Affiliate Hustle Diaries: First Commission Earned💲 - But Wait...Erm, No!🚫💸

I got an email earlier this congratulating me on an affiliate sale for a new vendor I’ve just started working with💲

It was only for a few cents but still felt good, and there’s always the chance of repeat sales to the same customer💱and earning passive income through recurring commissions is, of course, the best route to financial freedom

earning passive income through recurring commissions is, of course, the best route to financial freedom

I wasn’t dreaming about an idle life of luxury on a sun-kissed beach when I posted the news in a forum because I realise there’s still a lot of work to do before I can hope to earn enough income to even think about that lifestyle.🏖🏄🏼‍♀️

Just as well I didn’t get carried away because…

Then It Occurred To Me

I thought the product looked so great, especially with the bonusses, that I bought a copy for myself, and only realised I’d done so through my own affiliate link after I received the email🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

It’s never a good idea to ‘Have Your Fingers In The Till’ so to speak as an affiliate marketer, so I mailed the vendor saying I thought that had happened by mistake and it will NOT happen again.

They confirmed that was the case, payment was declined, were understanding, and thanked me for contacting them.

Lesson learned the hard way – never ever do anything to spoil your reputation or tarnish your relationship with partners, even through genuine accidents or mistakes.

You’ve Got To Learn From👩🏼‍🎓, And ‘Rescue’🛠 Every Mishap And Setback

As I’ve said before, we’ve got to find ways to make the very best out of every situation or setback in order to build profitable and successful digital marketing businesses and become great affiliate marketers; and that’s exactly what I’m going to do right now – even though I didn’t plan to when I started this post.

I’ve been reading a lot about the need for internal links within a blog but never getting round to it despite my best intentions, even when I’ve managed to schedule posts a week ahead, which should leave me enough free time to do so in theory – but it somehow always feels like playing catch-up.

I’m going to find a way to link to this post from these other posts on email marketing, affiliate marketing, and list-building:

10 Quick Hacks to Optimize Your Affiliate Landing Pages for More Conversions 🚀 – How To Quit The 9 To 5

Unlock Affiliate Success: Free Websites with Built-In ClickBank Earnings! ✨💻💲💰💵 – How To Quit The 9 To 5

“How to Build a Profitable Email List with Irresistible Lead Magnets” 🎯📩 – How To Quit The 9 To 5

I’ll also have to remember to link to this from an update post and come back to edit this then link it to that update post🔗

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