GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 12 - April 2010

Jermy Enke Jeremy Enke is theCEO of Poker Affliate Listings (PokerAffiliateListings.com). Jeremy has dedicatedover six years to thepoker affiliate market,with anoverallmission throughout this timeof helping affiliatemarketers reach their full potential andbecomemore successful in this terrific industry. Jeremy has been involved in the poker affiliate industry since 2003. Founding theworld’s largest poker affiliate community, followedby theworld’s largest poker affiliatenetwork, Jeremy likes to refer tohimself as a self-proclaimedCertifiedBaller. Jeremy’s senseof humor and entrepreneurial spirit are second tonone. Thebest thingnewpoker affiliates can do for themselves isREAD. Once you’re done reading, start writ- ing.Try foronegreatarticleaday.Cre- ate new tools if you can code, collect great copy, build a place where you’d dwell as a player, and then begin to learnabout calls toaction. –LadyHoldem “Put a lot of effort into a few rooms rather than a little effort into a lot of rooms.” –Chalkie “With all the poker portals out there, there is still a ton of room for truly unique content tobe created. Fo- cusing on unique content can be your quickest way to success in thepokeraffiliate industry.” –KevinMcC69 “Set up realistic short-termgoals, identify the tasks needed to ac- complish them, set timeframes and stick to your plan.” –MPC One of the most resounding com- ments I hear from new or as- piringpokeraffiliates is thatposting in forums or opening up a dialogue with otherpoker affiliates canbe intimidat- ing. At times it certainly can be, but always keep inmind that every poker affiliate started out the same as you. Formingrelationshipswithotherswho are already successful in the industry can be the difference between success and failure for anewpoker affiliate. I’ll use gardening as an analogy. Gar- dening around the world varies dra- matically. There are hundreds of dif- ferentways togrowagarden, andeven with only a little bit of effort almost everythingwill grow. But as youknow, there is abigdifferencebetweenagar- dener and a farmer. The same is true for beginning poker affiliates versus superaffiliates. The gardener is a one- man showwith a single plot where he plants his seeds, watches them grow and enjoys the fruits of his labor. The farmer, on the other hand, has either one gigantic tract, or several spread out across different areas. He also has staff members who help him run the tractors and other heavy equipment needed to plant, cultivate and harvest his crops. In return, the farmer en- joys a much larger harvest at the end of the season than the gardener does. Likewise, hiseffortsyieldconsiderably moreprofit. The point being madehere is that you can’t become a farmer without first learninghow to grow a simple garden. The good news is that poker af- filiate market- ing is not rocket science. In fact, it’s actually quite simple if you first learn the funda- mentals and are willing to put in the time. I have never met a pok- er affiliate who honestly makes a 110% effort and still can’t see a goodprofit eachmonth. Online poker continues to see explo- sive growth throughout the world, especially in some of the emerging Europeanmarkets. Iwould argue that there has never been a better time to becomeapoker affiliate. If you let cre- ativity guide you andput in the effort, the sky is the limitonyourpokeraffili- ateearnings in2010andbeyond! You’dbe amazedat howmany superaffiliates arewilling to mentornew affiliates.All youhave to do isask!