Freedom, Happiness, Joy and Money

It's Tuesday and just another day here at the home office.  The cats are all napping and it's snowing out.  I had my lemon and juice this morning and when I went to take a shower earlier, I found that the water for the complex was turned off.  I had no idea that they were going to turn it off so I was a bit surprised, but it's ok.  I work from home so it doesn't matter whether I take a shower at 7 am or 7 pm.

So why work from home?  Other than having the flexibility to take a shower when you want, what makes working from home so awesome?

For me it's all about freedom, happiness, fun and money.

Freedom to do what I want when I want. I am not bound to a clock. Like the shower thing, I choose what I do everyday and when to do it. 

Happiness come from this freedom. No longer do I have a boss breathing down my neck to do one thing or another.  I also don't have to deal with co-workers that I don't like.  It's also very quiet which the introverted side of my personality needs.

What I do is also a lot of fun.  I have always loved being online and making friends. From the time I was in college back in 1991 and I first got online at my school, networking with other college students became a huge part of my life because it was fun.  24 years later and I am still networking and enjoying every minute of it. It's even more fun now because of the technology.  I just love it!  

As for money, it kind of goes like this: when I am doing a good job, I make money. The better effort I put in, makes me more money. It's that simple.  Unlike a job where you are paid a flat rate for your work, I can make an unlimited amount of money if I choose to. 

So what do I do everyday?  Most of my friends think I just spend my day doing nothing which is very far from the truth.  In fact, I used to have a friend who would just stop by at random during the day because she knew I was home and figured that I could just stop working to hang out with her.  (I was never fond of that)

Anyway, I spend my days on the internet because I am an internet marketer. I promote other people's products like books and various other things.  I've written my own book and I spend some time editing that. Eventually I will be turning my efforts to promoting my own book.  I create videos and graphics to help promote my pages, twitter and various other social media outlets.

My hope is that more people take the chance and try internet marketing because no one deserves to work for someone that they they don't like, doing things on their time schedule with people they don't like for a salary that barely pays the bills. I used to be one of those people and it was miserable.

Now I have freedom, happiness, fun, and money

I'm Well on My Way...

Woo hoo hoo!  I'm well on my way!

To where, you ask?  To financial freedom!!!  Woo hoo!!

See, today I got my FIRST paycheck from Clickbank.  I know, you're probably asking yourself "What is Clickbank and why does it matter?".

Well it matters because just about a month ago I discovered Affiliate Marketing because I was working on a contract that I was not happy with.  When I'm not happy with situations or jobs or most anything, I tend to start seeking my escape.

So back to the story.  During my little crisis, I stumbled on the concept of promoting other people's products for commission and I got so turned on by it that I literally did just that. I signed up for Clickbank and a few other affiliate marketing sites (these are ALL free to join, mind you!  If they want you to pay to join, it's probably a network marketing company trying to disguise itself as an affiliate marketing program) and I started promoting other people's products.  In fact, I actually sold some products through my efforts which I thought was (and still is) very cool!  Oh and did I mention that I got PAID?  Yes, I got paid and I am super happy! It's such a wonderful thing.

See, I wasn't happy with my network marketing business.  I had not really been happy or excited about network marketing in a long time (yes, I was in denial) and I was looking for a way to make money from home that didn't involve having to talk to a lot of people everyday, make friends with them and then hope and pray that they would join my 'opportunity', stay active, and build their own business. 

For those of you that don't know this about network marketing, the truth is that bringing people onto your team is the main way to make money. It doesn't matter what the compensation plan is or the buy in. It doesn't matter what product you are selling. If you cannot recruit heaps and heaps of people successfully and consistently and keep them in your organization, you are sunk. It's that plain and simple. 

Another hard truth (one of the ones that no network marketer likes to admit) and the main reason why most network marketers are always begging and pleading with everyone to check out their opportunity and join because they aren't making any money. 99% of the network marketers you meet are not making money. Most of them will tell you stories about this so-and-so guru mastermind in their upline that is making 20k a month, but if you ask them about their income, they go dead quiet. Truth is they are not making money.

Now most of them are really awesome people and I can't fault them for being this way because they really are trying their best and just want to make some money because they've probably spent (and still spend) so much money per month to stay active and commission qualified.  Don't believe me, ask one. For now, I'll just leave it at that. One day I'll tell you my network marketing story.  (It's a really long one!)

Anyway...I stumbled on Affiliate Marketing and I was sold!  No more autoship.  No more monthly minimums.  No fees. No more terms and conditions.  No more commission schedule. No more upline or downline!  No more recruiting! Yay!!! It's like I've died and gone to heaven!

And the best part is I get to represent and promote products that I like, use and want to buy!  Oh, and I've made money. Yes. I've made money and I will make heaps more! That's the beauty of affiliate marketing.  The sky is the limit and I am no longer bound by one company or product!

I am well on my way!