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Yep that’s right kids, and no you didn’t read it wrong. Did the stats for last month and profit came out to $182.64.
When most affiliate bloggers make a post about earnings, it’s to boast about how much they made and/or for link-bait. Hey, I did it myself a couple times and it does it’s job. But what most affiliates don’t post about, are the bad months, and the very bad months. And last month just happened to be my worst month in affiliate marketing, ever. Nobody has the balls to admit when they’re struggling. I’ll admit I probably wouldn’t have the balls to post this if I hadn’t turned it back around and was doing awesome now. If I was still in a slump I’d probably just keep it quiet.
So instead of telling you how I earned $300k/month and what I did to get there, I’m going to tell you what I did to let myself slip and have a horrible month. Because affiliate marketing really is a roller coaster ride, there’s ups and downs. The real trick I’ve found out is getting off the rollercoaster and onto something more consistent, which is more longterm niches and getting on the advertiser side of things. Here’s why I bombed out in November :
1) TOO MANY THINGS AT ONCE.
Easily the biggest reason. I had way too many things trying to go at once. And it’s hard with at least 5 affiliate managers IM’ing me every day saying “yo man check out this offer a pub is rocking it doing this”. So I’m like alright I’ll give it a shot. I end up giving 5 offers a shot in 1 week, they all lose money and I have to end up pausing them all because it’s too overwhelming.
So while I had a couple campaigns doing well, losing money on all these new offers I tested just sucked the profit away. Got in way over my head with too much to do and not enough time to actually put an effort into it.
2) Beating a dead horse.
I had a campaign that rocked in October, like $5k profit/day rocked and it was great. But I knew from the start that it would be temporary and it would die for a number of reasons. Well around the last couple days of October, my predictions came true and it did indeed die out. Instead of accepting the fact that it died and moving on, I tried to revive it in November. I jacked bids way up, was completely careless, and ended up losing A LOT of money.
3) Playa got dumped!
I usually don’t involve too many personal things in my blog, but since this was a big contributing factor I might as well mention it. My girlfriend and I were together for almost 3 years and I got canned at the end of October. If anybody has been in a long-term relationship and dumped, it’s HARD. For the longest time (pretty much all of November) I barely had the urge to work. I’d sit down at the computer everyday like I always do for hours, but somehow I’d barely get anything done. Just no desire to do anything really, so when things tanked I just kind of said whatever and didn’t really care.
4) Testing things with actual potential.
This isn’t really a reason you should try to avoid, but it’s a reason for the crappy month. I actually had an offer I knew had potential, so I made the investment to test out a bunch of stuff and right now it’s paid off.
5) Played around with some non-affiliate sites.
I had a couple ideas for sites that could go viral, so I spent a lot of time building them, and then spent a few thousand on sending traffic to them. That hasn’t paid back at all, but I thought the ideas had potential (and they still do). So there’s another $5-10k + Time gone.
6) Dating died for me.
I got back into dating for a few months and it was doing pretty well. Margins were still really low, but it profited decently and I got a ton of Amex points. Then pretty out of the blue I get cut by True. Alright, move to Spicy over at Copeac. Does pretty good again, and then out of the blue my EPC gets cut almost in half. Margins were low to begin, so cutting conversions in half had me losing a pretty penny. I tried to beat the dead horse for a week or so but just ended up losing more and more money. Woot!
After actually typing out all the things went wrong, I’m still actually very surprised I managed to profit at all haha. But looking into the future, and looking into now, I’ve turned things around pretty well. The first 2 days of December have been totally awesome and it’s looking only up from here. So now what did I do to turn it around?
