Archive for February 21st, 2008
Sharing The Workload - Chapter 3
Hopefully I’ve not scared you off by listing the negatives for all these options - that was never the plan. I just want you to think strongly and think carefully before you make business decisions based on the options above. I see so many people starting sites on their own and getting burnt out within months, and I see others start up sites with friends and then run into various problems, ruining not just the websites, but their relationship with that person in the process. [Read More]
Sharing The Workload - Chapter 2
The second in the three part series on Sharing the Workload discusses whether or not to outsource various aspects of work, start up a partnership with other affiliates or friends, or hire people permanently.
I weigh up the pros and cons of each of these options speaking from personal experience.
Sharing The Workload?
Being a gambling affiliate is an easy job. I mean hell - you don’t even need money to become an affiliate. Get a free forum or a free blog, sign up for some poker rooms as an affiliate, then splash banners on your page and tell your friends to sign up. Congrats, you’re now a gambling affiliate! However to be a successful gambling affiliate, it requires a lot more. Being a successful gambling affiliate is NOT an easy job - actually; being a successful gambling affiliate is one of the most challenging, frustrating and difficult methods of employment there is, and requires more work than you can even imagine.
