Those of you who have followed me for a while know that I make a lot of money from affiliate marketing. I hope that doesn’t come across as braggadocios though, because my beginnings could not have been more humble.
It was all a dream Before I got into affiliate marketing I was a dishwasher with a mountain of college debt (for a degree I never even finished!).
Always struggling. Missing out on things because I had no money. Constant stress.
I remember it all so clearly, and it makes me even more grateful for the fact that I was able to turn it all around.
I believe, and allot of people seem to agree with me, that affiliate marketing is the easiest way to make allot of money in 2017. Bar none.
If you don’t know what affiliate marketing is, it’s really simple.
Basically you sell someone else’s product for them and get a cut, a commission. How you choose to sell their product is completely up to you. You can sell it on your blog, your website, or even offline.
I got started with affiliate marketing in 2014 and was making six figures by the end of the year.
And I probably could have made allot more than that if I wasn’t so lazy.
Now I work allot less than before, make ALOT more, and spend most of my time enjoying life.
What’s stopping you from starting your own journey and making a fortune this year?
I started this site to help people who are just like how I was. I want to make it as easy as possible for you, because trust me, I know how it is.
I spent literally years procrastinating, taking little bits of action here and there but never fully committing.
Below is the basic blueprint of how I got to where I’m at today. This is a VERY basic version of the in-depth blueprint that I give to my consultation clients, many of whom are now making more than I am. 1. Education Month
This is probably the most important step of all. You have to start here. If you want to succeed as an affiliate marketer, you have to learn about affiliate marketing.
When I first started out I read some blog posts, visited some forums etc and dove right in. While I did learn some valuable nuggest of information, I never felt like I had the big picture. It wasn’t until I made a concerted effort to really learn the ins and outs of affiliate marketing that I started making money.
Before Affilorama I was dabbling in affiliate marketing. After Affilirama i was an affiliate marketer.
Affilorama is an extensive affiliate marketing training program. It does cost money ($60/month) but it is perhaps the most important part of my journey. I wouldn't be where I am today without the lessons I learned from Affilorama. Sign up with Affilorama and spend a month just going through the videos and tutorials. At the end of the month you should have a strong base knowledge of how to make money with affiliate marketing. 2. Plan - Execute 2. Once you have worked your way through Affilorama, you will know enough about affiliate marketing to put together an actionable game plan. For me, this was the most exciting part because I knew enough to know that if I put in the work, there was a very good chance I was going to make money doing this.
My first plan involved promoting an all-natural herbal formula. Using the information I learned from Affilorama, I put together a quick blog and promoted it. To this day, I still remember the thrill of getting my first affiliate sale. And then my second, and third.
The key to this step is to make a plan and then stick with it. I was lucky enough to earn my first sales pretty fast, but that might not be the case for everyone.
Before Affilorama, I would try a method, and if it didn’t work immediately I would scrap it and move on to something different. That is not the way to go! You might have to test your strategy, and make alterations to your plan, but stick with it! Trust the knowledge that you acquired from step 1, and go for it.
3. Outsource and repeat
Once your work starts to yield results, you’re on easy street. Hire someone else to do whatever promotional work you’ve been doing and watch the money roll in. This is the strategy I use for every single one of my projects.
The project I mentioned earlier where I was promoting a health product, is still making me $XXXX/ month, with no further work on my part. It really is a win-win: The vendor of the product makes money from my sales, I make money off of the sale, and my workers make money from the work I outsource to them. You can easily find people willing to do the outsourced work on freelance websites like Freelancer.com and Odesk.com.
As you can see, the sky really is the limit. Rather than working for a wage, you’ll be making money on demand. No more selling your valuable time to make someone else rich.
***Important Note
Affiliate marketing has given me a standard of living that I literally used to dream about. But if you’re anything like me, it’s not really about the money.
It’s about the freedom.
That’s what affiliate marketing has given me – freedom to live life on my terms and not have to answer to anyone.
Are you ready to claim the life that you’ve always known was possible? What’s stopping you from taking action right now?
Take the first step right now. Because we both know, if you don’t a year will slip by. And another. And then when you do finally decide to do it, you’ll be kicking yourself, thinking about where you could be if you had taken action years ago. I know all this because I’ve lived it. But I am living proof that you CAN break free.