You have just registered for this fantastic new affiliate program. They have good products, free reference websites, training, pre-made ads for you to copy and the best compensation plan on the Internet. This is the best affiliate program on the Internet! Put some ads out there and you are about to become the next internet millionaire. Right?

Before you break ground on that big house on the hill, here are some mistakes many new affiliate marketers make and you want to avoid. Avoiding these five tips will help you succeed with my online business strategy.

1. Believing the hype

And yes, I mean the hype promoted by your own program. The estimated revenue that each program shows is only the projections. Although it is possible to make that amount. Will you make that amount in your first month of the program? Probably not. Look at this as a long-term investment for your future, not a way to get rich quickly. Believe in yourself and your ability to make your dreams come true. But do not believe the hype.

2. Expecting instant results with little effort

Expect to work your business and expect to work everyday. If you opened your own neighborhood store, you are expected to go to work every day, will you not? You will expect to have the publicity advertisement and encourage people to come to your store. Well, you just open your own brand new online store, what do you do to make this work? How do you encourage people to come see your product?

3. Lack of a plan and specific objectives

You have probably heard, to plan your work and work your plan. You must have a clear plan and clear objectives that are measurable. Many people join affiliate programs with the goal of wanting to earn a lot of money. How much money? How long do you want to take? Try to be realistic here; making a million dollars in one month is not realistic. Well, now you have your clear, specific goal. Now, how do you get there? Again, think clear and precise steps to get there.

4. Advertising your affiliate link

Wait a minute, if you do not post your affiliate link, how are you supposed to get the sales? Create your own website which has a link with your affiliate program. Each affiliate for the program you join gets the same website as you do. You must be able to make yourself different. The way you do that is having your own site.

5. Quitting

You work from your affiliate program for a few months now with little to show for it. You get discouraged and wonder if it is worth it after all. You pick yourself up, you dust off and find what it is you must do. Learn more. Bug your sponsor and other members until they can help you. Do not quit. Nobody has ever succeeded in quitting. Neither will you.

My online business strategy will have all the answers for you to avoid the top five mistakes made by new affiliate marketers. Not only will MOBS keep you on track to achieving your goals, the MOBSter community will also be available to help.