Diversifying My Streams Of Income By Going Affiliate
Back in November of 2007 I tried jumping straight into Internet Marketing by joining Passport To Wealth. From there I took advantage of their promotional offer to join MyInternetBusiness.com at a discounted rate. I joined in on all the conference calls, read, researched and did a lot of self teaching. I found that even though I belonged to a group that was pretty accessible I still felt like I was on my own. There was so much for me to learn that the more I learned, the more I realized how much I needed to learn. Like any other education, it’s a never ending cycle of gaining knowledge and skills in order to succeed.
With all that I learned and all that I implemented, my efforts still showed no profits. Now I could have easily quit as most new internet entrepreneurs will. Afterall, over 95% of the people who attempt to start an internet business will quit before ever making a dime. I was not going to be among them. I was going to succeed online.
So it hasn’t happened over night and I never really believed it would. I have learned lots and have no regrets. But I do need finances coming in and not just going out! So my solution, which I heard before but I guess, just wasn’t ready, diversify, diversify, and diversify!
If you read my last post, “Hidden Treasures Found in Twitter“, then you’re well aware that I’ve been tweeting and building relationships with marketers who are of a different mindset then those that I initially came into contact with. The main difference being, the marketers on Twitter are people who look to build relationships first and then market, while the typical marketer you find on the web through Google searches and the like are just that, marketers and sales people. Their first priority is making the sale and putting more money in their pockets!
So as I begin to diversify my income streams and work on building relationships, I have turned to affiliate marketing. But not the type where I bombard my list to get them to buy into every new product other internet marketing gurus are promoting. I have chosen to go the route of quality name brand items that the general public seeks to buy at a less expensive price or from the convenience of their home.
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