Ok let’s face it, most people are trying to pitch something in some way shape or form, especially bloggers. In the Affiliate marketing industry, most people are looking out for one person and guess what – that person isn’t YOU, it’s THEMSELF! There are far too many people trying to make a living off of people new to affiliate marketing. It’s really sickening.
If you’re new to affiliate marketing, even if you’re not new, remember one thing. You do NOT NEED ANY product to become successful. All of these products that these self-proclaimed guru’s are offering will not make you rich, they may help you make money, but the keyword is HELP, they may HELP you make money. Not so much these days, but a year or two ago the big craze was keyword tools and keyword programs. They were advertised to make you think that with that tool or service, you will make money. Guess what? It isn’t that simple. If you know what you’re doing, they will come in handy and help shorten manual research, but the product alone will not make you money.
The latest trend seems to be spy tools. You get to “spy” on your competition and successful affiliates and “borrow” (steal) there campaign details. I can see why so many people would fall for this and think that something like this would make them money, but it just isn’t the case. Don’t get me wrong, I can see how these tools would be good for research purposes, but realistically if you are using these tools to there full capacity, chances are you don’t NEED them, they are just a nice addition to help save you time and you would still be making money regardless.
One of the biggest threats in my eyes are some of these self proclaimed super affiliates who talk the talk but don’t walk the walk. Often they are failed affiliates and they pray on people new to this industry. Some will brag and boast of how much money they make, guess what, almost any successful affiliate is not going to just come out and tell you what they make. I’m not going to name names, I’m already involved with enough drama as it is and I don’t need to add to it, drama doesn’t make me any money.
Just remember, if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. You aren’t going to start making money with out lots of hard work. I know many people are going to look at this post and question it as I am one of the owners of Affiliit. However, at Affiliit we are upfront and let people know to become successful, they will need to work for it. We can guide people through proven techniques and show them and offer help on the way, but in the end it will be their motivation and work ethic that takes them to the path of success. We only offer guidance and training, their is no get rich scheme or magic pill here. Anyone can be successful in Affiliate Marketing, it just depends on how much time, energy and money you want to invest in it.
