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Well, Online Gambling Affiliates are Awesome. Really… not just saying that… it’s true.
But… what do you think the qualities Online Gambling Affiliates need to have in order to cut-it in the industry?
I come from the retail space, and I do see a difference between the 2 groups. Besides the fact that online gambling affiliates definitely know how to party
For one, I definitely think that gambling affiliates are a bit more business savvy. It is imperative that they understand ALL of the ins and outs of the Operators they are working with and ensure they are working with trustworthy folks.What else do you think distinguishes someone to be a successful affiliate in the online gambling space?
For this industry, I find that you have to live and breathe it to understand how it operates. And because the industry is changing often, you need to be informed, and sometimes you find out things by talking to affiliates, affiliate managers and providers. You should network.
Educating yourself and talking about ideas also helps. Eg how to do things, or finding the best software for a particular project.
Work hard, play hard attitude.
@JillO 232378 wrote:
But… what do you think the qualities Online Gambling Affiliates need to have in order to cut-it in the industry?
I think patience is probably the most important quality lol It often takes years to rank well for a decent keyword. For the people who are patient enough to keep hanging in there, they are the ones that usually end up becoming successful. Its also important to be a hard worker, and a researcher too. Research is essential for keeping up with industry changes, as well as SEO algorithm changes. It takes a pretty remarkable person to become a successful gambling affiliate
@casdirss 232400 wrote:
It takes a pretty remarkable person to become a successful gambling affiliate
Ok now I finally know why I’m not successful affiliate:)
@impreza 232408 wrote:
Ok now I finally know why I’m not successful affiliate:)
HA! Nice one! Hey… it was wide open… someone needed to take it
In Affiliate Marketing, people truly start to learn the meaning behind “Patience is a Virtue.” It still amazes me that some campaigns out there that look and seem horrific are incredibly performers and big revenue generators.
Compared to retail affiliates, do you think that online gambling affiliates need more patience? Also, do you think there is more “instant gratification” through in the online gambling vertical or through retail?
@casdirss 232400 wrote:
I think patience is probably the most important quality lol It often takes years to rank well for a decent keyword. For the people who are patient enough to keep hanging in there, they are the ones that usually end up becoming successful. Its also important to be a hard worker, and a researcher too. Research is essential for keeping up with industry changes, as well as SEO algorithm changes. It takes a pretty remarkable person to become a successful gambling affiliate
Good call with the patience.. and persistence.
Check out this recent release viewing affiliate partners in the Online Gambling Industry:
10 Revealing Signs You’re a Successful Affiliate
What are your thoughts? Do you think these 10 “signs” are on par?
For me its money and growth – having that business plan to go forward and maintain growth.
We all need money, if you are in this industry and you say money is not important to you – you’re probably lying
Passion, passion and passion. Why? Because with passion comes, the willingness for persistence, research and hard work, despite what the overall results are. This is true for every business not just online gambling affiliates.
It can be pretty discouraging to put 12 hours of work each day for over 6 months for example and see no results. The only thing that will make you keep going is the love for the subject. That’s why people that give up I guess are the ones that are in it for the money entirely.
#8: You’re Hiring Employees – not always the case. Depends on how much capital you have at the start, you can afford content writers etc from the very beginning.
I’d add 1 more #11 exceptional knowledge in your field. If you can’t convince yourself that you know enough about casinos for example, how on earth are you going to convince your readers? I know that all good affiliate stay up to date, about which landing pages/banners perform best etc.
What worked today, might not work tomorrow and vice-versa.
Bottom line, let me tell you a little story from the past. There was this company in the US that spent close to 9 million on a research, trying to find what’s the difference between their successful employees and those that were not.
The end result was pretty shocking and all of those money seemed like wasted. The main and only difference, was that the people who were good at their job, believed they are good and also believed that they did their job well.
The rest, the rest believed they sucked at what they do, and therefore their results sucked as well. Therefore failure attitude will bring failure, and the opposite must be true as well.
It’s a common misconception to think “My results are horrible, therefore I fail” when the truth is “Because I posses the failure attitude, I see no results”.
Enough I can go on for pages
1. Dont party with anyone you work with/for!
2. Keep your head on st8 and don’t jump the gun. Never burn a bridge but keep your wits. Instead of accusing them, simply question the issue (in a confident firm but nice way) then if not satisfied with the answer. Move onto another program and put them in a folder for later. Sometimes a program is just bad because the people running the affiliate program or manager of that program at the time.
3. Find out how you can give yourself the fuel for the daily grind and prevent “burnout” (then send it to me)
4. Go to conferences but avoid the temptation to party and “get to know” anyone to deeply. Be more intellectual than emotional. They ARE there to sell you something after all. Yeah, some are sincere but for the most part they are there because they have a job to do. So by all means take and enjoy the perks and NEVER offer them anything (even if your that person like me that much return by buying a drink for anyone that buys one for me). They however, get a budget to use on just that, so ENJOY!
5. (Left open for you to share) <- Listen more than talk (hard one for me) and let people share. One thing I have noticed. More people are willing to share what they know out of excitement and lack of experience, than those willing to share from pure experience and success.. Something that's so very sad but true. I lost many good things by opening up my stupid mouth thinking the people on the other side were "good people".
@Diceman 232778 wrote:
Find out how you can give yourself the fuel for the daily grind and prevent “burnout” (then send it to me)
Great call
I try so many things to stay motivated and make work fun, its not easy. I like to listen to music and take a lot of breaks as well. Feel free to send me this list too when it gets created lol@Diceman wrote:
I lost many good things by opening up my stupid mouth thinking the people on the other side were “good people”.
Sad.. but oh sooo true!
I shared an idea for an invention with someone who had been a friend for years. I thought he may be able to help since he was the CEO for a huge electronics company.
I figured 50% of something was better than 100% of nothing.
He, on the other hand, figured 100% for himself and totally screwing me sounded like an even better deal.
He made a ton of money from the idea.. I got 0.
Keep everything of any importance to yourself… TRUST NO ONE!!!
