What are some of the main reasons affiliates fail and how can you avoid them?
I often talk about the POSITIVE traits necessary to achieve affiliate marketing success. Well following are some of the NEGATIVE traits that cause many affiliates to fail in our business. The 1st concept is pretty interesting if you really think about it.
<strong>We've all heard the saying "Do what you love and the money will follow!" Below you will read thoughts from a super affiliate and an affiliate manager that are telling you the same principle applies to affiliate marketing.</strong> Too often affiliates get into the game simply for the money. They go after markets they think will bring them big money and fail due to too much competition. They are lured by big money and end up using gray or black hat marketing methods that sometimes cause short term gain but are not sustainable long term. ScreenGlare makes some great points below.
<blockquote> <strong><a target="_new" href="http://www.screenglare.com/affiliate-marketing/why-you-will-never-succeed-at-affiliate-marketing/">Why YOU Will Never Succeed at Affiliate Marketing</a></strong> "Let?s face it, most people get into affiliate marketing thinking they are going to get rich quick!
You want to become an affiliate to make money, not to fulfill a need of ?users?. Everyone wants to make money, but if you decide to become an affiliate solely based on the pursuit of money, it will show early and you will not last long. Create something that users will find useful, learn how to sell through the site, and you will be well on your way to making big money."</blockquote><strong>
So What Is An Affiliate To Do? ScreenGlare goes on to other good points about some of the main reasons affiliates fail and how to avoid them.
<a target="_new" href="http://www.screenglare.com/affiliate-marketing/why-you-will-never-succeed-at-affiliate-marketing/">Here?s Why YOU Will Never Succeed at Affiliate Marketing</a></strong>...
Lisa Irby <strong><a target="_new" href="http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5staraffiliateprograms.com/showthread.php?t=4309">at the 5 Star affiliate forum</a></strong> says: "Another problem is that people spend so much time searching for the money instead of relying on their passion to lead them in the right direction. What they don't realize, if they choose a niche they truly love then their passion for the subject will drive them in the right direction. Suddenly it doesn't seem like work... you end up making money and having fun. That's what happened to me."
Lisa says: "<strong>Affiliate marketing doesn't seem like a job. I just find topics I enjoy that help people and then the money just comes as a result of doing what I enjoy."</strong>
I often talk about the POSITIVE traits necessary to achieve affiliate marketing success. Well following are some of the NEGATIVE traits that cause many affiliates to fail in our business. The 1st concept is pretty interesting if you really think about it.
<strong>We've all heard the saying "Do what you love and the money will follow!" Below you will read thoughts from a super affiliate and an affiliate manager that are telling you the same principle applies to affiliate marketing.</strong> Too often affiliates get into the game simply for the money. They go after markets they think will bring them big money and fail due to too much competition. They are lured by big money and end up using gray or black hat marketing methods that sometimes cause short term gain but are not sustainable long term. ScreenGlare makes some great points below.
<blockquote> <strong><a target="_new" href="http://www.screenglare.com/affiliate-marketing/why-you-will-never-succeed-at-affiliate-marketing/">Why YOU Will Never Succeed at Affiliate Marketing</a></strong> "Let?s face it, most people get into affiliate marketing thinking they are going to get rich quick!
You want to become an affiliate to make money, not to fulfill a need of ?users?. Everyone wants to make money, but if you decide to become an affiliate solely based on the pursuit of money, it will show early and you will not last long. Create something that users will find useful, learn how to sell through the site, and you will be well on your way to making big money."</blockquote><strong>
So What Is An Affiliate To Do? ScreenGlare goes on to other good points about some of the main reasons affiliates fail and how to avoid them.
<a target="_new" href="http://www.screenglare.com/affiliate-marketing/why-you-will-never-succeed-at-affiliate-marketing/">Here?s Why YOU Will Never Succeed at Affiliate Marketing</a></strong>...
Lisa Irby <strong><a target="_new" href="http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5staraffiliateprograms.com/showthread.php?t=4309">at the 5 Star affiliate forum</a></strong> says: "Another problem is that people spend so much time searching for the money instead of relying on their passion to lead them in the right direction. What they don't realize, if they choose a niche they truly love then their passion for the subject will drive them in the right direction. Suddenly it doesn't seem like work... you end up making money and having fun. That's what happened to me."
Lisa says: "<strong>Affiliate marketing doesn't seem like a job. I just find topics I enjoy that help people and then the money just comes as a result of doing what I enjoy."</strong>