Can You Make Money with ClickBank? Or Is it Full of Scams…

Can You Make Money with ClickBank? Or Is it Full of Scams…

Alongside Amazon, Clickbank is one of the most recognised Affiliate Networks online. Amazon is well known and in the public eye, 43% of all US transactions online went through Amazon and there a lot of ways of making money with them.

But Amazon around physical products.  Clickbank is typically a lot of digital products. It’s affiliate program accepts anyone and their commission rate is much higher.

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10 Best Reasons to Work from Home… But Why it’s Harder Than you Think

10 Best Reasons to Work from Home… But Why it’s Harder Than you Think

There are many benefits to working from home and it is a lifestyle many crave. Being able to work when you want, how you want and more importantly fit it around you rather than your company or boss all has an appeal. But I also want to share with you the other side of working from home to consider… it is definitely harder to motivate yourself at times too.

I will share with you 10 of the best reasons to work from home, but also a couple of factors to consider if you do.

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You Control Your Schedule

Being able to control when you work has a multitude of benefits, I find myself more productive on an evening. But compare that to your normal job – a 9 to 5 job suffers with the commute; a flexible shift worker never knows their shifts too far in advance.  Working nights to earn extra money means you miss out on the family… the reasons are endless, and it can be much better for you if you planned your own schedule.

No Drive to Work

The amount of time we lose through the commute to work and then there is also the fuel savings.  Fuel is costing more allCommute to Work the time, especially with the push for electric cars and getting penalised for driving a diesel car.  You might be someone who goes to work via train, but the train fares are constantly going up with overcrowded trains a big problem.

It is no surprise that many of us are stressed before we even get to work, and we have the same joys to go through on the way home.

More Time for Parenting or Your Own Pursuits

One of the biggest benefits I have seen from working from home is spending more time with my family.  Being able to walk Will to school or take him to his Tae Kwon Do lessons is something I really enjoy and missed out massively with my day job.

More Family TimeThere are also the benefits for if he is ever unwell and cannot attend school.

But for many of you who aren’t parents, there is the opportunity to get back into a hobby or arrange to catch up with some friends without the normal barriers. I remember one Friday, my day job involved a lot of driving, and I was supposed to be meeting up with Friends and Family for a drink to celebrate a birthday – but due to a pile up on the motorway I didn’t get back home until 11pm and missed out on it.

It seems to be your hobbies or interests always take a backseat to the job, as it pays the bills and I get that – but working from home definitely gives you more freedom to pursue them.

Control Over Income

One of the key reasons why people do not pursue working from home is they worry that they will not bring in the same amount as their day job or having enough to live on.  But the advantages of a home business are it can allow you to earn what you are worth – and you will get paid based on what effort you put in and not whether a boss feels you deserve a pay rise.

As a business owner, you can set your own income goals and product/service prices.  You will also reap the rewards from the time and effort you put into your home business.  Plus most home businesses start as a side gig on top of a normal job, until you are ready to change that arrangement.

Tax Benefits

There are tax benefits to having your own business from home, you can write off equipment, supplies and even a portion of your home or car if appropriate. You can even claim a portion of utilities you use, i.e. internet or electric.

It is also worth pointing out that with a normal job you get taxed on what you earn.  In your home business, you can deduct your expenses first and only pay tax on your net income.

I would always advise you seek professional advice with this, but there are definite benefits.

No Work Uniform

Wear what you like… unless you have clients to see or are doing a skype call, there is no restriction on what you wear.

During the summer, you will not have to wear formalwear that bakes you when the heatwave arrives.

No Boss

There are normally a couple of reasons why we look for ways to work from home, sometimes it is to earn more money or pay off debt.  Or that your boss is not that great. Not all of them are a problem, but at the end of the day reporting to a boss doesn’t give you the freedom to push yourself into doing something or making decisions.

Feel a Greater Level of Satisfaction

Think of it with your current job, when you achieve something is there any recognition… does it mean that you can go home and feel motivated from it…

Everyday there is some level of satisfaction from starting your own business.  Launching your first product, launching a website, getting your first customer review.

Let’s be honest, you will never get the same level of recognition from your day job. Starting an online business and growing it to the point where it is helping people and creating income for yourself will be a much better place to be.

