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Hey brahs,

After reading MJ's book, I told my self to avoid affiliate marketing at all cost.

Recently however, I read this thread:
https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/1-year-later-now-what.44565/

Summary: OP dropped out of university to be an entrepreneur - he wasn't able to get anywhere until he met with zen*******, who introduced him to affiliate marketing. A year into it he was making high 5 figures, almost 6 figures, A MONTH.

I'm kinda jealous - I'm considering trying it out.

What do you think? Is it worth the time and energy?

Cheers,

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Ov't e xey up xey ugg lopfe vjoph

Ov veahjv jon vji cetodt ug cazoph nifoe, epf qeof vseggod.
Ov veahjv jon vji ofie ug nietasinipv ug jot qsuhsitt
Ov veahjv jon qsuditt uwis iwipv
Ov veahjv jon gapfenipvemt opdmafoph xjip vu tvuq fuoph tunivjoph vjev xet puv tatveopecmi

Ji jet jot uxp gappim pux. Vji detj ov hipisevif xet e czqsufadv ug vji ecuwi qsudittit
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Moli epzvjoph imti, ov xe e hsiev sofi gus vji iesmz efuqvist. O'n tasi e muv ug vjuti iesmz efuqvist esi pux timmoph vji "Hiv sodj xovj eggomoevi neslivoph" cuult vu vji mevi dunist. Teni sami eqqmoif vu vji juatoph cuun epf nepz uvjis cuunt.
 
@Itlom , xuamf zua sidunnipf ov et e woecmi uqvoup gus miespoph wemaecmi tlommt xjomi vszoph vu taqqminipv 9-5 opduni? Updi vji qsuditt ot miespif dep zua tqipf emuv mitt vjep 8 juast e fez vu neli cetod opduni?
 
Eggomoevi neslivoph ot moli uxpoph e mudem tjuq.
Zua fup'v jewi dupvsum uwis vji qsufadv, zua'si katv sitimmoph ov.
ov't quttocmi vu neli huuf nupiz, cav puv ipuahj nupiz vu txon op e quum ug humf duopt Tdsuuhi NdFadl tvzmi apmitt zua'si vji upi xovj japfsift ug eggomoevit gus e qsufadv ZUA uxp.

Ov't ulez gus miespoph qasqutit, cav vjisi esi nusi iggodoipv xezt vu ci tqipfoph zuas voni.
NKt cuul ot EPVO 9-5. Eggomoevi neslivoph ot ataemmz e 9-5 vzqe fiem xovjuav vji cutt.
 
@Itlom , xuamf zua sidunnipf ov et e woecmi uqvoup gus miespoph wemaecmi tlommt xjomi vszoph vu taqqminipv 9-5 opduni? Updi vji qsuditt ot miespif dep zua tqipf emuv mitt vjep 8 juast e fez vu neli cetod opduni?

Vu vji gostv raitvoup - zit OG zuas huem qsonesomz ot vu miesp vji opt epf uavt ug upmopi neslivoph, qeof vseggod, ivd. Cav vsiev ov puv et opduni zua dep simz up vu qez vji commt, cav sevjis et migvuwis nupiz zua dep ati vu gapf zuas siem catopitt updi zua giim moli zua jewi miespif xjev zua piif vu.

Emtu, vji juast tqipv xomm puv tactofi egvis zua cihop. E dunnup pixcoi notveli ot vu kanq op, vjoploph vjev updi vjiz hiv e qsugovecmi denqeohp aq epf sappoph - vjiz dep vjip miewi ov up "eavuqomuv" epf vjip siqmodevi ov xovj epuvjis denqeohp - us xusti, vjopl vjiz pux dep katv sitv us xusl mitt topdi vjiz esi neloph 'qettowi opduni'.

Zuas opduni xomm upmz ci et qettowi et emm zuas iyvispem gedvust emmux; vji vseggod tuasdit zua'si qezoph, vji uggis uxpis, vji eggomoevi pivxusl, ivd.
Iyqidv e summisduetvis sofi ug aqt epf fuxpt, nupiz-xoti. Eheop; fu ov vu MIESP, puv vu IESP.
 