Focused on only 2 projects. I knew I was getting in way over my head, and knew I had to simplify things. So I had 2 things going for me – the 1 affiliate offer that had potential, and the product I’m working on creating and becoming and advertiser for. I told myself that no matter what, I was going to work on these 2 things exclusively. Well, amazing things happen when you actually listen to yourself and commit to something. I’ve been working on this affiliate offer and it’s doing extremely well and growing fast. Instead of making one landing page for 3 offers and testing them all, I tested multiple pages with this one offer, put more focus on ad copy, and tested a couple different offers. Just focusing hard on ad copy alone, my cost per conversion is about $7 lower and my CTR is almost double. This makes clicks cheaper, quality score rise, and more profit. Then I have the product I’m working on that I’m pretty much outsourcing all the work to, so my work comes in just managing it and planning everything.
Getting a grip. I had to realize that just because I’m glum from being dumped doesn’t mean that life wouldn’t pause with me as well. My house needed to be maintained, I still had bills, and an employee to pay. I already have enough money saved up for quite a few years of that, but when you have a $100 profit month, it still scares you. And I know a bunch of big guys that have plenty of money, but when their biggest stuff starts to dry out, they get worried too…it’s just natural.
Burning and cremating the dead horses. Sure other things out there make a lot of money and other affiliates are doing insane things with them. It was a dead horse for me and instead of going back and trying to bring it back alive, I just burned the horse and spread it’s ashes in the sea. I stopped worrying about what I could be making with these offers, and started accepting what I did make with them. Doing this allowed me to just focus on 1 main offer, which has been paying off great.
Haven’t really posted in a while and just wanted to let you guys know that nobody is invincible, and you really can go from everything, to nothing, back to everything in 1 month. Pretty crazy.
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:23 pm
It happens Paul.
The decision to focus is a step in the right direction. About your ex g/f … is just going to be a matter of time…. so take it easy and make sure you don’t spend a lot of time alone.
Best wishes,
December 4th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
tThis month has been bad for my affiliate sites, I am not sure if this has to do with the over all economy
November 20th, 2009 at 7:52 am
It’s a roller coaster, they go up and down. the current economy doesn’t help much.
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Sorry to hear about your ex, but it’s good to know that you got a grip continue working hard.
I love your blog and missed your posts!
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Great post Paul – fantastic that you are picking yourself up off the tarmac. Hope you kick arse in Dec.
December 4th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
It is inspiring to see you have the guts to say all this as well as seeing you turn it all around again! Best of luck!
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Thanks for this post Paul. It takes balls to tell the truth like this. Especially in an industry full of haters and immature peeps. If you’re already back on the horse from a breakup with a long term girlfriend after such a short time, my hat’s off to you. Keep it up and post more if you can.
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Reason #20: Spending too much time in #cakes
- Well, at least you’re honest. What can I say.
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Thanks for the honest post, makes you more real as a person and a businessman. I have no doubt you will move on to bigger and better things. Great job.
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Great post. Get to the gym and the Canadien ballet, you’ll be all set ;)
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:00 pm
The ballet is key.
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Wow. What an honest post! Hope December treats you better, I’m sure it will.
November 20th, 2009 at 7:53 am
Good luck next month!
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:10 pm
“In the poker game of life, women are the rake.”
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Paul–
Far and a way the best post you’ve ever written. To be honest, I stopped reading your blog as I’ve come to think you of really lacking maturity, but this shows tremendous growth. Overcoming challenges like this is what separates entrepreneurs from the rest of the world. Congrats on re-finding your focus.
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Very respectable post. I’m glad you got out of your slump.
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Man, when my gf and I of 5 years broke up, I went through the same thing. It sucks. Your honesty however is why this is easily my favorite affiliate blog. Good to hear about your turn-around
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:26 pm
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December 3rd, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Inspiring. Thank you.
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:38 pm
thanks for writing this. i’ve had something against you since you made the dick thing pop up on my computer but I related to everything you said in this post- and i needed to hear it happens to someone else too and it isn’t just me
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:40 pm
True fucked me also
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Legit post for once. $$ GET BERRIES + GET PAID $$
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Hey man, much respect for the honesty.
Funny how we tend to learn the most from our challenges/adversity, not our successes. Sure you’ll be back on top before you know it.
