Part of the guide: Affiliate Marketing
As a consummate student of many subjects… one of my most favorite subjects is Internet Marketing.
I was attracted to internet marketing for the financial gain (at first). People have asked me what I spend all my time doing and I tell them I am on a mission to master the skill of internet marketing. Quite frankly, it is very addictive; everyday I seek to discover something new. The combination of the challenge, the continuation of knowledge that we’re offered, and the financial reward, is exactly what fuels my fire.
Internet Marketing is an industry that doesn’t sleep. It is ever evolving, just like life, which makes for an even better opportunity to grow as a person. They say that network marketing is really about personal development. When someone hears this for the first time, most don’t realize the depth of the statement.
I have discovered personally what I need to overcome to reach my goals. For me, that’s not only life changing and priceless, but something I didn’t expect. A lot of people come online to make money, but why do the majority fail?
They fail for several reasons: People don’t like change… they give up because they don’t know how to connect all the moving parts. They get impatient with the lack of results, or they haven’t made a dime and spent A LOT of money trying. They give up for one of two reasons, they realized it really wasn’t for them, or they didn’t give themselves enough time to prosper.
The people who “Succeed” might not make 5 figures in their first 90 days, but most likely, they have used their charisma to work around areas they aren’t yet familiar with, are pragmatic in their approach, and are consistent in their actions. You don’t need to know everything before you begin, which is what I am guilty of. I think people expect me to have all the answers… Dani Johnson teaches a statement that I am now learning to use more and more, “I don’t know, all I know is”.
If you hear someone say this, it either means they are really smart or they are implementing as they learn the industry and are genuinely telling you the truth. The bottom line is, the industry can’t be taught or learned overnight. You don’t have to be the “king of not calling a lead” or the “magnetic sponsoring guru”.
Those who “make it”, have mastered the skill of authentically influencing people who also have a strong desire to succeed… and print money from their computer with a push of a button. Ha-ha… (had to put that in here).
If there’s anything I’ve learned so far, it is to be yourself, learn from the best in the business and take massive action until you see the results you intend to receive.
P.S. Leave me your thoughts, comments, and questions below.
In prosperity,
Carey Rapier
Marco Gonzalez
This post really hit home for me. I’ve been struggling with keeping up with all the changes in internet marketing, but you’re right—consistency and learning from the best is key. Thanks for sharing such valuable insights!
Olivia Martínez
I’ve heard a lot about magnetic sponsoring, but I’m still skeptical. Does it really work for beginners with no prior experience? If possible, could you share some examples or evidence of success?
You have been paid late before
You have watched the number on the dashboard not match the number in your account. What is different now is simple: it settles on a public contract you can check yourself, not a dashboard I control.
Read the contract →Most participants earn little to nothing. No income is guaranteed. You can verify every payout on the public smart contract.
Juan Carlos Fernandez
This is an inspiring post, Carey! I’m curious, how did you manage to stay motivated in the early stages when results were slow? I often find myself frustrated with the lack of progress.
Ana K.
While I appreciate the enthusiasm in this post, I feel like you downplayed how challenging the start-up phase can really be. It’s not as easy as just taking action, especially when you have limited resources. Maybe a little more practical advice would help.
Bruno Salas
Hey Carey, it’s been a while! Loved this post, and it reminds me of the times we worked on similar strategies together. We should definitely catch up soon—maybe over coffee? Keep up the amazing work!
Elena Moreira
Wow, I had a similar problem with impatience! I was about to quit because I didn’t see results right away, but your post helped me realize that persistence is key. Thank you for this!
Fernando Gomez
If you’re looking for more tools to help with internet marketing, I highly recommend checking out HubSpot or MailChimp. Both platforms offer great resources for beginners and advanced marketers alike. Hope this helps someone out!
Cecilia Vargas
I really appreciated the part where you mentioned the importance of being yourself. I’ve learned so much from this post about staying authentic and consistent. Keep sharing your wisdom!
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Everyday I seek to discover something new is a nice line if your life has room for everyday discovery. Some of us are doing this in the gaps after a night shift, and the discovery some days is just staying awake through the training video. The addiction framing works less well when you’re already running on fumes before you even open the laptop.
The best case for the addiction framing, even if I’m not sure I buy it fully, is that any skill worth having eventually needs something that pulls you back to it on the bad days, and calling that pull addictive isn’t automatically dishonest. The problem isn’t the metaphor, it’s that the post never asks what happens to the person whose tank was already empty before the pulling started.
Walt, the pull is real for people with slack in their day. I get forty-five minutes most nights and none of them feel like a pull, they feel like a shift I clock into after the shift I already worked. The post assumes the fire has fuel to burn. Mine’s mostly running on spite at this point.
Walt, this is very interesting to me. I wonder if the addiction Carey describes translates the same in markets outside the US, where the ‘work in your underwear, travel anywhere’ picture of internet marketing is quite far from how most of my customers actually live and work each day.
Fumes don’t scale. Neither does the fire metaphor.
We called it ‘hustle’ before that was a word, Nia, just with fax machines instead of laptops. Same empty tank, new decade.
I ran a diner for nineteen years before I sold it, and every morning at five I opened the doors whether I felt like it or not, whether business was good that month or terrible. Reading this post, the line that struck me was the one about people quitting because they haven’t made a dime and spent a lot of money trying. I watched restaurants around mine do the exact same thing, buy the fryer, the sign, the second dining room, before they’d proven the first thirty tables could stay full on a Tuesday. The tools change. The order people get things backwards in doesn’t.
Birdie, what you’re describing has a name in the org psych literature, escalation of commitment, doubling down on a sunk cost because stopping feels like admitting the first purchase was wrong. It shows up in restaurants and in internet marketing at almost identical rates, which the post doesn’t seem to know it’s describing.