Learn New Skills & Grow as a Professional

To make an online business work and grow to that point where you can say goodbye to the day job needs some hard work and time spent learning some important skills. This will help your online business, but also help you grow as a Professional.

You will notice the tone I have taken with this post, the only real way of earning money online is by thinking of it as and building it as a business.

Building a business plan around it, having the mindset of it as a business and you will definite grow in an awesome way as a business owner. That is why I advocate to anyone the opportunities of starting a Home Business.

Start a Home Business – A Passion Becomes Your Key to Working from Home

This is the starting point for being able to work from home.  There are a couple of paths:

  • Creating & Selling Your Own Products – Many have started with this path, starting on eBay and building up a home business from there.  My wife traded her 9-5 admin job for this and now creates bespoke Wedding Stationary and ships worldwide.
  • Drop Shipping – Not everyone has their own products or the inclination to create them.  Drop shipping is an alternative where you sell products from a wholesaler. You sell them as your product and when someone buys something, you instruct the wholesaler to ship it direct to the customer.
  • Affiliate Marketing – This is my preferred method.  My wife is arty and very good at what she does, but I use Affiliate Marketing to bolster the earnings from the wedding stationary to allow us to work from home.  Affiliate Marketing is gaining a lot of popularity and it might seem like a difficult path to traverse but is by the far the best option if you are looking to work from home.  I suggest you read my guide on “How Affiliate Marketing Really Works?

I would to just spend a minute pointing out a couple of things for when you are searching for genuine opportunities to work from home.  Anything that tells you “You Can Earn Money Overnight with this System!” or promises you “You Don’t have to Do Anything!” are full of BS.  There are no magic-button systems out there that can allow you to quit your job tomorrow. (Sorry).  It took me 15 years with my (day-job) company to earn the salary I got to, there was no way a platform was going to equal that overnight – But if you are willing to put the time and effort in you can start to see rewards with an online business after 12 months.  Being realistic with our expectations is something I have learned a lot from on our quest to push the wedding stationary business and my affiliate marketing business.

Affiliate Marketing presents anyone the opportunity to work from home building an online business from something we really enjoy or even a passion.  I love helping people find that opportunity, but it could be in anything.  But I would be lying if it was easy (what is) and many stop before they actually start making money.

Some do not believe me when I say that I am earning money through Affiliate Marketing, but I am, and it gives me all of the benefits that are above and more.

With Gemma’s wedding stationary business, I utilise all 3 of the above business models to supplement the income from the wedding stationary.

A Few Watch Outs to Working from Home

I mentioned earlier that whilst there are many benefits to working from home, there are a few things that can make you less productive or even mean you do not get your business off of the ground.

Watch Out #1 – Distractions & Self Motivation

Whether it is your favourite tv show, social media or the washing up, there are a lot more distractions at home then you might think.  It might seem like the dream to stay in your PJ’s all day and having the mentality of “I’ll do it later…”.  You willDistractions - Social Media soon notice that you actually get a lot done at home, but not on your business.  Social Media can be a powerful tool to your business, but you can easily lose 2 hours just surfing Facebook and not having anything to show for it.

My first piece of advice for working from home is… Make yourself an office and organise your time.  I know this might sound like your day job and clocking on”.  But it will help you get into that home office mindset.  Even with my day job I was a home worker, and it can be so easy to sit on the sofa with the tv on, whilst checking emails.  You do not get a lot done.  Trust me, you are better having no distractions.

Watch Out #2 – It Can Be Lonely

When you finally reach that point where you are working from home and not having to get out of the house for work – you soon realise that you miss the social element of your old job.  Don’t be afraid to meet up with a friend for a coffee.  There are times with an online business where you might need to bounce an idea off, but if you aren’t interacting with anyone close this can be hard to do.  I have also found a friend is more likely to give you an honest opinion compared to some of the family.

Watch Out #3 – Managing Our Expectations

I know I have mentioned this before, but it is a really big one that can get us in the way.  If I just talk about Affiliate Marketing for a moment as a business model.  Most people get disillusioned with it after a couple of months as it hasn’t earned them any money.  But in everything I have ever read or done with it, you shouldn’t expect it to.  The main reason is the search engines are not really noticing your website until month 3.  So, they could be giving up just before they start seeing revenue.

eBay is really good for Gem’s wedding stationary, but there are fees.  But the website isn’t getting the traffic it needs to not do eBay.

