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The Feeling You Get From Your First Affiliate Commission
Does it mean you’re doing things correctly?
I still remember the feeling. Setting up my first HTML website and the sense of satisfaction from that.
It was back in April 2009. And the website was Sport Methods. I had a few pages about sport, a couple of video tutorials, and a few affiliate links.
It was an ugly-looking website, but the main thing was that I took action!
After a few weeks, I got my first affiliate commission. It was for a horse-racing product called False Favourites, and I got $19 via the Clickbank marketplace.
What a feeling! It wasn’t that I got a $19 commission showing with my affiliate stats. It was in thinking that I cracked the earnings code.
Beginner’s luck, I guess …………………
The message I give to anyone who is a newbie is to be happy with any early success. But it is usually more down to luck than skill.
Being in the right place at the right time is key, but you can’t hang your hat on it forever.
