What do you see when you join a social network?

When you find and join any of the social networks out there, what do you see? The answer to that question may explain why affiliate marketers get frustrated. For most, especially the new marketer they sign on to a network and immediately start rubbing their hands in glee at all the potential sales and sign ups they see around them. To them everyone on that network is a sale.

They don't see other people they see dollar signs and act accordingly. They start posting ads. Then they start adding people to their spam list. No it's not a friends list if the only thing you plan to do is send them referral links and recruiting ads to your program. When these sign ups and sales don't materialize you get frustrated.

But a few of them come on to the site and see something different. They see people. People who are potential FRIENDS. They immediately start looking around and seeing who is there, then they start adding them to their friends list. Yes for these few it is actually a friends list. These few aren't thinking about signing folks up but getting to know them. And then they look for ways to help their new friends.

You have to realize that the vast majority of other networkers probably have no interest at all in what you are selling.....now. But as they get to know you they may know someone who does or just by getting to know you develop an interest. Too many affiliate marketers worry about building a huge downline, but what good is a huge downline when none of them are doing anything? However if your signups actually have an interest, they will be involved in the program. When they are involved they are active when they are active they generate profit.

So take a moment to decide what you want to see when you join a network, dollar signs or people? If you consider them dollar signs what do you think they will think of you?