How many hours per day - hours per week - did you work? Not counting time on youtube or forums or checking emails of reading WSO offers....how much time did you WORK on building sites, ads, building traffic, building a list, etc.?

Does that mean you took a day off....or a week off....or had a month when you did little? Only you know whether you put forth a consistent effort for 9 months...or not. I don't know - just asking questions.

If you have a 9-5 JOB you have to show up whether you have distractions or not in your life. If you don't show up reliably and get the work done - you won't have the job for long. No one wants to hear it - but that same level of effort is needed when you work online, too. You need to be both a tough boss and a good employee when you work for yourself.

As for the 'saying' - what was 'their' qualification for making the 6-month statement? Do you know?

Only you know if and when it's time to 'quit'. Some people take a year or more to reach a level of success or profit online....others get there rather quickly.

6 Months, lol, thanks for the laugh.

I have been online for just over 10 years, tried pretty much everything, and all signs are showing that l am on the right track and making a success of it overall.

And l spent 2.5 years with my first website, and 7 months with PPC, etc, in other words each project takes the time it takes, and it takes what ever amount of time it takes to whittle it all down to something that actually works.

Sure some have early success, and you hear about them since most don't, then measure your success by their yardstick, (which is a mistake) you stay with something til you have enough competency in it, to confidently walk away from it, and try something else.

Or stay with it.

Good luck.

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Chris Farrell claims 14 years before success.

If you haven't made any money in 9 months you're obviously doing it wrong.

That doesn't mean you should stop, it means you should change your strategy.

You'd get actual help rather than a pat on the back If you asked very specific questions with details included in the thread.

Do you even have one email subscriber? Tell us what you've done that's failed.

9 months. A LONG JOURNEY. HA!

I will bet, today, right now...that you will be in the same boat two years from now.

If I'm reading the signs (thanks JLaw-Silver Linings)...

It is a sign you don't know what you really want. You heard people say...yada, yada, yada and you are listening or paying attention to THEM?

What was your PLAN 9 months ago? Email affiliate marketing. Who were you going to be sending the emails to? Why?

What affiliate offers would you be promoting? Why?

What were the distractions?

Yes, to answer your question in the title. IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO QUIT.

Stop the insanity. Start over. Only in the next 9 months, have a PLAN OF ACTION.

Set up some goals based in reality, know what you want to do and why. The assumption from your post is, you want to make money with affiliate marketing.

If that is the case, join WarriorPlus, JVZoo, find some good vendors and set up your affiliate business with tested and proven methods.

And get a mindset adjustment while at it too. Because you need to NOT listen to what a bunch of unrelated people have to say about anything and tune into what those people who are successfully doing it have to say.

So, yea. Time to Quit.

Giggling GordonJ

It you quit trying something after just 9 months, you will never become a winner. You will always be a quitter. Prepare a plan and keep hammering the nail until its in!

Tell me honestly, how many top athletes got to where they are in 6 months time?


How many doctors, lawyers, CPAs, etc studied and practiced their trade for a mere 6 months to earn their license?


How many professional ____(anything)____ became a success in 6 months time?


You are talking about learning a life changing skill that can pay all your bills and provide you with a nice full time income for the rest of your life.


Where else will you find something like that in 6 months?


Put on your big boy pants and get to work.


Steve

Hey,
As Tony Robbins always says: "Your past doesn't have to equal your future".
The reason why you haven't made money yet is that you haven't had the right training.
I would suggest finding a coach and sticking with one system/niche/method until you start making a consistent income.

Mac Pro? I will have a Mac Pro eventually, not unless Microsoft puts down their Idiots Guide to Marxism.

And l have Windows 7Pro today, 1 year 2 months, Zero updates, and in perfect working order!

Might have been, ok.

If l had stayed with PPC, l would had to have created a similar version of the Earth For Energy product, (the only product l found that converted well) then got affiliates to sell it for me, (which would get around the kw's sell once and never or rarely again barrier).

That product dealt with second hand solar panels and wind turbine's.

I found out a few years ago that the company broke one of Adwords 1000 rule book rules, and couldn't sell their own product, but these days they have ditch the wind turbine, (probably too much litigation).

Or l could just keep spending $250 per test, and hope that l didn't max out my credit card before getting something to work?