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Hey did she pull the whole “It’s not you, it’s me” thing? That happened to me after a long relationship, I struggled for a little bit too, but now that I think back on it’s quite hilarious… Haha
Great post, you made my day. I made more money than thee uberaffiliate last month!!!! *dances*
lol
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:03 pm
i love your blog, you tell it like it is-
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Ya, we don’t care about the money, we’re interested in why she dumped you. That’s the juicy stuff.
December 5th, 2008 at 4:29 am
no good in the bedroom…
December 11th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
yeah he sucked
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Woah, You actually made money last month? I lost in excess of $20k… Definitely sucks, this is why it’s good to be a penny pincher and always keep good capital… This has happened in the past also, it’s just the way the game goes, gotta stay positive, focus, and test test test!
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Just want to add, the drop in EUR hasn’t helped either! This is probably the scariest part.
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:08 pm
woo, i’ve made 200$ more then UberAffiliate last month! lol
That’s harsh bro!, iam happy things are turning around for you!
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Hi Paul, Can definitely relate to a lot of things you mentioned in the post. Last month, I ended up spending a considerable amount of time on a campaign that eventually was banned by adwords. So, there goes two weeks of research and work out the window. And as per, other things – I personally feel that diversifying isn’t really a bad thing – but getting into too many things at once can definitely be counter productive. As per your girl friend – we all move on mate. And, I am sure with your experience and expertise – you’d be back on track in no time. Cheers.
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I commend you on your transparency dude, hard to find that in this industry.
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Honestly, were you expecting to not fail big guy? I’ve actually been waiting for a post like this man. I aint gonna sugarcoat it. It may seem like shit, but these events are only going to make your thought process and work ethic a lot stronger. You’re gonna pull thru dude. Get your head straight. This post serves more honesty than 99% of the people out there are willing to give. I can already see a change man. This post here serves as a completely different way that I look at you. Once you are back on top, dont ever forget today. As a matter of fact, the more you think about it and remember how shitty it was, the more motivation you are going to have to avoid getting into these situations again.
Congratulations on getting back to it man,
Ruck
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Wow, Paul… thank you so much for being real and laying out the truth the way you did. What you did by telling us about your worst month ever totally inspired me and reminded me that it’s not all gravy all the time for you big dogs. ;-) RE: your ex, my heart goes out to you… it’s so hard when a long term relationship ends. Stay strong and keep your head up!
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Oh man, rough month. Thanks for sharing the story with us though. All too often, all we here are the positive stories. It takes ones like this to keep us all grounded.
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:32 pm
I’m not exactly an affiliate promoter… but I do “park” domains. I had two days in November that seriously made me feel as if I’ve been a domainer for like a week. Last month was such a piece of crap I couldn’t believe it…
My revenue from November 1st compared to November 30th showed a 73.2% decrease. Overall revenue compared to May? About a 60% decrease.
Tough times.
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Im sorry to hear of your relationship ending and its obvious to see how it can be a contributing factor.
But pleased to read that you turned things around, and respect the fact that you opened up and tell how things are for real.
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:45 pm
I hear you Paul. Life can throw you some curve balls. This year I’ve grossed about $130,000 with about ½ profit with only promoting 2 offers. I knew they would come to an end eventually and sure enough last month the 2nd one ended. So now I’m down to only $1,500 per month for mostly advertising revenues.
The problem now is that I’m very ill and have no interest in spending time working on the computer. I use to go home and spend hours every evening. But now by the time I get home from work I’m exhausted. The doctors haven’t been able to diagnose me for the past year, which is extremely frustrating and worrisome. My condition has gotten worse with extreme fatigue! Not only that, but my current job may be in jeopardy due to me being gone a lot because I’m sick. Not to mention they are about the lay off a few people. I won’t get into details about my medical problems but I’ve lost 40 lbs. for no reason over the past year, so it’s pretty serious. Regardless, this has thought me that to have your own business, you better not get sick and you better be in the right frame of mind.
