Why do 95% of the People Fail in Affiliate Marketing

by Adrienne Smith on December 7, 2009

in Affiliate Marketing

Why do 95% of the people fail to ever make a single penny in affiliate marketing? Yes, those are legitimate statistics and ones that we are sick and tired of seeing. It’s not because of lack of money to invest or the desire to really make a go of this business. The real reason is they don’t get the proper education and they don’t follow through.

Affiliate programs are easy to join and if you join a good program, they will even provide you with a lot of the tools you will need so that the majority of your work is already done. But if you don’t understand how this industry works and how you can be above all the rest, you will quickly fail. You will not see immediate results, you will get frustrated and you will quit. That’s why the majority of people fail to ever make any money with affiliate marketing.

If you are brand new to this industry, you want to start with a course for beginners. Don’t jump in and think that you can skip to the top and start making the big bucks right from the start. That is where a lot of people make their mistakes. You need to take the time to learn how to create successful campaigns, how to get backlinks to your campaigns, how to get targeted traffic to your site, all the things necessary in order to start seeing positive results. There is NO overnight success in this industry. It takes time, dedication, a will to learn and consistency with your campaigns.

Start out slow, take your time, learn what it takes and you will see results. Over time as you continue to grow and the more campaigns you create and put out on the web, the more results you will see and the more money you will make. Before long, you are creating your own sites, building your own list and even creating your own product.

Consistency is the key to long lasting success. Never give up on yourself or that you can make it in affiliate marketing. Be the one that proves everyone wrong and then show them how you were able to create the success yourself. Get the proper education, learn what it takes to build your business and you will be on the top in no time at all.

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1 Lyndsey Lohmeier February 25, 2010 at 2:19 PM

Hi..I am reading your page for a few days now is there any way to subscribe by email

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2 Adrienne February 25, 2010 at 5:39 PM

Hey Lyndsey,

No, I don’t have a newsletter for this particular blog but you can subscribe to my RSS feed. That way you will be notified of all new posts. Hope that helps and thanks for stopping by. I always appreciate comments.

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3 Marina Sciotti March 14, 2010 at 5:35 PM

Sometimes i feel like my head is going to explode–information overload, however this time i enjoyed studying, really, making money online is not troublesome if you happen to follow the plan.

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4 Adrienne March 15, 2010 at 8:25 AM

There is definitely a lot of information online today and you can go into information overload. I’m glad you enjoyed my post and I do hope you will come back in the future. Comments are always welcome.

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6 Adrienne March 18, 2010 at 8:09 AM

Thank you for that and for your comment. It’s very much appreciated.

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7 Hattie Minkin April 6, 2010 at 10:25 AM

ohhh nice info

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8 Adrienne April 6, 2010 at 7:47 PM

Thank you Hattie and I appreciate your comment.

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9 Shawnna Poister April 7, 2010 at 3:16 AM

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10 Adrienne April 7, 2010 at 8:23 AM

Thank you for your comment Shawnna, it’s always appreciated.

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11 Francine Rambus April 27, 2010 at 4:02 PM

I don’t usually reply to posts but I will in this case. WoW :)

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12 Adrienne May 1, 2010 at 11:02 AM

Thank you Francine and I appreciate your response. I’m thrilled that you wanted to reply.

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13 Ora Minix May 6, 2010 at 9:07 AM

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14 Adrienne May 6, 2010 at 9:57 AM

It you have any specific questions about anything on my blog you can send me an email. You will find that information in the “About Me” section of this blog. Thanks for your comment. Happy to hear you are a fan.

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