Reply To: how many newbs survive the first 6 months?

When I tried to start with the affiliate business many years ago I wasn’t really successful – well it wasnt really necessary because I had a good job. Neither I knew lots of things regarding programming a website nor i knew something about webmarketing and SEO although I had experience with the internet since 1994. After there were some problems with my former work I decided to go deeper into the webbusiness with the idea of making money with my domain names. Over the years I collected several domains of various business segments. I worked for betting companies before so I have a good experience in the gambling business.
About 2 years ago I started with several very simple sites, and it took me some time to understand that there is a real need for content and other important things. After some “experiments” I saw a significant success after about 6 months and it was time to ask for professional advise and the help of a marketing specialist to get better results.
In general I would say that it is very important to know at least some basics of the business someone is promoting. Without any experience it’s very difficult to be successful.