Making money with Internet marketing is not easy. It's been said that 5% or less of net marketers make enough money to buy a decent dinner or a pizza. But those 'want-a-be net gurus' are spending the dinner money, the food money and in some sad cases going into big debt trying to find the holy grail to 6 figure incomes.

I know, I've been there, done that, and don't want to ever go through it again. It is humiliating to look your spouse, girlfriend in the eyes and say that I know I'm on the right track, I just need to find that hidden secret. Or prematurely quit your job when the income seems to be flowing only to find Google, Yahoo or MSN have changed their Adsense contextual ad algorithms or Adwords is draining your bank account faster than the Rooter Router man and then watch your income drop precipitously.

Don't give up the ship yet, it only is leaking a little water and with the right bilge pumps you can stay afloat, at least, until help comes.

Am I speaking from experience...you bet. I've spent years and $1,000's on ebooks, subscriptions, memberships and software thinking that this is definitely the holy grail.

Before you jump from one great sounding ebook, software or membership site keep asking yourself if it fits in with your overall plan for marketing on the Internet. Only if it does, should you invest. This is the #1 reason that 95% fail at making significant income on the web. Being easily distracted is a sure-fire way to failure!

Hopefully you won't have to keep looking for that magic potion if you follow specific steps such as these:

After all the smoke clears the winners left on the battlefield are those that had:

1. Luck (where action meets opportunity)

2. Determination (you have be super-focused and not let distractions deter your plan for success)

3. Guts (having the intestinal fortitude to think 'outside the box'.

4. Vision (if you don't know where you are going you will flounder on the rocks)

Here is one easy formula to make money with affiliates.

1. Find popular products on clickbank.com

2. Create a bonus

3. Write a pre-sell

4. Promote with pay per click search engines.

You don't have to create your own web, blog or newsletter to make money with affiliate programs. All it takes is a plan and to act on it.