Wanting to work from home can be such a powerful emotive thing that we jump into decisions that we shouldn’t really make, and it tends to end up costing you more money.

Making money online at home is really doable, but you need to manage those expectations.  I didn’t earn anything in the first 6 months with Affiliate Marketing, but I didn’t give up.  If I had, I wouldn’t be seeing the success that I am now.  It is really pushing forward with Gem’s business and I have a training platform and a great community to thank for those successes.

Getting the Help, You Need to Work from Home

There are watch outs to consider when starting out online, but the benefits definitely outweigh those.  I love being able to spend more time with my family, and I also help people who want to get started online too.

Starting out might seem daunting, but I can offer you help every step of the way and get you to the point where you can give up the day job and say you are a home business owner.

When I first started looking for ways to earn online, the one thing I noticed was the number of programs that were full of false promises. How can a system earn you that kind of money overnight with no work…? The answer was it didn’t, but you needed to hand over your credit card details first to find out.

I’ll admit, I got stung by a scam and got my fingers burnt.  I let my emotional side make the decisions for me and it didn’t work.  But it did lead me to a path that was genuine and offered me all the help and support I needed to start and grow my online business.

That platform offered training, expert help and support and the ability to launch my own online business with Affiliate Marketing.  But it offered so much more, and I have used a lot of the knowledge with Gemma’s wedding stationary business.  So whatever online business you are considering you can get the same help and support + I will personally help you every step of the way.

That training platform is Wealthy Affiliate.  It offers:

  • Training for every aspect of an Online Business
  • Websites & Hosting for your Online Business
  • Expert Help & Support from the Community
  • Online Training Platform where the Owners Get Involved
  • Personal Help & Guidance from Me

I highly recommend Wealthy Affiliate to anyone who is interested in starting their own online business, and truly believe in them.  Here is my full Wealthy Affiliate Review, which I would advise you to read.

If you are really interested in building an online business to help you be able to work from home, then Wealthy Affiliate can definitely help. But I will also be on hand to help anyone in the community.  One of the things you will soon realise is, everyone is there to help each other including the owners.

If you want to take the platform for a spin, you can try their starter membership.  It is totally free and will not require you to enter your credit card details.  Just experience the premium features for 7 days and make your own mind up.

I would love to hear what you guys thought of my 10 best reasons to work from home or even the watch outs.  Are you thinking of starting out and not sure which way to go or have you found your own benefits or concerns when working from home?  I would love to hear from you – just leave me any questions or comments below.  I promise to come back to you ASAP and good luck with your pursuit of working from home.

The Affilorama Review – Is it Still Worth It?

The Affilorama Review

Welcome to our Affilorama Review!

Affilorama has been around for a long time and many respected Affiliate Marketers used it get started in Affiliate Marketing, but I want to explore whether it is still the best option in 2020…Is it still worth your time if you are looking for a way to get started in Affiliate Marketing.

First off, it’s great to see that you’re doing your research before buying into any “seemingly good” product.

That’s how you avoid scams and find only legitimate ways to make money online…

Affilorama is a well respected option for those looking to get started in Affiliate Marketing, but you need to decide whether it’s the right fit for you…

Let’s get started with a quick Product Overview…

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How to Work from Home for College Students

How to Work from Home for College Students

Being able to work from home whilst studying will bring so many benefits, so it is only natural that many are looking for genuine ways to achieving income from home.

But whilst there are opportunities out there, it does take more than just finding something – it will take the right mindset to achieve it to.  Having to go out and get a normal job, will actually get in the way of your college studies, as they are not normally close to where you live and will require you to travel. Time that could be better spent earning some money.

In this post I will be sharing with you a couple of genuine ways on How to Work from Home for College Students, but also how to get into the right mindset to make it work for you.

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Get in the Right Mindset

Regardless of which direction you choose when looking for ways to earn from home, it does take a little thought to ensure you get something that works for you.

Even if you choose to look for something where you earn a little extra money or take a leap and choose to become yourHow to Work from Home for College Students - Get in the Right Mindset own boss, it still requires you to apply some effort and time to achieve your financial goals.