No, that is why l ditched that one, (and l did create software, with great but restricted results, as well).

If l had stayed with PPC, l would be dead broke,and probably staring at a padded wall with striped sunlight.

I doubt that l need to go into details with you about padded walls,............ or crayons?

Good point. In the first six months you don't usually even know what the thing you are create really is yet. the 6 month approach makes sense, I agree that any business can start making money from Day 1... but we're talking about Day 1 of launch, not Day 1 of planning...

It really all depends on your business model. Lots of big companies (think Facebook, Google, etc.) weren't profitable for 5 years or longer. Others made money from day one.

One thing I tell people new to business (online or not) is to try to focus less on money as a metric of success, at least initially. It's not that money isn't important -- of course it is! -- but especially for new businesses, it's really hard to gauge your success (or lack thereof) based on your profit margin. Instead focus on things like your traffic growth, the increase in the size of your lists (email, social media or any others you might have) and even more importantly, focus on the feedback you're getting from your customers. Does your business seem to be striking a nerve for people? Or is it just one of a million trying to do the same thing as everyone else? Are your customers satisfied, eager to buy from you again and eager to recommend you to their friends? Or are they indifferent or unhappy with your products and services? These are the sorts of metrics that will tell you if you are on the right track even if you're not pulling in the big bucks -- or even the small bucks.

All that said, I think that Yukon is basically right when he says, "That doesn't mean you should stop, it means you should change your strategy." After all, just because you're making mistakes doesn't mean you're incapable of learning from them and doing better. Then again, just because you're making mistakes doesn't mean it's easy to figure out what the mistakes are let alone correct them and do better. If this were easy everyone would do it, everyone would be successful, and everyone would be a millionaire.

One final thing. I don't really have time to go into detail, but you mention a "method" that you learned. Obviously, I don't know much of anything about your or your business, but that sort of language makes me nervous. To be successful in a war, a general must be a master of tactics, but also have a winning strategy. Both are vital. "Methods" are the business equivalent of "tactics". Yes, you need to master methods. But you also need a winning business strategy. And I'd also note that if you only have one method that you know, your tactical knowledge is pretty weak. Do you have a strategy? What other methods do you use? How do these methods support that strategy? What else do you need to be able to do for your strategy to work? These are fundamental questions that it's not clear you've thought about enough.

It took me 2 long years before I hit my stride. Never once thought of quitting.

Quitting is for losers.

Are you loser? Then quit. Are you a winner? Then keep going.

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Your first mistake was starting off with clickbank. I'm going to assume you're selling an info product since that's what clickbank mostly is. My friend information is by far the toughest thing to sell online!

We live in an age where everyone expects information to be free. Even rock solid good information is tough to get people to pay for. I think I read that the Encyclopedia Britannica is on its last legs.

I think you see where I'm going with this....

I've wasted thousands of dollars trying to sell information before I was ready. If I had to do it all over again I would've started with amazon products. Amazon is by far the easiest to sell online since its a well known trusted brand.

It just doesn't take all that much convincing to get someone to buy something they need or already want on amazon. Yes the commissions suck but it will teach you how to sell online and from there you will graduate to selling info products.

If after 9 months you haven't made a clickbank sell I recommend switching to amazon just for a bit until you learn how to trigger someone's buying reflex without ever talking to them in person....

One vote for quit if you are not having enough financial power.

I don't really believe in this maxim. I believe that you get paid for the work you put in and let's face it, making money online is tough at first! It takes patience, persistence and healthy knowledge of how internet marketing works.

Invite the users for surveying their opinion, I guess it will be a clear view then

The 6 month time line is nonsense.Some people achieve success faster than others for others it takes longer. You have to work it out in stages and yes I am think time lines do give you a target to reach.But hey ,it takes consistent action of the correct techniques and patience yo make money online.I wouldn't tell you to quit neither ,instead pivot and analyze what you are doing .

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I am facing the same dilemma- whether or not I should quit email marketing?

Yes, there is some truth to this maxim....like all maxims? Most of the people here in the forum do NOT make any respectable amount of money....despite claims to the contrary.



The simple fact of the matter is that if you are not producing leading indicators of success (leads/revenue) within a short amount of time....you're burning what capital you might have and you'll be poor in short order.



