Let's Talk - Where Are You With Your Online Business?

[hag888y]

Hi everybody, Ian here, i've been at this "evil" affiliate thing for 3 years!...and i have learned lots and put a lot of it into action, there is a lot of great, but confusing material out there, causing me difficulty focusing on one specific thing, i get bored easily and move on to the next project (Aries).

I have made some sales over the 3 year period, but i'm not where i want to be yet, my job doesn't really get in the way, i work a couple of hours in the AM and PM driving the school bus, the rest of the day and most of the evening is spent plugging away at affiliate marketing.

I have been listening to lynn and the crew on "internet marketing this month"...sorry, i mean this week... i love the content even though some of it goes completely over top of my grey haired head.


But it's gonna happen, i just need to fail a few more times like edison.

Cheers
Ian

[Lynn Terry]

I have been listening to lynn and the crew on "internet marketing this month"...sorry, i mean this week... i love the content even though some of it goes completely over top of my grey haired head.

LOL Ian - we actually recorded a new episode last night, and a recording was posted earlier this week too, so that should catch you up a bit. It's hard to get it out every week with all 4 of us traveling so much!

We're talking about http://www.internetmarketingthisweek.com (podcast) btw...

So what would you say is the biggest thing holding you up in regards to affiliate marketing? Different people find different aspects of it particularly challenging - just curious what your thoughts are.

[hag888y]

LOL Ian - we actually recorded a new episode last night, and a recording was posted earlier this week too, so that should catch you up a bit. It's hard to get it out every week with all 4 of us traveling so much!

We're talking about http://www.internetmarketingthisweek.com (podcast) btw...

So what would you say is the biggest thing holding you up in regards to affiliate marketing? Different people find different aspects of it particularly challenging - just curious what your thoughts are.

Thanks for the reply Lynn, i'm actually just listening to the latest IMTW on my ipod, i bought it just for the IMTW podcasts...no, i really did!!

The biggest thing i struggle with is focus, creating content, and getting the message to market match you speak of.

I understand that "content should have an objective, but simply having content is not the objective."

I also read somewhere that content should either, entertain, enlighten or educate.

But nothing i have read really shows any examples.

So i suppose this is my main stumbling block.

Cheers
Ian

[Lynn Terry]

The biggest thing i struggle with is focus, creating content, and getting the message to market match you speak of.

I understand that "content should have an objective, but simply having content is not the objective."

I also read somewhere that content should either, entertain, enlighten or educate.

But nothing i have read really shows any examples.

So i suppose this is my main stumbling block.

Hmm. Okay Ian... what entertains, enlightens or educates YOU?

THOSE are your examples!

I often learn MUCH more by example than by the actual content or course I am studying/reading.

I usually AM my target market in the niches I work in, so I pay close attentions to my responses. Which emails I open and why. Which links I click on and why. Which products I buy and why. I save those in a swipe file and learn from them - to create my own copy, sales messages, headlines, etc.

Try that and see if it helps

[alex44]

Ian,
I haven't been at this as long as you but somewhat like yourself I get bored from stress and frustration. I can't count all the different products I have purchased and attempted to put into practice. Without any feedback or help I soon would become jaded and move on to the next. Now, I'm finding that that has become a habit with me. One that I am struggling with to overcome, especially with all the new offers I'm bombarded with daily. My head tells me it's easier to move on instead of sticking it out.

I appreciate what you say about Edison and failing more. I can clearly see the advantage of failure now. That's how one learns. We learn WHAT to do by learning what NOT to do. Thanks for that one! I was really beginning to question my own intelligence and ability. I'm not the loser I was beginning to feel like.

I'm glad I no longer have to go it alone.