Back listening to your podcast again. Impressed that you were being honest about forever affiliate.  I was very close to purchasing it when you first started promoting it.  Very interested in seeing if you can make the program work.  I think the hardest part for people when it comes to affiliate sites is to be patient.  Been blogging for 2 years and I am still learning and gaining followers. It’s a process.

Thanks for the kind words about my comments, I don’t often get called insightful so i’ll take it!

Short term view versus long term view is an interesting point, if you are asking whether taking one  internet course is going to realise your dreams then the answer is probably no.
If taking a few courses will increase your chance then the answer is probably yes. 

My issue then is that course A will never ever say ‘Take this course and some others and you may succeed’  (unless they are also selling course B that is!!).
People though are desperate to find success and this can lead to ‘interesting’ situations. I had a call with a marketer this week who was looking for Beta testers for his new programme, There was an application process followed by an interview. They were after success stories to push their product once live so I was very interested. Well the call went well and I was asked if I would like to become part of the Beta test which obviously I was. ‘Great, so we just need $1,000 now to get you started’. 
So they want me to pay them to try an untested course so I can help them charge $2,000 to others ‘should’ I be successful…….I thanked them for their time and finished the call.

But here’s the thing, they filled all their spots within 2 days, people willing to spend $1,000 on an untested programme, I’m sure it will be great and worthwhile but for us regular guys and girls this just isn’t possible. There is a huge disconnect between successful IM guys and girls and the majority of us, $1,000 might only be a ‘small amount to get you on the path to success’ to  them but it is a months rent and shopping for my family to me, I can’t justify that.

I have enjoyed your balanced responses to this topic, my thinking is now maybe its time for a two tiered approach to IM, one for those looking to throw a bit of money at it and those who just cannot, maybe an interesting topic for a podcast?

As for having money to make money I think listening to recent episodes has shown that you can do it with little money but it will take a lot longer, meaning the chance of giving up goes up exponentially. Having a bit of cash to throw at it will ‘possibly’ increase your chances of success. 

Where am I at? Not made a bean online as of yet, I’m a ‘broke marketer’ so everything goes slowly but I keep on fighting.

Thanks for the shout out, it’s the first time I’ve ever been mentioned anywhere, it was nice to be able to contribute. Here’s hoping for more of the same and you never know, maybe even some return on all my hard work!

I am also glad Mark is feeling better, is back behind the mic and that lots of new episodes were released!  Good things ahead for 2014.

So glad you’re feeling better.  I look forward to a great IM year for 2014!

A dog lover can open up greatdogsupplies dot com, and, with passion and hardwork and considerable time invested – can make a nice income from the web site recommending products.  But, imagine the investment needed to compete with Petsmart – that would be tremendous.  The best way to minimize the offline risk is to start a blog or online presence about your offline business, and your niche expertise, which would offset price or other components found at the big box stores.