Restarting from Scratch
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Hello @syntesys , it's great to know you and have you with us. Welcome to AffiliateFix!
Okay, so let me help give you the lay of the land. The reason you have not had any earnings is most likely a lack of knowledge and mindset as well as a lack of a proper plan. In order to accomplish your goals you need to break them down initially into two parts, your mindset and your plan.
Your mindset is the toughest part for most because people are not easily convinced that their mindset needs to be changed as well as most think they have a good mindset to begin with. Your mindset, for example, is that you "gave it a couple of shots" and that you had "no success though". You go on to say, "you aren't death if you're still fighting". I suppose you meant, "you aren't dead if you're still fighting". Business, regardless of what you may have heard, is not a battle, you are not fighting. You are, however, competing and using strategies, techniques, methods, and tactics, to achieve your goals. If you think of business as a battle, it will always be a battle. If you think of business as a living, breathing entity that needs to be nurtured, groomed, shared, and cultured, then you will find yourself caring for a growing success. If you were able to achieve acceptance into a network, that's an achievement. If you set up a server, that's an achievement. Stop using the thoughts of "I'm giving it a shot"! It's self defeating and demonstrates your not very interested in a competent manner. Business is serious, calculated, and proficiently executed by positive thought, researched and executed methods, tactics, and strategies.
Your plan is a requirement. If you do not create a well thought out plan and follow it step by step, then you will wander around the industry with little or no success. This is true in any business, every business. Below are the steps that will give you the beginnings for a plan. Follow them, and you will start to see the growth of your successes. Don't follow them, and be like so many that simply complain they can't find success. Which will you be?
Everyone has to start somewhere. Be active, ask loads of questions, take action, and be committed. That's how it gets done!
Use this forum as a mentor. It's 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!
Good Luck!
T J
