Affiliate Marketing Gurus Are Lying To You
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2023
- In this video, I reveal 5 ways affiliate marketing gurus are lying to you. In addition, I reveal real ways to make money with affiliate marketing
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Thank you for your honesty and transparency. Affiliate marketing is no walk in the park, it is very very hard and takes skill and a ton of work. 99.9% of these youtube gurus keep on earning the hate, and deservingly so. I hate the fact that they get so many views and make a good living on youtube lying to people and their clickbait titles. Plus they are selling very expensive courses with all fluff.
We need more honest people like you exposing these low lifes. Thanks again!
Exactly
I could not have commented better myself - I would have thought people would have wised onto these so called gurus by now but they are still out there more than ever
This is so true. It is extremely hard.
“Do what they’re doing, not what they’re saying”… love that phrase. It’s so applicable to a lot of what you see on TH-cam
God bless you for revealing the truth
Thanks for watching
@@AlstonGodbolt
Thanks for your Great work and your honesty 👍
Many Blessings 🙌🙏✨
I've been a hard worker , like most, but now unemployed as of April. I'm going crazy. I worked 134 hours every 2 weeks and now I have to work at home I started affiliate marketing and I'm exactly at the point your talking about in this video. A creator offered to help me when I asked him advice on selling automation marketing and when I showed him the product, he decided never to get back to me and I see him on a few times a week selling it. I feel cheated. I spent 3 days on an ad and I really like it but.i can't get it to play as a slideshow. Ugh I am applying to 60 some jobs a day, no exaggeration. I love marketing. I'm taking classes to learn more on Google skill shop and not once made a dime. I'm afraid I'm going to have to give it up. But you all, he is really telling you what it's really like. I'm living it lol
Don’t give up. Even if you only invest an hour or two a day,, it will accumulate over time, and you will build your skill and knowledge base. It is good that you like love marketing. I like 2 things about affiliate, marketing, first, I like the concepts, I like that my part is connecting the vendor to the customer, and not having to worry about other aspects of business, such as inventory, product creation, or customer service. Connect them get your commission and get out of there. Lol. The other aspect that I like about affiliate marketing as a beginner is online business. Is the fact that I can focus on one primary aspect of business, which is marketing and advertising, which will usually include many sub categorie skills such as copywriting and persuasion, video ad creation, and paid ads management (which I was pleasantly surprised that I actually enjoyed, especially the creative aspects, such as making video ads). The way I see it if I can master online marketing and advertising. this is a PRIMARY money making skill, and if I do decide to branch out into other aspects of business in the future, such as making my own product, or engaging an e-commerce for example, I will already have a huge advantage, because I will be a master of marketing and advertising.
Keep your head up, you're going to be fine. This is just more content for your success story!!
Keep going!
Keep working hard keep praying, have faith you’ll make it i’m just starting now and I know I’m Destin for greatness watch out for Gabriel. He’s coming world.
Lady you need a real person who is doing the do, talk on the phone or partner with. Yep! Partner with for a portion of your hard work to build a list. My teacher asked for product ideas and he reviewed them and if they were good he made us create the sales page and the email sequence etc and setup the W+ contract and uploaded and posted etc etc. I loved it when my phone kept going ding ding ding! That’s what you need or stand in front of a video tell us who what why etc and make payment easy! I dislike payment systems that suck! Make it easy!
These are good points, I'm about 1000+ hours in now with affiliate marketing, starting to do this on a regular basis from sometime last year and the first somewhat consistent results I got after about 5-6 months. Definitely not for the lazy man or someone looking for quick results. And the amount of learning so far has been insane.
Hey man, can I ask you what you mean by consistent results? 20k traffic month? $1000+ profit? Etc. Would love to learn more and start my own site soon!
I’ve been debating on starting my own affiliate marketing & those videos make it sound ‘too good to be true.’ Your video has provided insight to what it actually happens behind the scene. Thank you for your honesty!!
It's about mindset.
7:01am
Hi, I am from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. I've been thing about starting affiliate marketing.
It is too good to be true, I am already doing affiliate marketing.
This don't get talked about enough, except for the jaded ones that calls it a scam because they're not rolling in a Benzo within those 90 days "as advertised."
Thank you for exposing these truths.
