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5 Things You Must Have to Succeed in Affiliate Marketing

The idea of being mere passengers on a ship meant to sail to the farthest points does not appeal to people who like to put their destiny into their own hands. They have the desire of maneuvering the ships themselves, of being able to be the ones to take it anywhere they want to. Being aboard a ship on its way to a particularly great destination is something each and every one of them dreams of, and the knowledge that they have the capacity to steer it themselves is what makes them actually want to.

Perhaps this is the reason why more and more people are succumbing to one of the most popular businesses around – affiliate marketing. It is because in this business, there are no bosses to order the employees around. There are no deadlines to meet and no clutter of work do to. One only needs to be equipped with the tools needed to succeed in a business such as this, and he is bound to get what his heart ultimately desires.

Just what are the things needed to be able to succeed in affiliate marketing? What must one have within himself to be able to do well in this industry? There is a lot of competition involved in affiliate marketing, and to be able to rise above the norm, one must be equipped with just the right stuff necessary to propel him forward. There are five things one must ultimately possess if he wants to achieve the glory he is yearning for in this business, and these five things are a must for him to possess to be able to stand out among the rest.

The very first quality one must possess if he wants to try his hand in affiliate marketing is the willingness to learn and be trained. Treading through unfamiliar territory is scary stuff if one is not properly equipped, and he might get lost amidst a jungle of the unknown. Learning the tricks of the trade is also an important aspect of the game, and one’s willingness to know it all will give him far better advantages in the business than he could ever imagine.

The second quality one must possess is the willingness to invest time and effort even if direct results do not seem at all apparent. Although several months may pass without good news, it is important for one who has his foot in the industry to hold on and wait. It is this quality which would save him from giving up after investing a lot of himself in the business.

The third quality one must possess is self-determination. If one wants to conquer the affiliate marketing world, he must have the ability to push himself ahead. Never having to say die is a quality each and every affiliate marketer should possess, and the ability to motivate oneself into scaling greater heights is an ability which would actually take an affiliate marketer there.

The fourth quality one must possess is discipline. If one knows how to teach himself to work everyday with all the energy he can muster, then he is close to achieving what he has set his heart to having in the first place.

The fifth and last quality one must possess is optimism. Negative attitudes and hearsays should not discourage an affiliate marketer from pursuing what he has to in order to make life better for himself and for everyone concerned. Neither should anyone influence his attitude toward the business, because once in it, it is a must for him to be the captain of his ship and the master of his soul.

The ingredients to success in a business such as affiliate marketing are diverse and manifold, but the most important thing one needs to be able to make it big lies in himself alone. It is he who has the capacity to do everything to be able to realize his prospects, and the desire which fuels his heart in doing so is the gasoline which should keep the engine going.

Affiliate marketing is all about putting one’s fate into his own hands. The right attitude is the key to being able to steer one’s ship into that part of the ocean where a certain kind of serenity can be found, one that permeates the atmosphere as the ship sails calmly on.

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Life Mapping: A Vision of Success

Success is more than economic gains, titles, and degrees. Planning for success is about mapping out all the aspects of your life. Similar to a map, you need to define the following details: origin, destination, vehicle, backpack, landmarks, and route.

Origin: Who you are

A map has a starting point. Your origin is who you are right now. Most people when asked to introduce themselves would say, “Hi, I’m Jean and I am a 17-year old, senior highschool student.” It does not tell you about who Jean is; it only tells you her present preoccupation. To gain insights about yourself, you need to look closely at your beliefs, values, and principles aside from your economic, professional, cultural, and civil status. Moreover, you can also reflect on your

experiences to give you insights on your good and not-so-good traits, skills, knowledge, strengths, and weaknesses. Upon introspection, Jean realized that she was highly motivated, generous, service-oriented, but impatient. Her inclination was in the biological-medical field. Furthermore, she believed that life must serve a purpose, and that wars were destructive to human dignity.

