5 Ways To Mess Up A Good Residual Income Affiliate Program

Okay, you've decided to join and promote a new residual income affiliate program

. It's got everything you could want to begin your internet marketing empire. Good products, and training combined with pre-written ads sure to grab prospects attention and shake loose their wallets. All you need to do is start running some Google Ads and and start shopping for that new car you've been dreaming about. Nothing could be easier, right?

Well maybe, but you might want to slow down a minute and make sure you are not falling into the 5 traps so many new marketers stumble into.

1. Believing the hyped income projections

Yes you can make a lot of money with quality residual income affiliate programs, but the projections of wealth may take more than a few months to achieve. Even the highest quality programs take time to develop true residual income streams. Hype can help sell a program, but it will usually take more than wishes to make the big bucks materialize.

2. Expecting quick success without any work.

If you are new, despite the training provided, you may need to learn some new skills. If you have the determination to dig in and actually follow the training and learn the new skills, you stand an excellent chance of success. If you expect everything to work on its own with no effort on your part, the odds are you will be disappointed. Most programs require consistent steady work on your part to drive traffic to them.

3. Fuzzy goals

How do you know if you are putting in the right amount of effort to make your new program work for you? It's not always easy. But unless you set clear goals that you can actually monitor and count, you are setting yourself up for disappointment and self delusion. What must you do to make your program work? How many X, Y and Z's must be done? Start a journal and monitor your progress. Know what you want to get done and keep track of your progress.

Focus on the steps you need to make it happen. How many ads or articles or forum comments must you make to get the action you need to make things happen. Be specific and be consistent.

4. Relying on template websites

If your program comes with its own web site you're all set rights? Well maybe not. If your website is the same as all the other affiliates out there, how are you going to differentiate yourself? What are you going to do to make yourself stand out among your fellow affiliates? In many cases you will be better off with your own web site. You stand a better chance of getting ranked well in the search engines and gaining that highly desirable free traffic that comes from a top search engine ranking. Learning how to get ranked well is just one of the skills you will need in the long run to make the

big money you want.

5. Giving up.

The biggest failing for most marketers pursuing residual income affiliate programs is failing to persist. There truly is gold to be had online, but it requires a concerted effort and a willingness to learn and perform over an extended period of time. If you have an upline, be sure to ask for help. Read and research other marketers. Discover better ways to do the steps you are already doing and keep your eyes out for new ideas that will help you master your program. But don't go hop scotching from one program to the next. Focus on your main program and make it work.

There are many excellent residual income affiliate programs out there. Take some time to find a good one, and then do what it takes to make it work for you.

by: Earl Netwal

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