Every single day hundreds of newbies decide to start on the affiliate marketing journey.
The sad fact is that over 95% of them will fail miserably and quit.
The road to successful affiliate marketing is littered with casualties.
This may seem grim and bleak.
But it is in fact a wake up call.
Too many newbies believe that with barely any effort,
they will be able to make a whopping five figure income
online within a month or two.
They are lulled into a sense of unrealistic hope
and are deluded with the promises of easy money.
The truth is that success with affiliate marketing is just like success in any other endeavour.
Effort, sweat, pain, sacrifice, money, time and a lot more is required.
You will be required to give up a lot,
to learn more than you ever dreamed of,
to struggle with paltry results for a while,
to experience the pain of defeat many, many times
Do you have what it takes?
If you do? Good. That’s excellent.
That brings us to the first most common mistake.
1) Giving up too soon
This one mistake alone separates the winners from the losers.
You only lose when you quit…
because giving up is an act of finality.
Where else can you go from there?
What other hope is there when you quit?
The affiliates who succeed are the ones who quietly, doggedly
stay on course even when the results are measly and the outlook is bleak.
This is the longest part of the journey and it will test you.
Once you get through this you will be the affiliate that is making money.
It will take a while to get there so don’t give up.
2) Being too lazy to learn
This affects most of us.
In the beginning, everyone says that they will do whatever it takes.
Later on, when they realise that they will have to learn something new,
such as setting up an autoresponder, they try to get out of it by not building their list.
The reason for this is that effort has to be expended
to learn what needs to be learned.
You have no choice.
Failing to learn what you need to learn
will cripple your business and halt your progress.
Take the time to learn the skills you need .
If some technical skills are to difficult for you to learn,
you should outsource the job to someone who knows how to do it.
3) Quitting the day job too soon
Many newbies hate their day job and they go online to earn a living
because they can’t stand it anymore.
While this may be a good motivating force,
you should never quit your day job when you first start your online business.
It will take time for your internet business to gain momentum.
If you do quit the day job the bills will pile up, and you will get stressed out
All your hope and excitement will turn to despair and despondency.
Stay at your job till you’re making a consistent online income.
When you reach the point where your income is regular,
you should switch to a part time job or become a freelancer online.
Once you are able to generate a steady income online
that is equal to or exceeds what you are earning at your day job
You are ready to quit.
It will be your decision when you should quit.
The rule is… you do not quit before you are making enough money online.
These are some of the most common mistakes that beginners make.
They are awful mistakes that greatly curtail the chances of success.
Avoid these pitfalls, stay focused and never give up.
