Rationalising Affiliate Income: Insight 1 & 2
Lying in bed in a dark room, thinking about how much I was spending to be WA member and how I wasn't getting very far and how I really wanted to be stinking rich... well, not stinking, just rich, my thoughts branched to the businesses of my partner's parents. They buy and sell real estate, and operate a small silver shop, a niche if you will, in a large arts and crafts market in Mexico City.
The person who comes to the shop is looking for some special item, unique and beautiful, a memento of a pleasurable trip, a gift of silver for family or friends. My in-laws look for items with those qualities, things not only that they think will sell, but that will meet the emotional tug a person gets when he or she spots JUST the right thing.
AHA!! (Insight #1, in case you don't know.)
When I look for a niche, and products to promote to a niche, I am doing the same thing my in-laws are doing. In my case of course, it's over the internet and the products are not necessarily something I can hold in my hands, but they are things and ideas people want, that meet that emotional tug. So...
AHA!! (Insight #2)
Being an affiliate marketer is a worthwhile occupation of my time.
These insights were huge for me, because I had been treating my affiliate memberships and my studies on WA as a hobby. In fact, I had subconsciously convinced myself that affiliateship was the half-sibling of scamming, because the concept was so simple: be paid to have a link to someone else.
NOW...
Now I know that being an affiliate takes work, but the work is potentially life-changing for me and for my customers. As an affiliate, I have influence in the world by my websites and my promotions. My influence depends on the quality of the products I promote. And if my promotions are for products I believe in, I can enjoy both the search and the promotions, just as my in-laws enjoy choosing and promoting the silver goods in their shop.
And who knows, I may even become... rich. Huge!
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That was a great example of finding the right Niche. Thanks for that.