Years ago I too got dumped after 4 years (out of the blue) and it was the most intense emotional pain I ever encountered. It took me 1 year to get over it. She did me a favor because today I’m married to a woman whom I have a far better relationship with. The break up was a blessing in disguise. However, at the time I was absolutely devastated. I really surprised how much it hurt and how long it took to get over. So Paul I know what you are going through!
Anyway, right now I have no desire to make any money online because I’m worried sh*tless about my health. I’ve dreamed about quitting my job to work my own business, but now that I’m sick that desire has temporarily died.
To all the want-to-be-entrepreneurs, make your physical and mental health a priority. If that goes, your business will suffer.
December 5th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Hello Pat, do you have a blog? I’d like to know more about your story!
December 5th, 2008 at 4:31 am
dont encourage a sap like this…let them wallow in their own misery in their own time.
December 8th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Yeap man ! I truly understand you – the same situation, I quit my day job in July when I made over 4000$ in profits but now the campaign is almost dead and I still struggle to keep things up in affiliate marketing. My health has also got worse so I need to pay medical bills for the treatment – not good situation but I hope I’ll overcome it as there’s simply no other way!!!
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Well, Paul,… be patient :D
There are always bad times in our life. Just don’t let it stress you out. There are still a lot a lot a lot of others way to make money online. I believe that you could go high again in the next month.
Just like you say >> you really can go from everything, to nothing, back to everything in 1 month.
And just like you say >> Pretty crazy.. :D
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:01 pm
KEEP YOUR HEAD UP… I’m sure someone as smart as yourself P will do just fine in the future. Don’t forget to keep diversifying the income streams though doggy.
Cheers!
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:34 pm
hey Paul
remember that
Women are not people. They are devices built by our Lord Jesus Christ for our entertainment.
Peter Griffin
hahaha
see you :)
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Hey buddy,
I know the fell of this dumping shit. and it sucks. but what don’t brake ya it makes you stronger. s*it i see you on facebook too much more then usual.lol.
you’ll get back on track. I’m not worrying.
Hrvoje
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:13 pm
“nobody is invincible, and you really can go from everything, to nothing, back to everything in 1 month.”
This is life.
We have learned a lot from you, man.
Take care!
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Damn very nice post. I give you a lot of respect for sharing some of the stuff you did in this post and being genuine. Very few people would ever admit their failures and own up to them like that.
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Great post, with any business you will have great months and some that are not so great. With the economy the way it is today I also get a little nervous when business is down. All you can do is keep moving forward.
Thanks again for the great post.
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Paul, could have been worse – she could have dumped you AFTER Affiliate Summit Vegas.
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Paul, sorry to hear about your g/f and it sucks to have a bad month.
There are many fish in the sea, I am sure you’ll recover quickly.
That goes for both girlfriends and affiliate offers.
I threw a couple sites/offers on the pyre this last month, as well. Sometimes you need to burn up some of the old stuff to make room for new, better stuff. Most marketers need a reality check once and awhile… it was good of you to make this post and let others know that this is how things are sometimes. Great post.
- Michael
HalfHourWorkWeek.com
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Good look to your ex girl finding a better guy. Most guys your age are doing what, making 8 bucks an hour at Starbucks? lol
December 4th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Yeah, because it’s all about how much he earns *rolls eyes*
December 13th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
pretty much : ]
December 5th, 2008 at 4:32 am
but they can satisfy her in the bedroom, not spend all night on the pc ripping off dumb people of their benefit money.
December 3rd, 2008 at 6:55 pm
excellent post. you never hear about the bad times, which im glad you talk about. i am actually profitting right now and think im invinsible…after reading your post i realize im not and i have to be very careful in the decision i make.
and…ive been in a long relationship and got dumped…it SUCKS…no motivation for anything…just remember that there are plenty of fish in the sea…corny quote but its so true…you’ll look back and realize how much of a better GF you have now…than before.
keep rockin it.
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Loved reading this post – I read so many internet marketing blogs and it can get nauseating at times seeing people try to sell themselves. This made good reading, just seeing someone be honest.
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Great post! Thanks for being so real. You seem like you know what you’re doing so no doubt you will turn it around.
