Here's part of a long post I made in the general forum today.
Wanted to copy important points down here in the newbie section.
THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO SUCCESS - HARD WORK
Find out why you won't get the magic secrets from eBooks and courses.
Sometimes I mince words trying too hard to be nice. Especially with all the newbies at my forum - I try to tell them like it is, but cushion it enough that I don't just scare them out of the business before they even begin. One of my biggest industry pet peeves is all the Ebooks and supposed Gurus and self proclaimed "super affiliates" that capitalize on the dreams of n00bs that want to learn the "secret to success."
I hope Jon doesn't mind me quoting such a long excerpt of his blog, but he gives the advice Ive been wanting to give affiliates for a long time. I always tell them, there is no short cut to success but he hits it alot harder and minces NO words. Check this!
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"You cannot LEARN how to be a super affiliate from an ebook or a forum or even a blog. It’s not something you can read in a book or learn from by watching TV or even attending an expensive seminar. It’s something that you can only become by doing a "boat"load of trial and error, over and over and over again. It’s like comparing this to being a hedge fund manager or some hot shot lawyer. Do you think they learned it from a few sources? Nope! They may have learned some stuff, but the reason they are at the level they are at right now is because it came from this one magical word, with no shortcuts or quick secret routes to, called…. EXPERIENCE. It’s not something you can learn in school, seminars, books, videos, or from friends. You can only gain it by actually trying it, and being successful, but also failing and learning from your mistakes! So why the heck are people still buying these **** artist ebooks?"
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He then goes on to create what he says is the new definition of "super affiliate" and tells the faker wanna-be super affiliate guru ebook sellers to grow up, get busy and actually go to work making money instead of flashing big fake checks to try to sell ebooks. There's really a wealth of good info in his post and I wish I had the nerve to write they way he does.
Here's the full post - it's pretty RAW but straight to lots of good points!
Super Affiliate Marketing Blog » Why 1% Is Bigger Than 99% - A Message To Ad Networks & Self-Proclaiming Super Affiliates
So am I saying ALL EBOOKS and COURSES are BAD???
No there are a few good ones. What I am saying is that there are TONS that are so full of hype or even really good copy that will make you WANT to buy them whether they are any good or not.
IMPORTANT HINT - If you are looking for EASY money, a QUICK fix,
MAGIC shortcuts to success - affiliate marketing is NOT for you.
Quit now and RUN away!
The sales copy is DESIGNED to push newbie buttons and capitalize
on your strong desire to learn the secret to success online.
MOST promoise the world and deliver nothing.
So keep your wallet in your pocket when you are new.
Learn all you can here and at other WELL moderated forums that don't allow
ads and affiliate links in the learning part of the forum.
That way you can be more assured that the info you get is FREE
and TRUE because we aren't trying to sell you anything!
EDITED to add 1/29/08
Here is ONE ebook that is GREAT and is now FREE!
IMPORTANT FREE Quit your Day Job eBook