Well, well well......Where do I start?

[fastlaneCoder]

No, literally, where do I start? I'm a CS dropout who's currently stuck in a very low end job. I've sat on the sidelines and looked and wished and dreamed for the last 1/2 decade.

For the longest, I was stuck in that "motivation" loop. I'd go on walks listening to motivational material and reading motivational things on facebook and blogs. It gives you a false "high". You feel great simply because of the videos you're watching and the articles and books that you're reading.

I was "that guy" pompously lecturing my coworkers about the "rat race" and "separating time from $" and various business topics. Despite the fact that I didn't practice any of my own preaching and toiled away right next to them for the same measly 10.15 an hour.

I briefly ran a 1 man computer repair operation in my local area. It was hit or miss. The one thing that I learned from it though, is you don't always know where your sales will come from. I made more $$ from an $0.08 vista print business card being placed in the right hands than everything else combined.

I'm mainly here to learn. So I intend to do much more reading than posting. I'm sure whatever question I have has likely been answered in previous threads.

My critical error has always been a reluctance to pull the trigger on anything. I will change that. I've amassed quite a collection of books, but I'm going to sell most of them back because a lot of the info is free on the web and I have multiple books on the same topic. Also reading is not a form of taking action.

 

[lumeire]

Well, to start, Welcome!

My critical error has always been a reluctance to pull the trigger on anything.

It's one thing to know where you err and another to correct it. Hopefully you'd stand by your word that you'll take action this time.

To your success, cheers!

 

[Kinsle]

Welcome mate, hopefully you'd find what you're looking for here....

 

[VirtualGlobalPhone]

@fastlaneCoder , thanks and welcome to affiliatefix.

Any amount of readings and writing will not replace the "doing", yet you need to balance just like way you drink a coffee / tea / beer a day.

So its the balance ....

What exactly you want to learn here ... we have below links for you , lets know if that helps.

Check these forums:-
What is Affiliate Marketing? (START HERE)
Follow Alongs and Online Journeys
Guides, Case Studies and Tutorials
Success Stories and Bragging

If you still getting stuck with any specific question put here ...

Newbie Helpdesk

 

[fastlaneCoder]

@fastlaneCoder , thanks and welcome to affiliatefix.

Any amount of readings and writing will not replace the "doing", yet you need just like way you drink a coffee / tea / beer a day.

So its the balance ....

What exactly you want to learn here ... we have below links for you , lets know if that helps.

Check these forums:-
What is Affiliate Marketing? (START HERE)
Follow Alongs and Online Journeys
Guides, Case Studies and Tutorials
Success Stories and Bragging

If you still getting stuck with any specific question put here ...

Newbie Helpdesk

You're exactly right VirtualGlobalPhone! In My case there was NO BALANCE. I was stuck in a perpetual loop reading and working on my "mindset" and never taking action. Thanks for the links!

 

[T J Tutor]

No, literally, where do I start? I'm a CS dropout who's currently stuck in a very low end job. I've sat on the sidelines and looked and wished and dreamed for the last 1/2 decade.

For the longest, I was stuck in that "motivation" loop. I'd go on walks listening to motivational material and reading motivational things on facebook and blogs. It gives you a false "high". You feel great simply because of the videos you're watching and the articles and books that you're reading.

I was "that guy" pompously lecturing my coworkers about the "rat race" and "separating time from $" and various business topics. Despite the fact that I didn't practice any of my own preaching and toiled away right next to them for the same measly 10.15 an hour.

I briefly ran a 1 man computer repair operation in my local area. It was hit or miss. The one thing that I learned from it though, is you don't always know where your sales will come from. I made more $$ from an $0.08 vista print business card being placed in the right hands than everything else combined.

I'm mainly here to learn. So I intend to do much more reading than posting. I'm sure whatever question I have has likely been answered in previous threads.

