Success and how it attracts critics. Last month I was reading a post on one of my favorite blogs bloggingexperiment.com where Max was giving some incredibly valuable information. He was sharing with people how to make money on the Internet and was talking about success he had with buying and selling web sites and how others could achieve the same. To his amazement there were several critical posts. Max (who states he is new to blogging, not new to making money in the Internet) reacted to these posts not understanding why people would be so angry and attack someone who is posting FREE information on how to become successful. Well I made a response to Max basically indicating he was observing human nature. Success has a way of attracting criticism. Just like how some people will look at somebody who is successful in make the comment “she was lucky”, talk about an insult. Below is a post I made recently on the investment Board ragingbull in response to some relentless critical flamers. I experienced back in 1999 what Max just experienced last month, nothing has changed. The one poster I refer to calls himself enema4bare in honor of me, he has been relentless for many years.

I decided to put his post here as it does involve investing, Internet marketing, and a little bit of an idea of how I operated.

NOTE - sly and grey are self proclaimed protects of the ETLT board (novice penny stock investors) and attack any and all who post anything of any use. If its not “buy buy buy this is the greatest stock ever” you get assulted.

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sly and grey in case you were wondering let me put it to rest. You are novice in this game of investing and posting about investing. You call me a new comer, thats a joke. Below is a post I made on the WGMGY (SNMM) board to one enema4bare (guess what bare refers to, ya you got it, this basher created a alias just for me). Now heres the cruncher, the stock I am talking about that he lost EVERYTHING in as it closed shop two years ago is a stock I played from .40 to over $20 and posted trades in REAL time on clearstation. These trades could be tracked, I posted TARGETS ahead of time and stated my logic for the trades. The trades were done when SNMM was in the $4.00 to $16 range (already had made a big move) and were done because novice like you claimed only a fool would think TA works on a penny stock. I claimed I WOULD achieve 65% successful trades and would achieve at least 100% better results SWING trading a good stock using TA then a buy and hold game plan. Well instead I got very LUCKY and had 16 successful trades in a row and shut it down stating to do 16 in a row involved some luck as TA is not 100%. I don’t say this to brag, I state it as something that happened, to this day I will only claim TA is 65% accurate when someone is skilled at it.

I became enemy #1 on the SNMM board when I gave the big bad nasty sell all on SNMM when it hit $20 (it peaked at $26, had I think 5 days above $20). You see novice penny stock investors fall in love with their stocks and attack any who dare say sell. The stock hit hard times, went sub $1.00, I was blamed, many claimed I manipulated the stock (ya right it was trading $1Million is share volume some days). 2 years after the bottom I again bought the stock and made a 200% return and again gave a long term sell. The bashers, enema4bare being a main one were relentless attacking me. The sad thing is enema4bare bragged about how much money he was making flipping houses back 2 years ago and it was icky that warned him of the coming housing crash (before it started) and he of course attacked. The housing top was a classic and anyone with a understanding of Elliot Wave knew it was close at hand, but Enema4bare figures EW is BS.

So this post below was special for him as I give some back ground as to why I was so HUGELY invested in SNMM and made a killing while he lost everything. Thing is some here will repeat his story, my best pick is sly, he has the same attitude as enema4bare.

The post

Well regards your link I get
“The server at www.moneyshow.com is taking too long to respond.”
But I’m going to make an assumption here, and that its a Expo based around forex traders and forex products, IE for Forex TRADERS. What you missed regards the conference I will be speaking at namely forexaffiliateconference.com is the affiliate part. OK try and stay with me here, you have forex brokers, people who develop forex trading packages, people who develop forex trading systems and the majority of their sales take place on the Internet. They understand the most effective way to market on the Internet is to utilize an affiliate program. What they do is they provide the product, the sales material, and the affiliates “market” the product on the Internet. So this conference I’m speaking at “Forex Affiliate Conference” brings together the forex affiliates and the suppliers with forex products. Therefore it is of no interest to the trader, it is of interest to people who want to market forex products on the Internet.

