Hi Kevin,
I agree with Linda that you should have "ONE affiliate site launched and promoted before you even think of quitting your job".
In fact, I would like to up the ante one more notch.
In addition to having ONE site launched and promoted (and earning at least $2000-$3000 a month), that you should also have at least one years income in the bank that you can draw upon while you learn and build your business.
I also agree with Linda when she says "you have a TON of learning to do".
But, it can be fun, and very rewarding financially and personally. I think you will also find it will be a lot more fun building your business if you have your regular income so you don't need to worry about income while you're progressing.
I would also like to suggest that instead of developing "5-10 original content sites" that you may want to focus all of the attention on one site.
Having lots of sites is one strategy, and a viable one at that, -- providing each site is
complete and
making money before moving on to the next one, and that the site owner has a plan in place for the ongoing maintenance and promotion of each site.
Unfortunately for many multiple site owners this is not the case and find themselves struggling to keep up and find themselves overwhelmed.
Having
one site is another strategy, and also a viable one at that, because it allows the site owner to focus all of the efforts on the one site. This is ideal for those who have limited resources and allow them to do things such as:
1.) Continually add fresh content (articles, reviews, etc.)
2.) Focus ALL of their inbound links to one site
3.) Send a monthly (or quarterly) press release
4.) Add a daily blog post (if applicable)
5.) Send a twice monthly newsletter
6.) Add audio and/or video if applicable
7.) Communicate and work closely with your merchant(s)
8.) Monitor and track traffic and conversion rates
9.) Promote and moderate an online forum (if applicable)
10.) Continually look for new ways to promote your site (paid search, etc.)
One of the mistakes new and old affiliates make is diluting their efforts over too many sites. In doing so they find themselves overwhelmed because they don't have the time or budget to develop inbound links for all of their sites, not too mention all of the other things mentioned above that should (or could) be done to their site ongoing.
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Your words of wisdom will be added to the
5 Star Hall of Fame.
"Having one site is another strategy, and also a viable one at that, because it allows the site owner to focus all of the efforts on the one site. This is ideal for those who have limited resources and allow them to do things such as:
Unfortunately for many multiple site owners this is not the case and find themselves struggling to keep up and find themselves overwhelmed..."
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