AffDollars BlogEducational marketing blog for affiliates.

Recently this blog started taking a negative turn, it was my own fault for the type of content I posted without verifying the information behind it. Apologies to Ron Douglas

Although AffDollars.com is not a priority for me and rarely gets updated I feel its important to keep things on this blog positive and to share valuable lessons that can help you succeed as an affiliate / online marketer. Remember that these 10 rules below can potentially help you in many other aspects of your life as well.

Making money online is not easy. In fact, contrary to what many ‘gurus’ might tell you making a full time living or even getting rich online is getting harder and harder for most affiliates who jump into the game.  Hopefully these next 10 rules will help you step your game up to the next level and put you in the mindset to become a successful affiliate marketer.

#1 – Never Give Up - When you first start trying to make money online even banking $1 might seem like an unreachable goal. Remember that as long as you have determination and drive to reach your goals you will eventually get there! Know from the start that while you are trying to reach your goals you will face many obstacles along the way be they financial, mental, lack of time or any of the many other road blocks.

#2 – Manage Your Time Wisely - Remember that time is what you make of it, you need to break down and complete tasks throughout the day quickly and efficiently. Just about every successful person on the planet focuses on time management and how they can squeeze more out of their day. Using a calendar and a daily schedule will help you manage your time more wisely and increase productivity.

#3 – Take Full Responsibility For Your Life - This means no more blaming other people for problems and failures. Understand that only you are responsible for your situation so take control of it and do what you need to do to reach your goals!

#4 – Write Down What You Want To Achieve - Writing down your long term goals is a technique used by just about every successful person. Think how you want your life to be in the future and write it all down; write as much as you can in great detail. Then everyday work towards completing your goals and eventually they will become a reality!

#5 – Don’t Listen To Haters & Doubters - Along the road to success some people won’t believe in you, wont understand what you are trying to do or might just decide to all out hate on what you do. This is a normal part of life, don’t let it bring you down and don’t worry about! Never give up and don’t let the negativity of others hinder your progress. Surround yourself with people that want to see you succeed and ditch the people bringing negativity into your life.

#6 – Prepare To Make Sacrifices - Depending on your goals and priorities you may need to make some sacrifices, especially at first. If you plan on making $10, 000, 000 by the time your 30 years old you certainly shouldn’t be out getting slammed at the bar every night. Stay on your grind full time and only kick back once you’ve really earned it!

#7 – Outsource - You can’t do it all yourself so don’t try. It may seem like the job never gets done properly when you outsource but keep trying to build connections and network with people you can trust and eventually you can rely on them to help you build your online business faster and more effectively.

#8 – Never Delay Your Progress -You never know how long you have to complete your dreams or accomplish your goals, life is constantly changing; what is available to you today may not be obtainable tomorrow. That’s why its important to take as much as you can from each day and drive as hard as possible to reach your goals as quickly as you can.

#9 – Taking Action Is Key! - You can read all day about how X method is extremely successful and will bank you X amount of dollars in 30 days but until you try it for yourself you will never know for sure. Don’t be one of those ‘information whores’ who reads blogs all day and buys every single marketing eBook they can get their hands on, although its very important to stay up to date on the newest marketing techniques taking action on what you already know is the most important part and is what will make you money.

#10 – Promote Something Interesting - Try and find something you are passionate about, many affiliate marketers including myself  are guilty of pitching whatever product has the highest EPC. Instead why not find a product that genuinely sparks your interest and looks like it offers real value to the consumer, then you will find a true winner!

This is by no means a comprehensive list but I hope these tips help you find success!