Whenever I tell people about InsureMe’s affiliates and the financial success they are having, I often get the same comment - “Geeze, looks like I am in the wrong business.”

But are they really in the wrong business? Could anyone who wants to actually make it make it as an affiliate?

No way.

Successful affiliates are a rare breed, and for good reason. Successful affiliates are a lethal combination of a fantastic attitude, high intellect, and a relentless drive to be the best.

I was reminded of this when I ran across a blog post from Michael Gray (a.k.a. Grey Wolf) that really got me thinking about the successful affiliates I know. The post, titled Finding Your Inner Jerry McGuire, explains that if we really want to succeed, we need to work to be the best.

Here’s an excerpt:

…if you’re going to do something do it with gusto. if you’re going to be a filthy rotten low down no good dirty spammer, then by gosh do it right! Crank up your auto-gen bots and churn and burn through domains like Sherman burned through Georgia. if you’re going to go the content route spend the time build it right, do the research, stomp all over the person who holds the spot ahead of you. They have one page you have three, they have ten pages you have thirty, don’t settle for second. Don’t whine and complain that nobody pays attention or links to you. You want links, you want attention, stand up and do something hard, do something exceptional, do something amazing, do something note worthy, do something impossible to ignore, do anything other than being a crybaby.

If you’re out there trying to make it as an affiliate, but you’re having a hard time, read that quote at least ten times. Better yet, tape it to your desk. Even better, memorize it.

Don’t be a halfway affiliate and then get frustrated when things aren’t working out. Go all out. Don’t just build a site - build a great site. Don’t just read one book on PPC and get frustrated when PPC doesn’t work - read five books, and blogs, and listen to podcasts - immerse yourself in this stuff and really go full bore. Take risks. Try the things that other people tell you are crazy.

That’s what the super affiliates I know are doing. That’s why they are so successful at what they do. That’s what you need to do to be a great affiliate as well.

So are you ready to be a Jerry McGuire affiliate? Are you ready to show YOU the money?