All the best,
Lisa
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Whoa dude. Thats gotta be the most honest blog post i’ve seen online. Your human, oh well, shit happens. You’ll move on to bigger and better things.
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:47 pm
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December 4th, 2008 at 3:29 am
Every profit is good, so don’t worry. In your case i would put your 3rd reason on the first place. I had similar situation, and it’s the thing that makes your life STOPPED and go downhills. But when you come back to normal, and realize that life must go on, everything will be fine. The best way to forget her is throw every thing that connects you with her, and to start communicate with others, and if possible, to find new one, which is, i know, hardest at the moment, but would kill the problem in roots ;)…
December 4th, 2008 at 6:14 am
Great post, when I saw the title I thought I had subscribed to some newbies RSS reader.
December 5th, 2008 at 4:33 am
no, thats your rss.
December 4th, 2008 at 7:45 am
Thanks for this post! It is nice to get some honest feedback from an affiliate marketer when times are tough. It really is a testament to hard work when you can bounce back from these things.
December 4th, 2008 at 7:50 am
Hi Paul, long time reader, first comment… I think I learned more from this post than any other thing I’ve read on Affiliate Marketing to date. Keep your head up and make it bounce!
–D
December 4th, 2008 at 10:23 am
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December 4th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Thanks for sharing what things are really like behind the scenes for an affiliate and all the lessons you have learned in the process, Paul. Very admirable and it’s obvious that others are definitely inspired by your story. In the end, this experience all makes for a stronger affiliate. :)
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December 4th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
I’ve always said, staying consistent over the long term is the hardest thing to do in affiliate marketing. That’s why you should try to save most of the profits you make. You’ll be fine though Paul. The skills you have will work again.
December 4th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
your honest is appreciated
December 5th, 2008 at 4:34 am
your english is appreciate
December 4th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
For one month, in 2008. I made more money than you. Sweet!
December 4th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Thanks for the refreshing post Paul, judging from your home purchase vid & your previous profit stat admissions, you’re much better at socking away money than most guys your age when they succeed financially. Keep it up.
Re: the g/f – at least she was kind enough to not wait until after the Christmas present, unlike most old g/fs I had (minus my wife – she rocks). Not saying I’m cheap or anything but I’d rather be stuck w/ just family or even alone over the holidays than in a relationship where I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop.
December 4th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
OMG, You mean that you are human? Hey, it is all good! Did you hit some type of Dip point in your current Marketing Strategy?
I wish you the best in overcoming the dip and diversify into new verticals!
Tom
December 4th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
OMG, You are a human being! lolz, Shit happens bro, sorry to hear about your woman being on the outs.
Brush that dirt off of yo knees and get back up again!
Tom
GoForexTrade
December 11th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
yeah brush the dirty off your knees from suckin dick
December 5th, 2008 at 1:15 am
HiI I found your blog via feedflare. I must say that the very first post I clicked was this one and I am absolutely blown away by your honesty and transparency. Good for you in being aware of what caused your worst month ever and having the courage to put it up.
December 5th, 2008 at 5:59 am
Thanks for the reality check post. People need to realise that when they take big risks the rewards are going to be volatile.
I think too many people are thinking it is easy to make big money quickly using PPC. It is another kind of gambling where the winners are happy to write about their success and the followers are struggling to work out how to do it. In my dumb-ass opinion.
p.s. I made more than you last month from just Adsense without working on it :-)
December 5th, 2008 at 7:59 am
This is one of the best articles I have read. Some of the best lessons come after losses, analysis, and rebuilding. Thanks for the excellent lessons.
Also, this article ads credibility to your entire site. Too many people hide their mistakes, making you wonder if you are getting the entire picture when they present their successes.
December 5th, 2008 at 9:04 am
I know exactly what you went through. I’ve been to 100K+ profit month, consistently, twice in last few years. right now I’m making nada. I’m finding myself having to actually be professional about the whole thing instead of stumbling onto a hole in the market and hammering it.
