You know I am certain many of you have been in the same boat or are in the same boat I am. This whole affiliate programs are such a pain. I come to realize that they are the exact same thing that was available 5-7 years ago, just under a different name. Kind of like these workout programs…Zumba, PX90 Insanity, and so on.
The ones that are legitimate or better said that actually provide you with some residual income do so very slowly. I have since 2007 being doing an affiliate program that you see me talk about here and like I mentioned before it’s nothing to write home about…it does pay for itself in regards to marketing and I have a little left over, which I have put right back in to see about increasing my income and of course as with anything results are extremely slow. Yah I know there is no such thing as a quick rich or income producing scheme or program out there…making real money takes years and well sometimes times get rough and people get desperate and make some bad choices…I have done so many times over…and only this program has actually returned something. Anyhow, why I am posting on this is I come to realize that truly the only way to make good money and get ahead is to actually have a physical product or service that you provide, then work hard for 2 – 3 years and build clientele and a good support team to continue your business…that’s the only way to really get anywhere.
I know it sounds crazy and possibly extremely simple, but it’s tough. I mean I could see my affiliate program generating income, the kind of income I would like or close there to it…in 3-4 years more. It sounds horribly long to make something happen, but 8-10 years to get there…well…so far so good and it moving along, but I am in need of something now…more meat…and potatoes. I mean I work hard…very hard all day long not just for me but for someone else…they are getting richer and I am just getting older. So, my thought was to open some kind of physical business that actually takes hard labor, once I build enough income I can then make the money work for me…like many millionaires do. But in order to make money work for you need money and you need more than 1 million…I am sure there are many out there thinking or disagreeing with me, but come on look at the affiliate programs with the exception of some…and don’t take my word for it…many out there are just gimmicks and mirrors of other programs only taking your money.
The affiliate I have been working on did not ask for any money it is FREE, only thing you have to do is drive traffic to it…yah I know that’s where the money comes in but be realistic…you need to spend some money and some of your time to make money…at least for now while you build that big lump of money to invest accordingly.
I will share next time some insights I read about investing, I got from money magazine…they are simple and make sense.
My Perspective: Research the affiliate program, never do anything that asks for money upfront…even if it is 19.95 for an information packet, they are schemes…you know it, they know and I found out the hard way…many times over. Look, build a site or a Blog and signup with free affiliate programs, add widgets to your site and advertise your site…$50 bucks a month is really all you need to get started, I mean $50 a month for advertising…and it will eventually build…it will take time…but it will build. Don’t take my word for it, read and think about the program and what it offers the User or visitor, it needs to be a name brand and offer a good incentive, most importantly it needs to be free…then just drive visitors/traffic to the site.
Worst thing is, if you have a Blog is to write different stories or thoughts and it will take away maybe 15-30 minutes…maybe less…writing a quick posting…it’s fun and there is so much information out there that people don’t have time to visit all the sites so you having information on your site from many sources is a huge plus…and people will come back often to visit. So you will never run out of content for your Blog or site.
Thanks for reading and till next time, take care and hang in there, Latino Man signing off.
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