Lose Money In The Short-Term and Gain In The Long-Term?

Question:

Would your forgo a reasonable amount of affiliate commission in order to get lots of subscribers to your mailing list?

That is the 'dilemma' that I am facing at the moment. In two days I have got over 100 new susbcribers for FREE through an excellent service called Subscription Rocket. My ezine gets 'shown' on pop-unders on other sites depending on how many times I show the same pop-under. This is great - but I already have a pop-under that more than pays for my 3,000 monthly subscribers through Ezine Place.

So what would you do?

I've decided that I am going to alternate between the two services - and see how things are in a month's time. It's easy to get carried away with the 'new thing' - but you should never get rid of something if it "ain't broke".

This short-term 'get rich quick' mentality is everywhere on the Internet - especially over the last few months. I've lost count of the people who I have come across who jump from 'bandwagon' to 'bandwagon' - and then complain when they each start to fall away.

Be consistent. Whether it's in business or life - never make wholesale changes or put all of your eggs in one basket. Evolve what you are doing - and turn your life around one step at a time. Remember - if we don't have steps the climb to the top will be that much more difficult.