Part of getting in the right mindset is setting yourself financial and non-financial goals.

For example, you want to earn $100 a week and by not having to commute, I’ll have an extra 1 hour to study for college.

Something that can help you achieve by earning money online and your studies is by reducing any distractions you may have.  Social media is the biggest one that comes to mind.  Studies everywhere show we spend too much time on social media and nothing ends up getting done.

Work out your weekly schedule and understand how much time you actually have to pursue your goal of working from home. This will help you understand which options will have the best return on your time.

I have written about 3 directions you could take to work from home, all have their own pros and cons, but all are able to earn you some money.

Completing Surveys

This is a common one that comes up when you are looking at earning money online, it hasn’t got the best return rate for your money, but it can be a good bet if you are just looking at earning a little money. I like Swagbucks.

College Students - Swagbucks

Sites like Swagbucks, pay you to complete surveys, watch videos, play games online.  Whilst it is a way of earning money online you will find that you will spend a lot of time completing surveys and I have personally found that it can take a while to even earn enough to actually take out your earnings due to you having to achieve a threshold.

Don’t get me wrong it is a way of earning money online, and the best way would be to sign up to a number of sites to make it work.  But I believe the main reason why College Students are looking for ways to work from home is to earn enough to not have to go out and get a normal job.  You will still require the normal job with this option.

Let’s move onto the second option, this is where you could start earning real money.

Freelancing – Utilise Your Skills

There are massive opportunities when it comes to freelancing. Whether you are great at writing, creating graphical designs (logos, etc.), online marketing, social media marketing, creating content.

You might be able to turn your skills into money.

Websites like Fiverr allow you to hire yourself out to (typically)website owners to utilise your skills.  If you are a languages student, it could translations.  If you are into video editing, you help edit their videos.

College Students - Fiverr

Regardless of your skills, this can be a great way of earning money with your spare time.  The beauty of freelancing is you are not tied to anyone, you only accept work when you can, but many freelancers that are good could turn this into a full-time income.

It is easy to get started with freelancing on websites like Fiverr, but I must point out it can be quite competitive depending on your niche.  Writing articles will be very competitive and you will be up against some established players, whilst I imagine some other niches might be a real opportunity for you.

Once you have established yourself with Fiverr, you could choose to go with more upmarket sites like Upwork, where you could eventually get long-term deals with website owners.

Of course, if you are creating content for website owners – this leads me to my third option…

Be Your Own Boss & Start Your Own Blog

If you are creating content, it might as well be for yourself in your own online business. My third option is called Affiliate Marketing.

College Students - Be Your Own Boss

Related Post: How Does Affiliate Marketing Really Work?

Build a business in a subject you are really interested in, start earning money with it and it could easily turn into a full-time income where you never have to get a normal job.

Affiliate Marketing is a genuine opportunity to do just that.  By helping people online in a niche (close to your heart) and introducing them to products that are in your niche with an affiliate link becomes your way of earning money online.

Let me give you an example, smart technology is big at the moment – but not everyone has an idea of how it works, what it is, what products are out there…

You start a blog about everything to do with smart tech, helpful guides to get the best out of it.  You also include some reviews on certain smart tech products.

I find you blog and want to learn more about smart tech, and I see your review about an ‘Alexa Echo’.  I find it really useful and I decide to click on your link to take me to the product page and I actually buy it.  You have just earned a commission on that sale.

Put simply, that is how affiliate marketing works.

It is one of the fastest growing markets online, and you could easily use your spare time to build up your very own Affiliate Marketing business.

I have been using this model for 2 years now and I have never regretted getting started with it.

All it takes is time, effort, some excellent training and expert help and support to get started.

Get Started with Expert Help & Support

You might at this point be saying that sounds great, but does it really work?  I can honestly say Affiliate Marketing is a sound business model – but you need the right help and support to get started and make it succeed.  I will also say it is not a ‘get-rich’ scheme, I haven’t found one yet that can make you earn money overnight.  Any you find are a scam or a low-quality product designed to get your money.

You need a platform that will teach you how to turn your interests into a successful online business and offers expert help and support every step of the way.  That platform is Wealthy Affiliate.

Related Post: My Wealthy Affiliate Review

One of the key reasons I recommend them is that their training platform is the reason I have this website and am earning money online.