James Vornes Jr - Fort Wayne, IN, United States
Thanks for watching. Anybody can be successful with affiliate marketing if they can sift through the BS
You are very transparent, bro. Real talk, Those Gurus who have made thousands or more are the exception and not the rule when it comes to making money in affiliate marketing.
On top of that, many of them made little money at first and then started making big money selling their own course for $1000 or more.
Just look at ODI Productions... Where is he now?
100%
What is ODI productions doing now because I think he ditched affiliate marketing?
I started looking into Affiliate Marketing a few months ago and have gone through everything you have said in this video. Thank you for expose the truth. It’s a lot of learning, research, second guessing yourself, wanting to give up too soon because you fail to make “10,000” in the first week/month. It’s a lot of effort, commitment, and drive to make it happen . Thanks again.
Alston, I rarely, VERY rarely, leave comments online but I want to "shout" this video to the world! Someone who is being honest for a change and not trying to take everyone and anyone for idiots just to put a dollar in their own greedy pocket!
THANK YOU for your honesty and transparency! It's refreshing and encourages me to work even harder than I already do to make affiliate marketing work for me.
Busy ness coupled with laziness is distracting e from buiscinous
True, Alston. Virtually all these shocked-facial-expression, make-a-kajillion-dollars-doing-nothing videos are just clickbait for a course or e-book they're selling. They're definitely in it to make money. But for themselves, not you.
It’s sad and unfortunate that people utilize their platform to gain money by lying to their subscribers…Thank you for revealing the truth.
Im closing in on my first 90 days since starting my affiliate marketing journey and would have to say that this is all truth. Fortunately, I had a hunch going in that it would take a lot more work than what many of the online gurus were suggesting, especially if I hope to learn the ins and outs to create long-term success. This hunch helped me to ignore the 'get rich quick' ads and stay focused on actually learning the needed skills. After having worked on it at least 1-4 hours every single day, I am now very close to my first launch now after having identified my niche and building copywriting around it (this consumed the most time). I appreciate the honesty because I believe that is key to having long-term customer value (repeat customers). I also don't feel as bad for taking so long to launch 😅.
I’m actually just getting started and I already felt a bit overwhelming with the amount of time and work needed ! Thanks for all the honest tips and cheers to your soon to be launched site😊
How did you correctly identify your niche?
@@sakurablossom7they/them
Is it worth it to get any of their courses?
Ok after it took you 90 days getting everything set up how much do you think youll make in your first 30 days after your first launch
You are so correct. I’m retired & this is not easy. I have been trying to understand all of this for 30 days (July-August), and counting.
I agree! It takes at least a month just to get started. And you definately need a website, a Pinterest account, a YT channel, and more. Hard work, hard work, hard work.
Thank you for being real and honest. You're a breath of fresh air. I'm following you because you seem trustworthy and honest. Im trying to start and Im so lost with all these scam artists trying to sell their courses. You rock.
I was trying to do affiliate marketing on tiktok and trying to build my audience and in one month i can say i was not even close to 200 follwers nor do i get much views all im saying is its gonna take me a long ass time to build a audience. And thank you for exsposing these gurus alston your real and thats what i like about you
Hi Alston, I've never understood where this 'lazy' thing came from. There is no lazy person who will ever succeed in business. The same gurus work their bums off every day while talking about 'passive income in 90 days'. Thanks for a great and honest take on this issue.
Most gurus hire other people to do their “hard work” and/or pay a certain amount to someone experienced. A lot of people don’t have funds to do that. Like he said, it’s a few that actually can do it/ share legit info.
You speak the absolute truth. I just got started and it is definitely exactly how you describe it.
Thank you for your direct honesty! It's very refreshing. Though I don't aspire to make affiliate marketing my career, today as I was again helping someone with advice and giving them links to products they will need to care for their new rescue kitten, products that I use myself and recommend frequently to the people that come to me needing help.. It occurred to me that I should probably sign up as an affiliate just to have links to the same products, but will put a little money in my pocket, while I do what I already normally do.. Thank you for your video! 😊
Very true, I've worked from affiliate and e-comm to PPC and basically, "there's no free lunch". For every one of those, you gotta work your butt off, specially if you're just starting out. Thanks for your honesty!
thank you for being so transparent, i was definitely thinking about starting but i was so tired of seeing the spamming ebooks and the earn 5k in a month scams. i cant wait to learn and get started
THANK YOU!!!!!! Or that you can start for free. I get overwhelmed fast because of all of the things I don't know. Thinking this was supposed to be "easy". Then I feel stupid. :( Figuring it out, but we need more truth-tellers like you! Thanks from Danville, Illinois
The good thing is that you are learning and growing. Don't feel bad because you are not alone.
