Affiliate Marketing Strategy Philosophy

For many novices to expert affiliate marketer, a good strategy is the hardest thing to come up with. If you apply a poker strategy to your affiliate marketing strategy, you will find success. Remember that the professional poker players you see winning hundreds of thousands of dollars didn’t start that way. They followed the rules of the game and they learned, just like you need to do with affiliate marketing.

Ante Up

Like any poker game, you need to ante up to get in the game. In affiliate marketing, this means you need some starting capital. Start in the low stakes (cheaper) games (programs) and play your way into the big leagues. In business, like poker, you have to spend some to make some, so ante up and take your hand. The best place to start your ante is a member’s club like Maverick Money Makers, where you can earn as you learn.

Learn From Experience Players

Don’t rely on book learning and reading to get your game on. The best teacher is experience so get out there and gain some experience. Put yourself into some programs and learn from the other players (marketers). It is a good idea to pay for some information because you can only learn so much from reading about affiliate marketing strategy. You need to learn from people who know the ropes so get in the game and watch.

Focus On Your Hand

NEVER let the dream of a big payday cloud your vision. To succeed in poker (affiliate marketing), you have to stay focused and avoid misreading your hand (situation). Keep your head about you and put on your “poker face”. In the same vein, don’t allow yourself to be caught up in the hype or flash of what seems to be the greatest hand (marketing opportunity) you have seen. This is like the pretty lady (glitzy programs) who sits down and pretends to NOT know how to play and you end up losing your shirt. Yeah, that can happen if you aren’t careful.

Play By The Rules

In poker, you will always find cheaters and the same goes for affiliate marketing. Don’t follow suit and think it’s OK. If you find a player (program) that doesn’t play by the rules, stay away; far away. The best poker players (affiliate marketers) only play with what they can afford to lose. Never sit down (join a program) that separates you from your car payment or rent. In addition to being simply “extra cash”, if you do lose it, you will have learned a valuable lesson.

Play To Win

Keep in mind that you are in for a long ride, folks. Play to win over the long term. Rather than going down (investing in) one big pot (opportunity), spread your money over several smaller games (opportunities). The goal of your affiliate marketing strategy is to win.

The best way to do this is to learn (join) more than a single game (program/opportunity). Poker players will sit in on different types of games. This leads to the last parallel between poker and affiliate marketing. Always track your win (profit)/loss ratio. Analyze that data and see where you lost the most. Then change up your playing (marketing) strategy accordingly. Stay out of the games (opportunities) that were losing ventures and focus on the ones you did better at.

So you can apply a poker strategy to your affiliate marketing endeavors. The ideas are similar and the results can be just as rewarding; as long as you play smart. And a smart place to start is the Maverick Money Makers club.