A very successful businessman was given a simple interview. It went like this …
what is the secret to your success?
Two words
And, Sir,what are they?
Right decisions.
And how do you make right decisions?
One word.
And, sir, What is that?
Experience.
And how do you get Experience ?
Two words
And, Sir,what are they?
Wrong decisions
Simple but true. There are 3 things you can take away from this.
Right Decisions
Are you making the right decisions? Even if you have just a general knowledge of pay per click, there are many things we all know we should do. Track conversions, test ads, test landing pages, expand keyword list, adjust bidding, etc… But are we doing it?
Experience
This is an easy one, many people say they want to work from home doing affiliate marketing but do they take any action? You’ve read hundreds of ebooks, posts, blogs, etc… but have you tried to follow just one of them? To get experience you have to jump in the game. Jonathan wrote an interesting post on how Starting is your biggest battle.
Wrong Decisions
As the affiliate landscape gets more and more competitive, it is becoming more difficult to have a profitable campaign right from the get go. You will have to learn from your mistakes, if you really want to be successful. Check out my out post are you willing to risk, and see how this one really separates the have from the have nots.
So you’ve always wanted to know the secret of the top affiliate marketers. Well here you have it.













Great post. I think this is 100% true. Anyone can read blogs, forums and ebooks… but it really takes trial and error to make it big.