Comments on: Mega Monday is Here – Will You Suffer From Commission Envy?

By: Andrew Clapham

Andrew Clapham — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:43:40 +0000

rather than commission envy, knowing that this amount of money is being spent always drives me on, as I know I could have a big piece of pie rather than just the crumbs.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:13:39 +0000

Recently i’ve started not dwelling too much on how much I make from AM – it always got me down so now focus on running websites that interest me and if they make a commisson – great, if not (more often) it’s not the end of the world i’ve still got blogs I enjoy running

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:24:32 +0000

Good article Kirsty. As newbies to this game we have found it difficult not to look at other people’s successes and wonder why we can’t match it, however what we have learnt in the short time that we have been doing this is it requires hard work and patience.

We have seen our earnings increase month on month which is great and every increase is a step towards our goal of doing this full time. We know we will get there and are learning all the time. We have learnt not to be envious of others commission but rather to see learn from what they are doing differently and applying some new ideas to our sites.

The main thing is we are still enjoying the ride and are rapidly approaching the end of our first year. It has flown by and the amount we have learnt has been staggering.

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:09:29 +0000

Glad its not just me, I think its all part of the competitive nature of the game but as Dan rightly says it can start to really pull you down.

Ironically, one of my biggest sites was down for 8 hours today after a plugin issue – I’m saying nothing more about being happy with smaller amounts of money ever again. Gahhh!! LOL

By: Joe Connor

Joe Connor — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:52:03 +0000

Spot on as usual Kirsty. I’m generally happy being a pretty good affiliate but I am prone to bouts of commission envy too! Most of the year I’m fine but in late November I always get the feeling I’m missing out on a gold mine. Bottom line is stats are up and I should be be happy.

By: StevenM

StevenM — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:03:17 +0000

Much twitchy stat checking from me! Loving it though, really got the enthusiasm back for it and will be building all year towards next xmas. The way I look at it is that next year I don’t want to have commission envy any more.

By: Dan Harrison

Dan Harrison — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:56:15 +0000

We were just having this conversation on twitter last week!

I earn much less than most affiliates in the game. Admittedly, very few let on specifics of their earnings. However, I think that’s how it should be. Then you have nothing to compare your own earnings to.

I was reading some kind of well-being article (which I cannot find now), and it basically said that comparing yourself to others all the time will make you miserable.

When I started doing AM earlier this year, I was obsessed with how much others were earning, and it really got to me. Thankfully I pulled myself out of that downwards spiral.

Now I get a buzz from making *anything* from AM, regardless how of little it is. Simply because I consider that making any money to be a sign of success. Over time, I’ll evolve to earn more. But what I have now makes me happy.

Dan