Follow Along Fashion Blog Affiliate Journey 2023 (stopped)

[Honeybadger]

The only way this will work
is goin back to foundations
got way too complicated
--> most important thing is customers

• what is their pain point ??
• how can i solve it ??
• and earn commission ??

those 3 questions need answers

 

[Honeybadger]

Plan

• goal --> bank $100 / day
• date--> hit goal in Q4
  • build out july 2023
  • traffic 100 / day aug 2023
  • begin earning $100 / day sep 2023
  • 1st payment dec 2023 $3000
• platform --> 2 affiliate sites
• industry --> fashion
• type --> discount codes
• merchants --> prada, gucci, versace, boss, calvin klein ...........
• offers --> X % commission
• audience --> 1 x europe & 1 x USA
• languages --> english
• traffic --> all sources

 

[Honeybadger]

Update
Ive been building out 2 new affiliate sites
all sites are in seasonal fashion niche
so all 3 sites target similar products
but the content angles are different
1st site is pure affiliate product listings nothing else --> its my legacy site
2nd site is new its single product review posts
3rd site also new its problem & solution posts with affiliate product links
all sites are very different from the others
i have a lot of work to do
& google is coming down hard on thin content
so i guess its time to dive into AI

 

[Honeybadger]

also need to share my stats again
that was a real game changer in past times
cos you start at zero and build up
need to find that template i used back 2020 or 2021
its on here some where

 

[Honeybadger]

Anybody joining the thread
target is -->

$100 a day by Christmas 2023​

 

[Honeybadger]

improving my workspace

• music
• ergonomic chair
• smoothies
• snack jar
• massage pad
• cat?
• cactus?

 

[Honeybadger]

Today i went right back to the start
where it all began 2 years 11 months ago
i need to find all my affiliate templates

 

[khaled mohamed]

I have to say, improving or optimizing your lifestyle can also do wonders for your work. Obviously I can't give any actual advices since I don't know much about your day to day life, but things like diet. For me meal prepping is a huge time and money saver, plus it is a sustainable solution. Exercise goes without saying. Maybe meditating, or if it's not for you, just some quality 'you' time relaxing and clearing ouot your head space.

 

[Honeybadger]

I have to say, improving or optimizing your lifestyle can also do wonders for your work. Obviously I can't give any actual advices since I don't know much about your day to day life, but things like diet. For me meal prepping is a huge time and money saver, plus it is a sustainable solution. Exercise goes without saying. Maybe meditating, or if it's not for you, just some quality 'you' time relaxing and clearing ouot your head space.

good advice khaled
thank you for contributing to my thread

• diet
• meal prepping
• exercize
• meditate
• relax

 

[Honeybadger]

im gonna start reporting again
posting proof from google
--> even tho i hate GA4
weekly stats at first
maybe daily down line
reporting keeps me accountable
good for motivating

 

[Honeybadger]

this is where i went wrong as a affiliate
no 1 stopped updating journey thread
no 2 stopped following advice of @T J Tutor
no 3 complicated everything
no 4 didnt keep simple things simple
no5 thought i was advanced affiliate level
no 5 stopped tracking the numbers
no 6 stopped sharin the numbers
no 7 stopped using a task calendar
no 8 stopped learning new affiliate skills
no 9 stopped reading network blog posts
no 10 stopped watching affiliate TV
no 11 stopped updating software
no 12 stopped paying for software
no 13 didnt take advantage of chatgpt
no 14 did too much partying --> stopped following my schedule

just to say
starting journey thread
best affiliate move
stopping journey thread
dumbest affiliate move

 

[Honeybadger]

Starting off with 1 main website
and building a couple more
4 is the target
all entertainment related
gonna share stats from main website
already getting traffic
havent monetized yet
google traffic slow after long time dormant

 

[Honeybadger]

Lets go way back

ONE
I was advised (on this forum)
--> by somebody i have respect for
that my affiliate strategy wouldnt work

TWO
I couldnt find a single site
that was doing what i was planning

THREE
I took a big risk
spending the time to set it up

FOUR
I didnt know if the tech would sync
if i could fly with free software
or if i had the ability to run the show

FIVE
All of my previous business attempts
ALL OF THEM
had ended in failure

Until i joined this forum
in summer of 2020 with no cash
well behind on my bills
empty refrigerator
---> so i had no choice

Maybe i got lucky
but i spent 1000 hours trying
and i hit a green light
im not sharing the website address
--> cos im gonna try the same thing again
---> & cos of the industry relationships it could break

but theres 100s of captures
at the internet archive
& someday i will share the whole story here
---> its an epic story of affiliate success
as in
it got me out of debt

So then lets fast forward 3 years
i have a choice now
im ahead with my bills for once (thanks in part to @T J Tutor & @Graybeard & couple others)
i have a full refrigerator
so theres no urgency

thats whats needed now
URGENCY
cos my struggles are all self inflicted
i hit the oil and get bored
its the hunt for oil i thrive upon

What im thinking is this
when im loaded i get lazy
& when im poor i get motivated
maybe its time to partner up?

 

[Honeybadger]

Sharing weekly stats
--> starting monday

 

[Honeybadger]

Eventually, sometimes sooner that anticipated, those 'wells' become low production or inactive --we used to call those stripper wells. Point being, the work never ends until you are senile or dead

This

It happened over and over
i hit a popular trend
product was hot
web page or image or video got 1st in Google
the clicks & actions sky rocketed
& the cash rolled in

then the trend fell away
the clicks & sales dropped
--> the money stopped
point is
like @Graybeard said
everythin has a expiration date
--> my mistake was not acting faster
& getting new lines

should really have a spreadsheet
with top 10 lines
& hit those every day 1st
but also watch the wave cycles

chillin this weekend
bunch of dangerous sports

then its ON

Affiliate commissions
im comin for ya

 

[Honeybadger]

Heres a quote i like
from the departed Steve Jobs

 

[Honeybadger]

Bear with me guys
been a week fulla drama
and beer

 

[Honeybadger]

Update

been super busy
hustling an fixin things
too many bills to pay
need to find my old affiliate templates
from original thread
think theres a combined list
with links to each thread
@T J Tutor help?

firing off like a tommy gun
need sniper rifle
anyways
got 1 x affiliate site running
industry is fashion
been online over 2 years
but no recent updates
evergreen content still ranking
but Google is losing interest
and 4 new ranking competitors
so need to plan the route
and step on the gas
before its too late

28 days results

• 5400 impressions
• 50 clicks
• $4.50 commissions

computer broken
cant post screen shots right now
working on it!

 

[Honeybadger]

Back monday
with more tales of drama

 

[T J Tutor]

think theres a combined list
with links to each thread
@T J Tutor help?

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