Dear MommyofThree!

First, love your screen name cause my honey is momma to three and I don't think there is any harder job/thing to do! If you can do that, you CAN figure out affiliate and online marketing.

I say all this cause even though I am only 9 days into my adventure here and, can truly say that "I feel your pain", I too feel as though I am clueless and frustrated however, I started doing something just yesterday that might help.

I too felt that every time I went to a new tutorial that it led me down a bunny path, I lost track of what I was originally doing/trying to learn and after several hours had passed didn't think I had really learned anything. I also blogged about this very thing just yesterday before I had an epiphany.

I am sure that you receive the emails from Kyle & Carson on where you should be in your training by now (don't worry, I just got my day 9 letter and I'm only half way through where they said I should be) and there are specific tasks that you should complete so, I started methodically going through each one, completing the task - while not allowing myself to go down any bunny trails, and then on to the next.

I am now pretty fluent with the topics to that point and basically figure that with each day that new lightbulbs will go on and things will start to tie together.

Now, you wanna know how dumb I really was? In 1996 when I first went online and someone told me to type in the address of the site that I was trying to reach, I typed in their street address! LOL I kept getting error messages until I called the guy and he laughed so hard he almost fell out of his chair.

Sorry to be so long winded here and believe me, I haven't made my first connection (I use the term connection because thats what we are, connectors!) which means I haven't made a dime - yet! I know that the more I apply myself to connecting buyers with sellers that I am GOING to one day soon make it happen.

One more thing to think about. One of my favorite quotes is that "if you help enough people get what they want you'll always have what you want" The reason you make money online is for one of two reasons: You have a product to sell and people buy that product from you at a profit or, you help buyers find sellers or sellers find buyers. Its that simple.

Tell me what you know about and I would like to help you with at least what I know so far.

Bottom line: DO NOT QUIT NOW!!! You are probably right at the edge of a huge breakthrough that you aren't even aware of cause those hand full of dots are just one electron away from connecting.

Best, Fason11!

Stick with it. Your post shows that you can write coherently and in good English and does not suggest to me that you are not intelligent enough to do well. My earnings so far are minimal but I do see how this IM thing can work. jdonn has great advice there. Work through the WAbinars. Jay has a some real good stuff to pass on. Also Robbeh and Bigman have both started walkthroughs of how they set up a campaign. Above all the thing to do is DO. Find a niche that YOU like and get stuck in. The biggest enemy in IM is doing nothing. Too much reading and not enough action. You have hosting here and a domain can cost pennies so go for it. Looking forwards to seeing you do well.
Roger

Don't be discouraged, it takes time for everything to fall into place (at least it did for me) and I'm still learning something new every day. It's rare for someone to be making money after only 2 months. And it can depend on other factors such as the niche you've chosen, amount of competing websites etc. I followed the action plan and changed my niche half way through, so I didn't have my site up until, oh, the very end (and I had the luxury of working at this 6 hrs a day on average). I have some suggestions for you. Start looking at Jay's wabinars (they've been recorded)..Looking at the videos is almost like classroom instruction. Start with the oldest one and maybe do one a day. Next, check out a tutorial by Thesue about getting organized (can't remember the exact title). She tells you how to set up an index card file (color coded) broken down by topic. These are just two of the many great videos and tutorials available. From what I hear many members here struggled at first then went on to become very successful! Don't give up! Feel free to send me a PM if you need any help.

Joyce

MOT -
From one newbie to another: Hang in there, sister! You're obviously smart enough because you're smart enough to reach out for help!
It may not be brain surgery, but we are definately earning a PhD! This has been as challenging as my master's degree, so don't be hard on yourself!
I remember (and still sometimes feel) overwhelmed with information. Trying to figure out what order to do what, where should I be, and what it all meant was giving me 'informational vertigo.'
I don't know if you are like me, but I had printed out a ton of information and tutorials. What I did was put it all out on the floor, organized and labeled everything. With the 30 days training as my guide, I put it in order and prioritized. I gave myself goals every day on 8x5 notecards and took copious notes in a notebook on article ideas, and things I eventually want to study. Then I put new ideas out of my mind and focus on the 30 days and Quick Start training and daily to dos. Not all of them get done, and priorities change, but I update all my notecards weekly and have 'now,' 'next,' 'soon' and 'eventually' segments.
This is all so new to me, the only way I can make it manageable is organization, doing it piece by piece and not letting myself stress over how much more there is.
Also - I go to the forum a lot - skimming for answers or asking my silly questions. Poeple have been wonderful!
I hope this is of some help - I know you are not alone! Feel free to im me anytime and we can help encourage each other.
All the best - Christina

First of all, don't feel down!! These things always take different amounts of time for every person and the fact you are working on it everyday is going to pay off eventually. I wouldn't worry if someone is making money "quicker" than you. How do you know they're not putting in more time than you for example?

I can empathise with you with all the information available. It's a lot to take in. The first couple of days for me I spent clicking on a million links each taking me to a new training article!! I have stopped myself doing that now and just follow the 30 day success club emails.

Perhaps going back through those from the start and check everything off as you go along may help?

If there is anything I can (try to) help with then message me. But stick at it, you seem very smart from the conversations we've had so far so I'm absolutely sure you can do this.

Ian :-)

Hi - I know it can be very frustrating. I have been here 2 years now, and I don't make a living online. I do make a little extra every month to help out though, and can see that the opportunity to make a lot more is there. I felt the exact same way feel a few years ago, I just decided I wanted to make it work so I would not give up, and I still carry that attitude. PM me if you'd like, I can try to help you with some of the things you are really struggling with.