15 Negative Qualities that Keep you from Prospering as an Affiliate

Posted on April 25, 2008 by john8614

I finally got away from my Thursday night valet shift so I thought I would do a little rambling on my blog since it is no longer suspended.

Chances are one or more of the reasons below is holding you back from reaching your true potential as an affiliate.

You have no work ethic – You don’t have the discipline required to turn off the TV, kick out the friends, sit down, and get focused.
You are lazy- You want to be successful but you never do anything about it. The will to succeed is nothing without the will to work hard.
You are crazy – You are too busy getting into internet squabbles on webmaster forums and getting yourself banned to focus on what can make you money.
You are all talk – You never follow through on your ideas.
You have no passion – You are attempting this because you think it will be an easy way out.
You have no writing skills - You didn’t pay attention in writing class and now you wish you would have. You may say things to yourself like, “I’ve never been good at writing” or ” I’m not a writer”. That is only because you haven’t put forth the effort.
You think you are too cool – Being an affiliate is only cool when you make 20k or more a month. Try telling someone what you do every day… very rarely they say, “OMG! That is sooo cool!” Sometimes you have to do uncool things like study traffic and keywords and write code.
You are arrogant – You think that everything you do is the right way. Everyone else is making a mistake. You don’t listen to people with more experience than you.
You are too shy – Getting to know the successful affiliates will ultimately lead to your success. When is it ever a bad thing to expand your network?
You have OCD – Your projects stall out and you lose your drive because you can’t get over little things like design issues or color schemes. Either fix it or don’t, but you have to keep moving.
You are a hater – You spend a few hours a day talking smack on other affiliates blogs. You start some controversy so people will acknowledge you. You get all worked up over some forum drama and lose your cool. Hint: The people who don’t argue with you are the ones actually making money.
You are scared to lose money – Seriously… let it go. I am not saying go into the fight swinging blindly, but taking calculated risks is a necessary part of any business. If you want security put your money in a savings account. Money is here to be spent, and what is better than spending money on things that make you more money?
You have a negative outlook – Past failures and embarrassments have made you think negatively about sticking your neck out. You worry what people may think about you if your idea fails.
You are not self motivated – You need a boss to tell you what to do. You wouldn’t know what to do if you had to decide for yourself.
You can’t manage your time – You waste too much time goofing off with friends and reading blogs to get anything done. If you don’t set a time or deadline it most likely doesn’t get done quickly.

There you have it. 15 reasons why you might not be reaching your full potential as an affiliate. At one point in the past I possessed 11 of these qualities. What about you?

Take the Quiz…

If you…

Have 0 of the above qualities – You are on top of your game. It won’t be long until you are riding high if you are not already.

Have 1-5 of the above qualities – You are almost there, but you still have a few things holding you back. You most likely maintain a positive aura about yourself.

Have 5-10 of the above qualities – You could be doing a lot better, but you have to shake a few to get focused. You are probably a little unhappy with the way things are going.

Have 10-15 of the above qualities – You are most likely a heavy drinker. You hate the world. You are depressed most of the time. You probably have lots of debt. It only gets better from here.

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