Why would anyone want to do affiliate marketing, or some other type of make-money online business? I’ll tell you why I’m doing this – but this post isn’t just about me. And it’s not to try and big up myself.
My reasons could be relevant to you
Explaining the reasons I’m pursuing this could help you understand how this whole business works in general, and why so many people do this.
I haven’t written a blog post in 3 weeks (even though my goal was to write a post a week).
3 weeks ago I was helping to make a short action film
Art, in all kinds of forms – movie making, writing, painting/drawing, graphic novels, video shorts, photography – this is the stuff I really like doing. So why am I spending time pursuing affiliate marketing?
Because most artists and craftspeople actually make a living through affiliate marketing, and using those exact same skills and tools they learned through affiliate marketing to promote and sell their own products.
So that’s the first reason I do affiliate marketing and a very good reason you may want to learn how to do affiliate marketing.
If you know what you’re doing you can make a living with only 1,000 followers. If you don’t know what you’re doing, you could be getting millions of views, or listens of your song, and not be making a thing.
You could create a course teaching some of the skills you know – but you also need to have the marketing skills to sell that course.
2 weeks ago I was at the beach with my family (and dog)
But again, this isn’t just about me, it could be about you. I’m doing this because I’m working to build something for my children.
Not just so I can spend time with them now having adventures, but so that I can build a business they can inherit. That can give them freedom.
The world is changing quickly, who knows what kind of jobs are going to exist in 10 – 20 years. Unless the apocalypse happens, the internet is still going to exist, people will still be buying and selling stuff.
Knowing how to market and sell products will still be a valuable skill that can be applied to a variety of situations and industries.
I was going to write a blog last week, but then it turned out it was the last day of the ski season for the mountain near us – so I took my son skiing.
I’m learning affiliate marketing so I can teach my kids.
My kids are also pretty creative. So I’m already working with them to build their audience for their own work. And I’m using the skills I’m learning doing affiliate marketing to put in place systems that can help support them in the different endeavors they want to pursue.
Most people pursuing affiliate marketing are not dude-bros who just want to get filthy rich and impress everyone with their Lambos and yachts.
Wait, that’s not the right type of Lambo, but it is pretty cool
Most of the people I’ve seen in this business are regular people – from all different walks of life. And most of them are trying to build something that will benefit more people than just themselves.
So for me it really doesn’t matter if I don’t get rich quick (which is good, because it’s not going quickly). I’m here to build something important to me and my family; something long term. So I’m not giving up.
So what’s your reason? Let me know in the comments.
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