Sunday, 8 December 2013

Sources of Stress Affiliates Face Daily

So you have finally got out the hole, and your living the marketers dream, but at what cost did it come? You think gone are the days where you used to deal with the sources of stress and feelings of depression, now all you do is count the numbers coming in.
Not many people online talk about this topic but here is the real secret, many people online be it affiliates, CPA marketers and Business owners of some sort, are still dealing with these emotions, it becomes a daily routine to shake it off their backs.
I would be a liar if I said there was not times where I had to walk away from my computer for a day or so to clear my mind and figure out those solutions that took 3minutes to implement but 3hours to learn, luckily those days are now gone (by the way I’ll share those days in another post at a later date), but what I am getting at is dealing with too much stress can effect even the most experienced marketer, much less the new Affiliates and CPA guys looking to come online.
Too Much Stress Effect’s Us All
In our world of online Marketing, CPA offers and being an Affiliate can be extremely lonely, firstly your loved ones don’t understand a word you are saying, while people outside of your circle think you’re a spammer, and the serious guys you want to talk to are way too busy growing their Businesses, not to mention outside your budget to start coaching you, so you end up having to deal with your depression issues alone.
The way to deal with the sources of stress you will encounter is too understand those issues you may face on a frequent basis that will, affect your business and mental state, these could include:
•Lack of Knowledge on Creating Websites or Webpages
•Not knowing how to Optimize Campaigns
•Uneducated on the Market Research Needed
•Misinformed on Strategies to Market
•Over Analysing Steps
•Limited Financial Resources
•Not Knowing when to Outsource Projects to Experts
If you was to have a traditional offline Business you would be communicating with others in your industry so why do we feel we have to shut off from the world and hide behind our Laptops, then when we get feelings of depression we moan.
Look you need to start socialising amongst other Affiliates, Businesses online, and individuals that can help you grow your Business but also give you the best advice on how to get through emotional issues they also faced.
Surrounding yourself with these type of guys and communities may not stop you from avoiding the sources of stress fully, but it will definitely minimize the risk of you giving up or going off the rails.
My advice to avoid stress and depression is to:
•Do an active hobby to break up work
•Join communities online to just interact with others about your general interests
•Dedicate some “me time” to stay refreshed by watching a Movie or just relaxing
•Go out with friends and loved ones and talk about everything except work
•Lastly get out your House and do some work in an outside environment for change of scenery