Significant Mistakes Beginner Affiliate Marketers Tend To Make 
Among other mistakes, being aware of these three in particular that experienced affiliate marketers wish they knew about before beginning their marketing careers will save you time and frustration.
Is affiliate marketing easy to grasp and just as easy to quickly make money with? That really depends on your approach and your mindset.
For starters, you must go into it with the mindset of having a willingness to put in the work, staying focused, and maintaining a consistent, positive approach during the entire process.
There will be difficult times and before bailing, continue on with the plan, assuming you have a plan which is a must in order to see success. More details about that later.
By avoiding some of the basic mistakes that beginning affiliate marketers make you will be better prepared to prosper and build a business you can be proud of.
Before I share with you the one, must-do task to accomplish before you’re able to build a successful affiliate business, read and understand these three very common mistakes many marketers make and be determined to avoid doing the same.
Mistake #1: Choosing the Wrong Product or Jumping From One Product to Another (Shiny Object Syndrome)
The variety of items you can pick from to advertise via affiliate marketing is remarkable. It’s crucial that you choose the ideal ones as your selections will determine your results in the affiliate marketing sector.
Once you’ve decided on the best products and niche market for your website and strategies, you will then be (or should be) motivated to produce additional content associated with your choices.
It’s simple to perform an easy Google search for excellent products that you can market. Be prepared, you will get plenty of results.
You really should not select your product based solely on the amount of commission you may earn.
Think about and choose from something you enjoy in life or have a passion for. Decide on products from a niche you’re interested in.
If you have an interest and enjoy what you are promoting, it will transfer to your marketing and interactions with interested prospects.
You should be enthused regarding the product you’ll be marketing. Get excited like you did when you experienced something you really enjoyed.
If you’re not, there is a good chance you will quickly lose interest and then start looking for a different product.
This can become a pattern referred to as “shiny object syndrome”.
This jumping from product to product destroys any chance of consistency with your marketing and prevents any possibility of building momentum.
This “shiny object syndrome” is a fatal mistake to make when approaching your affiliate marketing business strategy.
Mistake #2. You Attempt To Go About the Business of Affiliate Marketing Without Building an Email List
Not making the responsibility of building an email a priority is among the most frequent affiliate marketing oversights.
This is an error that will certainly cost you much more money than you believe.
The value of an email list is often overlooked especially by those just starting out.
The Importance of an Email List
Most individuals who visit your website will never come back. It doesn’t make any difference how well put together your website is.
This is simply a fact and there isn’t a stinking thing you can do to change that.
However, if you are able to obtain the email addresses from interested prospects, you’ll be able to connect with them later over and over again.
So, what exactly can you do once you build an email list?
– You could promote your affiliate offers.
– Encourage your subscribers to visit your website.
– Establish a relationship by sharing quality content and information.
Understanding all that, it is now time to start working on your email list.
Initially, you are going to have to choose and sign up to an email platform such as:
– Aweber
– GetResponse
– HubSpot Email Marketing
– Sender
– Mailchimp
Once you sign up for your email platform, you will need to understand how the whole process works.
Most platforms have training as part of what they offer after you join. You’ll want to educate yourself on how to get started and move on from there.
Mistake #3. Your Content Is of Little or No Value
First of all, content is king. You must understand your role as an affiliate related to content.
Your role is to deliver to people content containing accurate facts and information on a specific subject or product.
If you accomplish this, people will visit your site or blog for suggestions about that specific topic or item.
Your objective is to establish authority in your specific niche market.
Come across as that authority and then make suggestions or recommendations. Once you establish trust, your subscribers will follow your lead.
Usually, your subscribers will then take an interest and go visit the product or service you have recommended.
If you’ve chosen a good product that converts well your subscribers will then be headed to the merchant’s webpage. Once there, hopefully, they make a purchase and you earn your commission.
You do not want to come across as a salesman. You want to provide content of value and interest to your visitors. Encourage them to email you with questions and respond as quickly as possible.
The One Task You Must Complete To Succeed
So, what exactly is this one very important task I am suggesting to complete in order to bolster your chances of seeing success as an affiliate marketer?
The task I’m suggesting – “Discover a Highly Respected, Honest Affiliate Marketing Mentor”.
I can tell you from personal experience if you don’t find quality mentoring you most likely will waste much valuable time and money.
Connecting with a good affiliate marketing mentor provides a distinct advantage when it comes down to understanding the hows and whys of affiliate marketing.
I wasted valuable time and money for a decade trying to earn an income with so many different affiliate products and methods. I fell victim to “shiny object syndrome” and didn’t even realize it for the longest time.
After joining a mentorship program that connected me with an honest, sincere mentor, I’ll share that program with you shortly, things began to change, and yes my success as an affiliate marketer has taken off.
No, it did not happen overnight nor did my income quadruple immediately but I certainly have been guided down the right path literally from the first day I joined.
A Few of the Distinct Advantages of the Mentorship I Receive:
– I was instructed, and the keyword being instructed, on how to change my thinking from everything being about me to how I can provide value for people and build lasting relationships.
– I was provided with high-quality products to offer that I can be extremely proud of and that convert very well.
– I was instructed by a person, a mentor, on the importance of and how to build a bridge page with a captivating free offer to start establishing trusting relationships with subscribers.
There are some good mentorship programs online that can be utilized.
Take the time to invest some of your due diligence into locating the program that works for you.
Look for a program that has a history of providing honest help from a mentor that cares, 24/7 support, advice based on proven results, and sincere guidance.
By taking the advice of those that have already been down this affiliate marketing road, you can experience the opportunity of better recognizing what is needed to build a lasting, substantial affiliate marketing business.
If you are definitely thinking of pursuing affiliate marketing as a way to bring in additional income or just want to have the great experience of building a respectable business, then go for it.
It is very rewarding and is a source of tremendous excitement.
However, I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to find a program with a mentor that will guide you along the way.
Otherwise, you most likely will continue to wander about aimlessly in the realm of affiliate marketing.
In Closing:
Earlier I mentioned that I would share with you the mentor that has brought me and many other students much success.
This process has been an amazing achievement for me and it’s all attributed to this one mentor.
You can most definitely experience the same successful results. You do not want to miss out on this opportunity, they don’t come around that often.
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To Your Success,
Frank Wesley
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