The trouble with there being SO MUCH advice out there is that the important messages become watered down. It’s almost impossible to implement every idea and absorb every lesson to apply. That doesn’t mean they aren’t powerful and work.. they just aren’t applied.
But once in a while that special individual shows us that the things we teach as Business or PPC Coaches, when applied, are powerful indeed. I’m going to highlight such a person here. His name’s Steve Kibble (in our forum his username is StevieJK if you want to look him up after you join..).
One of the things we encourage in our PPC and Affiliate Marketing Membership is for individuals to share their success stories. We also encourage each individual to set goals.
This is Steve’s signature:
He just reached the second goal there this last month.
Exciting stuff! We have many other members that use their signatures like this as well and tally their accomplishments as they come. Steve’s just getting started, but many others have reached much larger goals over the last few years.
I chose to highlight Steve because this is a fresh success; so it means more ‘today’. Plus, overall, he’s doing everything right. It isn’t about luck in his case. It’s about the energy he brings to the table and absolute commitment to his goals.
So here’s the thing.. Steve’s reaching these goals not because of the method. Everyone that joins my membership gets the same material. The question is why do some fail and why do some excel? Part of it is their commitment to their goals and.. FOCUS.
Doesn’t matter what method of building a business you are pursuing online. If you don’t have a total commitment to that method or strategy and if you aren’t focusing long term on it, you stand a better chance of not making it work for you.
These two things – Goals and Focus – have gotten more success for more people than any other. And they are inseparable. You can’t have goals without focus; and you can’t focus without goals.
I have no doubt Steve will continue.. this is just the tip of the iceburg of what he’s been doing. He’s been posting all his experiences and progress (good and bad) in our private forum. It’s great to watch and I know it will inspire and motivate many of his fellow Blasters – current and future.
Putting your goals out there in front of the community helps in another way as well.. as the community can help motivate you and when you put yourself out there like that, you are less likely to quit.
After posting some screenshots of his affiliate network commissions, he said..
It kinda feels really cool to know that all of this stuff really works, and what is achievable by just focusing on what works and sticking with it and not getting distracted by other methods.
Goals and Focus…. WILL Lead to Greater Success FOR YOU! Do you have both?
You will now find this new introduction video on all my Blast Guide sales pages…
What I really wanted to drive home with this video is what is needed to really have success in the Affiliate Marketing arena or any business for that matter.
It’s never just about the method. The Blast Method is a proven method that has stood the test of time. It’s been implemented by many people over the last several years and it continues to deliver on it’s promises today.
But… not everyone gets it. Not everyone finds the profits that they can; there are roadblocks many people put up for themselves.. it’s not the technique.. it’s not the lack of skill or education a person has. It’s deeper then that. It’s a persons mindset and attitude more then anything..
And… well, you’ll need to watch the video.
I hope it’s inspires you to finally take massive action!
Desire: If you want to be a great success as an affiliate marketer, you need to possess the desire to have it. I know many people might *think* they have the desire, but do they really? Do you really want it?
Trial & Error: Are you willing to work through the failures, the trials and errors to get to profits? Can you accept the fact that you are going to need to fail a lot to learn? You will of course win a lot as well and the winners will add up to a great income over time, but in the process you are going to fall down sometimes, get some bruises.. can you keep going through that?
No eBook or guide is going to make you a success. You will gain a lot by reading many of them. There are some great systems and techniques out there to make a lot of money with Affiliate Marketing, but the elements that will find you with a highly profitable and expanding Affiliate Marketing Business lie within you and your mindset.
If you are not equiped with the desire.. real desire.. burning desire.. to win no matter what, you won’t. If you have decided that nothing will stand in your way, then nothing will. If you have decided that you can accept the obstacles, see them as learning opportunities, and move forward even when it seems you are not making much progress, then success is yours.
You must also accept the fact that you can’t put a time limit on it. Some marketers find success within days or weeks. Others it takes a few to many months. There are many determining factors as to how well you will do and how fast it will come to you.
The bottom line is you can’t say after you have put up one campaign or you have only tried this for a few weeks or months that this business doesn’t work! Have you read any success stories lately? How many times have you read it was easy for those that have found success? I’m guessing very few times.
Most of the time when you read stories of people who have built successful businesses it took effort, work and commitment combined with a solid purpose and focused direction to build a solid, profit-pulling business…
There is only one thing you need to know. Affiliate Marketing is making a lot of people a lot of money. It has been around for many years and will be here for many years to come. You don’t need a masters degree, you don’t need to know anyone, you don’t need to be good at everything, and you don’t need any expensive equipment or to invest huge amounts of money to get started.
In my opinion, this is one of the best startup businesses there is because just about anyone can do it and it takes very little investment of money.
But, there needs to be that mindset. The pure desire to succeed. You need to make up your mind that Affiliate Marketing is real, accept the fact that others are making thousands, 100s of thousands and millions in this business. And there’s no reason if you commit to the effort, have a no quit attitude and want it bad enough, that you can’t make a lot of money yourself.
Of course, it’s also true like all things in life, it’s not for everyone. You must enjoy it. If you don’t enjoy this type of work, you don’t like numbers, you don’t like studying stats, you can’t handle failing even on a small scale to learn and to get to profit, you don’t have patience and aren’t willing to go through the learning curve, then you will fail before you even get started.
Some people simply don’t have the aptitude for this type of business. Some people want to chase the opportunities that promise overnight riches, they follow the crowd, the next big opportunity, they don’t want to work, commit and build a real business. Those type of peple will find businesses like Affiliate Marketing are not for them… They will never see big success.
Anyone can do this business, but they must WANT IT BAD ENOUGH. Do you?