The first thing I was told when I got into this game was “be willing to experience change”. What I have learned though is that if I fight through it, I’ve managed to come out the other side with a lot of knowledge and better earnings than before. It’s always scary as hell though.
December 5th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Well, I suppose you’re not alone. Im not a big affiliate but I was happy with my earnings. I did 100k rev in last 6-7 months when suddenly my offer died last month. The advertiser took my creative landing pages, keywords and ran with it. The advertiser happens to be Shopathome.com.
So, if you deal with them, expect the worse. I had talk with my AM and his manager and they don’t seem happy. Azoogle might be cutting them out of their network fro stealing their affiliates work. I just forgot about the whole incident and now focusing on new offers. The only thing I like to remember from all this experience is that I was made close to 100k with 3 different networks in last 6-7 months. Im focus on the positive for a change :)
December 6th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
have you blogged about this experience? if you not, you should as a warning to other affiliates that may put a lot a work into an advertiser and have them take your work like that . .
but you have the right attitude, there is really alot more out there, just ask paul :^)
January 7th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Gee you have to double meta refresh your offers or blank the referrer after the visitor clicks on your landing page to go to the advertiser’s offer , that’s the reason why the advertiser stole your landing page and your keywords; you left everything open for them to see. If you had done that you’d still be making that 100k perday, and now if you keep un-blanking your refs it will happen to you again with another advertiser. Go to blackhatworld.com , they’ll teach you how to protect your self. They also have the double meta refresh script.
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December 6th, 2008 at 3:06 am
I always learn more from the lower profit, honest posts. If one is willing to be truthful about that, then honest assessments can be done.The boastful high dollar posts, rarely have any substance that help the reader.
December 6th, 2008 at 3:45 am
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December 6th, 2008 at 5:32 am
Nice and honest post, sad your profit was not good, but it’s good to know everyone has some bad moths aswell, BTW sorry for your ex :( and hope december will be a lot better :)
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December 6th, 2008 at 7:06 am
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December 6th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
hey dont worry about it paul, your already in the green this month because you ditched the girl. All there good for is spending money anyway so consider this month your best one yet!
December 6th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
It happens to the best of them…dont worry im sure you will bounce back
December 6th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Wonderful post!
December 7th, 2008 at 7:12 am
Agreed, best post here in a while?
December 7th, 2008 at 4:12 am
I guess you can recover faster from all of this. Life is like rolling wheel, sometimes we above and sometimes we dive down!
December 7th, 2008 at 7:11 am
Damn, sorry to hear about all that Paul, especially the girl thing, it really does suck when that happens..
December 7th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Your girlfriend was hot. Post those naked pics on your blog already. Bros before Hoes!..
Ron
December 7th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Thanks for the honest post, makes you more real as a person and a businessman. I have no doubt you will move on to bigger and better things. Great job.
December 7th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Sorry to hear that man.. you could be suffering from erectile dysfunction. Get it checked mate.
December 8th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Dam Paul sorry to hear man we all have our bad month’s & no one really posts about them glad that you have the guts too also give me some guts to post about them as well wish u the best for the month of December sure you will make some good cash
December 8th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Very nice that you are fair with us! Learned some good lessons from your post.
December 8th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Sorry to hear that, but I don’t see reason to be terribly worried, since you were obviously in a bad position for a month because of events out of your control. You have the knowledge to get a turnaround, so you in a better position than countless other aff marketers.
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December 10th, 2008 at 12:25 am
Hey man, I just broke up with my gf last month too. Sux so bad. Things get better tho. Your post was encouraging.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:43 am
Sorry to hear bout ur gf….but very well done on getting back up there and I’m excited to see what that product will be….
December 10th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
As a man, I didn’t care about girlfriend. We as a man didn’t have anything lose at all! Why? Because we have a dick!
afiq_baker
December 10th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Keep your head homie. We all have bad months, a few months ago I made like $35 in a month after spending close to $10k. These times are usually the best learning experiences.
December 11th, 2008 at 11:52 am
I don’t see why you should be worried Paul. Profits for you wil jump back up.