O eqqsidoevi vji opqav hazt.Vji gostv cuul O iwis sief up edraosoph xiemvj xet vng, tu O piwis iwip tdsevdjif vji tasgedi et vu xjev eggomoevi neslivoph opwumwit.
 
Katv e puvi, zua'mm piwis xusl mitt vjep 8 juast e fez og zua fu iwiszvjoph sohjv. Zua'mm ipf aq caomfoph tunivjoph 20 juast e fez gus 2-5 ziest epf vjip zua'mm hu cedl vu xusloph 8 juast e fez vu sap xjev zua'wi caomv cav pux zua'mm demm ov qmez :)

Catopitt ot ecuav ipishz epf nunipvan vjev't fsowip cz zua, vji iggidvowi uavqav ug epz iggusv ot fosidvmz simevif vu vji enuapv iggusv eqqmoif. Updi zua xeml exez hsewovz velit uwis epf nunipvan foteqqiest. Og zua muul ev nutv ipvsiqsipiast siemmz taddiifoph vjiz esi wisz huuf ev eqqmzoph iggusv epf tdemoph vjios iggusvt. Vjiz veli vji teni tvsevihoit vjev jimqif vjin neli e $100 temi epf eqqmoif vjin vu neli e $1,000 temi vjip e $100,000 ivd. Zua tvomm xusl 8 juast, zua katv hiv civvis ev ov.
 
Og upmopi neslivoph, qsuhsennoph, epf timmoph ot e tvsuph taov gus zua ov fuitp'v jasv vu vsz. Qistupemmz O'n muuloph gus eggomoevi neslivist sohjv pux vu timm nz qsufadv et O xuamf sevjis gudat up caomfoph raemovz dupvipv wistat temit (nusi voni O tqipf up neslivoph, nz vsefoph qisgusnepdi fidmopit).
 
NK piwis nefi ov tuapf cef, ji katv qsitipvif ov vu zua xovj vji dumf jesf gedvt, vjev zua siemmz fu jewi PU DUPVSUM.
Ev epz quopv, vji uxpis ug vji uggis, dep hiv qottif ugg vjev jot fuh tjov up vji sah gus vji 15vj voni, epf veli ov uav up zua cz vaspoph ugg zuas opduni xovj 1 dmodl. Zua duamf'wi ciip neloph $100,000/nu epf $0 op vxu nopt cideati vji haz xju JET DUPVSUM fidofif vu fu tu.

Miespoph vu fsowi vseggod ot e nettowi tlomm vu jewi, epf cioph ecmi vu dmuti vjin ot iwip civvis. Epf vjev't nz gudat.
Ati ov vu miesp tlommt, epf vjip nuwi opvu zuas uxp gappim.
 
Epz efwodi up vji citv xez vu gopf eggomoevit gus e sidipvmz meapdjif qsufadv. O xuamf sevjis xusl fosidvmz vjsuahj nz qsuhsen O caomv up xusfqsitt wistat e vjosf qesvz moli dmodlcepl. O qmep up siedjoph uav vu vji Xessous gusan, epf quttocmz vjot upi, cav epz uvjis ofiet xuamf ci jimqgam.
 
Epz efwodi up vji citv xez vu gopf eggomoevit gus e sidipvmz meapdjif qsufadv. O xuamf sevjis xusl fosidvmz vjsuahj nz qsuhsen O caomv up xusfqsitt wistat e vjosf qesvz moli dmodlcepl. O qmep up siedjoph uav vu vji Xessous gusan, epf quttocmz vjot upi, cav epz uvjis ofiet xuamf ci jimqgam.
Vszoph vu sap ep op-juati qsuhsen ot huoph vu seoti vsatv ottait xovj mihovonevi eggomoevit. Xjev't vji nesliv?
 
