Are women better, more focused, and more successful overall with their affiliate internet marketing business, than men? I’m not really sure if there has ever been any type of data to back any of that up or not, but, I do know that I’m noticing a trend with my own sales between the amount of women who follow through, and actually use certain memberships as opposed to men.

How am I able to tell the trend? Well, basically it comes down to refund or cancellation rates, especially of the types of memberships that are used for actually “building” a successful affiliate business. While there could be different reasons for a cancellation, what I’m really beginning to notice is that women are sticking to their guns and genuinely working towards their goals more often than men. Now, please don’t get me wrong. I’m not really suggesting anything here. I’m merely stating what the stats are telling me lately.

It got me wondering why this might be the case. Here are a few of the ideas I had pop into my head:

- women seem to understand that an affiliate internet marketing business, is like any other, and expect it to take FOCUSED hard work..the same as it takes to build any business, online or off. I could be wrong on this, but, men, are generally known to be more the “dreamer” type.

- women are known to handle money and finances far better than men. This I WILL have to agree with. I’m the WORST when it comes to handling finances! While this may not be true of every family or situation, men often allow their spouse to handle the paying of bills, keep track of the finances in the bank account etc..because they realize they are NOT the greatest with this stuff themselves, and don’t trust themselves to keep up with things properly.

- perhaps more women come from a secretarial type of background, so they are more content with putting in long hours on their computers? Again, this is just a guess, but, certainly it is true that more women than men come from a background similar to this.

- women don’t buy into the HYPE associated with salespages quite as eagerly. Again, this goes back to perhaps women being known as “realists” as opposed to “dreamers”. They don’t believe so much in the “lottery..get rich overnight” mentality. Unless, you come from a well off family, or are expecting some type of inheritance in the future..”get rich quick” doesn’t exist. At least not in the real world, and it’s especially true of building a successful long term affiliate internet marketing business.

So what do you think?

Do you think some of the reasoning above may explain some of the findings I’ve been experiencing with my own data?

My earliest mentor, and some of the women I’ve known that have went on to be successful later on, are very focused and hard working. They are also the type that know that it takes time to see results, and understand, patience will pay off and is necessary with this kind of business.

I also know many successful “male” marketers as well. Whichever the case may be, they are all the type to never give up, and no matter how many times they may have fallen on their face, they get back up and keep going. Which in the end, whether male or female, eventually will lead to success.

Most of the findings are based on membership of The IM Advantage. The IM Advantage is an exceptional value no matter which way you look at it (Linkvana costs $147 a month offering only one service) and The IMAdvantage offers 5 times the services (including a better variation of the service Linkvana offers) and more valuable perks.. built into one membership, for the same price. While there is still work involved (there is with anything) it handles the automation of many of things we need to do as marketers on a daily basis.

I’ve been finding that more men seem to cancel after one month, as opposed to women. Which, is not enough time to see results of efforts for any business! While, the women who have memberships there seem to be actually hanging on, doing the work, and seem to understand the true value..and actually put it to work for themselves. And so it should be. This membership solves a GREAT deal of the problems associated with search engine marketing, as opposed to completely doing it by hand.

Are these findings pure coincidence, or do you think women may be more “cutout” for the type of work that’s involved with affiliate internet marketing?

I’d like to know your opinion on it. Please leave your comments below!

When you begin your journey with your affiliate business, there are many pitfalls and hindrances that may get in your way. Hey, the thing is my friends, as marketers we are always going to prodded, pushed, and pulled, in so many different directions it’s very easy to lose your way. The people who ultimately become very successful in the end, are people who have come up with a way to master their focus.

Years ago, when I’d first started online, it was my dream to become one of the elusive super affiliates we’ve all read so much about. And yes, I certainly did get side tracked more than a few times myself. Recently, I was in jeopardy of doing that once again.

You see, the more successful you become with your affiliate business, or your online ventures as a whole, all of a sudden you begin getting all sorts of different opportunities offered to you by tons of people. Yes, some of them can be very tempting to!

Give Yourself A Kick – Get Your Power Of Focus

Recently, I had to turn down a few such great opportunities. I remembered one of the cardinal laws of success I’d learned years ago through Simpleology.

What Is That Cardinal Law?

It’s really straight forward, but, it’s one of the most powerful lessons you can ever learn when you are aspiring for success in your life. The simple law is called “The Law Of Straight Lines”, and of course it’s based around the true scientific fact that “the shortest distance between two destinations is a straight line.”

Simpleology has been around for a few years, and it’s responsible for more success stories in the online marketing world, than any other. It’s soul purpose is to teach and develop your focus on attaining your goals in life. It was designed by Mark Joyner who had to fight his own demons to maintain his focus to become the legendary marketer he later became.

Ask Yourself Some Questions…

When you are developing your affiliate business there is no question that you are going to have to pay a price for the success that eventually comes to you. This is true, whether it’s an aspiring pro athlete you are attempting to become, a successful musician…you name it.

