The below is a post by Nick Haslem, a longtime gambling affiliate and webmaster of AustralianGambling.com.au and IntenseGambling.com.

When thinking of something to write here for Mike’s blog I thought to myself “what are some of the things he does that make him successful” and instantly I have something to share with you.

It’s getting harder and harder to become successful in the online gambling market. The successful ones are getting bigger, getting better deals and buying out smaller affiliates at rock bottom price. Gone are the days of throwing up a bonus code site.

The US market especially has taken a major hit, and affiliates and continually looking for new ways to make money before succumbing to the calls of a job with a secure income.

Staying One Step Ahead

This brings me back to my original point about staying ahead of the curve. It’s important to choose very wisely who your friends are, where you get your information from and choosing marketing strategies for your business.

It consistently amazes me the amount of people that get their SEO advice from affiliate forums, and continually search and wait for other people to tell them new trends, and what the next big thing is.

Infographics are a prime example of this. I watched a Distilld conference from a couple of months ago in New Orleans. It was a panel of some of the smarts SEOs in the world discussing current trends. Their consensus was that unless an infographic is absolutely amazing, then it probably wouldn’t work. They have been done far too often, and were a big hit about two years ago.

Whether or not you agree with that is beside the point, I’m just using it to illustrate how behind the 8 ball some affiliates are.

Someone will tell them something like “infographics are the nuts right now dude” so they will spend some money making one with a few facts, ask for a few Diggs (which is also dead) and wonder why it doesn’t work. Then onto the next thing.

Creating Your Own Success as a Gambling Affiliate

Websites like www.springwise.com are a great example of new businesses popping up all the time.

But I want to keep this specific to the gambling affiliate market, because the majority of readers will be in this niche.

Get SEO Advice from Professionals

I’m now a member at SEObook and I know Mike is too along with a select handful of others. If you want real advice or a real website review this is the place to go.

The $300/month isn’t for everyone, and there are other solutions. My point is that these guys do real research and are serious well versed in the industry. If you ask a question, you get a real answer. In just one month you can learn an absolute ton, and spend a few months improving on your sites.
The good thing about this is that you can cancel your subscription at any time and return when you want. That way you only have to return every few months when you have the information you’re looking for.

Get Access to the Bets Business Minds and Products

Yeah I know, business products can be a big waste of time. That being said you can learn a lot from the best business minds of the world. I recommend www.thevault.bz. I gave this advice on my blog one time and I don’t think anyone listened.

I can’t stress how important this place is, and I don’t mind sharing either because I know most won’t find the effort to get past the signup difficulty.

This is a private business torrent tracker and a seriously great forum. It’s kind of like WickedFire and WarriorForum but without the dickheads and noobs respectively.

These are just two tips, but honestly they are some of my best. It’s pretty simple, start surrounding yourself with smart people. The guys that are successful are the ones you want to be around.

There’s a famous quote that says something like you are the sum of your 10 closest friends… if they are all broke what’s that telling you?

If you take nothing else away from this post, please just start getting advice from professionals and start networking with smart people.

The online gambling industry is way too tough to continue following what other people are doing.

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