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By Sean On May 26, 2009No Comments
For those of you who are newer to affiliate marketing this is probably going to be more relevant to you. When people think about affiliate marketing a lot of people think of a few major things that really scare them to death. Every day there are “Make Money Online” gurus who are talking about new strategies and this can really get into some peoples minds and confuse them. Here are my views on the biggest fears of “making money Online.”
1. Fear that you don’t know enough
So my guess is that everyone who is interested in starting to make money online decides the best way to begin is to start to learn as much as you possibly can and then go from there. Well that is what I did. I got started very small and then I ready everything I could get my eyes on. Well the biggest problem that a lot of people have is that people feel that they don’t know enough to actually put there own money to work.
What people need to understand is that you can start be successful without knowing everything. I started a very successful business without knowing even close to the amount that I know today.
2. Fear of Failure
In my own personal opinion the biggest fear of people when it comes to affiliate marketing it is the fear of failing. I started out by doing SEO based affiliate marketing so my fear in this was a little less because I had less invested, but when I got started in PPC I can personally say that I was a little scared that I was going to fail. I like to think of affiliate marketing as I would any sport I compete in. The mental aspects mean everything and you can’t let your emotions get the better of you. Just have confidence in what you know and everything will work out. If things don’t work out just learn from your mistakes and apply them to your next campaign.
3. Fear of Losing Money
I think the biggest fear of most people who are looking at starting affiliate marketing is the fear of losing money. Obviously in our society today with a poor economy, money is a very delicate situation. What I find funny is that people can go out and get a student loan that is worth $50,000 and it is perfectly fine but when you think about spending $200 or $400 to test out a campaign online we tend to shrug our shoulders and ask why.
The thing is when you spend money to test an offer you are spending money to add to your knowledge base. Yes you might not end up making money on a campaign, but the chances are you are going to learn a little bit to help you maker money the next time around. When I started in affiliate marketing I lost money right off the bat. I am not one of the lucky ones who could get started in this business and make a profit right away. I lost money and I learned from it.
The biggest think you need to think about it you can’t make money without spending money. That is relevant with any business you decide to start.
Conclusion:
There is no magic formula of how to overcome these fears but these biggest thing I try and think about is always think of the glass half full. Even if you fail there is always something good to take out of it. Even if you lose money they is always a lesson you have learned so you can make money the next time.
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By Sean On February 23, 2009
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There are literally hundreds of affiliate companies sprouting up all over the internet so the options are becoming endless. What you need to be able to do is pick out the good ones and leave the bad ones in the dust.
There are quite a few different things you should thunk about when selecting a company to use when starting a campaign or adding advertisements to your website. First and foremost find out what others are saying about them. There is no better way to find out if something is worth your time than from your peers. Next thing is look and see what their payment terms are. If you start to get heavy into PPC affiliate marketing than you are going to be placing a lot of expenses on your credit card. That means you want to get paid as soon as possible. Don’t even look at companies that pay on a net 60 basis which means you get paid 60 days after the last day of the month the money is earned.
Now one of my favorite companies to do business with is AmpedMedia. This is not a companies that is loaded with a lot of offers but honestly what I like most of all is there service. My affiliate manager is awesome. Even though Victoria has moved on to bigger and better things within the company she still is around to help me out when I need it.
In addition to the service I have found my conversions to be higher with Amped than with other companies. Obviously this is an important thing for a lot of us. They are also always adding new campaigns. If there is something you want to run and you have seen it on another network they are very proactive about going out and trying to get the offer themselves and giving you a better payout.
AmpedMedia pays out on a net 15 basis and you can get paid either by check, paypal, or direct deposit. I have never had a late payment from them.
So why don’t you give AmpedMedia a Try and Sign up now
By Sean On February 18, 2009
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So a lot of you are probably sitting there right now wondering to yourself, “How can I make money online like everyone else?” Am I right? I know it’s a hard thing to try and understand. When I first started I knew absolutely nothing about building a website or even about affiliate marketing. What I did know was general marketing from all my business classes in college. What should this say to you? Well how about that anyone can do it. I had a lot of help from a former co-worker of mine who kind of took me under his wing and taught me a lot of what I know today. Other than that I did a lot of reading on forums and other super affiliate blogs.
So the biggest things to think about when you start doing this type of work is DON’T WORRY ABOUT LOSING MONEY. We all do it. You will have days that you might lose a little bit of cash and there might be days where you lose a lot of money. This really should happen more when you are testing an offer than when you have a good one going full force. Bottom line is if your making a profit your doing something right.
There are two ways in which I like to promote products. First one is just via a blog. Whether this be a blog that I already have going or one that I specifically make to use for a niche. The second way I like to promote a product is via a review site. This is a great way to give the consumer more than one option but also try and focus on selling them. I love to give my visitors options.
Let me back track a little bit the very first thing you need to plan out is what you are going to market also known as what niche do you want to get into. Some of the big ones over the past couple of years have been ringtones, dating, weight loss and any financial niche. My suggestion is unless you get into these early don’t try them if you are a beginner. learn on something that has a little less competition and then when you are raking in the big bucks you can try something else.
Well thats about all on the beginning of a campaign. I will go more in depth next time.
By Sean On February 17, 2009
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So now that you have found your way to SeanPBryant.com you are probably wondering who is this guy, right? Well I am just a midwest guy from Chicago. I first started getting into affiliate marketing in 2006 when I started a tech blog. After doing that for awhile I decided I wanted to actually make a little bit of money and I began in the world of Event Tickets. I had purchased concert tickets from Stubhub before so I figured why don’t I actually try and push these myself and make some money off of them.
After awhile I was contacted by a private company who offered me a partnership with there company. They would provide me with the website and I just had to market the tickets. Not a bad deal right? Well yeah it worked out nice for me. I ended up building my own site and saw my profits sky rocket.
Since that time I have sold one of my ticket businesses and built a new one and branched out to a few other profitable niches that I don’t really want to give away. I don’t want this to be just another how to make money online websites. I want to actually teach you how to do things so you can be able to work from home like I do.
