What?! You Have To Pay Money To Work For Free?

byElegracia

437 followers

6 years ago

Yup, that is pretty much the reaction I got when people found out what I am doing.

Let's face it! Affiliate marketing is a long term game. In order to succeed you will have to work months after months without anything in return. And you will still have to pay for hosting, keyword research tool, autoresponder and any other kind of tools or services that you have engaged.

But isn't it how any other businesses work?

My hubby quit his comfortable job and started up his own business. He spent first 2 years working day and night without any pay. It is not until the third or fourth year that the business started picking up. Should he have given up earlier he wouldn't have find out the potential of his company!

In fact, this determination is often a self-fulfilling prophecy, as we push our goals through with sheer willpower where others might give up and move on, we achieve spectacular results in the process.

I have had people asking me "Why do you want to waste your time working for free? Why don't you write for other people and get paid instantly?"

And that reminds me of the Stanford marshmallow experiment on delayed gratification - do you prefer a small reward now, or bigger reward later? How long are you willing to wait?

As quoted from Steve Jobs, "Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice, and most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."

So decide for yourself what you want to achieve, and don't look back until you have succeeded.