I have been working online as an affiliate marketer for about 3 months now. I can tell you that I have has success with it. I will also say that it is a lot more time consuming then I ever thought. All of the advertisement for affiliate marketing make claims of working just minutes a day. I work a lot more then that!

One of my issues though is organization. There are so many different areas in affiliate marketing that you can get involved in and they all take work and time to keep track of. I was not born with any organizational skills. I need to constantly work at it. I love it when I actually do manage to keep everything straight, but it is a constant battle with myself to do so.

Keeping organized as an affiliate marketer is important for several reasons. First and foremost, you need to know how much money you have made and from what sources. This way you can concentrate your efforts on what is working for you and drop or redo what isn’t. Its also nice to know how much money you have coming!

You also need to keep track of your budget. You don’t want to spend more then you earn. Being organized and having all your information in one place that’s easy to find is important. If you want to keep your work time down, you want to be able to find your records quickly.