Comments on: The Hidden Dangers of Being an Affiliate Stats Junkie

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:53:47 +0000

I have a second monitor that has my tracker open 24/7 all it takes is one look to see where I’m at. I’m thinking to take it down because it simply disturbing.

By: Evany

Evany — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:18:07 +0000

I never quite thought of it that way, but it’s very true. When I first started in affiliate marketing I would do more stats checking than anything else. It drove me crazy not knowing if what I was doing was working or not. Many times I would stop dead in my tracks because I was not seeing results fast enough. If I knew then what I know now things would have been much less stressful. To succeed in this business one needs to learn patience and no matter what keep moving forward. Otherwise, you will discourage yourself all too quickly and quit before you get anywhere.

Great Post, thanks.

By: Andrew @ Personal PPC Coach

Andrew @ Personal PPC Coach — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:00:27 +0000

I never thought of it like this. You really could hurt your business by obsessing over your stats. Say a junkie checks their stats 10 times a day. Even this many times could amount a substantial amount of wasted time. It makes you stop and think.

By: Joseph Ratliff

Joseph Ratliff — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:15:08 +0000

Linda,

I see this “distraction” all the time…and the time you waste “checking stats all the time” can be better invested in developing your business.

Great post.