Throughout my ventures, I have realized that it is
really not that difficult to become very successful
promoting affiliate products.

Seriously…

All you need to do is match the right audiences with
the right products. You can call the process itself as
what we refer to as the “money flow chart”. However, you
must do it in such a powerful fashion, where it has to
be done on an autopilot.

If not, you will be trading your time for money, just
like most of the people do in business.

In today’s issue, I would like to point out the FIVE
factors why marketers fail and what you need to do to
AVOID the fatal mistakes in your affiliate marketing.

1. Not having a proper strategy from the beginning.

   Fail to plan = Plan to fail. Seriously, if you do
   NOT plan from the beginning on WHY and WHAT you need
   to do to make a consistent income from affiliate
   marketing, you plan to fail.

   Think about this…

   Most people want to make a lot of money online. You
   can’t do that. You need to know how much money (in
   numbers) you want to make every month. Then, plan
   backward on how to make that amount.

   Target = $500 per month.

   How much traffic do you need?
   What is the conversion of the product?
   How much commission are you going to receive?

   The more detailed your plan is, the more confident
   you are on making your plan become a reality.

2. Become a follower — Not a leader.

   WAIT! I am in no position to assault you, nor is it
   my purpose to do so. Instead, I want you to think
   carefully the of difference between success and
   failure.

   Successful people are NOT intimidated with joining
   every single business opportunity they come in
   contact with.

   Unsuccessful people are CRAZY on participating in
   every single opportunity that surfaces on the
   internet.

   Learn how to become a leader. Be firm with your
   goal. Know what you want and what you are looking
   to accomplish. This is HOW you are able to go from
   zero dollars to a six figure income per year business.

3. Give up easily.

   Only losers give up easily. I tell you one story, ok?
 
   When I decided to do the 117ChristmasGifts.com, now
   117Network.com, in December 19th’ 2004, many top
   marketers adviced me to give up. They told me I was
   too late.

   They said nasty words to me like, “WHO THE HECK ARE
   YOU?” I mean you are NOT this or that top marketers
   that I know. HECK! Though, I was being stabbed from
   many directions, there is ONE THING that I didn’t
   do. What is it?
  
   Become a loser. I didn’t give up. I just PUSHED
   my limits until the end. If I gave up on that one
   campaign backed in 2004, there is no way I could
   get the title the JV “Giveaway” legend.

4. Rely on yourself.

   GOSH! I hate to put up an HTML code by myself nor
   do I want to spend time on creating my own graphics 
   for my blog. If I had to do so, I would probably go
   insane today.
  
   Think about this…

   The Starbucks(r) CEO does not sell coffee in the
   store. WHY? He has all the people running the store
   for him on an autopilot. If he is the one who sells
   the coffee, how is that possible he can manage to
   open up stores WORLDWIDE?

   So, why NOT you?

   Do the same thing. I am good in HTML code, joint
   venture, creating graphics, and much more. However,
   I choose to let others do the work for me. This
   allows me to do something bigger.

   What is it? Strategic Planning.

5. Become a warrior.

   This is worse. We are NO LONGER in the 19th century.
   We do not depend on our physical strength as our
   weapon to win over the enemy. Instead, we use strategy
   to become the winner in everything we do.

   Warriors are a way of the past. To become successful
   in affiliate marketing, you need to create a concrete
   strategy from A -Z on WHAT you need to do to make
   your affiliate marketing successful.

   It has to be in terms of a financial plan, automation
   system, as well as delegation techniques.

   Once you have all those things in place, you can
   become the warrior or have your warriors (team
   members) to finish the tasks on time.