Affiliate Marketing is Like a Magic Diet Pill

[Linda Buquet]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/clydepossum/559941224/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1087/559941224_79280e3e47_m.jpg" alt="fad diet lose weight" align="left" height="240" hspace="10" width="204" /></a> I often hear affiliates here at the forum chasing one "get rich scheme" after another or looking for the latest greatest shortcut to success. Makes me want to say:

&lt;&lt;&lt; <strong>"So how's that working out for ya?</strong>"

Lots of affiliates I know, seem to constantly be looking for that silver bullet, instead of digging in and doing the hard work of building a sustainable affiliate business.

Just like many Americans try fad diet after fad diet, hoping they will find that magic pill, so they don't have to do the HARD work of eating healthy and exercising.

Dreaming is fine and thinking big is great! But I see some affiliates that just keep chasing one scheme after another KNOWING in their heart that typically "if it sounds too good to be true it usually is." We ALL want that quick fix, to some degree. After all we live in a quick fix type of society. However, when it comes to affiliate marketing - just like with dieting - there is no <a href="http://www.sugarrae.com/silver-bullet/">Silver Bullet</a>!

If you read this blog you know I'm a big fan of Rae Hoffman. She just wrote a great piece today about this that started me thinking about the similarities between fad dieters and some affiliate marketers.

<strong><a href="http://www.sugarrae.com/silver-bullet/">Looking for the Silver Bullet</a></strong> "Listen up folks - there is no quick and easy fix to long term success in either weight loss or affiliate marketing. There are no silver bullets in affiliate marketing. Looking for them wastes time, wastes money and potentially wastes opportunities which you might never be faced with again."

This is part 3 in her blog series about the "Reasons you fail at affiliate marketing." I'm sure I'll be commenting about a couple of the other posts.

<strong>Til then… dream big, work harder AND smarter!</strong>

 

[Oregon Coast Guy]

So true.

If people are not willing to get in it for the long-haul, they needn't even bother.

They are going to get out of their business exactly what they put into it and the pay-off is usually not immediate.

The quicker they understand that and accept it, the easier it's going to be to get down to business.

Tony

 

[Niche48]

What's that saying about the only people who fulfill their dreams are the ones that wake up?

No magic bullet. Just hard, smart work

 

[Linda Buquet]

What's that saying about the only people who fulfill their dreams are the ones that wake up?

That's a good one niche!

 

[hijinks]

This has to be one of the most truthful posts I've read in a long time!

 

[discrat]

Honestly, if you have a Blog/Website and doing Affiliate Marketing or Adsense you have to have the mentality of it being a Long Term Investement. Just like the Buy and Hold with the Stock Market. Thats just all there is too it. Especially, I see this so much in people with starting a Free Blogger and slapping on some Affiliate Progrmas thinking they are gonna be in full time income in 3 months or so. It just wont happen.

Personally, I am in my 7 month with about 4 Blogs now and I am making a profit. But I look at these Blogs as my Retirement !! If I just keep going at it strong every week then in about 5 years or so I think I will be reaping major maojor benefits.

Remember Google looks highly on Authority
Just do the little things week in and week out like Article Submissions, Blog Posting, Squidoo Lenses etc. along with updated content on your site with good keywords..............and after a period of time you will see results.