Your affiliate business is not any different. You are going to have to pay the price for success. You have to learn and implement strategies, test different markets, measure your marketing effectiveness and so forth.

The next time you are faced with a decision to purchase a product or,  take a course of action that may hinder your progression in becoming the affiliate marketer you aspire to be, ask yourself some questions such as:

- Does this opportunity have anything to do with this years plan that I’d laid out for myself?

- Is it going to help with my long term goals I’ve made for myself, or the goals we have set
for our family? (of course, that’s if you have one)

- Is it honestly going to help increase profits? This can fall into many different categories
here

i.e - is it going to help me to drive more traffic to my sites? (more traffic = more sales)
- can it help with my conversion? (higher conversions = more sales)
- is it going to help with my productivity level (higher productivity methods = more sales)

I’m sure you are getting the idea here. Often times it’s so easy to jump the gun before really thinking things through, but, these are questions you really have to look at when other opportunities arise.

Developing self mastery and the power of focus will become your greatest asset in your affiliate business venture. If you are passionate about being successful in this area of your life, it’s going to become absolutely paramount that you develop this side of yourself.

If you are having trouble in this area (90% of online marketers do), then perhaps you may want to look at something like Simpleology. I know it’s helped me tremendously in the past, and will continue to into the future. Not only will it help you to develop focus, but, it will also help you learn many things about yourself you may not have known.

Remember, it’s your success that counts, and to be successful in your affiliate business, you’ll need FOCUS!

Should that be you sitting in that computer desk chair building your affiliate business?

If you are reading this and taking offense, please understand that it’s to help illustrate the difference between people who actually end up making a living for themselves online, and those who drift off into the darkness.  There are a lot of people who have went on to work full time from home as a result of having their own affiliate business, or another type of online marketing model.

Every once in a while I get letters from members of my subscribers on my list. A lot of these letters are either thank you letters..or they could be letters asking for help. Hey, I get the odd “I hate all marketers” types to! But, I think most list owners come across that every once in a while.

It’s funny though, but, for every great letter I get, I probably get 5 or so that go something like this.. (yes, there is sarcastic pun intended here)

Hypothetical But Realistic Letter From Subscriber

“Hey, it’s been about a month now and I’m still not making any money from that one web site I built with like 5 pages on it. I went through the gruelling effort of building 3 backlinks to it as well.

Still no money! I’m in dire straights here and I need to pay off a $5500 loan in 3 weeks. I thought this was going to do it for me.

What a scam that product is that you sold me..I want my money back and I’m going to request a refund!”

(I want a refund so I can go buy some more marketing courses from somebody else..and request a refund for those to)

Sincerely,

Lost In Space

The Opportunity Seeker Or The Business Builder – Which Are You?

Over time in marketing you come to realize that there are two types of people who are into this Online Marketing thing.

1. The Opportunity Seeker
2. The Business Builder

It’s unfortunate, but, the reality is that “the opportunity seekers” outnumber “the business builder” by the thousands.

The Opportunity Seeker

So what’s an opportunity seeker? Basically, it’s a person that wants success and is thrilled about how wonderful the whole experience may be, but, they either aren’t ready or willing to actually work for it. These are the people that seek the “quick fix” or that “push this red button and poof”..”I’m rich” type.

Now the sad part is that this makes up the majority of people trying to work their own affiliate business from home. It doesn’t matter how many products and courses they buy, “coaches” they may try, or anything else. Most of the time it’s not the courses they buy either. There are tons of great courses and products out there. But, they won’t succeed because they WON’T work..or at least they won’t work hard enough or long enough at proven methods until they start having success.

Until such people take responsibility for themselves and their actions to do whatever it takes to succeed, most simply they won’t. These people can’t be helped until “they decide to help themselves and get things done…then keep going until they succeed!” They waste their own time, other people’s time, and essentially could be called an energy drain.

Can you imagine what a lot of these people would actually accomplish if they put all of that energy they use into blaming others for not having success, blaming the products they bought and requested a refund, and the countless complaint support tickets they put in, and actually put it into building their affiliate business?

I’m sure you get the point. I’m not trying to be harsh here, merely trying to shed light on an all to common situation.

The Business Builder

Now, the business builder is a whole different blend of cloth. He/She understands that whether it’s an offline business, or an online business, it’s going to take time to build.  They also realize that the building of such things take a lot of work, and they are willing to do it.

People like this, once started, don’t know how to..or even want to quit. They are willing to make the sacrifices needed. If they fall on their butt for a while because something isn’t working, they get right back up and keep fighting for what they want. They realize there are no secrets and magic pills, and know by diligently applying proven methods they will eventually get the success they deserve.

The truth of the matter is this, “You aren’t going to be a success until you decide you are going to be a success!” It’s that simple..no more statements need to be said.

“The Opportunity Seeker” or “The Business Builder”..who are you?

I wish you all the best in your success with your affiliate business, or any of your online ventures..never quit!