So let’s analyze this a little bit. Some things that you don’t know about me (as you showed up on the SNMM board I believe in 2001). From 1994 to 1999 I built a very successful Internet marketing business. While I was building that business I came into contact with StarNet Communication (SNMM) through a friend at one of those Expo’s (In Vegas) you speak of. I just happened to be the winner of a FREE Internet casino license (value $50,000). Now I’m not gonna say that it was rigged however I was informed that there was two winners for ONE casino, the other one was my friend. It so happens that he knew one of the directors very well. My friend had explained to a director of SNMM of my abilities regards marketing on the Internet.

I spent a couple months investigating the setting up a casino with SNMM off-shore. Several conversations took place with Mark Dolen then CEO and the CFO. After couple months of investigating I informed my friend that I would not accept the free casino license. There were several reasons for this. However the main reason was that I projected a 30% profit margin for the casino once I got it to $1 million a month handle (which I projected would take me three months). HOWEVER my present Internet marketing business which I would have to find somebody else to run because the casino would take all my time was operating just under a 40% profit margin. The thing is I really liked the money making potential of an Internet casino on the Internet. So what did I do? Very simple I bought the house, namely shares in SNMM. As some know I was gobbling up a lot of shares in the .40 to .50 range while a fired insider was dumping shares to try and hurt stock. This was before there was even a board for SNMM on ragingbull, there was one on yahoo.

So you see enema4bare I realized for me the best way to make money regards an Internet casino was buying shares in SNMM and CRYP. Now here’s the funny thing, guess how I found out about CRYP? It was Mark Dolen….. We were on the phone and I mentioned that it was insane that SNMM was making a profit, was an Internet business that made sense, and was trading at $.40 while companies like onsale that I figured would never turn a profit had a market cap of $1BILLION. Mark said ” you think that’s cheap you should check out CRYP, it’s trading at a 12PE and they are in the same business”. So I bought some shares of CRYP, but not nearly as much as I had in SNMM.

So there you have it. So not only did I have very good TA skills, understand Internet marketing in-depth and therefore the trends, but I also had extensive knowledge (public knowledge) on SNMM, it’s business, its management, its legal structure, and contacted businesses that were doing business with them. So when I retired in 1999 from Internet marketing and moved to Mexico I had a lot of time in my hands and started doing what I enjoyed most, teaching people how to make money. My venue at that time was teaching people how they could make money using TA to trade a stock. As you′re aware because of the valuable information I gave free of charge I became the second-most bookmarked person on all of RagingBull.

And what did enema4bare contribute? Well to be honest you are not even a good basher.

PS you may have noticed that my spelling has improved, and no I didn’t take people’s advice and take my valuable time and learn proper spelling and grammar, instead I went out and purchased Dragon Speaking. The voice to text solves 95% of the spelling problems, however doesn’t solve the grammar issues. But in honesty that has only been an issue for those of like to bash.

Have you ever thought of becoming a Super Affiliate? It seems that in this industry a super affiliate is defined as one making at least $100,000 a year. So just how many of them are there? I don’t think anybody’s ever tried to count. This much we do know, earlier this year at the Casino Affiliate Conference in Amsterdam (held in Europe now due to USA policy) it was estimated that 175 to 250 SUPER affiliates attended. The thing is the focus was affiliate marketing in Europe for online casinos. Think about that for second, then hazard a guess how many super affiliates are there on the Internet when you account for all products and services. Well I come to the conclusion that there are a lot, and its growing faster than I never has.

Well Marc Lesnick the promoter for the Casino Affiliate Conference has informed me that many of these casino super affiliates want something they can promote in the USA. Now we are talking some pretty sharp cookies here, guys and gals who have been making a full-time living for several years as an affiliate marketer for casinos. That is how the 1st Forex Affiliate Business Conference was born, super affiliates wanted the next HUGE market to promote. Now as some of you know I will be speaking at this conference. Marc asked me to cover the topic “Long Term versus Short Term strategies for Marketing Forex Online″. Now the big challenge will be defining what is short-term? We are talking Internet here. Well I will need to figure that out over coming weeks. What I will definitely be sharing is the key things I did right, and the errors I made building an Internet marketing business. In the meantime here’s a very interesting article I found.

