Bottom line … use what information helps …. and don’t worry too much about semantics.

Now, if you want a good Ashram in India, have I got a deal for you …. ‘-)

Just basic rhetoric and rehashed information that can easily be found online. Claiming to be a super affiliate (which someone once classified as a person who makes over 10,000 dollars a month) is a different animal altogether.

Once again, IMO, if you are publicly claiming to be a SA, you better have the goods to back it up, and provide some “proof of ownership”. And, your methods better be applicable in today’s current Internet Market.

Honestly, I don’t think real super affiliates – the ones that are making over 1 million a year – are going to be sharing their methods. Most are too busy to put the time into forums and blogs..

Besides, I think that you can learn the basic blueprint of just about any marketing method you want to research from blogs like this and by performing your own due diligence.

Robert..

For me, a guru is an expert in a field that has a good teaching skills.

So, why do I even care? ’cause Gurus make great “canaries in a coal mine”. I get ideas from Gurus. I can see what techniques are trending up and which ones are trending down by reading and listening to Gurus.

Personally, I track over 300 guru blogs and websites. I post many of the thoughts, posts and ideas at my site, Gururls. My selection criteria is simple:

1) Say something interesting about Internet Marketing-related topics.
2) Say something original – which includes personal riffs on topics others have explored.
3) Say something frequently – at least once a week.

Notice there is no criteria for size of readership. I agree with Kris that a lot of great ideas and content can be found at “small” blogs.

So, now that I’ve got all my guruthink collected in one place, I can easily skim and see what they’re all talking about. And, I can drill down to get specifics on topics that interest me.

This helps my business…and my wallet. I spend less time researching and more time implementing.

So gurus, keep those ideas and posts coming. I’ll use the good ones, toss the bad ones and make money from the implementation of the best ones.

Don’t get caught up in over hyped, over priced products that these fake “gurus” put out…

I will definitely say that Ruck seems to have the Entrepreneurial spirit and I would say he could be considered somewhat of a Guru in this business, as well.

Will from PPC Coach is definitely somewhat of Guru type in this Business as well. I’m not familiar with anything else of his other than what I’ve seen on PPC Coach, but he’s definitely a great leader on that forum, as well as a teacher.

When it comes to all of these Smut Peddlers like Mike Filsaime, I would hardly consider them leaders in any way… they’re simply trying to find what people will pay for and push it through their lists, using their buddies to become their “Super Affiliates,” which they’re far from, in my eyes.

A Super Affiliate, in my opinion, is someone who reigns superior in their Niche. Not someone who makes a bunch of money… because, let’s be honest, half of the people we hear about on the daily DO NOT make as much as they claim, and even if they did — I can guarantee you there’s 10 guys just like them that don’t say a word about their financial status…so what makes them so Super?

We all know there’s guys out there making Millions of dollars per month as Affiliates, who never raise their hands online to speak about what they do… and more than likely, those guys make these self-proclaimed “Super Affiliates” look like piss ants.

Another thing I find funny about these “Gurus” is that they all try to push their little self-proclamations on us to make us feel as if they DO know something we don’t… Mike Filsaime has been said to be the Viral King of IM. WTF? Really???

Last time I checked, Tom Anderson and Chris Wolfe could be considered Viral Kings of IM, couldn’t they? Or maybe the YouTube guys?

It’s just pathetic when people (his friends) consider him to be “special” and can say it with a straight face… if it weren’t for his buddies, he would be nowhere and we all know that.

/rant

Also, it will never help to strive to be a ’super affiliate’ or ‘guru’. Most of the experts and leaders in this industry didn’t try to be the spotlight of internet marketing, yet they try to learn and master internet marketing to the best of their ability. If you do the same, you’ll see results.

“Super Affiliate” na, thats ok, you can be one if you desire. You can be the Steve Jobs of internet marketing. I’ll be the Warren Buffett of internet marketing.

Good Luck :)

While someone might’ve been an expert or guru (say in MFA blogs) in the past, his past achievement may not translate into current success.

Instead, I’d measure the effectiveness of any info or advice you might receive in terms of what it gets for you.

I’ve found that Ruck’s posted some good ideas for new affiliates in the c2m blog and forum, and likewise in your CT forum too.

So the end game is not to get hung up on labels and focus on results.
Even if some dude is dropping $1,000 on a dinner, it doesn’t matter much.

Not unless that dude is you.