I started in the affiliate marketing game only 4 months ago, which feels like a lifetime already. I have learnt so much about marketing and loads of do’s and don’ts.

My motivation was simple:

1. I don’t like being skint
2. I don’t like having a boss anymore
3. I don’t like the 9-5 routine
4. I want to upgrade my Audi A3 to the new model
5. I don’t like office politics
6. Oh and… I want to earn stupid amounts of cash!

One Saturday morning I hit all the major engines with a flurry of “make money online” variations and got the usual sales pitch letter sites for example: “Buy our e-book and earn $100,000,000 a month”. WOW this sounds great but that’s a sure sign for it being complete bollocks, being internet savvy anyway I knew about these and knew to avoid them but despite this I was still very tempted in buying something I knew would be garbage. However, I figured I was an easy target and moved on.

If you are new to the affiliate game I am confident that you will find yourself (like I did) on a quest looking for the ‘magic secret’ that will make you millions overnight, the truth is that there are no secrets. The quicker you accept this and move on the better.

I continued pounding Google for answers and eventually ended up at the A4U Forum (now a regular) and read this inspirational post by Aquanuke. This site has been a godsend and if you’re serious about affiliate marketing you need to register and get involved. It’s a very busy forum and the people there are friendly and helpful.