I strongly believe that anybody can become a successful gambling affiliate. If this is true then why do so many fail? Well the simple truth is that most can’t dedicate themselves. They get distracted and fall in to “I will do it tomorrow “mode. As I have said many times before, tomorrow never comes!
Before even contemplating starting out as a gambling affiliate, work out how much time you can devote. Will you be able to drag yourself away from the TV set? If you have a full time job and are starting out as a part time affiliate, will you really want to start working on your site after a hard day’s work? Will you really be able to motivate yourself day in day out?
Many affiliates do struggle to stay motivated, especially during the period when they are trying to establish their sites. Once the money starts rolling in then of course it is much easier to stay motivated. Many affiliates will tell you though that they waste many days each week. They will have short bursts of great production, then waste days on end. Working for yourself may sound like a great idea, but the simple truth is that many are unable to apply themselves without someone to push them.
Find A Routine That’s Right for You
There is no magic routine that works for everybody. In my case, for 20 years I worked for myself in the computer industry. I built computers for local businesses and home users plus offered a variety of computer related services. I would work 6 days a week, getting to my office at around 9am. During 9am to 5pm I would be either building computer or visiting local businesses. After 5pm, for at least a couple of hours I would book appointments with home users. As you can imagine after 20 years I got bloody sick of this routine. I knew when I sold my computer business that whatever I moved into then I would not be happy with a set routine.
I know many affiliates like to set themselves an office type routine. They will in effect set themselves a working day and stick to it religiously. There is of course nothing wrong with this if it works for you. I prefer to work in different manner. I have a list of tasks that have to be completed by the end of the week. For example, for this site I like to post at least one new article everyday or at least most days. Of course for this site I have to write the articles myself. A week articles will be written during one afternoon then scheduled for publication throughout the next seven days. The actual day I write the articles will vary each week. Typical tasks on my weekly list will include writing, coding, creating article titles for writers, server maintenance, site traffic analysis, site tracking analysis, revenue analysis etc. To be honest with many sites I have a pretty big spreadsheet of tasks but I keep myself from getting stale by varying the day I carry out each task. If I’m not in the mood for coding on a certain day then I carry out another task. I don’t have a set time to start work each day or even a set number of hours I should work each day. My golden rule is though that all tasks should be completed by the end of the week.
I will take days off, will also treat myself to an hour or so extra sleep if I feel like it. I will work just a few hours some days. On the flip site some days I will work for up to 18 hours getting up at the crack of dawn to cram in as much during the day as possible. This is simply what works for me!
