Why Some People Will NEVER Succeed at Affiliate Marketing

I get a lot of emails from people asking for help, but check out this email Alex Goad got from one of his readers:

Hey Alex,

I’ve been reading your blog for a while and I think it’s great. There’s tons of real info here and I always discover new things.

I really want to make money online so that’s why I’m writing to you for some advice.

1) I read all your stuff about affiliate marketing, but it seems I’d have to learn to write and I don’t like that much. Plus I’d probably have to buy some Adwords clicks and my wife doesn’t like it if I spend money online, she thinks the internet is all a big scam.

2) I bought your Black Hat Ebook and boy, it was the most informative one I ever got. I never saw so much real information in one place. I’m not sure if it’s right for me though because I don’t know how to make a link and I don’t feel like learning html for that. I’m really not much of a techie kinda gal…

3) I read about Bum Marketing and it sounds great because it doesn’t cost any money. But there it is again with all that writing. Just really seems like a bunch of work.

4) I remember when you said that selling your own product in a field of expertise is one of the best ways to make bank online. The thing is, I’m not really good at anything. I’m just a regular guy with a day job. In fact, when I come home, a lot of the time I’m tired and I don’t even use the products that I buy, so how would I make one myself?

5) What I really want is a foolproof system where I can make money on autopilot, why does it have to be so complicated? I don’t want anything where I have to buy software or other stuff. And preferably nothing too complicated where I’d have to learn a bunch of skills since that would take too long. I’m 46 years young by the way…

I need something like that right now so I can buy nice gifts for my family and take a vacation. I also want a new car LOL.

Thanks for your help,

[Name]

I’m sorry, but people who have no desire to work hard or learn should not waste their money on info products and should be focusing on working just enough in their 9 to 5 job so they don’t get fired.

We live in a society full of people with entitlement mentality. They believe that the world owes them something just for existing, and that people like Alex Goad or myself should hand them money on silver platter.

I’m all for helping someone who’s willing to learn and work hard, and I know that 99% of my readers fall into that catagory.

But if you’re a slacker and want to sit on your lazy butt watching TV and do nothing else, when there’s a world of opportunity out there to be successful, and provide a better life for your family, to become more than what you are, THEN YOUR A FREAKING LOSER!

Here’s some of Alex’s response to the guy who wrote him the above email:

“I’m going to give you a secret URL. On that page, you’ll find a button. All you have to do is push it and every time you do, a fresh, crisp hundred dollar bill will pop out of your CD tray and do a jig (to ensure you don’t get bored).

Now I realize it’s not completely automated, so please do accept my most sincere apologies. If you’d like, I can log to the site and push the button for you while you watch Lost reruns. Just let me know.

You know, it’s so unfair, when you think about it. Why should you have to learn anything, isn’t that what we went to school for? Why should you have to invest your hard earned money? Why doesn’t it just fall into your lap during a beer commercial?

The world is a tough cruel place, but I’ll bet a smart guy like you already knew that. I’m just glad I was able to help. You deserve it tiger.”

I was on the ground laughing! I love sarcasm! LOL