My critical error has always been a reluctance to pull the trigger on anything. I will change that. I've amassed quite a collection of books, but I'm going to sell most of them back because a lot of the info is free on the web and I have multiple books on the same topic. Also reading is not a form of taking action.

Welcome to AffiliateFix @fastlaneCoder !

Everyone has to start somewhere. Be active in this community, ask loads of questions, take action, and be committed. That's how it gets done!

Use this forum as a mentor. It's full of members at every level of experience which makes for many balanced perspectives for a Newbie to learn from. Take the time to read through the forums here and see for yourself that the Newbies achieving success have actually dedicated themselves to success in this industry and reaping the rewards by following the advice of fellow AffiliateFix members, being dedicated to success, putting the time in, and making the necessary investments. You cannot shortcut the learning curve. It goes slower for some and it goes faster for others. Everyone has their own intellectual absorption rates, skill development pace, commitment level, and budgets.

You are a FIX'er now and that means you have the world at your feet with IM. Here are a few suggestions:

Read and learn through extensive reading in this community. Select one vertical. one tracker, and one traffic source. Learn from your fellow members here to master each one of them (a couple of months). Then you can expand and replicate your successes.

As a Newbie, you need to read, study, invest, and implement. Perseverance, dedication, and taking action are the cornerstones of the success you will obtain.

Read
Read through the various areas of the forum to learn about the types of marketing available for your new business. Make a list of all the types of marketing and take some notes along the way. Then determine which area of marketing with which you will start your journey.

Do this to select an area of marketing to start, as well, do this to select a tracker, a traffic source, and to select a vertical.

Then read up on the affiliate networks and select two to begin with that will serve your needs and the types of offers you would like to promote. Put your application in and they will call you for an interview. Be professional and be prepared to answer some questions about how you will promote offers, do you have a website, are you a Newbie, etc. Please note, if you join the Dojo, we have a thread there that can offer assistance in getting accepted to some of the networks.

Study
Now that you have selected a basis to begin, read all of the threads in this forum that relate to your initial selections so that you have a rudimentary understanding of their features and benefits.

Invest
You will require some investment. A VPS server, domains, traffic, landing pages, etc. You will need a budget for daily, weekly, and monthly expenses. This will change over time and you will need to update it often so that you know exactly what your costs and earnings are.

Implement
This is where it all starts to earn. You must now begin to implement what you have established as your foundation for your business.

Here is some advice and guidance that will help you establish your initial goals:

Make sure you complete the following first.

Every business needs:

1. a plan
2. a schedule for research, learning, and execution
3. a budget.

Remember to read through our WIKI and get to know the basics as well as some of the buzz words in the industry.

I also recommend reading the following thread:

As a Newbie, What Stops You From Getting Started

Here is a set of immediate goals:

1. Get a VPS
2. Select a vertical
3. Select a tracker
4. Select a couple of networks and get your approval
5. Select a traffic source
6. Create a schedule for researching, learning (training), and working. This is a business, treat it as such!
7. Create a budget for every expense (daily, weekly, monthly)
8. Be very active in this forum by researching, asking questions, helping others when you are able.

Check out the new enhanced membership option here as it is full of great tools and features.

Remember This! : Nothing has to be perfect before you start. Read & study, but invest and implement at the same time. You cannot learn all of it from reading and studying. A great deal of your learning comes from implementing!

Good Luck!

T J

 

[BMFDigital]

Welcome to AffiliateFix @fastlaneCoder !

Everyone has to start somewhere. Be active in this community, ask loads of questions, take action, and be committed. That's how it gets done!

Use this forum as a mentor. It's full of members at every level of experience which makes for many balanced perspectives for a Newbie to learn from. Take the time to read through the forums here and see for yourself that the Newbies achieving success have actually dedicated themselves to success in this industry and reaping the rewards by following the advice of fellow AffiliateFix members, being dedicated to success, putting the time in, and making the necessary investments. You cannot shortcut the learning curve. It goes slower for some and it goes faster for others. Everyone has their own intellectual absorption rates, skill development pace, commitment level, and budgets.

