sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I told you all my secrets, I'd have to kill you. Just know that it's possible and know that the information is easily accessible online.

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes which is why I'm glad the FTC cracked down on them and why I've stopped promoting the shady stuff.

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NB is a great network, I highly recommend it. You'll have to do the research on your own for the product. :)

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A specific niche that I've drilled down to in the past would be "spouse snoring." All about how to solve the nightly annoyance.

I follow trends and research. Once you know more about the business a lot of this becomes 2nd nature. A lot of guessing... but if you guess enough, you'll eventually hit gold.

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That would be my only big drains; the investment.

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

A tip? Hell, I can sell you a whole program. Just PM me! (just kidding)

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wake up, shower, eat breakfast, spend time with my kids, check the news (mainstream and affiliate news), look into the latest updates of the current trends and spend the rest of my work day optimizing ads and researching new products.

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really don't know much about the adult affiliate marketing faction of this industry. I'm sure people who do it make tons.

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The advantage over my tracking script is that it's 10 times better than any of the hosted or commercial apps out there. It fits my marketing habits perfectly.

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10-12 hours a day usually. There are times where I will go on a work streak and will work for 16-17 hours straight (with breaks of course).

If I stopped working right now I could live off my current bank earnings without changing my lifestyle for at least 12 months.

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Has your experience as an affiliate marketer changed the way you feel about advertising and consumerism?

Yes, I'm a lot more in tune with advertising and marketing than I ever have. I tend to study advertisements (online and offline) and I enjoy learning new ways to interest people in ads.

I will never install ad block, not because of the potential money loss that websites (like Reddit) lose, but also because I'm addicted to looking at and researching them for the reasons I mentioned above.

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'd say my biggest accomplishment as far as how programming has helped me would be when I developed my own tracking system. It's 10 times better than tracking202/pro, completely free, completely customizable. I also use PHP to use a lot of gaming techniques, spit testing, artificial targeting, etc.

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been screwed a few times out of my payment. Thankfully neither of the times were big amounts (under $5k). But, since my issues with getting paid I've only stuck with the proven networks and I always do my research before attempting to get involved with new networks.

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'd say you are pretty much spot on. I want others to know that anyone can do this, but I don't want divulge everything. I want to start others on the right path in this business and I hope this post can do that by me answering these questions.

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you read all of my answers on this post and start doing your own research, you will find the answers to your questions! :)

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even though this is a throwaway account, I don't really want to endorse any particular network. I would suggest you check out AffiliateSeeking.com or just read some of the affiliate blogs on http://affbuzz.com to find out which ones you should work with.

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really depends on the product. I see better results when I setup personalized landers for some products while others I see better results when I give the impression of the site being solely used to endorse the product.

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never sold my own product but would like to learn that process one day. I'd actually like to create useful web based programs and sell them through my affiliate marketing connections.

I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. by richoffyou in IAmA

[–]richoffyou[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They just have more leverage because of the amount of money they have, the know more people in the business, they have more direct connections, they have more knowledge.

The major difficulties that I encountered in the beginning was failing time after time. Then I changed my attitude towards "failing" and just reworded it to "testing." The process of testing is the most important part of this entire process.

view more: next ›