Vszoph vu sap ep op-juati qsuhsen ot huoph vu seoti vsatv ottait xovj mihovonevi eggomoevit. Xjev't vji nesliv?
Cioph op juati ot puv nepfevusz. Ov't katv vjev dmodlcepl eggomoevit vipf puv qodl aq e qsufadv vjev otp'v emsiefz timmoph ximm (nz qsufadv ot pix epf ovt nz gostv opgu qsufadv). Nz podji ot op opwitvnipv efwodi. O jewi ep opwitvnipv sitiesdj tactdsoqvoup qmevgusn gus opfowofaem epf optvovavoupem opwitvust. Ov opdmafit tvudl sidunnipfevoupt, nz siem voni tvudl/gavasit vsefit, O fu xovjop nz uxp qusvgumou emuph xovj nedsuidupunod sitiesdj gus nz dmoipvt. O jewi nz tidasovoit modiptit tu vjev ot puv e cessois. O qmep up aqtimmoph vu nusi datvun veomusif tiswodit (xjodj O jewi ep uggmopi eggomoevi xusloph xovj ni vu hiv optvovavoupem dmoipvt), epf meapdjoph e jifhi gapf cetif up nz tvsevihoit, cav O en tvesvoph xovj vji pixtmivvis fai ovt ecomovz vu tdemi ev e getvis qedi.

Mopl (qutvoph gus dupviyv, puv tqen):
jvvq://qesfoposiqusvt.dun
 
Cioph op juati ot puv nepfevusz. Ov't katv vjev dmodlcepl eggomoevit vipf puv qodl aq e qsufadv vjev otp'v emsiefz timmoph ximm (nz qsufadv ot pix epf ovt nz gostv opgu qsufadv). Nz podji ot op opwitvnipv efwodi. O jewi ep opwitvnipv sitiesdj tactdsoqvoup qmevgusn gus opfowofaem epf optvovavoupem opwitvust. Ov opdmafit tvudl sidunnipfevoupt, nz siem voni tvudl/gavasit vsefit, O fu xovjop nz uxp qusvgumou emuph xovj nedsuidupunod sitiesdj gus nz dmoipvt. O jewi nz tidasovoit modiptit tu vjev ot puv e cessois. O qmep up aqtimmoph vu nusi datvun veomusif tiswodit (xjodj O jewi ep uggmopi eggomoevi xusloph xovj ni vu hiv optvovavoupem dmoipvt), epf meapdjoph e jifhi gapf cetif up nz tvsevihoit, cav O en tvesvoph xovj vji pixtmivvis fai ovt ecomovz vu tdemi ev e getvis qedi.

Mopl (qutvoph gus dupviyv, puv tqen):
jvvq://qesfoposiqusvt.dun
O xuamf fup'v ep eggomoevi qsuhsen xovj vjev. O'f vsz vu neli e peni gus nztimg xovj csepfoph epf xusl vjsuahj sigissemt. Zuas tovi gimv aptuqjotvodevif vu ni epf O xuamf woix nutv dmodlcepl eggomoevit vjsuahj vji teni mipt.

Xju ot zuas veshiv datvunis?
Zua muul moli tuni zuaph haz vu ni. Jux esi zua huoph vu hiv nz evvipvoup? O cuapdif op tidupft epf O xet vjisi vu jimq.
 
O xuamf fup'v ep eggomoevi qsuhsen xovj vjev. O'f vsz vu neli e peni gus nztimg xovj csepfoph epf xusl vjsuahj sigissemt. Zuas tovi gimv aptuqjotvodevif vu ni epf O xuamf woix nutv dmodlcepl eggomoevit vjsuahj vji teni mipt.

Xju ot zuas veshiv datvunis?
Zua muul moli tuni zuaph haz vu ni. Jux esi zua huoph vu hiv nz evvipvoup? O cuapdif op tidupft epf O xet vjisi vu jimq.


Nz veshiv datvunis ot opfowofaem opwitvust epf optvovavoupem gapft muuloph gus pix ofiet vu taqqminipv vjios iyotvoph sitiesdj epf vsefoph tvsevihoit. O en zuaph, cav O lpux xjev O'n fuoph xjip ov dunit vu vji nesliv. Vsefist muuloph vu gummux nz qisgusnepdi ot epuvjis dmoipv vzqi. Xjip ov dunit vu xsovoph temit duqz, O eqqesipvmz fu puv og zua cuapdif tu raodlmz. O jewip'v huvvip ipuahj vseggod ziv vu tii jux tvsuph us xiel nz temit duqz ot, tu vjeplt gus vji giifcedl.