Destination: A vision of who you want to be

“Who do want to be?” this is your vision. Now it is important that you know yourself so that you would have a clearer idea of who you want to be; and the things you want to change whether they are attitudes, habits, or points of view. If you hardly know yourself, then your vision and targets for the future would also be unclear. Your destination should cover all the aspects of your being: the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. Continuing Jean’s story, after she defined her beliefs, values, and principles in life, she decided that she wanted to have a life dedicated in serving her fellowmen.

Vehicle: Your Mission

A vehicle is the means by which you can reach your destination. It can be analogized to your mission or vocation in life. To a great extent, your mission would depend on what you know about yourself. Bases on Jean’s self-assessment, she decided that she was suited to become a doctor, and that she wanted to become one. Her chosen vocation was a medical doctor. Describing her vision-mission fully: it was to live a life dedicated to serving her fellowmen as a doctor in conflict-areas.

Travel Bag: Your knowledge, skills, and attitude

Food, drinks, medicines, and other travelling necessities are contained in a bag. Applying this concept to your life map, you also bring with you certain knowledge, skills, and attitudes. These determine your competence and help you in attaining your vision. Given such, there is a need for you to assess what knowledge, skills, and attitudes you have at present and what you need to gain along the way. This two-fold assessment will give you insights on your landmarks or measures of success. Jean realized that she needed to gain professional knowledge and skills on medicine so that she could become a doctor. She knew that she was a bit impatient with people so she realized that this was something she wanted to change.

Landmarks and Route: S.M.A.R.T. objectives

Landmarks confirm if you are on the right track while the route determines the travel time. Thus, in planning out your life, you also need to have landmarks and a route. These landmarks are your measures of success. These measures must be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time bound. Thus you cannot set two major landmarks such as earning a master’s degree and a doctorate degree within a period of three years, since the minimum number of years to complete a master’s degree is two years. Going back to Jean as an example, she identified the following landmarks in her life map: completing a bachelor’s degree in biology by the age of 21; completing medicine by the age of 27; earning her specialization in infectious diseases by the age of 30; getting deployed in local public hospitals of their town by the age of 32; and serving as doctor in war-torn areas by the age of 35.

Anticipate Turns, Detours, and Potholes

The purpose of your life map is to minimize hasty and spur-of-the-moment decisions that can make you lose your way. But oftentimes our plans are modified along the way due to some inconveniences, delays, and other situations beyond our control. Like in any path, there are turns, detours, and potholes thus; we must anticipate them and adjust accordingly.

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Pengalamanku di Bisnis Online IV

Akhirnya sempat juga buat tulisan lanjutan nih.. Maklumlah mendekati libur panjang ada saja kerjaan dadakan yang harus segera diselesaikan. Alhamdulillah semua lancar dan mendapat kemudahan.

Melanjutkan tentang tulisan sebelumnya, berikut ini saya sampaikan apa yang saya lakukan di awal berjalannya bisnis online dari http://tinyurl.com/gaji13 yang saya geluti. Semoga ini bisa menjadi pelajaran buat anda semua, selanjutnya tinggal anda pilah-pilah saja mana yang menguntungkan dan mana yang tidak menguntungkan.

Hal pertama yang saya lakukan adalah menyingkat url http://uangpanas.com/id=?yh20 menjadi http://tinyurl.com/gaji13.

Caranya anda tinggal masuk saja ke http://www.tinyurl.com. Lalu masukkan alamat url affiliasi anda dan klik tombol "Make TinyURL!". Biasanya anda akan mendapatkan alamat dengan nama yang susah dipahami. Misal: http://tinyurl.com/ZyTr56. Jika anda ingin mengganti kode ZyTr56 dengan kata-kata sendiri, masukan saja kata yang anda ingini tsb di kolom custom alias (optional). Walaupun pada awalnya tidak disetujui, coba anda ulangi dengan kata yang lain, atau kombinasikan antara kata dan angka. Seperti yang saya buat : "gaji13".