You are a FIX'er now and that means you have the world at your feet with IM. Here are a few suggestions:

Read and learn through extensive reading in this community. Select one vertical. one tracker, and one traffic source. Learn from your fellow members here to master each one of them (a couple of months). Then you can expand and replicate your successes.

As a Newbie, you need to read, study, invest, and implement. Perseverance, dedication, and taking action are the cornerstones of the success you will obtain.

Read
Read through the various areas of the forum to learn about the types of marketing available for your new business. Make a list of all the types of marketing and take some notes along the way. Then determine which area of marketing with which you will start your journey.

Do this to select an area of marketing to start, as well, do this to select a tracker, a traffic source, and to select a vertical.

Then read up on the affiliate networks and select two to begin with that will serve your needs and the types of offers you would like to promote. Put your application in and they will call you for an interview. Be professional and be prepared to answer some questions about how you will promote offers, do you have a website, are you a Newbie, etc. Please note, if you join the Dojo, we have a thread there that can offer assistance in getting accepted to some of the networks.

Study
Now that you have selected a basis to begin, read all of the threads in this forum that relate to your initial selections so that you have a rudimentary understanding of their features and benefits.

Invest
You will require some investment. A VPS server, domains, traffic, landing pages, etc. You will need a budget for daily, weekly, and monthly expenses. This will change over time and you will need to update it often so that you know exactly what your costs and earnings are.

Implement
This is where it all starts to earn. You must now begin to implement what you have established as your foundation for your business.

Here is some advice and guidance that will help you establish your initial goals:

Make sure you complete the following first.

Every business needs:

1. a plan
2. a schedule for research, learning, and execution
3. a budget.

Remember to read through our WIKI and get to know the basics as well as some of the buzz words in the industry.

I also recommend reading the following thread:

As a Newbie, What Stops You From Getting Started

Here is a set of immediate goals:

1. Get a VPS
2. Select a vertical
3. Select a tracker
4. Select a couple of networks and get your approval
5. Select a traffic source
6. Create a schedule for researching, learning (training), and working. This is a business, treat it as such!
7. Create a budget for every expense (daily, weekly, monthly)
8. Be very active in this forum by researching, asking questions, helping others when you are able.

Check out the new enhanced membership option here as it is full of great tools and features.

Remember This! : Nothing has to be perfect before you start. Read & study, but invest and implement at the same time. You cannot learn all of it from reading and studying. A great deal of your learning comes from implementing!

Good Luck!

T J

Amazing post @T J Tutor

 

[fastlaneCoder]

Welcome to AffiliateFix @fastlaneCoder !

Everyone has to start somewhere. Be active in this community, ask loads of questions, take action, and be committed. That's how it gets done!

Use this forum as a mentor. It's full of members at every level of experience which makes for many balanced perspectives for a Newbie to learn from. Take the time to read through the forums here and see for yourself that the Newbies achieving success have actually dedicated themselves to success in this industry and reaping the rewards by following the advice of fellow AffiliateFix members, being dedicated to success, putting the time in, and making the necessary investments. You cannot shortcut the learning curve. It goes slower for some and it goes faster for others. Everyone has their own intellectual absorption rates, skill development pace, commitment level, and budgets.

You are a FIX'er now and that means you have the world at your feet with IM. Here are a few suggestions:

Read and learn through extensive reading in this community. Select one vertical. one tracker, and one traffic source. Learn from your fellow members here to master each one of them (a couple of months). Then you can expand and replicate your successes.

As a Newbie, you need to read, study, invest, and implement. Perseverance, dedication, and taking action are the cornerstones of the success you will obtain.

Read
Read through the various areas of the forum to learn about the types of marketing available for your new business. Make a list of all the types of marketing and take some notes along the way. Then determine which area of marketing with which you will start your journey.

Do this to select an area of marketing to start, as well, do this to select a tracker, a traffic source, and to select a vertical.