Are you generating revenue but not turning a profit? Or are you not even producing revenue? If you're producing revenue then it may be salvageable....but if you're not even producing revenue after 6-months to a year....you're wasting your time.


Not the answer you probably want to hear but that's likely the reality.


P.S. Email marketing is a tactic....it's not a business model. Someone above also said they're about to quit "email marketing" like it's a business model....which it isn't.

Since you most likely did not see FillyCheez's other post he made $500.00 but his spending on paid traffic is to high. So it is salvageable, if the Original Poster can figure where his buyers come from. Than reverse the numbers. So 3k profit comes from $500.00 on paid traffic.

Well, maybe they are right, as it's really competitive business and it's really hard to do well in these days. But i advice you to change the ways you use, change your strategy, try different things

"You never fail until you've quit"

If what you're doing hasn't been working, then Change it up.

It's never too late unless you quit.

Does it feel fun to you? Keep going. You may be frustrated but if you enjoy the process - being agitated at outcomes - you are on the right track. 9 months is still a babe in IM.

Definitely NOT! Before I made my first income online people always asked me "How long would you give it?..." My answer would always be - until I succeed. You´ve gotta want it more than you want to breathe. THEN you´ll be successful.

The reason most people give up and don´t succeed is no one has ever told them the REAL way to do things online. And trust me - I have gone through A TON of courses where I got all mislead (AND PAID FOR THEM!) But as they say... Life finds a way...

So, I eventually found (by being the eternal non-quiter-martial-arts attitude I have had all along) that it can all be boiled down to THREE single steps:


1. Build your list

2. Engage with your list

3. Sell to your list


The money is in the list. And the time it takes us to learn the RIGHT things will differ since our effective attention span differs. Thus - some will make it in 6 months and some will make it in 18 or more. Just make sure to NEVER, EVER give up on your dreams! They´re there for a reason! And we MUST fight to keep them alive until we LIVE THEM!

Carpe Diem!

Learn something new EVERY DAY and you WILL succeed! (Feel free to connect for further questions)

Ooooohhh.. I´m in awweee... lol Yeah keep going making a fool of yourself lol

You have to DEDICATE 60 DAYS

FULL OF IMMERSION: using ONE STRATEGY for delivering traffic to your opt in page.

And advertise ONE PRODUCT and in your THANK YOU PAGE PUT ONE AFFILIATE LINK.

Only one.

Dedicate at least 4 hours per day with NO DISTRACTION at all (schedule it in 1 hour then pause then 1 hour).

According to me, we should not stop ourselves, we can do it. Everything is happening on the right time.

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you should try in another field.

What exactly have you tried? What niche have you been working with? What skills do you currently have? Have you ever had any success be it small or large? Everyone has a different learning curve some people succeed in a week others take 10 years of effort to win. Winners never quit, quitters never win.

Very nicely replied. It's really the matter because of which our income does not happen.

Yes that's correct. It is in the form of pomodoro technique

Great thread! One I started to read it it has enriched my knowledge a lot. I personally think that yes, there should be no barriers for the time period. 6 months as a barometer does not say anything as it is just a generalization on average while the success in project can come now at any time or after few years. The goal is to stick with your goal, learn from mistake, think and rethink rethink, rethink what could be done better.

I think you should not quite that affiliate marketing. if you are doing right way then you will have to keep patient. may be after one year or two years defiantly you will be earned massive income .

I think you are going to have dozens telling you not to quit. But, honestly, if you have been at it for even 3 months and you aren't making a dime, why continu?. Get a job picking up trash or flipping hamburgers. At least at the end of the week, you have some money in your pocket for your efforts. That's my take.

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That is too early to quit. I struggled for 5 long years and after that I started seeing light after tunnel. Believe me, it works. It is a question of being at the right time at the right place. For a few lucky ones, it comes in a month, for others like me after years. Can you imagine, I struggled for 5 years, and then one day, my video that I had shared on Tumblr, was re-blogged by a famous internet marketer and that changed the whole scenario...

Get some proper guidance from an expert. It took me about 6 years to start making any consistent income online. But things really changed for me when I got a mentor and started focusing on doing the right things.

Don't quit.

Reflect on what you are doing?

Are you doing something that add value to the IM community?

If not, refocus your strategy.

Do something that benefit others, eventually you will enjoy the benefits yourself.

I hope you're still going FC.