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11-14-2011 12:29 AM #1 allthegold (Member)
Endlessly Rising Benchmarks

Hey Guys,

From reading various blogs and posts on this forum, I know that I'm not the only one that's gone from setting a daily profit figure as my "impossible goal" to more recently having it be my "mediocre day". Today I'm only going to net upper $xxx and I feel like such a slacker for it. I should be doing much better and I know it.

For the big earners: How do you deal with the psychology of being disappointed with what the outside world still considers a large amount of money? Do you think that this cycle of increasingly high benchmarks could promote negative effects in the long-term? How many of you have set your internal high-water marks at unsustainable high levels and live day-to-day in mild disappointment?

I can't wait for the day that I make only $5,000 and think "Man, what am I doing with my life?".

Also, first world problem.

ATG

11-14-2011 01:24 AM #2 cutter (Member)

I know what exactly what you are talking about. Like I have hit numbers that is the average person's salary for a few months in a day. And still be depressed about it. Like wtf but as time as gone by it doesn't affect me to that extent anymore. It may irritate me a bit but I just push through it.

It's a good thing you are like that. You aren't comfortable, it irritates you that you didn't do what you did yesterday. It drives you to do better. That is how you progress in this industry and in life as well. Too many people get comfortable with just 100/day or 500/day or whatever psychological number that makes them feel that way. That's really the difference between successful people and really successful people.

11-14-2011 01:55 AM #3 polarbacon (Moderator)

I have to say...when is enough....enough?

....sometimes all we seem to talk about in this biz in how much we are making....myself included.....the longer I am in this biz the more I want to set my "quitting" limit....and just enjoy life.....

I respect all those who achieve those high numbers an such....but the more I do this the more I find those numbers to be an empty goal(almost like a drug)....you can get married to this hustle...its endless there is always money to be made 24/7...

....it seems like as marketers we judge each other by the zeros behind the $ sign....and little else

Its kinda sad when you sit down and really think it through.....

11-14-2011 01:56 AM #4 theguvna ()

Do you have a goal at all or is it just a paper chase? Either is fine i suppose.

One thing to keep an eye on is why the revenue dropped. In most businesses its indicative of lack of lead flow, which has its own causes. Ive had fluctuations due to advertiser compliance and changes to offer pages. So its good to know the source of the fluctuation.

11-14-2011 02:05 AM #5 allthegold (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by theguvna View Post
Do you have a goal at all or is it just a paper chase? Either is fine i suppose.

One thing to keep an eye on is why the revenue dropped. In most businesses its indicative of lack of lead flow, which has its own causes. Ive had fluctuations due to advertiser compliance and changes to offer pages. So its good to know the source of the fluctuation.
I'm young and want to collect as much money as possible to make the rest of my life much easier. If I've got this great opportunity now I don't see why I should pass it up. That said I'm not neglecting other parts of my life to do this either.

My revenues dropped today for totally predictable reasons. I knew today would be weak going into it. Sundays are historically poor in my vertical and I'm waiting on funding from my network to keep spending at my old levels. I needed to get credit days ago.

11-14-2011 02:26 AM #6 theguvna ()

Quote Originally Posted by allthegold View Post
I'm young and want to collect as much money as possible to make the rest of my life much easier. If I've got this great opportunity now I don't see why I should pass it up. That said I'm not neglecting other parts of my life to do this either.
From what you said, your goal is to collect as much money as possible. lol, that goal could mean a lot of things. Well if you're being responsible with where you put the money you collect right now, then why not go big... the key thing you said is not neglecting other parts of your life. I think it only becomes an issue when you start sacrificing things like your health/fitness, and the relationships that actually matter to you.

11-14-2011 05:07 AM #7 Hannah (Member)

You get really used to it, really quickly.

Before I started AM I worked at a bank while at university as a teller. After a few months, I was one of the people that would count all of the cash coming through our branch. So every day I would count and then at the end of the night put in the vault literally hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash. It took less than a week for me to get used to grabbing a pile of hundreds, totalling 10k, and just throwing them into a pile with the other piles of ten thousand dollars.

The same thing will happen with affiliate marketing. You get used to the numbers, and they become normal numbers rather than the extraordinary figures you still see them as now.

11-14-2011 01:50 PM #8 caleb (Senior Member)

Quote Originally Posted by Hannah View Post
You get really used to it, really quickly.

Before I started AM I worked at a bank while at university as a teller. After a few months, I was one of the people that would count all of the cash coming through our branch. So every day I would count and then at the end of the night put in the vault literally hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash. It took less than a week for me to get used to grabbing a pile of hundreds, totalling 10k, and just throwing them into a pile with the other piles of ten thousand dollars.

The same thing will happen with affiliate marketing. You get used to the numbers, and they become normal numbers rather than the extraordinary figures you still see them as now.
That is true.

Then it's just what your priority is.

If you focus like Geary:

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog...bs-mike-geary/

you can make a lot of money while living YOUR lifestyle (whatever that is to you).

In contrast, Bob Bly is a super successful copywriter who LOVES clacking away typing/writing on a keyboard -- he makes half a mill a year from that and another couple six figures with his own products. He just loves the work ... so for him that's the lifestyle.

And then there's ahnold! My hero :

11-14-2011 02:09 PM #9 rawservices (Member)

start writing down experiences that you wish to have in your life.

don't focus solely on monetary gain.

money is a tool to experience life, don't waste it sitting behind a computer watching numbers add up in the digital world.

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