The Worst Problem with Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing has some huge drawbacks with some huge promises. It has pitfalls that can break you as well as advantages help you to make a lot of money online. Here are some problems including what I see as the biggest problem of them all....

What Is Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is a system in which a product or serviced owner may incorporate the use of sales people and marketers to sell his or her product or service for a commission. Though affiliate marketing can be simply an arrangement between two people, which is also referred to as a joint venture, it's primarily thought of as a program managed by a third party company.

Problems With Affiliate Marketing

Finding a Product You Like and That Will Sell

Find your product on one of the major affiliate program management sites or a well established website. If you're new find a product you're emotional about and knowledgeable.

Selling Your Affiliate Product

There are books, videos and all kinds of opposing information to sell your affiliate product. Your best bet is to communicate with the product vendor and ask if he/she has tools which have been demonstrated to work.

Getting Paid for Selling Your Affiliate Product

Some affiliate management companies have insane return policies where the vendor doesn't even get a chance to defend himself or herself, others have the vendor responsible for paying their affiliates.

If the company doesn't pay the affiliate marketer, then make sure you have good communication with the vendor of the product you wish to represent. Not answering your emails could suggest not getting paid as well.

Huge Promises and Scams

Okay, that's redundant. Anything which promises you huge amounts of money online immediately for just paying some huge amount of money to get the book or join the membership is probably making their money off of people who are joining to try to make a lot of money online. I've heard the stories. Some of these affiliates spend their last few hundred dollars to join and face losing their homes, bankruptcy and more. How these scam artists sleep at night I haven't got the slightest idea.

So What is The Worst problem with Affiliate Marketer

Are you sure you want to hear this? You may not like what you hear (okay read not hear) ATTITUDE OF THE AFFILIATE!

Imagine going to a job interview

YOU GET THE JOB!

Now the boss tells you about your new job.

* You pick your own hours * The boss will never look over your shoulder to see if you're working * You're on your own if you don't understand something you'd better ask, but you don't have to ask you can just try anything you wish. * You're paid commission based on sales which is based on the amount of work you do

THAT SOUNDS GREAT YOU ACCEPT THE POSITION

So now the boss says, "Okay go to work"

You run out of the office all excited about this great job. You're on you're own . You determine the amount of money you make! Wooohooooooooo!

Now you excited turn on your computer, look at it and think or possibly say aloud,

"What now?"

So you try some affiliate marketing ideas someone told you to try because you're used to having a boss, which is fine to get help from experienced people, but because you look at this person as being the boss you never carry the ideas over to what you do best and make these affiliate marketing concepts your own.

Now you realize this isn't the instant get rich quick scheme you've heard about. You realize affiliate marketing is like starting your own business which presently you know nothing about.

Well, you can work on the computer later, after all you can pick your own hours, the kids need to be driven to the birthday party, then there's shopping, getting ready for company, but you can pick your own hours so you can work later. You're getting frustrated with it anyway.

The Effect of Your Attitude

Soon picking your own hours becomes a burden, family and friends tell you how the internet doesn't work anyway and you should go out and get a real job.

Combined with peer pressure and lack of immediate gratification the average affiliate makes less than $100.00 per month and usually tells his/her friends how making money online doesn't work.

What Should Your Attitude Be

You are not working for someone. You are now a business owner. You are responsible for making money online or not making money online. You are responsible for researching and learning as much as possible about your business, even more than your competitors.

You are responsible for becoming a success.