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Originally Posted by Mutt
why would a Top 10 affiliate want to take a full time job as an affiliate manager when he's already making over 100K on his own? No point hiring an affiliate manager unless he's full time and totally dedicated to it.
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I might be an example of a person in this category. There are many reasons for doing this:
1. In order to maintain my personal business, I need about 2 hours a day max. Most of my tasks are automated and I have people overseeing some of my tasks so that my business is hands off (gallery submissions, site updates, programming, etc.). In essence, I have 8-12 hours extra a day to devote to the growth of Duke Dollars as a whole, and my output shows that.
2. The liability of me having my own program is high and not something that I ever felt the need to partake in. I don't have the patience to shoot my own content, I don't want to handle affiliate payroll, and I don't want to have to hire a staff of my own. What I can do is take an implemented system and halp to manage it efficiently and effectively.
3. I got in with a solid company on the ground floor. As Duke Dollars has grown, my earnings have as well. Aside from that, my role has increased and I've taken on more of a program manager role as opposed to being an affiliate manager. I've learned lessons by getting more responsibilities than I'd have ever learned doing anything else (school, research, etc).
4. I enjoy knowing that my mortgage, cars, etc. are paid for monthly with my salary and commissions. My additional personal income is just icing on the cake.
5. I actually ENJOY managing Duke Dollars. I enjoy the affiliates, I enjoy working with Duke, Big Red, TDF, etc. My voice is always heard, we've all learned a lot from each other, and it feels like family...yet we are a family that focuses on making money and providing our affiliates with the tools they need to promote us successfully.