I read this intriguing comment whilst surfing the net (infact it was an Awords advert). It certainely caught my attention!! Is this true?? cos i'm sure finding it dam hard work
Well are you surprised. Sure there are a handful of people that make it work if they have built up a loyal following and has their own offers/products to offer along with whatever you purchase through them, but in reality...how many people in this area of internet marketing do you think compete with each other? To be honest you would probably be more successful if you had money or spent a lot of time writing articles and getting your site listed in social networks. In the end you aren't really running a business because you still work the same hours you would for a job and probably don't even get paid. Some people spend even more time and effort just to make ends meet. I can tell you straight now the people that make money from being an affiliate have a list, or money to spend on adwords etc. Or third option...they spend a lot of time promoting their site on free sites. Not one of the options are that great though... well I guess it would be if you had a massive list. But building a list takes time. I can tell you another fact...there are people on this forum that swear they make money etc. and I have seen how they give advice only to find them in another thread asking how to do this or that, or complaining on why it is so hard to make money. Only people like me that usually go through a lot of threads pick up on this. I have never pretended to be other than what I am. So in the long run, am I happy? Of course. I work in a Hotel in the UK and when I have time I do other things with my websites. I get the best of both worlds because I don't slave away online to make ends meet.
It depends on your definition of failure. It could include those who lost money, never made money and those that did not make as much as they liked. I think a decent number of people do make a little money off of affiliate marketing. However, it is far from an actual salary so you may or may not consider that a failure. However a lot of other people quit and give up pretty fast too. Maybe within the first month or two.
Yes i agree w/ usapatriot. It depends on your definition of failure. I would agree that probably around 2% of AMs wind up making this field a career profession