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Travels Of Wanda The Wandering Affiliate

Wanda was a simple girl, with a simple plan --- or so she
thought.

She'd heard the dreams, or rather read them, each night as she
surfed the 'Net, for at least the last six months. They spoke of
an easy lifestyle, making good money, running her own business,
and working from home in her underwear.

She wasn't much on the underwear part, her house being a bit
drafty, but the rest sounded so nice. So, with a driving
determination, Wanda set about starting her own online
business.

Affiliate programs were her business of choice. She had nothing
of her own to sell anyway, especially after her ex-boyfriend
pawned everything before he moved out. So, the idea of
making commissions selling other's products seemed perfect.

Almost at once, Wanda found the most intriguing affiliate
program at WeHateMen.com. It paid well, there were lots of
very useful products, and she figured to make a fortune
marketing them.

However, soon her mood changed and she lost much of her
original passion about the site. So, she went searching again.

She found there was money to be made referring lonely people
to a particular personals site and so joined their affiliate
program. She took out some ads, got a few responses, but
made little money. In fact, she soon found herself considering
an affiliate program with a company that sold home security
devices.

By then, however, she'd decided to invest her time in a travel
agency affiliate program. Taking her travel coupons and laptop
computer on the road with her, she visited many of her old
friends from college. She even managed to make a few dollars
once Gina discovered that Wanda's old boyfriend had left her
and was now single.

Then, Dave, one of her other old friends, suggested she market
discount coupons for restaurants as well. Taking him up on his
offer, Wanda and Dave tried out a few of the coupons
themselves.

With things going so well, with Dave anyway, Wanda turned her
affiliate interests toward a furniture company she'd discovered
while decorating her new home. Dave was happy with the new
furniture as well, but was distraught over the garage being so
packed with his old stuff. In fact, he was very distraught over
it for some reason.

Wanda thought little of it, though, but decided it was time to
give Ebay a try. Eventually, she figured the whole thing out
and was able to auction off some of Dave's old stuff. She didn't
make much, but figured it was good experience at least.

Things were going great, she thought, until one day she was out
in the garage getting some of the items she'd sold ready to ship.

After discovering Dave's meth lab in the back of the garage,
Wanda used her last travel discount coupon and headed back to
her original home. Finally, getting things settled in once again,
Wanda came across a familiar site and immediately found new
interest in the first affiliate program she'd joined back at
WeHateMen.com.

"Now why didn't I just stick with this one to begin with?" thought
Wanda. "I could have been rich by now."

MORAL OF THE STORY: It's great to be passionate about
what you are selling, but don't let your passions make all your
decisions. It takes time to build a business, especially if you
are trying to build a network of others under you, and it can be
frustrating. The best bet, though, is to find a few good programs
and work them consistently. Over time, you'll see much better
results than if you are constantly changing directions and starting
over with new programs. Oh yeah, and men are pigs. ;-)

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