If you have tried and tried to make it at affiliate marketing, but are still trying to make real money, it is still possible. You may need to readjust your thinking a bit. I recently read a post from a great internet marketer who reminded us all to stay focused, this is the key to figuring out how to make $1000 a month online.
When you first start out, there are so many products to promote that it is easy to become scattered. You build up a little of this and a little of that. But what you really need to do is to focus on one product and a couple of long-tailed keywords and promote like crazy. Get this term to the top of page one of the search results. It takes work and commitment, but you will notice great payouts. Don’t move on until you have your terms at the top. Focus, focus, focus..that is where the payoff lies. One product, one term at a time.