GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 12 - April 2010

By Jeremy Enke Well, it’s that time of year again when poker affiliates begin chipping away at their 2010 goals. The first quarter of the year has always been an exciting time for me. It represents the beginning of a new yearly journey through the poker affiliate industry. It’s a time to plan new promo- tions, Web sites and ideas. Likewise the beginning of the year is a great time to analyze what worked and what did not during theprevious year. 2010 presents a whole new set of chal- lenges to poker affiliates, especially new poker affiliates. Back in the beginning of poker affiliate marketing, it was easy to enter the industry and to turn a profit in no time. Now, however, the competition intensifies every year, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to fast-track your success as apoker affiliate. Inorder toachievesuccessasanewpoker affiliate in the coming year, youwill need to thinkoutside thebox, andbewilling to put in a lot of hours. It would be impos- sible to give a blueprint for becoming a successful poker affiliate in just one ar- ticle, but thebest advice Iwouldgive is to learn from others and surround yourself withother successful poker affiliates. The bestway toaccomplish this isbybeingac- tive in industry forums such as PAL and GPWA.Thesecommunitiesare filledwith awealthof information fornewaffiliates. Iwould suggest every new affiliate spend a few weeks in these forums just learn- ing and absorbing information. Likewise, reach out to some of the seasoned affili- atesandstartadialogue.You’dbeamazed at howmany superaffiliates arewilling to mentor and help out new affiliates com- ing into the industry. All you have to do is ask! But to get you jump-started with affili- ate tips right here, right now, wewent to some of the most knowledgeable poker affiliates andPALmembers in the indus- try and asked for their words of wisdom. Here iswhat theyhad to say: “Pick a small niche and aim to dominate it before startinganyotherprojects.” –MJ “Haveanetworkof affiliates to relyon for help – people who can push you in the rightdirection–andmakesureyourhard work is going towards something profit- able.” –Addz123 “Don’t expect to earn anymoney the first fewmonths; you reallyhave tobepatient. Workhard like in anyother business and you can succeed.” –Newjabber Read everything you can get your hands on. Every day I am approached by new affiliates. Many of them have gone out and boughtWeb sites that they don’t un- derstand. They don’t know how to make a link, or what towrite on their new site. They’reperfectly clueless,withnothingon theirWeb sitebut a link toapoker room. PokerAffiliate Tips forSuccess in2010 How to prosper in an increasingly competitive environment — especially if you’re a newaffiliate 30 Poker Affiliate Tips for Success in 2010