7 Compelling Reasons Why You Should Become A Super Affiliate Marketer

John is a typical working guy in his early 40’s. He works a middle-management job but his prospects for career advancement are slim. Meanwhile, even with his wife working, it is getting harder to make financial ends meet each month. There’s always so much month left at the end of the money.

John needs to do something…but What? He cannot afford to quit his job but with two teenagers, a toddler, a wife, and an ailing mother to take care of can he afford to keep it?

If the above describes you or someone you know, you have just discovered the number one reason to become a Super Affiliate Marketer.

EARN MORE MONEY!

John is not alone. Thousands of people are turning to the Internet to supplement their income. Affiliate marketing looks like the vehicle of choice for many of these people. But why?

Read on and you’ll discover not just why…but why you cannot afford to delay becoming an Super Affiliate Marketer.

Affiliate Marketing means selling other Peoples’ products or services for a commission. Typically, You are paid a commission for each sale, or even for each sale made by someone you recruited to do the same.

A Super Affiliate Marketer though is the Super Star of All Affiliate Marketers. He or She Knows more, sells more, makes more money, and is usually in the top 15% of all Affiliate Marketers worldwide! The Super affiliate Marketer typically earns above-average income which is typically Above US$100,000 per year.

Lets get to it then.

What are the 7 compelling reasons why you should become not just an affiliate marketer but a Super Affiliate Marketer?

1. You’ll Make More Money:

This is easy to guess. People do it for the money…but don’t stop there. Money is just a medium of exchange, so it is not as simple as that. More specifically, more money represents more freedom, more choices.

More money represents a bigger house, a better college, a longer and more fulfilling vacation, nicer clothes, more charity donations, better food, ADSL Internet connections, not just dial-up.

You get the picture. More money represents what you can do with more disposable income…and that lies at the heart of the the matter. That’s what people mean when they say “It pays to learn”. Once you learn how to become an affiliate marketer, you will undoubtedly earn more money.

2. You’ll increase your Skill Set:

If you’ve done a typical job (blue collar or white collar) for over five years, it is very likely that you have stopped increasing your skill set. It means you are not learning anything new.

Online Affiliate Marketing is dynamic. There are always new technology, new breakthroughs, new ways to reach more people and sell them. These represent new skill sets to master and profit from.

Over time, you will become a very skillful and adaptable Marketer and those skills will become invaluable to you.

Terms such as website monetization, Search engine optimization, PPC marketing, Sales copy, and Adwords, will quickly become integral parts of your necessary vocabulary. I once heard Jim Rohm say something like this.

“The market will reward you appropriately for what you bring to the table and the more value you bring, the more you will be rewarded”.

That’s what separates knowledgeable affiliate marketers from tire-kicking, online surfers, KNOWLEDGE.

3. You Can Finally Fire Your Boss.

Let’s face it. For some of us, our jobs represent an enigma. We hate it, but we need it. Of course when that happens, it also means that it will become very challenging to excel in in that job, and give your best each day.

My advise!

Learn all you can about Affiliate marketing, as quickly as you can then GET OUT!

If you are doing a job you hate, it is unlikely that things will get better. That entrepreneurial streak in you won’t die. Don’t keep fighting it!

Affiliate Marketing allows you to become an Entrepreneur and that means NO BOSS! If this strikes a cord in you, then by all means, make the sacrifice you need to make, spend the time you need to spend to learn Affiliate Marketing from a reputable Source.

You will be glad you did…eventually anyway. The first six months out on your own will be rough…but there is a specific time to make the move. Don’t just get up and quit your job next Monday morning.

Not too long from now though, when you starting earning cheques, your confidence will grow.

Soon your glee over your email notifications of ” Congratulations! You’ve made another sale″ will give way to solid confidence with growing monthly cheques from several sources.

Then, my friend, your life will NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.

4. You Will Be Able To Really Help People.

I’ve found that successful marketers are typically very friendly and helpful. Their confidence in what know and have achieved makes them less defensive and more open to people.

If this sounds strange, just wait till you become a successful Marketer. You’ll be hopping into forums to help newbies at the drop of a hat.

