This is a guest post by Melanie Tan.
Hi all! It’s a privilege to be able to end the year with Amit’s loyal friends and readers. Keeping in mind the spirit and true intention of this blog site, I hope that this post puts you in the right affiliate marketing MINDSET for 2008…
So what has 2007 been like for me in this wonderful world of online marketing? It has been a BLAST! So many things happened. Some of them, quite frankly, I never even thought was in the realm of possibility…
Early in 2007, a client of mine wanted a series of SEO articles that made use of the principles outlined in The Secret. He sent me a link so I can watch the movie online.
The movie blew my mind NOT because I thought I was losing out and was in the wrong mindset but because I never knew how powerful some of my CURRENT habits were. That’s right; I was doing many of the principles in The Secret without even realizing it!
So I began to focus more and ‘fine-tune’ my thinking and business goals and before I knew it… lo and behold…
- As clear as day, a ‘niche’ presented itself to me and I acted on it. I built a website (I owe this one to Tom), and made it EXACTLY what people wanted. I didn’t market it, didn’t even have time to issue a press release; but since Day 1 of this site being online, I NEVER had a ‘lull period’. There are ALWAYS clients clicking the Buy button and ordering the service provided on that site.
- In May, I was in Asia and out of the blue, I got invited to
Singapore
(Side note: I even got into a telephone conference with Jay Abraham months later!)
- Michel Fortin. Michel Fortin. Michel Fortin.
I know this is a story you can relate to… You’re a beginner and you’re looking up to someone who’s already ‘there’, a mentor if you will (for many of you, that would probably be Amit:). And you really hope that this mentor is a REALLY nice guy; that you won’t be disappointed by the ‘person’ behind the ‘packaging’.
Well, I WASN’T when I came under the tutelage of Michel Fortin, one of today’s BEST online copywriters. For one whole month, I was coached one-on-one by Michel Fortin on just about every aspect of making killer website copy that sells 24/7. I thank Michel for being a great and generous mentor! Thanks to him copywriting clients are pouring in (as well as online sales from our affiliate sites).
- Google Quality Score changes…
For me, quality is ALWAYS over quantity so I never overbook myself with clients. However, when the Google Quality Score changes kicked in and almost every affiliate marketer realized just how important unique and relevant content is… well, clamor for our article writing services went through the roof!
Who am I to deny good mojo?!? Do you really want to say ‘Wait! I need to catch my breath’ or ‘I’m not ready’ to opportunity? Me? I hired and personally trained more writers to accomodate the need.
There are so many more things that happened both professionally and personally but I won’t bore you with all the details. Just focus on the fact that what I outlined above were just some of the opportunities that presented themselves to me. And I truly believe that they were the result of me focusing, working and achieving things that I did list down at the beginning of 2007. So the list above? A bonus from the universe!
And imagine, in between all of these, I traveled, took breaks, and even took a month-long vacation one time!
Through all of these, this phrase from The Secret comes to my mind, again and again and again…
Discover what you really want… once you get your act together… and commit to achieving your dreams… the Universe will bend over backwards to support you.
So don’t say “I wonder what 2008 will bring…”.
Instead, IDENTIFY what you want to happen and say “These are the things I will achieve in 2008…” AND DO THEM.
This is the Super Affiliate MINDSET you need to thrive in 2008.
Good luck!
Melanie Tan heads an online content provision company that provides thousands of SEO articles, autoresponder messages, online press releases, and other e-content annually. She is also a professional copywriter who specializes in affiliate marketing landing pages.
I have seen the “Secret” The principles behind it are logical. But having thought deeply about it i have come to the conclusion thats it no dam secret. if the principles work for everyone that watches it, then everyone will have all that they wish for. But the reality is, that everyone cant have everything they wish for.
The Secret isn’t about just wishing for your dreams, but about actually ACTING on your goals and doing what it takes to make those goals come to you. In the movie, they call it “aligning yourself” to receive your goals, but when you think about it, it really means believing in yourself so that you have the courage to do what it takes to make your goals come true.
It just makes it easier usually once you can imagine the goal coming true – it makes you work harder. Those who just sit by idly wishing for dreams and watching tv in all of their free time are not going to have them all come true.
YOur point is true… but even so.. there are some that act on what they want and still dont achieve it. if the Secret was true and the “Universal law of attraction” truely worked then it would be applicable to all…. A law must be applicable to all but in reality only a very few achieve great things
If you do all the right things, does that guarantee success? Of course not, but not doing anything will guarantee failure.