From the outside, affiliate marketing can seem like an easy way to make money online. You see success stories, screenshots of earnings, and simple advice like pick a product, promote it, and get paid. But once someone gets into it, they start seeing how many steps are involved. There’s research, testing, learning how ads work, writing content, and trying to understand why something isn’t converting. The results don’t always come fast, and that can be discouraging. Many also don’t realize how much trial and error it takes to find something that works. What looked like a straight path turns out to need constant learning and patience. It can feel like a lot more work than expected, especially when nothing is working yet. Has anyone else found it different from what they imagined?
What makes affiliate marketing feel harder than it looks from the outside?
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