Aff-base on assumptions? How to Start - when to Quit Day Job

[longroad]

Any updates to this?
I'd love to know how you're doing now!

[Niche]

Hi,
Just came across your post

I like that you have started off aiming high. Problem is if you aim too high you set yourself up to fail. The loss of morale associated with this can cripple your business.

I have been in affiliate marketing for about a year now and my comments and recommendations are based on my own experience

• You need to take a project to profitability before starting on a new project. You cannot have too many campaigns running at one time. Focus on one project. If it is a website, build your content, optimize the site so it ranks for a handful of keywords, work at getting links to the site. Once you have made this one project profitable, you can then go on to your second proect. The second project will be easier because of the little, in between the lines, tricks you have learned during the first.
• Set your self measurable targets e.g 200 visitors per day within 3 months or position 1 to 3 for x keyword in google. These are ways of analysing your progress. This way even if your projects are not immediately making you money, you can see how much closer to profitability you are getting
• Have reasonable expectations. I didn't make a cent in my first 3 months on line. But i was lucky enough to have read books that were measured in their tone. This meant i had reasonable expectations and was able to keep working even though i was not getting any money in, yet. The problem for newbies now is the amount of hype out there on the internet. This, affiliate marketing, is a real business and needs an investment of time and effort to yield results. Anything else would be a scam.

Good luck, work hard, apply what you learn and you will see results

[kevin7890]

Hello there-

The good news:

As I may have stated earlier, we now have a beautiful baby (8 months old already)! Life certainly has been hectic ever since his arrival but now that he is actively babbling, I am happy as a clam!

The not-so-good-news:

My initial investment didn't pan out too well. I felt like I was trying to drink out of a fire hose and I simply didn't succeed in the PPC and affiliate marketing area. But thankfully, I was able to use some of the information gathered here to limit my loss. Oh well, time to dust off and try again...

Remember, life is short, so pray hard!

[Linda Buquet]

Congrats on the baby Kevin. That's such a fun age!

Glad you're ready to jump back on the horse and try it again!
Welcome back.

[KirkhamsEbooks]

The best advise I can give as a father second time around is they're only that age once

Rick

[bronnamdi]

Do not quit your day job until you earn one and half times your day job income online.

[docvijay4u]

Ah its too late to read this thread, I already quit my job(I was working as a freelancer) for studying AM. I see that there is lot of stuff to read which will never end................

Anyway I have to try hard because I have no choice now.

[KirkhamsEbooks]

Best of luck to you

Rick

[bronnamdi]

So, how far are you doing now? Hope you are doing your best to eke out a living on the internet. I do not envy you but I wish you all the best.
Come to this forum often and fill usin on your progress.

[KirkhamsEbooks]

I also recommend joining the Warrior Forum.

Rick