I need a little (a lot) help

Hello Guru’s

I am as new a newbie as they come. At this point, I feel dumber than a box of rocks, a bag of hammers, or a can of dirt. Let me explain.

I am trying affiliate marketing with adwords and clickbank, writing ads.

I spent probably 3 days reading these forums before posting. I also spent some time on other web sites trying to understand the best method or plan. The file manager in my brain is about to quit his job due to overwork without pay.

Some people say to spend at least 10 hours per day. Some people say to spend just a few hours per day. Some people say that adwords works well, some say it doesn’t. Some say you pay for impressions, others say you don’t.

Some talk about terms and nomenclature I don’t even know. Some say to use a website; others say you don’t need one. Some talk about a landing page which I’m not sure what it even is?

Some say to promote adds that are varied in nature, others say to concentrate on a niche that interests me. What I’m interested in, is making at least a few honest bucks without compromising my standards. By that I mean that even though they would make a lucrative living, I wouldn’t promote something like porn or gambling.

Some say to just do a couple of adds, others say to do lots of adds.

I realize that different things work differently for different people. As you may have already surmised, I’m almost confused at this point. I also know that just starting out is always a little more difficult on something new.

Can anyone tell me: How long can I expect to wait before I start to realize even a little money? What sort of advice you would give to a newbie? Do web sites make you more money? Should a web site of links all concentrate on one type of product? Should it not? What kind of investment should I be willing to make and for what? If I am using adwords and clickbank, how many adds should I run at one time without ending up under a bridge? Should I use a web page for adwords or not? Is there any other resource I should or could be using?

I apologize in advance if this sounds like incessant whining. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I’ll leave it at that for now, and ask other questions as the file manager needs. Thanks to all who take the time.

 

Well, around here there is a circle of communities of webmasters, e-business professionals and semi-professionals, small business owners, and corporate executives even. You can get a start by climbing the ladder working for people around here, earning a reputation and offering products or services through here. If you do this, you will see money quickly, as you will be contracting out as a freelancer, or taking some form of an offer of employment...

Anyways... best of luck. I always have work on the go and projects on the go, feel free to contact me if you'd like some paid work, would like to order some business start up support services, or need a hand with something.

Finally... Welcome to Digital Point. I hope you enjoy your experience here. Always use your common sense and be respectful and you should have a great and profitable learning experience.
Cheers.

 

The Exception,

Thanks for your encouragement, I apologize for using this part of the forum for all of those questions. At the time the file manager in my brain was threatening to sue me for overwork and no pay.

Anyway, I appreciate the response and hope to make a lot of new friends as well as some money with these forums. Time will tell...
Thanks again, and have a great day,

Swampdog

 

I have no doubts that you will.
Feel free to contact me in private if you would like a hand getting something going.
Cheers.