I knew nothing about an online business before I joined and now I have a number of websites earning money online.

Now I know you might be thinking, I have enough learning to do at college why would I want to do more training?  Think of it this way, any normal job you go for will have training.  They will get you to sit in a company induction and bore you with the company policies and procedures, show you how to do the job, etc.

What differences are there… for a starter you are doing it at home at your own pace and it will be a business in a subject you enjoy.  Fitness, Technology, Fashion, Health & Beauty, Making Money Online are all effective categories for you to pick your niche from.

Wouldn’t you rather be learning a way to build your own business?

I highly recommend you read my Wealthy Affiliate review and check out their free starter membership and take them for a test drive – The owners of the platform are eager for you to make your own decision too.

My Promise to You

If you do decide to take up my invitation with Wealthy Affiliate, my promise to you is that I will be there to help you every step of the way. If you ever get stuck or want help you will have personal access to me, via Wealthy Affiliate.  If you can stick to the training and plan your time effectively across the week, you will definitely be able to succeed and leave any jobs to get you through college long behind.

My Conclusion

It is very important you choose a direction that suits you, some are happy filling in some surveys and watching videos and getting a little extra money ready for Christmas.  Others are quite happy doing a bit of freelancing and earning some money for the weekend.

But if you want to be comfortable and possibly even earning a full-time wage online, Wealthy Affiliate can definitely help you get started and achieve it.  You do not have to be an expert online to do it.

An example I will give you is Jerry, he is a fellow member at Wealthy Affiliate and he gave up on University due to the amount he was earning online, check out his blog post here.

It is definitely worth a read.

Anyways, there are three ways you could use to work from home for college students.  If you have any questions about completing surveys, freelancing or even Wealthy Affiliate please leave them in the comments below and I will definitely get back to you ASAP.

Is My 10K Model a Scam? – Find Out All Your Need to Know

Is My 10K Model a Scam – Find Out All Your Need to Know

Welcome to our My 10K Model Review!

My 10K Model on first impressions promises you an easy-to-use automated system that can generate instant commissions with no work… Michael Mansell, the guy behind it claims that it is a ‘no-brainer source of income’.

But can you really sign up to a platform like this and just sit back and earn money?  Is it worth your hard-earned cash or is my 10K Model a Scam?

First off, it’s great to see that you’re doing you research before buying into any “seemingly good” product.

That’s how you avoid scams and find only legitimate ways to make money online.

To be completely transparent with you, we’re not associated with My 10K Model in any form.  We’re not here to pitch or sell you anything.

Instead, we want to reveal to you how this really works, and why you should stay as far away from it as you can…

Let’s get started with a quick product overview…

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Stay at Home Computer Jobs – Earn Money from Home!

Stay at home computer jobs

There are many reasons why you might be looking for a stay at home computer job these days.  Probably the most common reason at the moment is the pandemic.  But before all that, there were still many reasons why people are looking for ways to stay home and make money using their computer or the internet.

Whether that is to spend more time with the family, hating the daily commute, hating your job, or the fact that you have got used to working from home recently and now you are expected to be back in the office.

We want to help you, and have come up with several ways of being able to earn money from a stay at home computer job, including the way we earn a passive income online.

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How Do I Start an Online Business – Get Started Today!

How Do I Start an Online Business – Get Started Today!

Are you looking how to start an online business?  Whether you are looking at opportunities to start an online business or are looking at ways of taking your small business into the online world, this post will help you understand the steps need and also how you can get started with a platform that will help you get started online and scale your business ideas.

What Is Your Goal Online? Which Direction Are You Planning on Taking?

I appreciate your goal will be to earn money online, but there are different ways of achieving it with an online business. I have gone through 3 of the most common business types that are successful online.

Selling Your Own Products

Selling Your Own Products

If you have your own products or have a service to offer, then you already have the groundworks for an online business.  Many people creating their own products, sell them on platforms like eBay or etsy – but having your own website allows you to target multiple markets with your own brand.

Drop Shipping

If you are unsure what drop shipping is, it is where you are the storefront for products from a wholesaler.  You receive an order, you forward that order onto your supplier and they fulfil the order.

There are a few pros to this business model, but there are also a couple of cons.

