Diary of an Affiliate Marketer
I had a phone call today from Paul a close friend asking what affiliate marketing training materials I would recommend to someone who is just getting their feet wet.
Ken McCarthy author of System Secrets
This is one of those questions I always find easy to answer. I always recommend that before you do anything, before you spend any money on anything else, you buy these two books. System Secrets by Ken McCarthy and Affiliate Marketing Handbook by James Martell.
Paul asked me why I was so sure of myself and isn’t there some software his friend should be buying instead? After all, books are old fashioned and there’s all kinds of great stuff you can buy on the internet these days so why two books?
The reason why I find this question so easy to answer is because these two books changed my business around and put me in the big league. Without them I would still be floundering, looking for the golden nugget or the magic button that was going to make me all this money. It was never going to happen until I was recommended these books myself.
Ken McCarthy was the catalyst to my success. I applied to attend one of his Seminars and part of the package and freebies was a copy of his book System Secrets. As you can imagine I was desperate for success and read through the book to see if it had all the answers for me.
What a mind opener. After reading this book you will understand the opportunities that are available on the internet and your main problem will be where to start!
Perhaps, in one way that is Ken’s strength and a possible weakness if you allow it to be. By the time you have read the book you realize that you can make money in so many ways so how do you choose and where do you go for that specialist piece of information.
I believe I was fortunate here. One of Ken’s main speakers at one of his seminars was an affiliate marketing genius called James Martell.
James Martell author of Affiliate Marketing Handbook
James has been online since the beginning and is known the world over and is invited to all the top conventions either as a speaker or guest. He has the most incredible knowledge of affiliate marketing and understands all the frustrations of beginners.
As a result of his tremendous success in affiliate marketing people always chased him for the answers and tuition and eventually he set up some local coaching seminars for which he charged $3000 per seat!
Unfortunately he realized that the personal coaching was taking up too much of his time and he decided to video his coaching course and use the material to write his first book Affiliate Marketing Handbook. This book is full of information on anything and everything to do with affiliate marketing.
Now here is why, without hesitation, I recommend these two books as affiliate marketing training materials.
With Ken’s book System Secrets you will understand how easy it is to set up an online business and the opportunities you have before you. He fully explains marketing on the internet and how to make money in just about any field. You get the broad picture and an insight into the tools and skills you will want to develop. This is the book you need to read first.
Once you have read Ken’s book you can then read James Martell’s Affiliate Marketing Handbook. This book will take you through affiliate marketing step by step, from knowing nothing to having a website up and running making you money. It is one of the most complete guides you will ever get.
The two books together cost less than $70 and will be the best investment you have ever made.
