers you would like to promote. Put your application in and they will call you for an interview. Be professional and be prepared to answer some questions about how you will promote offers, do you have a website, are you a Newbie, etc. Please note, if you join the Dojo, we have a thread there that can offer assistance in getting accepted to some of the networks.

Study
Now that you have selected a basis to begin, read all of the threads in this forum that relate to your initial selections so that you have a rudimentary understanding of their features and benefits.

Invest
You will require some investment. A VPS server, domains, traffic, landing pages, etc. You will need a budget for daily, weekly, and monthly expenses. This will change over time and you will need to update it often so that you know exactly what your costs and earnings are.

Implement
This is where it all starts to earn. You must now begin to implement what you have established as your foundation for your business.

Here is some advice and guidance that will help you establish your initial goals:

Make sure you complete the following first.

Every business needs:

1. a plan
2. a schedule for research, learning, and execution
3. a budget.

Remember to read through our WIKI and get to know the basics as well as some of the buzz words in the industry.

I also recommend reading the following thread:

As a Newbie, What Stops You From Getting Started

Here is a set of immediate goals:

1. Get a VPS
2. Select a vertical
3. Select a tracker
4. Select a couple of networks and get your approval
5. Select a traffic source
6. Create a schedule for researching, learning (training), and working. This is a business, treat it as such!
7. Create a budget for every expense (daily, weekly, monthly)
8. Be very active in this forum by researching, asking questions, helping others when you are able.

As well, I highly recommend you join the DOJO as it is full of great tools and contributions for successful marketers. Click the banner below to learn more.



Remember This! : Nothing has to be perfect before you start. Read & study, but invest and implement at the same time. You cannot learn all of it from reading and studying. A great deal of your learning comes from implementing!

See you around the forums.

Good Luck!

T J