I wish I knew this when I was a newbie

Hi Warrior..
First time I knew affiliate marketing, I got confused and had to deal with too much information about SEO, article marketing and even Pay for advertising my website. Now, I finally know two shortcuts to finally make money from affiliate marketing and both of them are related to build list

First : PLR
I think, this is one of my biggest mistake. I want to create my own freebie instead of purchasing the right to give it away to my subscribers. And, it kills me. I delay the process of making squeeze page just because I am a bit lazy to write, to think and to setup a high quality squeeze page.
Moral of the story :
Just purchase a high quality PLR that includes squeeze page. I am recently joining Liz and Jeff membership for about $5/month and get many freebies to giveaway. By spending $5, I can save time and money and I setup this website for only in 2 hours (Ok, I have to admit, I am a bit slower in setting it )
Here is my website : http://myownsocialmediatactics.com/

Second
SEO is important but hey, we want something fast. So, Just try solo ads. The best place to find people who offer solo ads is : Reed Floren's Solo Ad Directory
Spend the money regularly to buy solo ads and after getting enough subscribers, just do ad-swap with others to add more subscribers.
Now, the question is :
Why should I purchase solo ads if I can get subscribers for free from SEOing and article marketing?
Ok. You can do that. But it takes your time while time is money. The worst thing is, you are exhausted to try and you quit.
So, just try solo ads. You may use the website that you get from PLR so, after reading this article, you may setup your first solo-ads.

I have no experience in solo ads. What Should I do?
Err...I am not an expert in solo ads but let me share you one of my experiences.
I purchase solo ads from this man :
My Results From Cal Champlin’s Solo Ads | Solo Ad Directory
Why?
Because I see positive feedback and he always responds in the blog post so, he must be a good person to work with.
I use http://myownsocialmediatactics.com/ and writing short email about my product.
To me personally, I do not like a too-long email so, just make it short and straight to the point.
I purchase 125 clicks for $40.
After I ordered, Cal tends not to confirm the date so, just ask him through email and he will reply about when your website will be promoted to his subscribers.
By spending $40, I've got 75 subscribers so, I spend around $0.5/subscriber. Not bad 

Anyway, I have ever purchased solo ads from fiverr but no result. I do not know whether it is just my bad day or Fiverr sellers can not be counted as solo ad providers. But, to me personally, I will not use fiverr for solo ads. Anyway, if you succeed with fiverr, feel free to share with me.
I think it's long enough and I really wish that I knew this when I was a newbie.
I hope it helps.
Remember : To be success in Internet Marketing, we need to invest time and money so, do not be focused on only free tricks. Try to start paying and ease your process.

Regards

Ivana