Penggunaan tinyurl ini menurut saya berguna untuk:

1. Menyembunyikan url affiliasi yang asli. Karena ada beberapa orang yang sudah memberikan image negatif terhadap beberapa program affiliasi tertentu. Itu bisa disebabkan karena ulah orang lain yang melakukan 'black marketing'. Sehingga ketika orang sudah melihat misalnya: uangpanas, boro-boro ngeliat isinya yang ada adalah cepat-cepat cari tanda silang di pojok kanan atas..klik.. plong... Nah untuk menghindari itu, gunakan tinyurl, anda bisa mempromosikan dahulu dengan kata-kata awal yang menarik, yang menggambarkan keuntungan ikut program di http://tinyurl.com/gaji13.
2. Menghindari orang lupa terhadap anda, yang telah mempromosikan diawal, affiliasi anda. Atau juga menghindari kesalahan pengetikan sehingga merugikan komisi anda.
3. Supaya alamat url anda tidak terlalu panjang.
   

Hal kedua yang saya lakukan adalah meng-iklankan url saya melalui web advertising. Saya pernah mencoba meng-iklankan secara manual kepada beberapa layanan web iklan gratis. Waduh... lebih baik ini tidak anda kerjakan deh.., saya yang baru melakukan ke beberapa alamat web iklan gratis saja sudah bisa merasakan bahwa cara ini sangat membuang tenaga. Mata menjadi kunang-kunang, kepala pusing, tangan pegal-pegal, dan ngantuk.. (soalnya ngerjainnya di bulan puasa sih :D ). Kalau menurut saya, lebih baik mengeluarkan modal untuk dipasang secara otomatis ke puluhan web advertising. Cara ini sudah saya lakukan, dan hasilnya cukup lumayan menaikkan statistik orang yang mengunjungi url affiliasi saya.

Sebetulnya saya mau mendaftarkan di PPC lokal & PPC Google Adwords, tapi nanti lah sehabis lebaran. Hasilnya Insya Allah akan saya tuliskan lagi disini, dan anda bisa melihat perbandingannya..

Hal ketiga yang saya lakukan, menyebarkan url affiliasi saya melalui milist2x iklan. Kebetulan saya punya 150 milist yang berhubungan dengan iklan dan penjualan. Setiap hari jumlah ini saya tambah secara perlahan-lahan. Tentunya milist yang sesuai dengan apa yang saya promosikan. Dan kebetulan juga saya punya aplikasi untuk mengirim email ke milist-milist tersebut.

Kalau saya bandingkan, ternyata penyebaran ke milist-milist lebih meningkatkan statistik saya ketimbang saya pasang melalui iklan di web advertising. Tidak tanggung-tanggung loh, kenaikan statistiknya bisa mencapai 2-4 kali lipat. Pernah dalam sehari statistik saya mencapai hampir 50X. Mungkin bagi para senior 50 kunjungan adalah nilai yang kecil. Tapi bagi saya yang baru dan setelah saya bandingkan dengan web advertising yang saya ikuti, hasil itu adalah 4 kali lipatnya loh...

Jadi.. cara seperti ini mungkin bisa anda lakukan untuk menaikan statistik url anda.

Nah terakhir yang saya lakukan.. ya.. seperti ini.. Menulis di blog. Walapun rada berantakan, tapi minimal tulisan ini bisa memberitahukan kepada anda, mana cara yang paling efektif dalam mempromosikan url affiliasi anda berdasarkan apa yang saya lakukan.

Selanjutnya saya akan daftar ke PPC Lokal dan PPC Google adwords. Soalnya menurut http://tinyurl.com/gaji13, cara ini paling efektif. Ayo kita buktikan yah, tapi kelihatannya sih, saya baru lakukan sehabis lebaran nih. Jadi sabar dikit yah teman-teman..

O,iya Berhubung ini hari terakhir di kantor dan mau cuti panjang jadi saya mau ucapkan..

Taqabalallahu minna wa minkum, taqobbal ya karim... Semoga semua amal ibadah puasa teman-teman (yg berpuasa) diridhoi oleh Allah SWT. Amin...

Sampai jumpa di tulisan saya selanjutnya yah..

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