Plagiarism is OK!

OK.. Maybe not.  But let me explain what I mean by the title: Copying the big boys of affiliate marketin (or whatever you are trying to do) is OK.

Not only is it OK, but it is widely accepted and actually aided by the support of the great affiliate marketers.

For example, before I even new that making money online was possible, I came across this guy named Pat Flynn.  Pat is an affiliate marketer and host a website called the Smart Passive Income Blog.  If I did not come across this website (I wish I remember how I found it) I would not be anywhere close to where I am today.

Pat’s website is essentially a guide to earning money online.  He covers many different aspects of this, has a podcast series, and writes many good articles.

If you are an absolute beginner, go to his site and read the niche site duel.  This is a great way to get in to the game because he basically gives a step by step guide to how he built a niche website and how he makes money and even how much.  This guy actually posts an income report for every month to show how much money he has made.  Check it out.  (Thanks Pat!)

The Smart Passive Income Blog is just the tip of the iceberg.  There are so many resources online, from guides to full video courses to membership websites that guide you through the whole process.  My recommendation is to read some articles and these differnt blogs, follow the links, and read, read, read.

What I am trying to say here is that there are so many resources online and literally you will be able to copy these people’s methods, in many cases step-by-step.  I have been doing this now and if I did not have these guides I would be completely lost.  Click to continue...

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I Am Never Giving Up: I’m Going for Passive Income

Passive income. I read a book recently called The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris. If your are not familiar with it you should check it out. It basically tells the story and offers guidance into how to make money on auto pilot. The purpose being to free up time for our other passions, like in Ferris’s case, learning languages.

I read this book at a important point in my life. I am a teacher that cannot find a job. These days it is really hard to get into a school. This book started me off on a journey and only a few months later, here I am. I have three websites up (only one is making money and I am writing a blog.

What exactly is passive income?

What I have figured out so far is that there are many, many ways to make money online (I will do my best to explain may of them in this blog). I started off building a website that offers free information on volleyball rules called evolleyballrules.com. Thanks to Pat Flynn at The Smart Passive Income I was able to build a website, generate traffic to it, and make some money.

I am currently making money by using Adsense. Adsense are those clickable ads you see all over the Internet. I get money every time someone clicks on an ad in my site. Sometimes it is as little as a penny but can be as high as two bucks. Not bad.

Next I built a site where I write product reviews about stand up paddle boards. The site is at www.standuppaddleboardreviewshq.com. This is called an affiliate marketing website. Basically, if someone reads my review, clicks on the link in my review that takes them to a store, and then purchases a board, I make commission. I just start this site and am now working on getting my site to the top of Google (more in that later).  Click to continue...

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