The Hidden Costs of List Building (That No One Really Talks About) You ever feel like you’re doing everything “right,” and still, crickets? Like, you’ve got the opt-in. The funnel’s there. Maybe you even coughed up money for some traffic. Yet… nothing really moves. It’s weird. Because according to the Read more
Progress Over Perfect: The Real Work Starts When You Stop Obsessing Here’s the thing nobody tells you when you’re starting out in affiliate marketing: the biggest threat to your momentum isn’t competition. It’s perfectionism. That tight-chested, quietly paralyzing urge to “get it right” before you dare hit publish. I’ve been Read more
You ever stick with something too long just because, well, quitting felt like failure? Me too. More times than I care to admit. Especially in email marketing, there’s this weird pressure, like if you’re not churning out content, launching new things, tweaking funnels at midnight, then you’re somehow not doing Read more
You ever try to build a campfire with damp wood? That’s kind of what most affiliate marketers are doing, they pile on effort after effort, funnel on top of funnel, without realizing the base isn’t dry yet. Won’t catch. Or maybe it does for a second, just long enough to Read more
Somewhere along the way, we started believing that standing still is safe. That by holding our ground, doing what we’ve always done (or doing nothing at all), we’re somehow avoiding risk. Preserving energy. Playing it smart. But list building? No. That’s not how it works. Because the longer you wait, Read more
We always think it’s the big moves that matter most in affiliate marketing, those massive email blasts, that viral post, the one funnel to rule them all. But it’s not always like that. More often than not? It’s the tiny things. The unnoticed bits. A link shared in a comment Read more
Hustle culture. It’s like this relentless soundtrack that plays in the background of every online conversation about blogging. You know the one, wake up at 5am, grind until your eyes blur, and if you’re not exhausted, well, maybe you’re not working hard enough. And look, effort matters. Obviously. Nothing grows Read more
Comfort is a strange little liar. It whispers things like, “You’re doing fine just as you are,” or “Now’s not the time to make a move.” And sometimes, that’s true. Rest is real. Recharging matters. But in Affiliate Marketing? Comfort zones are where momentum goes to die. That’s a little Read more
Alright. So quick confession: I’ve been in the email marketing game long enough that I should probably own a dusty “world’s okayest marketer” mug. I’ve seen all the webinars, slid into questionable FB groups, bought way too many $27 “secret swipe file” bundles that now rot in my Google Drive. Read more
You ever notice how weird it is, the way some people just start? Like they roll out of bed, slap together a funnel or a blog, run an ad, pick a product… and poof. They’re in the game. Meanwhile, the rest of us spin in circles. Waiting for… what exactly? Read more