Hi All,
I am George Pierce. This post is about the most essential part of affiliate marketing! The most important part of making money online is the money. Just about every seasoned affiliate marketer remembers making that first commission. It is quite special. As your knowledge, experience and business grow, so will your commissions.
MY STORY:
Before we jump into commissions, allow me to share that I am a 'content marketer'. My marketing is based on what is called "The Bum Marketing Method'. What makes this strategy somewhat unique is that my traffic costs are ZERO.
A marketing strategy that most affiliate marketers now use is a 'break even' strategy. This is a valid strategy, but it is ultimately based on building your list. With this kind of strategy, it takes $100K (primarily in paid advertising and in bonus costs) to make $100K, so you break even. However, you make have hundreds or thousands of new subscribers to your list.
BE SKEPTICAL
I share this because I want to plant a seed for you to be skeptical when it comes to commissions as proof or validation that some kind of online opportunity works. When you see a million dollars in earnings, I want your skepticism to kick in, in other words, for you to be thinking, "How much did it cost to generate that kind of money?"
BOGUS!??
Above is a copy of a recent email. I do not like to share this kind of information, but I am seeing so much validation that seems so hard to believe, allow me to share this with you to help to re-enforce being skeptical.
It is so easy for anyone to alter commissions or generate proof that is totally false. Although the above is real, there is no way that I know that you or I can know when proof of commissions is real.
In a matter of seconds, you or I, or anyone can alter or fabricate commissions. $867.20 is a complete fabrication done with Paint. Paint is built into most computers or can be downloaded for free.
REAL INFO
It can be difficult to impossible to know what information is bona fide and what is a lie. Before you jump into those BIG COMMISSIONS, look before you leap. Do yourself a favor and research the product(s) or service(s) along with the company and its principals.
In addition, if your gut is telling you that something is not right. listen to your gut.
YOUR Commissions
Notice the PayPal symbol. I am a fan of using PayPal wherever and whenever commissions are involved. You may want to do the same.
I feel that we can trust PayPal. Our commissions will not mysteriously evaporate or get eaten up with fees. PayPal almost forced me to get a PayPal debit card. I did not want another credit card, but it is the best idea I NEVER had. Again, it was PayPal that pushed me into getting their debit card, but all my commissions are automatically and easily available to spend at any place that accepts credit cards, which is almost everywhere and there are no fees.
Another advantage is that when PayPal is a commission payment option, I consider it to be a silent validation of the offer. PayPal is not going to associate with 'problem' clients.
Also notice that the commission is from Systeme. I am also a big fan of Systeme because it is one of the best products of its kind and the best free version on the Internet. Another advantage is that Systeme pays month after month.
You do not have to join Systeme, but it is going to be easier for you to make commissions from products or services that you know are the best. It is also going to be easier for your business and financial growth when those commissions are ongoing (residual income).
HUMOR
Alice's mom, Agnes, had been living alone in her own home for almost 40 years.
That is how long it has been since her dad passed away.
Because of Agnes's age and health, she decided to sell her home and move in with Alice.
The home sold quickly and Alice called the phone company to discontinue the landline service.
The phone company informed her that she could not disconnect the service. The account was in her dad's name. He had to be the one to handle that.
Alice explained that her dad had passed almost forty years ago, but that did not seem to matter.
The service needed to be ended, but the phone company was not going to let that happen.
Fortunately for Alice, she had found a solution.
"If no more payments are made on this account, your company will discontinue the service, right?"
The phone representative reluctantly agreed.
Thanks for reading.
Much success,
George Pierce
PS. I invite you to learn more about affiliate marketing. Visit my YouTube channel:
https://youtube.com/c/GeorgePierce
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Comments
Yes I agree with you George Pierce when you see displays of money made, this is called enticement and this is a big red flag for a person to check the company out. Additionally you should read the terms of agreements/polices and procedures. Most people sign up without reading them and end up finding out the hard way when they lose all their money. When you take the time to read TOA/P&P's (your contract with the company) you'll be making an informed decision. One more thing, some of these contracts are so long (this is to discourage you from reading the whole thing), so be prepared to read it all. HINT: Start at the end and work your way up to the top, because this is where all the gotcha clauses are. The information a company wants to hide from you. Just had to add my two cent on your post George because noone should be scammed out their money. It's no joke and will make a person want to quit their online quest to pursue a better life.
Many years ago, I came across an irresistible opportunity online. Research is a habit, but this was so good that I did not want to wait. I am glad that I forced myself to check things out. Everything was a scam. One of the things they shared was proof of income, actually HUGE checks for HUGE amounts of money... bogus, of course. It is easy to get scammed, and I can speak from experience, so my hope is that this post will be of help. thank you, Terri.