Feeling really stupid today!

bySdawson001

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Updated 4 years ago

Well today I'm feeling really stupid!

WAers, I truly hate to admit it, but I'm feeling so stupid today. My ADHD is kicking my butt. I've been here over 5 years and never has the training got the best of me. I got past my many problems with setting up my GA account (by reading and rereading and trying until I got it working), the same with the GPDR thing. Both of those were hard for me and took me a while to figure out. But now I'm ready to admit that I'm failing on several things.

This is hard to admit, because I've always been a very intelligent person, valedictorian of my class, honor graduate from college. Learning new jobs in my 33 year career with the government - many very technical ones in the IT field.

I began creating websites using html way back in the mid-1990's and learned how to use several web creation tools. I've created websites for various small businesses and even an entire intranet site for the reserach center I worked for with the FDA. I managed the center's portion of the FDA website. I learned how to program in assembly language even. I attended 5 colleges over a period of 25 years and finally finished my Bachelors degree in Organizational Management while working full time, raising my daughter and being a wife.

I love software and have only ever had problems with learning one piece of software. That
was Corel Painter (a digital painting software - it was so different that i had to actually take a hands on class to learn to work with it). I have mastered several versions of Photoshop and other digital image editors.

I ran my own Photography studio for several years, mastering my camera and the photography business.

I've completed the WA certification and most of the Bootcamp.

I have never felt like giving up before, even though I have no support or encouragement from my spouse who gives me a really hard time about paying for my membership here every year. I have created about 20 blog sites using what I have learned here at WA, including sites for clients and friends.

I love to learn and always have and have never had issues with learning new things.

But I don't know whether I'm just getting old or its just my ADHD that is giving me problems the last few months.

I've found several things that I have not figured out how to set up for my online affiliate business and its driving me crazy.

(1) One thing is using Get Response to create my email list, newsletters and email sequence. I have lists started, I am paying for the GetResponse Autofunnel feature and I've had problems creating my autoresponder and delivering a "free" bonus product to those who have signed up as well as figuring out the autofunnel feature.

Are any of you really good at using GetResponse? Because I need help.

(2) Another thing, recently I've been trying to use the Impact affiliate network and royally screwed it up - ending up with 3 different accounts and I think they were all Brand accounts instead of affiliate partner accounts. I've asked for them all to be deleted and will try to start over. But Impact's user interface is not easy for me to use and I can't seem to apply to different merchants - I must have figured it out at one point because Walmart shows up in my merchants but I can't figure out how to create links. I'm used to using Amazon's tools to create affiliate links and Impact's is not easy for me to figure out or maybe my account is just screwed up. Hopefully, I can start over with Impact and fix this problem.

Are any of you really good with using Impact? I need help.

In fact I seem to have issues with using several of the affiliate networks. When I apply to merchants within Rakutin, Shareasale, CJ I never seem to get accepted and I can't figure it out.

(3) Recently I've been trying to start with the Awin network and having issues with it too. I've lost access to my account because I lost my recovery code and can't even log in.

(4) Yet another issue I've had in recent months has been setting up the Easy Digital Download plugin and my paypal account to offer some digital download products for sale. I can't seem to figure that one out either.

I am not stupid and I know that, I've never failed at anything I've ever attempted. But I must admit I'm feeling kinda like a failure right now and wondering if I'm just getting too old. I'm 66, I read all the time, I take many classes from Udemy.com and I take digital painting and traditional painting classes and able to learn lots, so I can't figure out why I'm having so many problems with my affiliate marketing business right now. I know I have to work hard to get around my ADHD because I can be distracted easily. But this is worse than usual.

So, my RANT is over. Anyone that thinks they can help me is very appreciated.

-Shirley