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Performance Marketing Alliance (PMA) Q&A at Affiliate Summit East 2008
I walked out the Performance Marketing Alliance (PMA) Q&A session at Affiliate Summit East 2008 in Boston, MA just a few hours ago, full of frustration and a bit of anger. I had to calm myself down first before I started writing this post. The subject is important and emotional for most of us, but emotions will not solve our problems and only make it harder to come to agreements and finding solutions that benefit every single one of us. PMA and the New York State Law Issue I realized that <div class='nifad'><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=f12728ffbc9f44cc94f52c398cf8cd7a&u=301348593"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=f12728ffbc9f44cc94f52c398cf8cd7a&u=301348593" border="0"/></a></div>
Affiliate Marketing: The Shirt Off My Back
Here I am at the end of day two of AffiliateSummit East 2008, back in Boston after quite a number of years and the keynote is not even for another eight hours. Yes, the show really does start two days before the keynote kicks off. Actually, it might be three days. I arrived early Saturday morning and I missed a few unofficial gatherings on Friday. Note to self: arrive in Vegas extra early for ASW ‘09. I can’t really talk about the show because it has not really started. To <div class='nifad'><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=f12728ffbc9f44cc94f52c398cf8cd7a&u=301178573"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=f12728ffbc9f44cc94f52c398cf8cd7a&u=301178573" border="0"/></a></div>

years ago on the internet, I chased and bought almost every marketing course that was available based on the 'SECRETS' they claimed they had and which you could "not be found anywhere else on the internet." The more I bought, the more I realised they said the same thing.

Eventually, I came to my senses and decided to apply some of the knowledge I had gathered instead of buying more of the same. Consistently and methodically, I applied the marketing tips and tricks and gladly I
witnessed my website rankings soar and soar. Soon I started another successful website applying the same techniques and the rest is history.

Looking back, I ask myself why I kept buying these courses? Perhaps, I thought - like the proverbial saying - that there was really gold at the end of rainbow! In other words, I hoped - based on some secret I bought - I could be successful in my home internet business without doing much work.

For me, I've come to the conclusion that, the good old hard work, a bit of wisdom and some luck - online or offline - is the secret to any successful business. You cannot expect miracles if you're unwilling to put in the hard work like consistently marketing your website. Even popular brands like Coca-Cola have to keep themselves entrenched in our sub-consciousness all the time by heavily advertising.

Regardless of which marketing course - some which I endorse because educating oneself is necessary to avoid unnecessary pitfalls - the bottom line is, if the knowledge gained is not consistently applied, no difference is made.

Starting a website and promoting it is not as easy nor as cheap as it used to be when there were fewer
websites competing against each other. However, it can be done successfully even if you started today.

If you want your website to be in the Top 10 for your chosen niche, you will need to do the same mundane things the owners of the currently occupying those positions did to get there. No legitimate way round it.

If the price tag of Butterfly Marketing Course is too steep for your pocket, you can check on some other
courses I've reviewed below.

With so many different internet marketing courses available with increasingly forbidding price tags, are they worth their salt? Do they reveal any other "SECRETS" than what is already in the public domain? Find out more...