Thursday, May 20, 2010

Amazon Affiliate Bang

So, there I was already using Amazon as my only source of income. I was selling goods on the Amazon storefront. When the weather started warming and my sales started slipping I started looking for a way to make more money. I was naturally drawn to the prospect of making more money with Amazon since I was already used to their payment structure and fees. I also had a large sense of trust in Amazon. So, I started looking for anything that would increase my income and give me some options. I went through 3 courses on using Amazon's affiliate plan to make extra money. The best I found allowed me to build my first totally affiliate store. I wish it had been the first one I bought, but thems the breaks. It's called Affiliate Bang. CLICK HERE to discover more about Affiliate Bang for yourself. This pack taught me everything I needed to know to build my first Amazon affiliate store. I had a full store that was stocked virtually using all of Amazon to pull from. I didn't have to keep any inventory or do any shipping. All I had to do was get traffic. They traffic buys from Amazon and I get a commission. Easy money. I made all the money I spent on all 3 courses back in no time from just the notices I posted on FaceBook and Twitter. The problem came with my urge to expand. I had no idea how to get alot more traffic without spending a fortune on pay per click advertising. This problem led to my next found treasure, but that's another story. While you wait for the next step, check out Affiliate Bang for yourself.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

First Steps - A Catch Up

Many years ago I had a small mall based retail store that specialized in collectible card games, primarily Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic the Gathering. When I found myself unemployed and behind the 8 ball I pulled the old inventory out of storage and created a storefront that listed and sold my goods through Amazon. I had a really great Christmas as a result and the world was a bright and happy place. I knew from past experience that my sales would be numbered once the weather got warm and, unfortunately, I was right. While running the Amazon store I decided to reinvest my time and money into getting the skills I needed to switch gears and branch out. I started getting every decent web course I could get my hands on. I will save you from the long list of packs I have used as there were quite a few that were knocking on $100 and only delivered about $20 worth of content. As these posts go on I will reference three that I have found to be invaluable to my education. I will dedicate the next three posts to describing them. I know you can't wait! See you next time.
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Financial Freedom From Home

This blog is going to chronicle my personal quest to earn financial freedom while working entirely from home. I live in Virginia back in the mountains on 50 plus acres in a large white house. For over a century the residents of this home have lived a true Homestead life. They were farmers and woodworkers who earned their entire incomes from a sweaty brow and hard work while never really leaving the land to do it. Recently, thanks in no small part to the current bad economy, I found myself joining the ranks of the unemployed. I tried with a valiant effort to find a new position, but alas there were none to be given. I realized my only hope was to work from home. Alas, I have no woodworking skills and I posses a red thumb (that is exactly opposite the green thumb on the color wheel) so farming was out. What I do have is a decent understanding of the internet and computers. I set out to earn my entire household income from the internet in the comfort of my own home. I possess a tenacious, driven work ethic. This allowed me to survive for close to a year just selling goods on Amazon. More on that in another post. Now the sales are slumping since my goods have a winter drive and fall off sharply in the summer. It is time to reinvest my time and money in another direction. I have chosen a mixture of retail web stores and affiliate marketing. This will, with some tweaking, allow me to earn total financial freedom while working from home. I hope some of you will come along with me on this ride. there may be some missteps, but I promise that I will make it. Would you rather ride the roller coaster with me or fail just from not trying?
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