It has, indeed, been a big job, but a necessary one. I still have one site with over 1,500 pages that needs to be updated, and I’ll get to it soon.

One of the main parts of my business strategy was to link to excellent books, but that is no longer a profitable part of my business. So, it’s time to change. I have to link to things that people are going to buy, if I’m going to make any money at affiliate marketing. Identifying them takes research and a certain level of intuition. At the moment, my intuition seems to be a bit off kilter.

I’m just hoping that the changes I make will be for the better. That’s the real challenge when it comes to marketing.

If not, it will be time to change, again, and try a different approach.

Thanks for your comment and kind words.

Act on your dream!

JD

I’m sorry it has taken so long to reply to your comment. I just saw it for the first time this morning.

I agree with you. Trying to find what is worth doing versus what is a waste of time is well worth doing, although it may not be as interesting to some of us as blogging or updating our websites.

Planning is important. Focus is important.

I’m happy to hear that your planning and focusing is helping you make progress with your business.

Good for you, too!

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JD

I apologize to you, too, for taking so long to reply to your comment. I just saw it for the first time this morning.

As with any other business, affiliate marketing takes a commitment to success. One of the hardest things about it, I believe, is to find your best niche that is both profitable and interesting enough that you’ll continue working in it for years rather than days.

No matter what some people will tell you, affiliate marketing is a business and all business takes dedication and work. If it were as easy as they say, they’d be doing it themselves and not telling anyone else about it.

Adapting to the changes that occur over time, for me, is one of the hardest parts of this business.

Some of the things that were working very well for me a few years ago now produce nothing.

So, we have to adapt to survive and we have to survive to prosper.

Hang in there, Steve.

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JD

I apologize for taking so long to respond to your comment. I didn’t see it until this morning.

Yes, indeed, I am trying to concentrate on the 20% that produces the 80% in profits. Sometimes it’s harder to do than say, however.

Your advice on giving an old site a facelift has a lot of merit. As I’ve revamped sites while removing links, I’ve changed the appearance of several of them for just the reason you mentioned: to see if it increases sales.

Thank you for your comment, and I’m sorry it took so long to respond.

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JD

Removing thousands of links from pages, these are pretty big amount of links that you have removed.

And I agree that changes is mandatory to be in the race, so glad that you are changing your ploy to keep up with the pace.
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It has proven to be a wise decision on this and I am finaly feeling not so overwhelmed and clutter.

I say good for you!!!

I expanded upon this topic in my latest newsletter:

Act On Your Dream! — Issue #9 — Making progress by going backwards

I decided to share some things I normally don’t talk about in public, but I think they are important so I can talk about some of the lessons I’ve learned.

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JD

Welcome to our discussions and thanks for your comment.

It’s been a hard decision to drop some of the things that have worked well for me in the past in order to concentrate more on what is currently working. It also frees up some space and energy to try to find new things for the future.

You’re absolutely right about working from a strong base.

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JD

Thanks for the comment.

I’m hoping it will be beneficial!

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JD

I appreciate those comments and agree — at least partly — with what you say.

I used to think that I could promote a lot of things and get a few dollars here and a few dollars there and make a business of it — the old multiple streams of income model.

Now, I’m thinking that, while that used to work, it’s not as good a business model these days — at least, not for me.

It goes back to the old maxim, “If you try to sell to everyone, you end up selling to nobody.”

I’m finding that the more I focus on a few excellent products and services, the better I do and the less work it takes.

I’m feeling less scattered and I’m able to focus my attention better on what I’m doing.

I’m not trying to tell you or anyone else what to do, I’m just passing along some of my thoughts on the matter.

I have a gut feeling that affiliate marketing is changing, and not for the better. I don’t have facts and specifics to back that up, but I’ve learned over the years to trust that feeling.

It’s always a challenge to devise a business model, test it in the real world, and then tweak it until it produces the results we want. All of us have to go through this, if we’re seriously trying to build a real business.

Perhaps a few good night’s sleep would help!

Act on your dream!

JD