December 12th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I guess everyone has the same experience once, eh ? I still remember the early months when I start this CPA thing – sad but true ! A pure story, yet truly inspiring Paul :)
December 12th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Sorry to hear about the break-up. Personal problems can really have a terrible effect on business. Hopefully you banked a lot of money to get your through the slow months! I’m sure you will turn it around though.
December 14th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Damn dude….you were having some stellar months. I mean, anything affiliate be it Whitehat or Blackhat is a really risky venture. Best of luck next month
December 16th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Really excellent post, well done. Very rare to get insights like this. Thx.
December 17th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
hello bro
its good to show us your “bad month”..it realized us in every business has their potential to breakdown..even affiliate program
good luck bro~
=)
December 17th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Im sure your focus became centered on your ex and not your business. Before you know it you will be dating someone else and you will completely forget about your ex.
December 18th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
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December 18th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Nice post wanna try this out
December 20th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Great welll done mate, that is quite good actualy :D
December 27th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
For a guy your age you are pretty sharp. In the sense that you can self analyze..very introspective This means you will always bounce even when the odds are stacked against you. What really got you was the worry and anxiety caused by the broken relationship. Your soul kind of died in sense and you couldn’t care about anything and just lost focus of what you where doing ..bet you did even track and optimize your campaigns during this period.
But congratulations for searching within yourself and honestly sharing with others. All the best .
December 28th, 2008 at 8:52 am
Stumbled on this just now and thought I would share with you to help sort your girlfriend problems out . Check it out might help: http://www.betternetworker.com/articles/overcoming-your-greatest-fear
December 30th, 2008 at 5:59 am
Dear Paul,
I am dead new to the Clickbank/PPC game. I only heard of it yesterday and started researching today. So this blog of yours is one of the first things I have read. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences. It puts things in context a bit, has given me some ideas about the pitfalls and some guidance for the future.
Many thanks :)
Caroline
December 31st, 2008 at 3:31 am
I dream of such profits one day. Well Done!
December 31st, 2008 at 3:34 am
Great post. This will inspire us to achieve such success.
December 31st, 2008 at 1:52 pm
I came across this from Linda’s forum and I am gob smacked
Your history is one that inspired me to try harder
Having said that, this is still motivation. Some months will be lean
It also goes to show that affiliate marketing is not about building a site and forgetting about it. We need to work on each and every website on a regular basis
Thanks for your honesty
January 4th, 2009 at 8:17 am
You are absolutely right about focusing on 1 or 2 projects at a time. In most cases, quality, not quantity triumps and this requires lots of dedication and most importantly, patience. Good job.
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January 8th, 2009 at 9:08 am
Damn, sucks. I’d die if I lost that much, lol. Inspirational post though.
January 9th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
take heart men, i went from making about $2000 monthly through adsense and amazon to making about $800 as I lost ranking on my major site :(
The tide will turn and the best part of your post is that you understand what you did wrong and can remedy it.. Good luck.
January 18th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Last month I only profited about $200, but i have started my new blog so im hoping that brings in some side revenue.
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Amazing post! It has a lot of moral for those who are not earning from internet. Thanks!
January 25th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Paul!
You have not posted in a while! Whats up?
January 26th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Hopefully next month will be better. At least lessons were learned. That’s priceless.
January 28th, 2009 at 9:31 am
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March 3rd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
how’s your profit for February. Like you said, perhaps this year’s buying power be reduced aLOT.
March 31st, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Today I am coming back to read this post again, it is give me different feel,because i am in this shoes. i read this post 2 months ago when my campaign was runing good. In several days, the campaign suddenly had a sky diving. As Paul mentioned, “when their biggest stuff starts to dry out, they get worried too…it’s just natural.” work,work,work….
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:01 am
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November 20th, 2009 at 7:50 am
At least your making a profit. There are a lot of starving bloggers out there.
December 25th, 2009 at 4:46 am
Thanks for this post! It is nice to get some honest feedback from an affiliate marketer when times are tough