subject: 5 Deadly Affiliate Marketing Mistakes Made By Newbie Affiliate Marketers - Are You Guilty Of Them? [print this page] I see a need to write this article today as I see way too many affiliate marketers making these mistakes - Which eventually led to their failure.
Many Internet Marketers (especially newbies) fail because they are guilty of one or more of the 5 deadly mistakes which I am going to share in the next few sections.
1. Not Researching
Remember - If you want to able to generate money online, you need to sell products/services in which people want (and NOT want you want).
Many affiliate marketers make the mistake of not researching for market demand (to find out whether or not there is a demand for the niche, along with whether or not people are spending money in the niche) before plunging into it.
2. Not Investing In Proper Education
This is one of the common mistakes that many newbie affiliate marketers make - They think they can pick up everything they need to know about affiliate marketing by trial-and-error.
By doing so, you will most likely end up all "bruised and battered" (as you will be faced with all sorts of obstacles, and make all sorts of newbie mistakes that will seriously damage your morale) and eventually give up.
There are lots of guides (in a form of ebooks, step-by-step videos as well as audios) that will show you how you can get started. By following these guides, not only will you cut short your learning curve, you will also avoid the most common pitfalls which many people make.
As a result, you will be able to attain your goal of being able to generate a full-time income on the Internet much faster (compared to those who learn through trial-and-error).
3. Believing In Hype
I know its hard to ignore it when you see salesletters telling you that their products have the capability of helping you generate insane amounts (such as millions of dollars) in a ultra-short period of time.
Now, the thing is this, there is absolutely no short cut to generate money online. You need to treat the entire Internet business the same way you would treat an offline business - You need to spend time to build the entire business up, and over time, you will be able to see your business grow (and so too, will your income).
If something sounds too good to be true, then it is probably not true.
Many newbie marketers fail because they believe in hypes like these - And instead of succeeding, they eventually ended up failing miserably.
4. Promoting Poor Quality Products
This again, boils down to the lack of doing proper research.
Many newbie affiliate marketers make the mistake of promoting products/services without conducting prior research on it for its quality.
By promoting these poor quality products (without doing research beforehand) will result in you getting poor results from your promotion efforts, so much so that you find that its a total waste of your time and effort and you eventually give up on affiliate marketing totally.
5. Not Taking Enough Action!!
Even though this is the last point, but I feel that it is the most important point.
You see, if you are serious about wanting to succeed in this business, then you really need to take consistent action to make it happen!
I see many newbie affiliate marketers saying things like they do not have the time (as they are still working full time), but surely it is possible to spend an hour or two every single day to work on your Internet business, isn't it?
Either you wake up an hour or two every day to work on it, or you can spend an hour or two after dinner (when you are back home from work) working on it - Surely it isn't too much to ask for, right?
If you truly want to enjoy the benefits of what an Internet business can bring, then it's time to get up and take consistent action... Right Now!!
5 Deadly Affiliate Marketing Mistakes Made By Newbie Affiliate Marketers - Are You Guilty Of Them?