Pros:

  • Low Start-up Cost
  • Low Cost of Inventory, as you are not storing the stock
  • Low Order Fulfilment Cost

Cons:

  • Less Control over fulfilment timescales, may not always be ideal
  • Reliance on another people’s stock, if they run out you run out. Meaning you need to constantly stay up to date with their stock levels
  • Less Profit, the profit margins are really low as you need to remain competitive.
  • Poorer Customer Service.  Anytime your supplier doesn’t deliver as expected, you will have to deal with the fallout from your customers.

Whilst there are many drop shipping opportunities out there, there is a lot of work that goes into it. Much more than any other business style.  My preferred method is Affiliate Marketing.

Affiliate Marketing

Learn Affiliate Marketing

The reason I prefer Affiliate Marketing is that you can start a business in something you are really interested in, it has a low start-up cost and you can achieve a full-time income with the right strategy.  If you are unsure on what Affiliate Marketing is, I have written a full guide, check it out here.

But in short, Affiliate Marketing is where you promote products and services and receive a commission for introducing a customer to that product or service. It is the model I have been using for a couple of years and is the one that gives many people online the freedom to build an online business.

We all don’t have a day job that is something we really want to do, but an affiliate marketing business allows you to invest in a business that you really want to do.

With the right guidance and training, Affiliate Marketing is a great online business model.

Related Article: Wealthy Affiliate Review (How I Learned Affiliate Marketing).

Whichever route you decide, starting an online business starts with picking your niche.

Find a Niche

If you haven’t got your own product or service, you need to start with picking a niche.  It needs to be based on something you have a real interest in.  The reason I say this is, you will need to fully engage in the niche to build a successful online business that actually turns profitable.

Key steps to building an online business is being able to create content, but if you pick an area that you have no interest in or know nothing about – do you think you will be able to create content in it?

Affiliate Marketing allows you to build an online business in something that you are interested in, so why wouldn’t you take the opportunity.

Now, one of the key things people get wrong is by starting too broad.  To get the best results, you need to target a niche – let’s clarify, a niche is a tiny segment of the market.

If you are interested in gaming, just targeting gaming is way too broad – what you need to consider is getting as narrow as you can, i.e. Xbox One Accessories would be a niche.

Create a Website – WordPress is the Right CMS

Once you have chosen your niche, you will want to create a website – this will be the foundation for your online business.  I recommend WordPress, as it is an awesome Content Management System and is so easy to use and customise.

You will want to create a domain name (website address) that is relevant to your niche.  Learning how to do keyword research will help you a lot in your online business.

Related Post: Keyword Research

You can choose a website name below and see if it is free…

Create Great Content that Helps!

One of the key things of any website is content.  You will get nowhere if you do not create engaging content.  No one logsCreate Content onto a website to learn about something or get help and is happy to see low quality content.

But one of the things many get wrong is they are trying to sell, rather than helping.

People are looking for help when they search online, you are looking for ways to start an online business, people need help.

Helping people converts a lot better than selling. We all hate people who oversell.

Learning how to create helpful content is going to be a great help to your journey on creating an online business.

Use Search Engines to Drive Traffic to your Website

You will need to learn how to create awesome content that is search engine friendly to drive traffic to it.  Some will recommend Pay-per-click marketing, but this is a really expensive method if you get it wrong, it will become a complete waste of money.

You are much better off using the SEO method and ranking naturally. Whilst it might take longer to rank, it is free and with great content it is easier to rank for the right keywords at the top of the search engines.

Become an Authority in your Niche

You will also need to work on your authority in your niche.  Being an authority in your niche is key to becoming a go-to website for people and it becoming a profitable online business.

Building up trust is an important step with this.

To become an authority, is actually easier than you might think, it comes from creating quality content that helps, it is content that gets engagement from people (comments are a good sign of this) and traffic.

The more content you create, the more engagement you will get, and this leads to traffic.  This is the key to getting online sales.

How to Get Started Today!

Affiliate Marketing is an awesome business model and is one that can lead to a very profitable.Join Wealthy Affiliate

But I want to share with you an opportunity that will not only give you an online business but will also provide all the training and support you need to start an online business, with help and support from myself too.