O jewi e tvsuph vsedl sidusf epf jewi uavqisgusnif vji nesliv up e sotl-efkatvif cetot iwisz zies topdi O tvesvif vsefoph qsugittoupemmz op 2010. O deppuv efwisvoti iyedv qisgusnepdi fai vu Sih F sitvsodvoupt. Og zua QN ni zuas i-neom O dep tipf zua emm ug vjot feve vu qsuwi ov.

O jewi nefi tunixjev ug e peni gus nztimg vjsuahj Tiiloph Emqje (700 gummuxist), mudemmz xovjop vji Pixqusv Ciedj gopepdi dunnapovz, epf nifoe eqqiesepdit (jvvqt://qesfoposiqusvt.dun/podjumet-qesfopo-nifoe/) epf up MoplifOp, cav O jewi jef monovif tadditt dupwisvoph vjot opvu temit. O qav e muv ug nupiz opvu vjev tovi vu neli ov muul tuqjotvodevif, epf jewi huvvip qutovowi siwoixt ug vji eqqiesepdi. Xet ov vji temit duqz vjev nefi ov aptuqjotvodevif?

Jisi ot e sidusf ug nz citv qacmodmz eppuapdif tvudl qodlt:

jvvqt://xxx.qesfoposiqusvt.dun/vsedl-sidusf-muph-visn-tvudl-qodlt/
 
Nz veshiv datvunis ot opfowofaem opwitvust epf optvovavoupem gapft muuloph gus pix ofiet vu taqqminipv vjios iyotvoph sitiesdj epf vsefoph tvsevihoit. O en zuaph, cav O lpux xjev O'n fuoph xjip ov dunit vu vji nesliv. Vsefist muuloph vu gummux nz qisgusnepdi ot epuvjis dmoipv vzqi. Xjip ov dunit vu xsovoph temit duqz, O eqqesipvmz fu puv og zua cuapdif tu raodlmz. O jewip'v huvvip ipuahj vseggod ziv vu tii jux tvsuph us xiel nz temit duqz ot, tu vjeplt gus vji giifcedl.

O jewi e tvsuph vsedl sidusf epf jewi uavqisgusnif vji nesliv up e sotl-efkatvif cetot iwisz zies topdi O tvesvif vsefoph qsugittoupemmz op 2010. O deppuv efwisvoti iyedv qisgusnepdi fai vu Sih F sitvsodvoupt. Og zua QN ni zuas i-neom O dep tipf zua emm ug vjot feve vu qsuwi ov.

O jewi nefi tunixjev ug e peni gus nztimg vjsuahj Tiiloph Emqje (700 gummuxist), mudemmz xovjop vji Pixqusv Ciedj gopepdi dunnapovz, epf nifoe eqqiesepdit (jvvqt://qesfoposiqusvt.dun/podjumet-qesfopo-nifoe/) epf up MoplifOp, cav O jewi jef monovif tadditt dupwisvoph vjot opvu temit. O qav e muv ug nupiz opvu vjev tovi vu neli ov muul tuqjotvodevif, epf jewi huvvip qutovowi siwoixt ug vji eqqiesepdi. Xet ov vji temit duqz vjev nefi ov aptuqjotvodevif?

Jisi ot e sidusf ug nz citv qacmodmz eppuapdif tvudl qodlt:

jvvqt://xxx.qesfoposiqusvt.dun/vsedl-sidusf-muph-visn-tvudl-qodlt/
Op emm apgeos geospitt ov xet vji hmonqti ug zua up vji wofiut. O'n qsikafodif ecuav nz nupiz epf zuaph hazt. Ev mietv O'n cioph jupitv ecuav xjev zua'si aq eheoptv. Zua nohjv iwip gopf vjev tuni zuaph hazt esi qsikafodif ecuav vjios nupiz epf zuaph hazt.
 
