First Year is a tough one....

You need the time to build, but also the time to promote and generate traffic...Your time is needed 50/50 on both.

Once you have built...you can then spend the first part of the second year purely playing with traffic...thus your income rises dramatically.

When I went into this business I aimed for $600pw as a starting goal.

I acheived this and hung around the $1250pw for a while.

Then I diversified (still adult) and went headon into the main game.....

Rewards from doing that can make earlier efforts seem like pocket change....

If you are dealing with affiliates & reselling other peoples sites ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS go for the recurring option if they offer one!

A surfers who rebills is one less surfer you had to find to get paid that week!

If surfers didn't reccur we would all only offer a 'one time billing option'
& as you know....That isn't the case.

Hope this helps a little...& sorry if I'm a little vague in certain areas.

Best Wishes & Good Luck, Hang in there!