Anyone can start an online business, but that doesn’t mean it will be successful.  There is so much to learn and if you don’t get it right you will not fulfil your goals.

I started an online business a couple of years ago and without the training I recommend, I would not be earning anything from it.

The training is a step-by-step guide that will take you through building a website, creating content that converts, getting social engagement and scaling that business to a point where you are earning a full-time income through it.

Wealthy Affiliate is the platform I have been using, and they offer everything you need to get started with an online business, read my Wealthy Affiliate review for full details.

But without them, I would not be in a position where I am now.

They have training material on all aspects on an online business, they also have a community of Internet Entrepreneurs that you would be joining to bounce ideas off and get expert help and advice from them.

If you are serious about starting an online business but want to check if Wealthy Affiliate is right for you, they have a free starter membership that gives you the chance to experience it with no catch and no credit card required.

I am a Premium Member of Wealthy Affiliate, that is not a secret, but my online business would not be where it is now without Wealthy Affiliate.

Have you got any experience with starting an online business, is there anything else you might add to the list?

Have you got any questions you want to ask or anything you need to know about Wealthy Affiliate or Affiliate Marketing?  Please leave them in the comments below and I promise to come back to you.

Thanks for checking out my post and good luck with your journey towards an online business.

Global Affiliate Zone Review – Is Global Affiliate Zone a Scam?

Global Affiliate Zone Review - Is Global Affiliate Zone a Scam?

Welcome to our Global Affiliate Zone Review!

Has someone just tried to get you to sign up for Global Affiliate Zone?  Are they trying to convince you it is the best way to make money online? Or is it an online scam?

You are definitely in the best place, we have done all the hard work for you and completed a review for you to learn everything you need to know about Global Affiliate Zone.

First off, it’s great to see that you’re doing your research before buying into any “seemingly good” product.

That’s how you avoid scams and find only legitimate ways to make money online!

To be completely transparent with you, we’re not associated with Global Affiliate Zone in any form.  We’re not here to pitch or sell you anything…

If you are just learning about Affiliate Marketing and are wondering if this is the right decision, we will cover off what you gain access to within GAZ and also letting you know whether it is the right decision for a beginner too.

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What is the Best Affiliate Marketing Course for Beginners?

What is the Best Affiliate Marketing Course for Beginners

Are you looking to learn Affiliate Marketing?  Getting Started in Affiliate Marketing is an aspiration of many who are looking for a way of earning money online and finally giving up the day job.

Affiliate Marketing is in a massive growth stage at the moment and to be successful you need to understand what Affiliate Marketing is, and what there is to learn to be successful in Affiliate Marketing.  But more importantly, you are here to find out what is the best Affiliate Marketing Course for Beginners!

What is Affiliate Marketing?

If you are unsure what Affiliate Marketing is, I have written a post describing it in full – “What is Affiliate Marketing Really About”.

But in short, Affiliate Marketing has 3 parties.  You (the affiliate), the Product/Service Owner & the Buyer.  By signing up with an affiliate program you get rewarded by introducing a buyer to a product or service with a commission.  This is typically a percentage of the product price.

Check out this graphic, which shows you process…

How Affiliate Marketing Really Works?

Whilst the premise is simple, there is much more to learn than just understanding how Affiliate Marketing works.

What Else Is There to Learn in Affiliate Marketing?

There is actually a lot that you need to learn effectively to become successful at Affiliate Marketing – the first thing I will discuss is the need to treat this like a business model.

Thinking about it as a business will have so many benefits to your chances of earning money from affiliate marketing.

When I first started out, I came across an article of Affiliate Marketing and I started looking at a number of opportunities to get started and I came across an online certification course to getting started with Affiliate Marketing – it is an amazing course and covers all aspects of an online business, but before I share with you the course it also highlighted what you need to learn to become successful, but whilst it looks complicated it really isn’t.

But by going through the course I learned what other things I needed to know to get the most out of Affiliate Marketing:

  • Picking a Niche for your Affiliate Marketing Business
  • Building a Website & Optimising it for the Search Engines
  • Creating Content for your website and getting it ranked on the search engines
  • Social Media Marketing & Getting Social Engagement

It might seem like there is a lot to learn, but that is why I spent my time researching and finding the best course to learn it all.  There are plenty of courses out there, but they do not necessarily offer the best courses – mainly due to their training being a little out of date or expect you to pay up front without giving you the chance to see if that course is the best for you.  They also offer only training and not any tools towards achieving it.

