There are many misconceptions about affiliate marketing and making money from home on the Internet, and if you currently believe any of the statements I’ve listed below – you better stop now while you’re ahead because you will be wasting your time and money.

You can make money in affiliate marketing without any work.

This is one of, if not the biggest mistakes most newbie affiliates make when getting into the game.  They expect to press some magic button, go to bed and wake up with 1000′s of dollars in their back account.  They are told that making money as an affiliate is so easy that a 5 year old can do it.  These are lies.  Affiliate marketing, like any other industry, requires blood, sweat and tears to make it work.  You have to study the market, make mistakes and know when to walk away.

You don’t need money to be a successful affiliate marketer

Again, a total misconception.  No wonder why so many people go nowhere with affiliate marketing!  Sure, you can most definitely start off in affiliate marketing with zero investment – after all, there are so many free blog services out there such as Blogspot and WordPress, but eventually you will need to step your game up and invest in various tools, services, resources as well as possible outsourcing if you plan to make your business “hands-off”.

With affiliate marketing, you will be able to quit your job in 3 months

Now I’m not saying it is impossible to quit your job within three months of starting affiliate marketing, but in actuality, unless you have a lot of money, time and connections to help you skip many of the common speed bumps, there is no way you’re going to crack the system and quit your job in 3 months.  Affiliate marketing requires daily dedication.  It requires your time, money and care to help it grow.  Your building a business, not quitting a job.