My Commonality with Thomas Edison

Over the course of my affiliate marketing career, I have been involved in a few niches. In no particular order, here are few…
- surveys
- golf swings
- male enhancement products
- libido enhancer for women
- football snack helmets
- japanese toilet seats
- local marketing
- SEO
- make money online
- kindle accessories
- pick up artistry
- divorce
- marriage help
- cookware
- cooking
- office furniture
- strollers
- baby car seats
- local directory sales
- beer making
- improve resumes
- maui travel resources
- Anthony Weiner dolls
- Hi-Fi Headphones
- gaming headphones
- luxury beauty
- hoodia weight loss
- weight loss
- dieting
- domain flipping
- lambo (gullwing) doors
Some have had success and most have not worked for me.
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison is someone whom I look up to and I’d like to share a few of his quotes.
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
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“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work…”
See the commonality there? Edison made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. He's been quoted stating that "The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps."
It's OK to "not work for me.."
My point in this short post is to let you know that it is completely normal for people to not succeed within a niche and to keep plugging away.
Your lightbulb is coming try just one more time..
So many niches WOW. I think you are amazing for having so many. This shows character.
See you in the Webinar
Are you suggesting to try a different niche if it isn't working for you?
Or is it more of an encouragement to try different techniques within your niche?
I think a lot of people fall prey to the 'sunk cost fallacy' ; they've invested so much time and thought into their sites that they don't realize they may be better off just trying something else.
Then again, I also read about people thinking it isn't working for them, only to suddenly make their 'breakthrough' in terms of traffic and sales.
So surely there's a balance between giving up to early and flogging a dead horse, so to speak?
Any input would be great.
Benji