I Dont Believe Any of You!!

Okay, I'm not familiar with Farmville, but from looking at the Farmville blog in your signature, some things I've noticed that may be affecting your conversions:

On the main page, it's not immediately apparent that you're even promoting a product. It's too easy for someone to come to the site, glance around and then leave. As a blog, you don't want it to look like a sales page, but you do want people to naturally come across your offers.

For example, check out this guy's blog:

Internet Business Blog - Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

You see how he has content on the blog, but immediately visible he also has a subscribe button, and an opt-in box with benefits and a call to action so people can subscribe to his newsletter (I see he also added another opt in box at the bottom too). Even if someone's just causally glancing at the site, if they have any interest in making money from blogging, they'll see that he's giving out a free report and be more likely to sign up for it. You may want to try doing something similar on your own blog; either offering something free that would appeal to Farmville players and building a list, or at least by having a direct link to a product (Obviously you'll get better conversions by giving away something, but once they're on your list you can promote products later).

I looked at the reviews of affiliate products you have on your site and the hyperlinks to the product pages don't really look like hyperlinks. They're in a black font color, instead of the usual blue. It could be that people don't even realize they're clickable links. If there's a way to change it to a blue hyperlink, I'd do that.

Also, when you're doing a post that's more than a couple of paragraphs, you should use subheads to break up the text. It makes it an easier read and keeps people from getting bored and clicking off. And use compelling headlines for your Blog post titles and subheads so you grab readers' attention.

Here's another blog that's a good example of some of the elements I'm talking about:

Affiliate Marketing - The SMART Way -- Super-Affiliates Work Smarter - Not Necessarily Harder...

Good luck!

I think the problem that most people run into is that it does take time. Yes, there are those that make tons right off the bat. Actually a close friend of mine was very successful in his first week. That is what convinced me to get started with Clickbank. I was not so lucky. But, I tried different things and some programs worked for me that did not work for him.

The trick is to find something that you like doing so eventually you won't need a day job. If you are passionate about what you are doing, or selling, the money will come.

I agree with you if IM was all about building a list but all of IM isn't about building a list, that is a small portion of it. I don't need a relationship for PPC, media buys, some affiliate stuff, cpa, article marketing and so on. If its all about relationship why do people say "test, test, test"?

I'd say most of them won't get it until it's too late. There's no doubt the relationship is way more important but it still needs numbers. I made the same mistake but the other way around and lost a seven figures a year business. I (we) focused on the relationship but didn't quite understand the numbers. They drip feed the business to build the customer base because the customer base diminishes slowly no matter how good you are.

The biggest lesson I learned was not paying attention. When you have masses of numbers, it's all to easy to think it doesn't need attention. If your customers are doing what you want them to (because of your good relationship with them) then you think they don't need attention.

The reality of all business is it is constantly in decline in all departments. It's the nature of business. If you aren't paying attention to every single aspect, in the right proportions then that decline is chasing you constantly, you have to keep on top of it.

While most of these so called gurus are doing very well online at the moment, they wouldn't last long in the offline world of business doing things the way they are doing them. Unfortunately many of them won't see it until it's too late.

The whole "impersonal" thing doesn't stop with internet marketers. It goes all the way up the chain from companies as big as eBay and Google. They are setting new standards in customer service. Personally, I don't think it's a trend that will stick. They are ignoring the fact that their customers are human and have breaking points. Customer relations will always be the driving force of a successful business.

Lee

People do get that

Jay

Everyone in IM transitioned from something, and for most of us it was from offline, traditional jobs.

For what it's worth...

I know of a millionaire who would tell you exactly this: What you focus on expands. If you focus on a lack of success, guess what you'll get? That's right, more of the lack you don't want.