5 mistakes every new digital/affiliate marketer make

4 min readMar 21, 2021

These are some of the fatal mistakes that I and most of the newcomers to digital marketing make when they are new to digital marketing

1) Trying to market on every social media platform at once

First of all, you need to understand that you have a limited amount of time (8–14 working hours and a limited amount of energy. This is the most fatal mistake every new digital marketer makes that somewhat destroys his/her career at a point. As seasoned marketer, I would advice you to master one or two platforms at once. Don’t try to post on Pinterest, Facebook ,Instagram, Snapchat ,etc. at once!! It Will distract your mind and then can possibly lower your self esteem because of low results and can possibly end your career as an affiliate or digital marketer. So always remember, select any tow social media platforms and dedicate your 1–2 years to it. I am sure you will get a rigid success using these tips and always remember, IF YOU POINT A 100V FLASH LIGHT AT A BALOON , IT WILL REMAIN SAME BUT IF YOU POINT A 20V LAZER AT IT, IT WILL EXPLODE. Be like laser, focus on a point!!

2)Expecting Unrealistic Results

You are not going to become a millionaire in 6 month or a year!! You have to dedicate at least 2–5 of your precious years in order to get some rigid success. Being a millionaire is a pretty huge track and always remember that you are not going to cross the seas overnight by swimming across it. Although you can generate a Six -Figure Income and become financially free within the span on 6 months, but still ,to be millionaire it takes years of dedication and laser like focus to achieve the pinnacle point of yourself.

But wait, there is a way to become a millionaire fast!! By Fast, I do not mean get rich quick in 1 month!! You can join the Instapreneur Academy to know how you can be millionaire in a span of 1–2 years. But this is also not a get rich quick scheme. You cannot be a millionaire just by investing 1–2 daily hours. You have to invest at least 8–12 hours of daily hardwork and leave the rest to God.

3) Not getting adequate amount of Knowledge

Cmon now, You are not going to get adequate amount of knowledge from Youtube videos or 1 hour Udemy course. If you are really serious about digital marketing, you need to invest your time, energy and a little amount of money in a good course that will give you the tactics of how you can acheieve massive boom in your success. You can get some good knowledge for free but that that is not enough if your goal is to become a millionaire. From my perspective, you should definitely invest in some good courses available on cheap price.

Here are some courses that I personally recommend to newcomers:

4) Procrastinating your social media posts

Procrastination is by far the biggest enemy of success. Not just in digital marketing or affiliate marketing but you need to stop procrastinating in your daily life routine too. Procrastinating posting your content on social media will break the interest of your engaged audience and will be result in loosing potential sales/customers. Here’s an advice ..or challenge, whatever you’d like to say: Take a pledge that from now on, you will never procrastinate for one week. Thank me later. When you stop procrastinating, what the heck is there to stop you from chasing your dreams, gaining 6000 followers in one month and become financially free in next six-months? PROCRASTINATION IS THE BIGGEST GOON FOR MANKIND — Thomas Edison. Yes!! He said this for a purpose behind it. Think of that and then thrive your career

5) Getting addicted to the platform you are marketing in

What does this even mean?!! Suppose You are starting an Instagram page in the “Fitness” niche, You posted 5 times a day, got followers, and then eventually you started scrolling around fitness model profiles and then eventually got addicted to it. Now you stopped posting content and started consuming it, Instead of getting lot’s of followers and sponsor ads, you are now buying stuff every week from another models. Yes, this is a true story of a student of mine!! Always remember that you are going to use the platform for earning money, don’t let the platform take control you. occasionally consuming some good content and products is good, but getting addicted to it is the last thing you want to do thrive your career. don’t fall in behavioral addiction that is defined by being overly concerned about social media, driven by an uncontrollable urge to log on to or use social media, and devoting so much time and effort to social media that it impairs other important life areas. Make a good use of social media, don’t let social media use you!!