Affiliate Marketing Myths

By: Bob Bella

Very often many novice businessmen being provoked by various websites that promises to teach you how to become an affiliate marketer and some websites even sell their e- book, that claims to tell you all you need to know regarding how to start making money instantly aiming to make you enjoy all the facilities that a millionaire enjoys. But maximum time it has been found that some of these thirsty people run on the path where they encounters mirage. The outcome for different individual is different. Some stops advancing further after getting completely drained while others mustering up courage gets up with new confidence and go for reliable and better chance.

It is true that you can make a lot of money with affiliate marketing and it is also equally true that there are also many e-books that aim to make a successful marketer. But at the same time it is really heart breaking and mentally roller coaster ride when these websites fail to fulfill their promise. Actually the facts is that an apprentice with an urge to make money runs head over heels to become rich instantly and locks there logic and employ their emotion which is a big mistake in this field. They get beguiled with the promises made by these websites and they fails to differentiate the original form the fake. If you are extremely fortunate then you would start earning money within a few minutes otherwise it can several days if not weeks, before you make your first sale.

Affiliate marketing can make you rich, but it probably will not do so as quickly as it is being displayed by many websites just catch those peoples who displays their desperation to earn more. Yes, it is true that there are few affiliate marketers earning huge revenue but that too after working on promoting their brand for several years. Remember the adage "Rome was not build in a single day". It is also unlikely that you will make much money doing no work but it is also true that you might not earn anything while spending the time and money required to your websites running.

Affiliate marketing is all about advertising and you need to advertise your affiliate links and drive traffic to your website. Therefore your first and foremost requirement is building your own websites because advertising on Google without a website is likely to get you banned. This will take your time and effort and during this time you might not earn anything but once you have your own website and advertising campaigns set up in order you will start earning money while doing nothing.