Thank you bruh. I'm glad I "stumbled" onto your channel. The others make it sound TOO easy(and I know it's not). I'm looking forward to your other videos and your HONESTY instruction✌🏾
Thank you so much. I am new to this Affiliate Marketing. Just confirming what you have mentioned about lies - I have just encountered one. I have spent half of my day trying to create a free website following the instructions of a blogger on TH-cam - I thought I had missed a step but it was all lies.
Thankyou for your honesty and transoarency as a beginner to affiliate marketing. ..from Australia.
Great video bro. Thanks for exposing it.
So true trying for a year. Glad I found your videos
Omg this is so crazy that this video popped up. My husband and I was just talking about this on the phone today, about how most of there TH-cam gurus that talk about passive income/affiliated marketing don’t talk about the WORK you have to put in. I was planning on talking about this on my page. I thank you for being honest cause honesty goes a long way.
Hate these fake gurus. Thank you for exposing them 🔥
Wow wow. I need to come back and watch this again and take notes. Lunch time is over 😢
So true, thank you for exposing those lies!
Thanks Alston for being so honest up front ! It is no doubt a not so easy task but I believe if there is a will, there is a way ! Cheers
Truth-everything good and worthy in life -IS WORK! Glad you took time to impart this knowledge to your followers. I’m currently pivoting careers and am in learning mode myself. I am sure many people here appreciate your truths! Will be a follower. Thanks
Get out of the learning mode and start doing. You’ll learn more from doing than learning
Your brutally honest opinion is what attracted me and keeping me watching your channel. 👍👍👍. Thank you!!
Love this!!! ❤ Finally someone speaks out the truth of this CRAP! kudos for you sir!
Very refreshing.. Thanks for being upfront
Keep itt real my brother so we don't fall prey to these affiliate advertisers, you are helping us out here who are not very educated to these people. Thanks again
Speak the truth, lies always get exposed. People have lost their morals and are chasing fake fame. Great video!
Thank for keeping it real!
You're welcome and thanks for watching
Thanks for your wise words, and I'm glad you're making an impact. It's something like retail investing or any business; it takes time and lots of pain before success.
With all the AI tools, there's much more to learn and test.
Thanks again for producing such a helpful video!
I've been saying this for so long. I have also made videos on it but I don't get as much reach. It's so frustrating that people fall for these lies possibly getting into debt along the way and these gurus are laughing all the way to the bank.
True… I want to start a TH-cam channel and start doing affiliate marketing but i am overwhelmed and trying to wrap my head around how to do it. There’s so many info out there but I don’t know who to trust.. thank you for the heads up
Indeed thanks for the sharing with such well-organized video clip.... Great !🙏🙏😀😀
Alston , thank you for being transparent but not discouraging. I like your content👍
Great content! I'll add a rebuttal to 4 & 5 however...
Take it from someone that's won awards for building funnels/websites whatever you want to call them....
No, you don't need them to start out. It's definitely something you want to add in at some stage, but think of it like this...
What's easier? Going and getting an affiliate link and figuring out how to get eyeballs on it, or getting your affiliate link, learning about funnels/webistes, finding the best provider for where you're at, building them out, testing them and so on...
I'm a massive fan of building in layers.
As for high ticket stuff, definitely not the only way to go. Like you say, the bulk of this industry is fueled by low ticket referrals etc.
However, the question folks need to consider is whether they want to build an audience/figure out how to drive mass trafffic or understand how to chat to a few folks and slowly, but surely build out their ecosystem?
Love the content. Like you say, this shit is hard, but soo worth it.
Cheers
Please make more videos like this! Love this type of content.
wow yess love this and completely agree!!!!!!! I say this to my students all the time !!!! and I have tested these "content strategies out myself" and never made sales from it. I always made sales online from being seriously committed to this work and serving people online and many other things!!!
