No matter who you are, everyone needs encouragement in all walks of life.When you are raising a child and they are having a hard time accomplishing something, what do you do, you encourage them, you tell them they can do whatever it is they are trying to accomplish.And when they do accomplish it, the smile on their face says it all.I have a son who was diagnosed with Asperger's when he was 12 years old and the school wanted to put him in special education classes.Well, he did not want that, he wanted to stay in his regular classes.So we had a meeting with his teachers and the school principal and he stayed in his regular classes.Today he is in college and in September he starts his senior year.Trust me when I say this was not easy for him, but he was determined to have a normal life, he was surrounded by people who loved him, who gave him encouragement and who believed in him.But more importantly, he started believing in himself.My son is my encouragement!You might be asking yourself right now, what does this have to do with affiliate marketing? Well, when you are first starting out as an affiliate marketer you are going to have your bad days.As a matter of fact, your bad days will probably outweigh your good days.But that is ok.That is your learning process.Everyone goes through that.Building a business online as an affiliate marketer is no different from starting any other type of business.It takes time and perseverance.So what do you do when you are having those bad days.Do you just want to walk away and give up? NO.You have to just keep going and continue to think positive.I know that is easier said than done, but if you really want to succeed, you have to shake off those bad days and stay positive.You want to stay away from negativity! If you have people around you that think you are wasting your time and are discouraging you, turn that around and make it work for you.This should make you more determined to become successful with your online business.Find a place online where you can vent your frustrations.Forums are a great place to start.Find an affiliate marketing forum where you can tell people what you are going through and listen to their advice.If you are not one that can easily share your feelings, then just go to a forum and read the posts that are there.You will be amazed at how many people are seeking help and wondering what they are doing wrong.Read success stories.There are a lot of them out there on the forums.Try to find the ones where they have made their first sale.I found those to be the best when I was first starting because you can feel their excitement and you really get more motivated to get your first sale.Once you make your first sale you get a taste of what this is really all about and it encourages you to keep moving forward.I would also suggest you join a program where they not only teach you how to do things correctly, but they also take your hand, walk you through the steps and they give you assignments to complete before you can move on.You want to get to know the people in your program by reading their stories in the forum.Also, read all of the articles that they have in the program and learn from them.Before you know it, you will be adding your advice to people who just joined and are looking for help.The tables have turned and now it is time for you to give the encouragement and, that, my friend, is a great feeling.
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