Don’t fall for the next bright shiny thing.

Internet marketers are constantly bombarding people with their latest “get rich easy” plan for the new affiliate marketer. They sing about the magic of the latest Google, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, or Twitter secret hack they’ve discovered. They say they’ve discovered a way to fool all these multi-billion dollar companies (never mind that these companies employ hundreds of engineers every day to make sure they’re not fooled). ). Ken!) The pitches look so appealing. But that’s what they’re designed to do; After all, they are ads!

But all these pitches destroy focus, and you end up like a circus clown trying to keep all those spinning plates high in the air at once. Many of these promotional methods work. But the truth is, especially when you’re a beginner, it’s hard enough to keep a plate spinning. That’s why we recommend, especially at the beginning of your affiliate marketing career, that you choose one promotional method — YouTube, Google, Facebook, email, or social media. Forget everyone else, at least temporarily.

Using all the marketing methods you can get your hands on—falling for that “next bright shiny thing”—is perhaps the biggest risk the new affiliate marketer faces. This has affected the success of new affiliate marketers more than any other hidden pitfall to trap them. We are not minimizing the risk when we say that it may be greater than the risk of exposure to all other risks combined.