Hello. Love your content. I agree with you about this. I am a blogger and I started implementing affiliate marketing in 2016 and I bought a course in late 2020 to learn affiliate marketing and SEO. I finally made my first sale in 2021 and I have recieved a few sales but not consistently. Let me to you its COMPLETELY HARD. The constant posting, getting denied in a few programs, learning the ins and out of internet marketing, and some affiliate programs get canceled. And also investing on tools its gut wrenching because there is no income consistency.
Thanks for the honesty man. I'll be watching your videos. From now on. Transparency is the key and people will trust you with the honesty.
FACTS!! Amen! Its all in the set up, learning, setting realistic expectations, business proceess mapping!!! Thank You! I needed this video today!❤😂🎉
Great content as usual. Keep up the good work.
Thank you and thanks for watching!
I love how when I get into something online the first thing I see is a bunch of lies from people that tell their viewers whatever the viewers want to hear. Later I get to someone like you and get to know the true, thank you
💯% CORRECT!! GREAT REVIEW!!
Thanks for the insights. I've just started affiliate marketing although I always had an idea about what this is even before, I found it annoying and misleading that time because some influencers or marketers are obviously doing it for the money and I personally can't feel the authenticity from them.
Thank you so much for keeping it real!
Great video content. Watching down in Bogotá, Colombia 🇨🇴
So true my brother, they confuse you before you even get started
It reminds me of a TH-camr I recently saw. She said sign up for free to one of the websites she recommended 😅 it was not for free. A lot of the things they say doesn’t translate to what they’re actually doing. You are spot on! ❤
Always looking for your content...from the great state of Louisiana.
Alston your the best !! Love that I found this . Thank you so much so valuable ❣️
Hi Alston, new to your page and yes I have subscribed. I'm enjoying the content and your willingness to share knowledge. Any suggestions on building a website or landing page? What should the site entail? What do these companies want to see on your site? This is all new to and for me, but the more I know the better I'll be when I execute.
So thankful to have stumbled upon your channel!
I'm from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and I've just subscribed!
Thank you for this! All these gurus have people thinking startup an online business is easy and setting unrealistic expectations. If it was easy, EVERYONE would do it.
Thank you for the great videos !!!Btw What is the blogcm website I saw from lots of the content creators (affiliate marketing creators ) ?
thank you for exposing the lies that we are being told
Thank you for sharing and for your honesty
Good video. I had career in business to business sales. Some consumer but I digress. Most of my career was before websites were invented. I started looking in to money making opportunities. Because a true salesman never retires, he works when he wants too. We had a saying back in my day, if you keep selling like that your going to need a bigger shovel, because that is S*** it getting deep.
You're so right. And the most frustrating thing for me personally is that the biggest lies seem to get the most views.
Another lie, in my opinion, is that you don't need any skill. I feel like you do have to develop content creation and marketing skills to get to where you need to be.
Thanks for exposing the lies abd creating the content you do for us.
100% you need a bunch of skills. The good news is you can learn them
^ facts
You are so right! The biggest lies get the most views because some people are expecting to make quick bucks, not realizing that they are being tricked.
Is lying or gaslighting a skill and it seems to me that the evil people in business being the most successful treat people or customers like zombies. Take Trump for example a billionaire but he never uses his own money but always asking for mine and yours. But I say don’t give it to him. Say No! Let’s send a message because there’s a long line of GUYs just like him waiting for their chance to roll the dice! You need to tell them their place is in Atlantic City NOT in the courtrooms of America!!!!
He has raised $40million dollars and he can’t even tell the truth. I say don’t give it to him. Wake up zombies and just say NO!
Hi Alston ... Greetings from Suriname, ( the smallest but most beautiful country in south America)
I'll get you pinned
Thank you for this video. You have cleared my vision after years of playing cat and mouse with all the so called gurus. The information overload has only created a blinding fog. All I have really achieved is learning bits of affiliate marketing yet I have failed to build a solid framework to work with. The one thing that has stayed steady with me is a keenness and an attraction to affiliate marketing Time to stop chasing promises and shiny objects and to start focusing. Inspirational video.
Thank you for being so honest
I agree 100% :) I'm a newbie in affiliate marketing and it takes a LOT of effort and work in the beginning!
Thank you for your honesty. I totally agree with you.
As I’ve been researching this as an additional income stream, I appreciate your honesty and easy presentation. Subbed!
Good morning sir. Appreciate you with this kind of video
Appreciate you for watching
Truth, truth, and more truth. Thank you Alston.
