{"id":44,"date":"2005-07-12T07:50:38","date_gmt":"2005-07-12T17:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=44"},"modified":"2019-02-28T07:03:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T15:03:00","slug":"why-do-gurus-tell-their-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/why-do-gurus-tell-their-secrets\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Gurus Tell Their Secrets?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here's a good question that I occassionally get from NPT readers…<\/p>\n

“I can't understand why so many gurus are so willing to sell their ‘secrets'<\/strong>. I tend to think that they would want to keep them for themselves and continue enjoying their incredible successes.”<\/p>\n

“Yes I do believe that some are more generous than others and genuinely want to help but they are rare indeed.”<\/p>\n

“Why are you doing it?<\/strong>“<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Answer…<\/p>\n

While I can't answer for other successful Internet marketers, I can tell you why I share what I know about affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n

Before I get to that, however, I'd rather not refer<\/strong> to the Super Affiliate Handbook's contents as ‘secrets<\/strong>‘.<\/p>\n

I know myself too well, and I'm far too loose-lipped about what I do to use that term. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Besides, they're not really ‘secrets'<\/strong>. <\/h2>\n

In the book, I discuss my ‘process' – my way of doing business as an affiliate marketer – in simple terms.<\/p>\n

The SAH includes tips and tricks<\/strong> that I've learned over the years, along with the mistakes that I made<\/strong>. The tips help readers speed and simplify their own process, as well as avoid the pitfalls that I encountered when starting out… because there were no comprehensive instruction manuals on the topic of affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n

Before I get into why I ‘share my secrets', let me first explain the chain of events which led me to write the Super Affiliate Handbook.<\/p>\n

First of all, Affiliate Marketing has been very good to me<\/strong>. It gave me a way to ditch a job that was literally killing me day by day, and has enabled me to enjoy a healthy, very comfortable lifestyle instead.<\/p>\n

So, after being interviewed<\/strong> for IMC's “Secrets to Their Success<\/a>” site (there's that word again) in September 2002, I was deluged with questions<\/strong> from those who were interested in learning more about affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n

When the volume became too much for me to answer each question individually, I built a site specifically for webmasters<\/strong> (the predecessor to RosalindGardner.com) and started answering webmasters' questions in a weekly
\nnewsletter.<\/p>\n

After awhile, I'd collected enough information to compile a small ebook<\/strong> which I then gave away.<\/p>\n

Like the Super Affiliate Handbook, that ebook contained affiliate links to products that I use and recommend. Commissions earned from sales made through those links helped sustain the newsletter.<\/p>\n

It soon became obvious that I hadn't answered all the questions however, for as my little book became more popular through viral marketing, the volume of mail in my Inbox continued to increase steadily<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The wide variety of questions helped me realize that a complete step-by-step guide to affiliate marketing was what people wanted and needed<\/strong>… without saying as much.<\/p>\n

So, for six months I sweat great drops of blood<\/strong> and finally released the first version of the Super Affiliate Handbook in June 2003<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

And let me tell you, I held my heart in fear when I put it out there. Was it good enough? Would it be well-received or panned? Would anyone ever really read it or put its contents to use? Or, would my effort be all for naught?<\/p>\n

Well, more than 2 years later, the Super Affiliate Handbook<\/a> still holds the #1 position in two of the three Clickbank categories in which it is listed. (That means it's popular and my affiliates and I enjoy the proceeds<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n

But much more gratifying and rewarding are the success stories
\nI receive on a regular basis from those who have read and applied its contents.<\/p>\n

Each and every day I get ‘thank you' notes from happy, successful affiliates.<\/h2>\n
    \n
  • There's HUGE joy<\/strong> in learning that someone who read your book or took advantage of your one-on-one consulting is now on track to do 1M+ in business this year, primarily through affilate marketing.<\/li>\n
  • There's HUGE joy<\/strong> in finding out that yet another affiliate has been able to quit their job or send their kid to college… in part because of what they learned from you.<\/li>\n
  • There's HUGE joy<\/strong> in knowing that someone no longer has to rely on their palty, insufficient pension or disability check because you took the time to share what you know.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    So, in very basic terms, I shared my joy in having discovered a way to build a great life, and look at what came back… oh, JOY!<\/p>\n

    Now, let me put the question to you…<\/h2>\n

    If YOU held the ‘secrets' to success and had the ability to share it with others to help them lead healthier, happier lives – without ‘losing' or compromising your own business in the process – wouldn't you share what you know<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

    If you're having trouble coming up with an answer, here's a hint…<\/p>\n

    What goes around, comes around<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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