Before you do anything at all and have a reasonable chance of success you must get organised.
This is extremely true for any business.
By being organised, you will reduce the stress and clutter that you encounter.
This will allow you to be unencumbered and stay focused on your marketing efforts instead of wasting time sorting through a mess.
As you make progress with your marketing efforts,
you will find yourself collecting more and more usernames, passwords,
websites, affiliate links, autoresponder campaigns, etc.
There will be a ton of things to keep track of.
Do not expect that you can store it all in your memory.
Most people have difficulty recalling what they read a few minutes ago.
So, your memory might fail you when you need to recall vital business information.
Staying organized will keep you on track.
You’d be surprised at how many marketers have desktop icons smothering their screen
and they spend a great deal of time looking for the different folders, images, links, etc.
All this can be a drain on your energy
and also disrupt the flow of your thought processes.
You must have a system where it’s all neatly organized.
One of the best ways to do this is by using spreadsheets.
(You can use excel or google sheets)
Have one spreadsheet for your usernames and passwords for all the different accounts that you have.
In this way you will have a record at hand to look at.
Use spreadsheets to keep track of your tasks, progress, affiliate links, etc.
Whatever needs to be recorded should be in your spreadsheet files.
Take all the outdated infoproducts, reference guides and checklists
that are littering your hard drive and put them in one folder.
You can sort these out by topics in subfolders within the main folder.
One of the keys to staying organized is to have a main folder and subfolders.
For example, if you have three websites about weight loss, diabetes and hair loss,
You should create one folder and name it “My Sites”…
Within the “My Sites” folders, you will have a weight loss subfolder a diabetes subfolder and a hair loss sub folder.
In this way, your desktop will not be littered with hundreds of folders.
You want to minimize the virtual clutter as much as possible.
Sometimes, good old pen and paper is fantastic too.
When brainstorming ideas, you can quickly jot them down in a notebook
which you can keep by your computer.
Or you may have a written to-do list stuck on the white board next to your computer.
Different people have different preferences.
The key to good organization is that you must know exactly where everything is when you need it.
Don’t waste time wondering where a particular item you need is or what your next task will be.
Have a list that tells you what tasks you need to monitor on an ongoing basis.
If you outsource certain jobs, you will need to know if the work has been delivered.
Don’t forget about it or worse, pay another freelancer to do the same work again.
These are just a few steps you can take to ensure you are organised when it comes to affiliate marketing.
For every minute spent organising, an hour is gained in speed and productivity.
Remember that and do your best to stay organised at all times.
