Affiliate Goals -

[Moderator 1]

What are your affiliate goals for 2009? Even internet marketing goals in general? :)

[TshirtFrank]

I have a ton of goals both sort and long term. In general I try to double my previous months income and have been relatively successful over the past 3 months. My long term goal is by Sept 2010 to be able to have the option of walking away from my job and have my online activities be my main income.

[KitKat]

Those are great goals, TSF! I am hoping not to have to go back to work "outside" ever again! :lol:

My current goal is to finish the Wealthy Affiliate Action Plan and then become one! :lol: Also, to write an ebook this summer via joint venture with an amazing internet marketer! :mrgreen:

Of course dabbling in a few other little things, I am sure.... :D :D :D

[Moderator 1]

These are great short term and long term goals! :D

[Forum Admin 2]

Setting short and long term goals can be very rewarding. When making these goals, remember to plan projects that you can achieve in some way so you do not set your self up for failure. As these goals are obtained, the long term goals are more challenging to reach your success rate, but are also obtainable. This line of business takes time and effort to build. With these two traits one can achieve anything they set their mind too.:)

[jpiper1]

My main goal is to actually make this affiliate marketing work well for me. I work full time outside the home, but dedicate as much time as possible right now to marketing. Just starting out a few weeks ago so I have a ways to go.

[Moderator 1]

Let us know if you have any questions. We have a group of members and staff that are here to help you succeed. Good luck! :)

[Forum Admin 2]

Jpiper,

We have a lot of members who are starting part time. But soon you will notice that things will come together and start really making sense. Just keep going at your own pace and ask questions for better clarification:)

[Gridellas]

Here recently I have just made it a goal to pick up a new product to promote every 30 days or so. That way I really focus on the product I am promoting at the time and really push myself to see the products potential. If the product makes some good sales then I will hang on to it but if it is dissapointing then I will move on to the next one.

[Moderator 1]

Good idea Gridellas - it is important to get to know your product as well as you can and own it. :)

[angelray]

Well, I have made two sales so far , yay! And each one was a week apart-the last two wednesdays, so if this trend continues, I should make a sale today :) My goal is to keep this once a week consistent and move it to twice or three times a week. Then (and right now I really can't see this far into the future, lol) maybe once a day!

[Moderator 1]

Great work angelray! It is good to hear success stories :)

[Forum Admin 2]

Awesome!! Keep up the great work. As you can tell, you are doing it the right way. :)

[rosa41]

I'm a multiple streams of income kind of person mainly because I got caught in the economy before I could not get there in my previous profession. I ended up with nothing. This time the goal is to build affiliate marketing to $100 a day and then article marketing to $100 a day and then build eBay to at least $100 day and finally to build my own website that offers loads of information on comparative health issues. Sounds like a lot but based on how much I've learned in the last 6 weeks I think that my learning curce my will almost double every month. That means my online income will as well.
Anyone with advice on how to speed up the learning curve?
Take Care

[johnjimat]

i want to make my affiliate marketing as my active income... :D

[Forum Admin 2]

Everyone learns differently. My suggestion would be to keep reading as much as possible learning all techniques that others offer and continue to utlize them towards all of your sites.

You sound like you have your goals set. Stay focused and you will succeed.:)

[Moderator 1]

Staying focused is key. You want to really understand all the different aspects before moving on. If you miss things in the process it will delay you further. :)

[Roseanne]

I'm a bit slow with everything. I work 19 h/week, have my children, and my husband, and many social things to take care of. I do the best I can, and my goal is to finish the two courses that I started - MOIS and OWM - that work well for me.

[MargaretJones]

My main goal for affiliate marketing is to at least double my present income (which honestly is not a whole lot--less than $2000 per month), in addition to getting off public aid (i.e. food stamps and Medicaid). I want to be able to move away from working outside of my home and focus more on being a mother to my children and provide better for them. Being a substitute teacher and teacher's aide, I will have this summer break to really concentrate on making progress--hopefully arriving at my goal and exceeding it!

[Moderator 1]

Margaret and Rosa,

I am positive that you will both succeed. You both have goals in mind and have a good plan as where to start. Stay positive and use the forums to help you! They are filled with good tools and resources. :)

[MargaretJones]

Thank you so much for the encouragement. Every little bit sure helps! :)

[Forum Admin 2]

Roseanne and Margaret, you two have a great drive to succeed. Keep going at your own pace and it will all come together before to long for you both. Family is a great inspiration;)

[volybal3]

Just found this topic and thought it will only be appropriate to share.
My goals for 2009 are to FINALLY quit my job for good and focus on
only working from home. Another will be creating my own product by
the end of the year. Who knows, some of you might even be promoting
it later on :)

[Forum Admin 2]

I look forward to hearing more as you get closer to your goals E.C. :)

[Roseanne]

I would like to be able to say that I have specific goals. I'm aware that I need them. Sometimes I'm a bit paralyzed because I lack them. I like Grindellas idea to stick to a product for a while , and see if the campaingn is profitable. Anybody else?