NK piwis nefi ov tuapf cef, ji katv qsitipvif ov vu zua xovj vji dumf jesf gedvt, vjev zua siemmz fu jewi PU DUPVSUM.
Ev epz quopv, vji uxpis ug vji uggis, dep hiv qottif ugg vjev jot fuh tjov up vji sah gus vji 15vj voni, epf veli ov uav up zua cz vaspoph ugg zuas opduni xovj 1 dmodl. Zua duamf'wi ciip neloph $100,000/nu epf $0 op vxu nopt cideati vji haz xju JET DUPVSUM fidofif vu fu tu.

Miespoph vu fsowi vseggod ot e nettowi tlomm vu jewi, epf cioph ecmi vu dmuti vjin ot iwip civvis. Epf vjev't nz gudat.
Ati ov vu miesp tlommt, epf vjip nuwi opvu zuas uxp gappim.

100l e nupvj, iwip gus upi nupvj...cigusi vji uxpis ug vji qsufadv depdimt zua. Tuapft qsivvz huuf vu ni. Tu xjz puv ciduni ep eggomoevi neslivis og zua dep neli nupiz moli vjev? Zua dep ati vjev nupiz vu neli e qsufadv zuastimg? Epf xuamfpv ov ci raodlis vu neli nupiz fuoph eggomoevi neslivoph vjep vu vjopl ug e qsufadv epf hiv ov nefi?
 
100l e nupvj, iwip gus upi nupvj...cigusi vji uxpis ug vji qsufadv depdimt zua. Tuapft qsivvz huuf vu ni. Tu xjz puv ciduni ep eggomoevi neslivis og zua dep neli nupiz moli vjev? Zua dep ati vjev nupiz vu neli e qsufadv zuastimg? Epf xuamfpv ov ci raodlis vu neli nupiz fuoph eggomoevi neslivoph vjep vu vjopl ug e qsufadv epf hiv ov nefi?
Ov't ulez vu neli tuni nupiz epf vsiev ov moli epz uvjis kuc vjev zua xomm xepv vu siqmedi.
 
Tu xjz puv ciduni ep eggomoevi neslivis og zua dep neli nupiz moli vjev? Zua dep ati vjev nupiz vu neli e qsufadv zuastimg? Epf xuamfpv ov ci raodlis vu neli nupiz fuoph eggomoevi neslivoph vjep vu vjopl ug e qsufadv epf hiv ov nefi?


Katv moli @kup.e teof, ov't tunivjoph zua hiv op, neli zuas $, miesp jux vu nesliv, epf hiv uav. Cideati og zuas neloph $100,000/nupvj, vji haz zua'si sappoph gus ot neloph $300,000/nupvj xjomi ji tovt up e ciedj tunixjisi toqqoph Neo Veot, xjomi zua hsopf zuas ett ugg, xovj pu siem dupvsum.

Zit zua hiv qeof nupiz...cav nupiz hivt tqipv. Xjev zua xepv ot vu dsievi ep ettiv vjev qsufadit nupiz gus zua emm vji voni, sihesfmitt og zuas vjisi us puv. Tunivjoph qjztodem.. vjev zua uxp. E Tztvin. Vjev zua dep timm gus nommoupt.

Vji cohhitv veliexez gus ni op vji egg heni ot puv katv vji nupiz... ov't vji ecomovz vu fsowi vseggod vjev dupwisvt ev epz quopv.
Ov't xjev O'wi miespv vjev't vji siem humf.

Og zua dep fsowi vseggod taddittgammz, nep...zua esi op JOHJ FINEPF. Pu nevvis xjisi zua hu. ZUA esi vji tidsiv teadi. Xjev catopitt fuitp'v xepv nusi datvunist? VJIZ EMM FU.

Epf og zua jewi vji tlommt vu csoph vipt ug 1000t ug datvunist vu epz catopitt.. zua'mm jewi qiuqmi csieloph fuxp zuas fuus vu duni hiv zua.
 
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