Without a doubt, one of the most harmful kinds of \u201cadvice\u201d that surfaces all over the internet regarding the best way to start an internet business is this: <\/p>\n
\u201cDo Something You’re Passionate About\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n That mantra has likely caused more failure for aspiring affiliate marketers and web entrepreneurs than any other influence in the \u201cnewbie\u201d realm of internet marketing. People are taught \u2013 even by experts that should know better \u2013 to start up blogs and websites (and even products) about anything from the F22 Jet Fighter to model rockets to sodoku to really anything that very likely doesn’t tap into the one thing that will make you a fortune online:<\/p>\n A large, never-ending supply of people who want to buy something.<\/em><\/p>\n Whether that be a solution to a problem, a novelty that caters to their vanity, a guide to helping them get what they desperately want, supplies and tools that are required by a certain market or something else of that nature \u2013 this is the type of visitor that is going to go through your affiliate link and BUY.<\/p>\n And that’s how you make real money in this business. This may seem obvious on a surface level, but I want you to pause and think about what I’m saying here for a second. If you’re not gearing all of your energies towards attracting buyers in your affiliate marketing activities \u2013 you are severely wasting your time.<\/p>\n You see, what I’ve come to realize is that making easy commissions isn’t so much about being able to convince someone to buy something, or even writing really clever copy. While those skills are very crucial for selling your own products or doing any kind of direct endorsement \u2013 it’s only a part of the equation, and for some successful affiliates, it’s not even necessary.<\/p>\n Instead, I believe the easiest way to pull down massive (easy) commissions is by targeting people who are already on the verge of buying.<\/em><\/p>\n So instead of doing the hard work of convincing someone to buy something, you’re simply standing in front of the right crowd and saying \u201cOh \u2013 you’re looking for XYZ? Yeah, I would be, too. It’s over here at whatever.com?aff_id=yournickname\u201d<\/p>\n