The course I want to share with you is the platform that I myself has been using for over two years.  Their training is geared towards people who have no clue to an online business, step-by-step guides and videos to help you get started.  They also offer you the tools included (such as a WordPress website builder and keyword research tool) as part of the membership.  I have exclusively used Wealthy Affiliate for my online business, before I started with them I had no clue on how to get a website ranked in Google or even build a website.

Why Wealthy Affiliate Offers the Best Affiliate Marketing Course?

Wealthy Affiliate’s platform offers 3 elements that sets it apart from other Affiliate Marketing training platforms:

  1. Education – All aspects of an online business and affiliate marketing are covered in step-by-step guides, videos, classrooms.
  2. Awesome Tools – WordPress Website Builder, Website Hosting, Keyword Research Tool, Social Engagement Tools, etc.
  3. Expert Help & Support – Get Help & Support from a community of Internet Entrepreneurs all with the same aims. You will also get Expert Support from Me.

The key training that I want to share with you is the Online Certification Course.  It is ideal for beginners and by the end of the first course, you will have picked a niche, have a website up and running and actually be ready to start on your affiliate marketing journey.

Online Certification Course

This course is set out into 5 sets of 10 lessons and is all geared to getting you started with your own online business.  See details of the first 10 lessons below and what the course objective is:

Online Certification Course - WA

Online Certification Course - WA

One of the things I love about the training at Wealthy Affiliate is that it is written for those that haven’t got a clue, the videos will talk you through all the tasks that are set, and you can actually tick the tasks as you complete.  This makes it much easier to see where you are up to.  When you log back on and click back on training, it will take you straight back to where you were you up to.

Tasks - WA

Their use of pictures is also really helpful. Again, this shows you the steps that are being set out in the training.

Images - WA

Getting Help When You Really Need It

But I think the biggest benefit of the training at Wealthy Affiliate is the community.  Everyone gets stuck sometimes, but by asking the question in the community will give you an answer. You will also find that, unlike other platforms, you get help and support from the owners of Wealthy Affiliate – Kyle & Carson.

When I first started out with my first niche website, I wasn’t too sure what niche to target so I asked the community and it was actually Kyle who answered it and advised me I was being too broad.

The training is great and is constantly kept up to date, and there is plenty of training that has been created by the community on a number of subjects and will benefit anyone in their online business, but I think the help and support you get is just as useful as the training.

How to Get Started with Wealthy Affiliate – With My Support

I always recommend anyone to research a product before trying it, and I will still give you that advice – if you want to learn more about Wealthy Affiliate, here is the link to my Wealthy Affiliate Review.

But unlike other training platforms, you will not need to pay to experience Wealthy Affiliate with their free Starter Membership account.  Kyle & Carson (WA Owners) are determined that you are fully happy with their platform and the only way you can see if the training course and the tools are for you is by checking it out.

I have seen many training courses where you have to pay just to try it and when you actually find it is no good, it is difficult to get a refund.

To get started with a Free Starter Membership at Wealthy Affiliate, Click Here.  If you do decide to try it out, make sure you get in touch. I would love to help you out.

In my opinion, Wealthy Affiliate offers the best affiliate marketing course for beginners.

Free Starter Membership with Wealthy Affiliate

If you have any questions about Affiliate Marketing, Wealthy Affiliate or if you want to share your experiences with Wealthy Affiliate, please leave a comment and I will get back to you.

Everything You Need to Know About Awin – Awin Affiliate Network Review

Everything You Need to Know About Awin

Welcome to our Awin Affiliate Network Review!

Have you been wondering if Awin is a good fit for your affiliate marketing campaigns, well you’re in the right place?

Awin has been around in the UK for a while now, it is only just getting recognised over in the US.  This seems like a prudent time to give you a full breakdown of what the Awin Affiliate Network is like and whether it is a great fit for your affiliate marketing business.

First off, it’s great to see that you’re doing your research before buying into any “seemingly good” product.

That is how you avoid scams and find only legitimate ways to make money online!

We just want to ensure you get all of the details you need to know about this affiliate network.

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