Most people who try affiliate marketing quit within 60 days. Not because it doesn't work — because they make the same 3 mistakes everyone makes.

Mistake #1: Promoting random products

You find some high-commission offer and start blasting links. Nobody clicks. Why? Because you picked based on payout, not based on what your audience actually needs. Start with the problem, then find the product that solves it.

Mistake #2: Skipping the warm-up

Cold traffic to an affiliate link converts at maybe 1-2%. But if you build even a tiny email list or social following first and give them genuine value? That same link converts at 8-15%. The warm-up is the whole game.

Mistake #3: Trying to scale before you have a winner

One campaign making $10/day consistently is worth more than 10 campaigns making $0. Find one offer, one traffic source, one angle that works. Then scale that. Not everything at once.

I built The Affiliate Lab to help complete beginners avoid these traps and get to their first commissions fast. If you're starting from zero and want a step-by-step system, this is it.