Remember the A-Team with Mr. T and those guys. That blue-eyed guy, what’s his line at the end of each show? I remember! Here it is: ” I love it when a plan comes together”

Ok!

Sorry if you are under 25, you can’t relate, but the idea is this. When you help people and you see them go out and become Successful you take a certain pride in their success, because some of the credit belongs to you, whether they publicly acknowledge it or not.

You get your rush from helping them succeed.

Now, that won’t happen right if you are a student, but just wait. As your knowledge grows so will your confidence and your ability and willingness to help. This can happen in any field of course, not just Affiliate Marketing, but then why not?

You have a worldwide audience of millions of students online that will need your help.

Besides, imagine your profound pleasure when your favourite marketing student from the Fiji volunteers to give you a personal one-week tour of the country during your next vacation. All the other tourists will indeed eat their hearts out!

5. You Don’t Have To Create Your Own Products

Since affiliate marketing means selling other people’s products for a commission, it also means that you really don’t have to create the products or service yourself. You just have to find creative ways of helping to sell them.

Sounds simple, and it is. Don’t worry about things you don’t have to. I sell programmes I like but I stopped writing software codes longer than I care to reveal. Today, I don’t know zilch about writing software and I don’t want to. I hate it! But I love marketing!.

Affiliate marketing allows you to do what you like best and do it well. That’s how you rise to the top of any field. You MUST LOVE IT!

Now, even though you don’t create the product, you really should try to use the product before you sell it. That will always put you in the position of an expert and people love to buy from experts who are helpful.

So, since you don’t have to make the product you sell, you’ll find a huge list of them waiting for you to sell. Choose the best and get going. Just get some good training first, so you’ll know what you are doing.

Once you have the skill set of a Super Affiliate Marketer, you can apply those skills to any product you truly believe in.

Imagine the possibilities?

6. You’ll Enjoy Super Star Status:

Ok! You may be looking for fortune…but not necessarily “fame″ too, right?

Just be sure you don’t mind a little fame too. You’ve heard of the Late Corey Rudl. You heard of Marlon Sanders, Terry Dean, Dr. Joe Vitale, Mark Joyner, and Willie Crawford.

Who are these guys? They are online Super Affiliate Marketers. Some of whom have gone on to create their own products and that is just a short list.

But you get the drift. Becoming well known in marketing circles is a natural progression. You won’t be able to stop that. But thankfully, you won’t attract stalkers either. Those kinds seem reserved for movie stars and singers.

Seriously though, as you help people, they will begin to tell others. Then they’ll recommend your site, your articles, e-books, and they may even start to quote you.

People will just talk about you. Pretty soon they’ll be coming to you for tele-conference calls, and asking you to speak at $4500 per seat ,live events. Be prepared to travel my friend!

You get the picture. Fame will just follow you especially in online marketing circles. When it happens, just remember that Anthony Chambers told you so!

7. FINANCIAL FREEDOM

Ah! The sound of those two words. Isn’t that what we all dream of and work for? It means many things to many people. For me it means this:

Never having a boss, and owning enough income-generating assets to create a positive monthly cash flow that allows me to live debt-free.

Now that’s quite a mouthful, but you can pick out the salient points.

No Debts…Affiliate Marketing done right, will help you achieve that.

Positive Cash flow…getting 10 - 15 chegues each month can do that to a man or woman.

Assets: The foundation of wealth…it will just happen.

Super Affiliate Marketers can earn between $100,000 - US$1M a year! Some earn a lot more than that! Shouldn’t you be in this field?

I’m pretty confident that if you become an affiliate marketer, with diligent work you will become a successful Once that happens you will become financially free as well.

Again, it’s just a natural progression.

I think I’ve come to the end of this article. Now, I know there are more than 7 reasons to do Affiliate Marketing, but I really would like you to read my next article when it comes out…so why risk boring you?

Take care,
Anthony

About The Author
Anthony Chambers is an IT Manager and part-time affiliate marketer and writer. He has been online for over 7 years and is involved in several online business ventures. Anthony loves to help people who are working their way to financial security throught their online ventures. You may Contact him at:http://www.prosperityinmotion.net