[Forum Admin 2]

That is the whole concept about affiliate marketing. You will be using trial and error until you find what is the right niche you would like to concentrate more on. Stick to a few products until you get comfortable with yoru marketing and then venture out into other avenues.:)

[countrygirl]

My first goal is to average $100/day, then grow from there! I am very optimistic that this is in the near future.:)

[Forum Admin 2]

If you keep going at the rate you are CountryGirl, you will reach your goal in no time:)

[AllieKLong]

My affiliate goals are to get more sales. I do have a lot of traffic, but for some reason I am not interesting the customers.

A. Long~
Expert Author & Owner of TheDollarExpert.Com
http://www.TheDollarExpert.Com

[Forum Admin 2]

Have you checked the content of what is being presented? Is it appealing? Does it grab the reader?

These are just few things to look at:)

[Moderator 1]

You should ask yourself if you would actually buy the product you are promoting or selling. Make sure that you have a strong call to action and targeted keywords.

[simplyg]

Those are great goals, TSF! I am hoping not to have to go back to work "outside" ever again! :lol:

My current goal is to finish the Wealthy Affiliate Action Plan and then become one! :lol: Also, to write an ebook this summer via joint venture with an amazing internet marketer! :mrgreen:

Of course dabbling in a few other little things, I am sure.... :D :D :D

I am inspired by the clarity of your goals. I've been following action plans very enthusiastically, but I need to sit down and outline some long-term goals.

Thanks for reminding me to think about when I want to generate certain specific results!

[bella20]

my goal is to complete my online income system and make some money i'm not a greedy person a small slice of thee action will do me .kind regards andrea

[bella20]

when your promoting your product do you write article had have them published on a few different sites or do you stick to the same one many thanks andrea.

[Moderator 1]

It is important to come up with goals so that you have a sense of accomplishment. You need that kind of thing in this business. :)

[KitKat]

simplyg ~

Not sure when you started internet marketing, but you may or may not know what your goals are or should be right away... it takes some time. But hey.... start with the short term and take baby steps ~ I am sure you will do great!

Let us know if you have any questions! Best of luck to you! :D

[ghice]

Hey Kitkat,

Thanks for starting this great topic, it's good to stop
and focus on what we really want to accomplish in
this business.

My short term goal is to spend at least 3 hrs per day
M-F working on my business. This will allow me to build
2 - 3 blogs per week promoting real products.

My what I call a mid-way goal is to have 50 blogs
built in the next six months. I look at each blog to
make on the average $30 - $40 per month. That
will create around $1500 - $2000 per month at
the six month mark.

My long term goal is to have 100 - 125 blogs built by
June 2010. Using the same formula above that will give
me a $3000 - $4000 per month income. In reality though
It will be more. Just keeping everything in a very perspective.

By this time next year I will be very close to a 4 figure
per-week income. That will be over $50,000 per year
working from home.

Then I will just do it all again!!! :)

I also look at it like this. What if I just do half as well
as I expect. Well it will still be around a $25,000 a year
income. That is still not to bad...LOL

Grace & Peace
Gerald :cool:

[amyjordan1997]

I would love to be making some money in a month.

[bolbcat]

I am almost done with my online course and hope to start seeing sales and do my best to become a better article writer and a faster writer too.

[Forum Admin 2]

Internet marketing is a m***ive space of opportunities. But to make the sales you have to continue with the traffic. This is all done by promoting. If you do not promote, you will not see the sales. Your site will just sit there. Provide the traffic and sales will come:)

[Moderator 1]

It is nice to hear everyones goals - short and long term. :)

[KitKat]

Gerald ~

Nice of you to finally grace us with your presence! LOL (By the way... I didn't start this thread.... Mod1 did...)

Those are a nice set of goals you got there though! Not a bad way to start! :D

[ghice]

Thanks KitKat,

Sorry Mod1 I just read the post wrong....

Grace & Peace
Gerald

[Moderator 1]

Not a problem ghice :)

[lauren227nicole]

Wow, everyone has such lofty goals, that I'm ashamed to say I'm shooting for $100....a month!!! :)

[Forum Admin 2]

I think that is great Lauren. Thinking positive and putting in the work will lead to your success:)

[Moderator 1]

Lauren, That is not an unrealistic or even a bad goal. That is actually something acheiveable at first. Then you can reach for the stars! :)

[bella20]

Some really go ideas, I think i will take longer promoting atleast one good product a month .bella20

[Moderator 1]

It is a good idea to stick with one thing until you become an expert at it and this way it keeps your focus toward one product until you get the hang of things and can add more. :)

[Forum Admin 2]

Once you gain that experience and become to feel more confident start adding another product until you reach your desired goal. This is how you will build your business to the level that you want to maintain :)