What's The Most Important Factor For Success In AM? (24)
The most important part of success in affiliate marketing isn't your knowledge, or your bankroll, or your connections.
It's your mindset.
It's Not The Size Of The Dog In The Fight, It's The Size Of The Fight In The Dog
The most important factor in your success as an affiliate marketer is determination.
Affiliate marketing is not easy.
You'll get confused.
You'll have big failures.
You'll wonder if you can do this.
YOU CAN.
Time and time again, we've seen that it's not the smartest or most knowledgable people who succeed as affiliate marketers - it's the people who won't give up.
It's OK To Fail
You are going to try a lot of things that don't work.
That's perfectly OK. It's the nature of affiliate marketing that you 90% of what you try doesn't work - but the other 10% makes up for that.
When I started affiliate marketing, I completely flopped at it. Failed for months. Then, one day, I tried a new campaign - and that new campaign suddenly made me $x,xxx.
That's the same for everyone. Ask any of the moderators or senior members on Stack That Money - they'll all tell you that even today, when they try to master a new traffic source or vertical, they're going to have to go through a lot of failure to get to success.
In 2014, STM founder Stackman dived back into mobile. He'd been successful with mobile before, and he had years of affiliate marketing success. It took him nearly 50 campaigns before he found a good one - and that immediately paid back the money he spent on all the others.
Keep Working. Keep Launching.
FOCUS!
There are so many traffic sources out there! So many verticals! So many offers! You've got to test them all, right?
WRONG.
Success in affiliate marketing comes from focus.
There are more profit opportunities out there than anyone can possibly tap in a single career. But success comes from focusing on one of those profit opportunities, and understanding it fully.
Focus on a single traffic source, and a single vertical. Learn its quirks.
Learn how to get cheap clicks.
Learn how the userbase thinks.
Learn what ads work and don't work.
The people who jump around from adult to mobile to Facebook before they get anything working are the ones who don't get anywhere.
Over and over again, the affiliates who succeed are the ones who commit to a single part of affiliate marketing and master it.
What To Do Now
Sit down and make a commitment with yourself that you're going to spend a solid period of time launching campaigns every day on the same traffic source.
You don't have to choose a traffic source yet - just make that deal with yourself that no matter how grim it looks, you're going to stick to your course until you find success.
If possible, actually write it down on paper, or email it to yourself. Stick a print-out on your wall. Whatever it takes to remind you that you're in this to win.
Once you've done that, go on to read about the tools you'll need, the best strategy for testing and creating your first campaign.
It's very helpful ! Thanks !
Great post!
Good post,Thank you so much
One word: persistence!
Persist or perish.
You've come this far, keep moving forward.
Very useful. Thank you!
Well said. Thank you!
I will never forget this "Keep Working. Keep Launching.". Thanks.
Well said. Thank you so much!
Great Info. Thanks!
Great post! I needed this , Thank you!
Needed this man. Great thoughts.
Thanks , very motivational and informative 
Truly insightful post caurmen
Few things I would like to say, 2016 is about to end and from my personal experience AM industry is getting more and more saturated. It's pretty difficult to make some serious money without proper strategy. Like we heard and we know only 5% of affiliates make 95% money in this industry, So what's the difference between those 5% and 95% ? What makes the 5% affiliates epic performers than the rest 95% who just" ran the race"?
There are a lot of reasons, but the biggest two by a huge margin are:
1) they change what they're doing based on what they learn. Might suns obvious but lots of people do not learn effectively.
2) And this one's the most important. They don't give up. Honestly, not giving up is 95% of the battle. It's far more important than being a tech wizz, for example.
Don't give up, don't just keep doing the same thing forever, and you'll get there.
Thanks @caurmen! Been doing this for 7 years now and I'm still trying. Told myself I'll never stop... So let's do this people! No turning back
Originally Posted by didiersibert
Amy
Originally Posted by vortex
Originally Posted by didiersibert
As for accountability: Starting a follow-along will help. Joining a mastermind group will help (if you have the right people). Starting a joint venture with someone will REALLY help - cause you'd feel like shit if you don't at least pull your own weight (don't ask how I know
).Have fun!
Amy
I can share what my boss told me on the first day in AdMaven 3 years ago, Hard work brings great results. It's the one truth that kept me going in this market. If you work hard, consistent, and bring your game face every single day you'll succeed. it's the mantra I took to every other field in my life, work hard and results would come
If you failed once, it just means you learned a lot about what not to do. I remember so many times everything seemed to be like I'm paddling through the mud and nothing worked, but just keep your head up and carry on. Try another offer, Improve your creative, be innovative and think of something no one tried before, the next big thing is really over the corner, you just need to open your eyes to what's going on
Anyone here can they guide me step by step like checklist to start affiliate marketing to get success.
I want to have my basics rights.
I also request someone be my mastermind so that i can learn in the process.
I cant thanks enough to the affiliates here for all the information shared.
Thanks.
I want to have my basics rights.
Patience and dedication!
Originally Posted by san444u
https://stmforum.com/forum/forumdisp...l-2019-Version
I would STRONGLY recommend that you learn some basics before joining/starting a mastermind - that way you'd be able to contribute to the group. Here's the masterminds section when you're ready:
https://stmforum.com/forum/forumdisp...15-Masterminds
We'll be here for your questions! Please do a search for the answer first - if you can't find an answer that satisfies you please feel free to start a new thread to ask!
Amy
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