Steve, unlike most I don't think there is anything wrong in your post and that you promoted an affiliate link. Finally, this is a good example on how online business works.
However the post is also a good example why generic rules do not work. You have done it following everything that all the IM gurus teach, creating a good post, linking contextually to the product and even offering a bonus to the readers. And yet, instead of bringing sales, it disappointed a lot of the readers. The lesson: the generic advice that the "gurus" give rare works. One should be creative and find his own approach when trying to sell.
But actually I registered because I have one more conceptual thing to discuss. It worries me a little bit when everyone out there wants to start an online business or advices the others to do it. Why? Here are some reasons:
1. Not everyone is a good content producer. As a result of that most of the content on the net is of very low quality. Of course there are other models, not content based, but then they again require special skills. If you want to create a software and sell it, you should be able to program or manage programmers. If you want to sell stuff on web shops, you should be a good seller. Etc.,etc. I think people are different, some fit well for the online business models, others do better building cars, playing soccer or growing potatoes. Let everyone mind their business.
2. Imagine that really almost everyone do online business. How many can be successful? It's like 90% of the people being doctors. Whom are they going to cure? The rest 10%? Same way, who is going to read, buy or use all this online content or products?
3. If almost everyone start making money online and work from home, who is going to do the rest? Who is going to cook in the restaurants, to fix your car, to build buildings etc? Again, I don't like seeing everyone giving advice others to make money online. There is nothing so cool about online, it's not 1998 anymore.
People listen about this "make money online" everywhere and lose thousands of human hours in front of the PC most of them making pennies - because this is simply not their field. As said above, let everyone mind their business and do what they are really good at.
My rant is not so much about your post, but about the trend seen on every second blog.
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