Just Me, Myself and CPA

I know exactly how you feel. When I started I felt so alone and a bit lost. My family and friends had no idea what I was doing and even after trying to explain they would normally cut me off tell me they dont understand and move swiftly on to another topic.


Much of my work for a good portion of my journey had been alone and I think thats whats great about this community. Even if we aren't contributing (I didnt when I started) there is still a strong sense of community and that we are in it together.


The other frustrating thing is that there is money and big money to be made and when you start it almost feels like everybody is making money except you, making you feel inadequate and demotivated. Thats probably why a lot of people quit. The truth is that a lot of people are in the same position, its just easier for the person to say "I made $1,000 today" to mention it on a board than it is for somebody to say "I didnt make a dime today". So you hear more of the success stories, so the perception is that everybody is doing huge numbers.


I guess my only advice which isnt anything new, is to just focus on motivating yourself. Visualize your goal (whatever it may be) and work your butt off to achieve that goal despite what anybody ever says. The truth is that things start to click...sooner for some than for others...and sometimes people just get lucky. But youve got to stay in the game long enough for things to click or to get lucky. Staying in the game doesnt mean going through the motions, it means staying motivated and keep working your butt off to achieve your goals.

~ken

There's a lot of people in this industry - start networking and talking to them!

Don't try to get their secrets out of them right away - just form a friendship/business relationship and keep talking.

Get as many contacts as you can - this industry doesn't have to be lonely.

This is the way this business works. I wish we could simply go to college and learn how to make money online, but it's not all that simple.

We can help each other on this forum, but no one can give their campaigns away, so, yes, at the end it's just you and your skills. Of course, it doesn't mean that you have to figure out everything by yourself, you can find the right offers with your affiliate managers, spy competitors to learn how to build your landing pages, etc... However, no one will give you the whole formula just to be a nice guy. It's simply not possible.

So keep your motivation, stay focused and be persistent. If you do it you will see that you can find your own way to make serious money online.


William

Testing and more testing will get you good campaign when you come in good ROI increase budget and earn big money

I know it seems like you are on your own in this industry, but you really aren't. The key is to start reaching out to others like on this forum and at local meet ups. Find out if there are many affiliates in your area and organize your own meet ups. Share some ideas and talk about your experiences. Build relationships with your AMs and the contacts you make in the industry. In the end it's all about relationships. It's nice to know that I can pick up the phone and call friends in this industry when I hit a brick wall and they can help me overcome it.
A good place to start meeting local marketers is Meetup202. If there isn't a meet up in your area you can always start one yourself.

Hopefully I can help change this for you! Glad to be working with you now.

Most of us are on our own for our affiliate marketing business, but by the sounds of it you need to start utilizing your AM's more, you'll feel less alone and on more of a partnership

To be honest, you're always alone. When you start counting on others to come through, you'll always get screwed. I'm the type of guy who always tries to think positive, but you have to have some kind of skepticism to protect yourself. Now, if you have something someone needs and they have something you need, that's different, but never depend on others, I learned that a long time ago. I also had a problem helping people and them complaining because I didn't dedicate my life to them. You have to always think about a decision before you say yes or no.