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HANGOVER REPORT
December 27, 2020

Quote of the Day

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" (Leonardo da Vinci)

Commission
What started as down trend in commission has become 80% collapse, last week in November closed a record week on $976, follow in December on $919 & $824, then December 15 commission started to drop & 3rd week in December ended $433 follow this week $211, then today $6 :eek: overall commission this year its $8,983

Traffic
Drop in traffic followed some SEO 'improvements' made December 14 (reversed this week), hit a daily low of 276 visits Christmas Eve (90% drop in traffic in 10 days), slowly starting to recover & today back up to 500 visits, so I learn 2 things --> 1. Don't rely on Google for traffic 2. Test 'improvements' on some pages 1st, not all site

Plan

Still planning for 2021, today was planning 5 new websites next year & my portfolio will be 10 (aim to generate $100/day commission x 10 websites =$1,000/day commission), I go old school in 2021, white background, black text, blue links, simple content that directly answers the question, all text properly format for best user experiences
 
(STILL) HANGOVER REPORT
December 28, 2020

Quote of the Day

"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will" (Suzy Kassem)

Commission
$15 commission today is like big red warning sign, affiliate marketing works but nothing is guarantee, so now I want to put money in bank to all my bills 6-12 months advance, revenue security gives me time to ride out seasonal trends or mistakes

Traffic
Visits improved past 4 days, today its 500+ after 10-day collapse, difference between search rank #1-3 & rank #3-6 is huge, unless the top 3 have really bad answers you must be in top 3 for (Google) organic traffic source

Plan

Got list of 10 affiliate sites for 2021, 5 will launch Feb x 1, Mar x 1, Apr x 1, May x 1, Jun x 1 & I'm posting the plan Thursday in the thread before fireworks (some redact info) include everything I learn in affiliate marketing & full strategy/tactics in 2021
 
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TUESDAY REPORT
December 29, 2020 - 2 days to 2021

Quote of the Day

"The odds of hitting your target go up dramatically when you aim at it" (Mal Pancoast)

Commission
Didn't break a $10-spot today but overall happy with $9,101 commission this year (91% success/9% fail), so its true about 'shoot for moon you end up in the stars' because with no target (and without Affiliate Fix) I would have earned alot less

Traffic
Keeps going up 50-100 customer every day after I reversed site improvements & added more content (300 words) to important product pages instead of new 50-word product pages, today 550 visits

Plan

Posting full plan tomorrow before fireworks so tune in and get your bonus prize (free full-year affiliate marketing template) on :affiliatefix: Affiliate Fix :affiliatefix:
 
GOODBYE 2020 REPORT
December 31, 2020 - New Year Eve

Quote of the Day

"The new year is coming up fast,
As I think of the world’s recent past,
It feels like the brink,
So to hope I shall drink,
Next year’s GOT to be better than last"
(Irish limerick)

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Commission
Target for 2021 was $10,000 but I came up short at $9,172 ---> so all my bills pre-paid to April 2021, when I heard about NET60 I was really annoyed have to wait 60 days for commission but now its 3 staggered payments --->
  1. January $1,300 (October 1-31 commission)
  2. February $3,400 (November 1-30 commission)
  3. March $1,400 (December 1-31 commission)
  4. April (January 1-31 commission)
February will go for paycation somewhere warm like Mexico or Egypt or Thailand

Traffic
Recent traffic is recovering slow on main site, today 425+ customers, but lessons are 1. dont rely on 1 site, 2. dont reply on 1 traffic source

Plan

Have to get undrunk then I post 2021 plan template later on
 
This was last update in thread - TYVM everyone for following & add your advice since the summer
Because it was about my affiliate marketing journey in 2020
I'm not changing all my 2020s to 2021, otherwise we don't have history
Will start a new journey thread for 2021
Still happy to answer any questions on this thread
 
Don't forget to update all your 2020's to 2021
  • Copyright footer date (best to auto update)
  • Email signature
  • Auto responder
  • Social media
  • Evergreen content (create new 2021 version & link to it from 2020 version)
 
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