Then read up on the affiliate networks and select two to begin with that will serve your needs and the types of offers you would like to promote. Put your application in and they will call you for an interview. Be professional and be prepared to answer some questions about how you will promote offers, do you have a website, are you a Newbie, etc. Please note, if you join the Dojo, we have a thread there that can offer assistance in getting accepted to some of the networks.

Study
Now that you have selected a basis to begin, read all of the threads in this forum that relate to your initial selections so that you have a rudimentary understanding of their features and benefits.

Invest
You will require some investment. A VPS server, domains, traffic, landing pages, etc. You will need a budget for daily, weekly, and monthly expenses. This will change over time and you will need to update it often so that you know exactly what your costs and earnings are.

Implement
This is where it all starts to earn. You must now begin to implement what you have established as your foundation for your business.

Here is some advice and guidance that will help you establish your initial goals:

Make sure you complete the following first.

Every business needs:

1. a plan
2. a schedule for research, learning, and execution
3. a budget.

Remember to read through our WIKI and get to know the basics as well as some of the buzz words in the industry.

I also recommend reading the following thread:

As a Newbie, What Stops You From Getting Started

Here is a set of immediate goals:

1. Get a VPS
2. Select a vertical
3. Select a tracker
4. Select a couple of networks and get your approval
5. Select a traffic source
6. Create a schedule for researching, learning (training), and working. This is a business, treat it as such!
7. Create a budget for every expense (daily, weekly, monthly)
8. Be very active in this forum by researching, asking questions, helping others when you are able.

Check out the new enhanced membership option here as it is full of great tools and features.

Remember This! : Nothing has to be perfect before you start. Read & study, but invest and implement at the same time. You cannot learn all of it from reading and studying. A great deal of your learning comes from implementing!

Good Luck!

T J

Excellent advice. I'm reading and I've purchased a domain (my vertical is finance) . I'm currently designing and planning the page/site structure, and clarifying the overall tone of the site and how I'd like to make it stand out. Oh I've joined adcombo and bit.ly and I'm reading the wiki daily!

It won't be a "blog", but it will have some content. I have a general working idea of how I'd like it to progress. I'm going to join another network ( one that has more english speaking offers).

 

[Zach AdsBridge]

Great introduction!
Good luck to you, and welcome!
-Zach

 

[Anastasia AdCombo]

Hello fastlaneCoder!

Great to have you with us, and by saying it I mean AffiliateFix Forum and AdCombo as well

Wish you all the best in your affiliate marketing journey!

Good luck!

 

[Ayodele]

No, literally, where do I start? I'm a CS dropout who's currently stuck in a very low end job. I've sat on the sidelines and looked and wished and dreamed for the last 1/2 decade.

For the longest, I was stuck in that "motivation" loop. I'd go on walks listening to motivational material and reading motivational things on facebook and blogs. It gives you a false "high". You feel great simply because of the videos you're watching and the articles and books that you're reading.

I was "that guy" pompously lecturing my coworkers about the "rat race" and "separating time from $" and various business topics. Despite the fact that I didn't practice any of my own preaching and toiled away right next to them for the same measly 10.15 an hour.

I briefly ran a 1 man computer repair operation in my local area. It was hit or miss. The one thing that I learned from it though, is you don't always know where your sales will come from. I made more $$ from an $0.08 vista print business card being placed in the right hands than everything else combined.

I'm mainly here to learn. So I intend to do much more reading than posting. I'm sure whatever question I have has likely been answered in previous threads.

My critical error has always been a reluctance to pull the trigger on anything. I will change that. I've amassed quite a collection of books, but I'm going to sell most of them back because a lot of the info is free on the web and I have multiple books on the same topic. Also reading is not a form of taking action.

Welcome, buddy.
As long as you appraise yourself regularly like you just did, you will definitely get headway. Just stay focused and always be true to yourself.

Good Luck.