Thank you for this 🙌🏽🔥💪🏼
Great video!!! I appreciate you pointing out the lies and commenting on them. I will watch more of your videos to learn.
YESSSS ALSTON! So glad I came across your video! New subscriber here 🎉
Thank you for your honesty. Another thing people say is they have achieved F.I.R.E. (Financial Independence, Retire Early) when all they've done is quit their job and replace it with another one, only they are working for themselves. They are now full-time Content Creators (bloggers, course creators, TH-camrs, and actively posting and engaging on other social media platforms daily.
F.I.R.E. means you have retired, and your money, investments, or previous work are continuing to pay you. They may be F.I. (Financial Independence) but they have not achieved R.E. (Retired Early).
Thank you for thr clarity bro
Pure honesty, thank you !
Hi Alston, Thank You very much for actually explaining the truths about affiliate marketing and not telling us the same lies that we have heard a million times. I appreciate you and your content so much am grateful that I started subscribing to your channel. I have been on this long drawn out process and journey for a while now with affiliate marketing and even paid for courses that all say the same thing and make everything sound like a dream that is guaranteed to come true. I have also worked for my fair share of MLM's and I think about how similar their punch lines are to reel you in especially when you are in the lower income bracket. Also I would love to see more of your videos and get a special "pin" on the globe. LOL Halifax, NS. Canada
Thanks for watching
Thanks for the call out for Halifax, one of the best places on earth to live!
Hello so you think none of the courses are worth it? I just saw this video selling the same click baity course by this commission hero guy
Now This Is what we need to hear!!
Thanks Alston ❤
Tired of all these lies... Thank you for exposing these lies. Watching from UK, London
Thank you for your honesty. I've been at it for months now. Trying to figure out how to actually get paid after joining Pinterest and having a web page. The urls through me. I don't mind working on a project but when you are starting from scratch and all new and following every step they tell you to do it gets quite frustrating. Would someone not just talk about it being a good gig, but tell you how to complete the process. Thank you again
Very well made, and really informative video. We all know that affiliate marketing is a proven business model, and the main thing you need is a good presence on different social media, but if your account is brand new you might have troubles reaching your full potential. You need popularity from the start and there are certainly some services that can make the whole process much more faster and enjoyable.
Thank you for sharing this valuable information.
Thank you. Finally someone says the truth. All those “gurus” saying it’s easy, blah blah. They have a huge following already and they use that to leverage for themselves.
thank you for this. I agree, if you are not self-motivated nor have a high work-ethic being self-employed whether part-time or full-time is not for you. I've always been the highly independent employee with ideas on how to improve systems etc that managers hate to deal with because I am the proverbial squeeky wheel. Therefore; self-employment and running my own business(s) is actually the best thing for me. I need that kind of a challenge. I came here looking for ideas on how to start with affiliate marketing. I do tons of free endorsements of products and services so why not get a piece of the sale?? Anyway, thanks a bunch for your content. :)
Great video! Thanks for your honesty. Can you recommend a good email marketing platform & website hoster?
Thank you for the content. I am thinking of starting Amazon but still doing research.
Good afternoon Alson. You're very much appreciated for delivering this true information.
1st tuning in. Happy Thursday
Happy Wednesday and thanks for watching
Thanks for giving it straight from the horse's mouth, Alston! Many TH-camrs are coming up with too hunky-dory stories about this marketing genre.
I truly admired your intro man! Appreciate the brilliant content :)
I’m from Amman, Jordan 🇯🇴
Thanks for this dude. Your information should be at the beginning of every affiliate marketing video
So I know how to make landing pages, make websites (full stack), do graphic design, edit videos, social media stuff... But I've never really tried it because it still seemed challeging. I can't imagine not knowing these things, I know these things cause I was interested in it since my childhood. I think one of the main thing I and others struggle with is consistency, which really just relates to how you manage your time. WOuld be cool to see in a quick video how someone starts and what they focuss on step by step, an beyond the whole setup phase, what they actually do after all that's done
Doesn't it take a long time and a lot of skill to develop real content
Great video, appreciate your honesty and openness about starting down the route of affiliate marketing. I have just started on the journey and could not agree with you more about the time and effort you have to put into basic research and the acquisition of new skills and I consider myself tech-savvy!