I couldn’t tell you how many times growing up a case of boredom got me into trouble. I mean, I guess there’s a shred of truth to the old adage, “the devil finds work for idle hands”… But let me tell you a more recent story about the time when being bored out of my mind set me on a path that would change my life for the better in ways I never dreamed possible.
It was a Saturday, just over 2 years ago, and I’d almost finished dredging through my email… hoping to see a nice “commission earned” email. At that point I was still approaching marketing like I was playing the lottery. I’d throw an affiliate link out there everywhere I could and pray someone would bite. As you can Imagine, there was no commission coming in that day.
Then, just as I was about to log off and turn on the TV, one headline in particular caught my eye. “Golden Nuggets and Giveaways!” it proclaimed and both sounded better than what was on TV that morning so I was intrigued to say the least. Apparently, there was an online seminar starting in just a few minutes, and a massive giveaway was to be held. Totally appealed to my mindset at the time so I quickly grabbed the conference room software and logged in, eager to see what was up for grabs.
Now, I’d always avoided online seminars, and quite frankly, contact of any kind with other marketers. I was really green at this point… clueless you might say, and I was scared to death that should anyone find out, they would broadcast to the world, “Don’t buy from him! He has no idea what he’s doing!” I also had a
suspicion that this was just going to be a cleverly disguised pitch session. But what I found when I logged in absolutely blew my mind.
Here was a rogues gallery of site owners, many of whom owned sites that I was promoting, hanging out, openly “talking shop” with anyone and everyone in the chat room. Finally there was a voice to go with the names and flashy photos and I couldn’t believe what they were saying. After the big giveaway was over, the room was opened up for questions and time after time, these folks were telling people NOT to promote their affiliate links. What?! these site owners, many of whom were six figure owners (or would be later that year as it turned out.) and while they admitted that they LOVED when we did promote their sites directly, they insisted that this simply was NOT the way to make a solid income online. This was the first of many “golden nuggets” that I would discover that day, and every Saturday since, without fail, I have been back in that room, picking up new tips, and now sharing a few of my own here and there.
In a nutshell, that single off the cuff decision to log in for that first seminar was a turning point. One That would eventually lead me from sweating it out in a restaurant to making a cozy full time income from home. I’m still in my pajamas as I type this and let me tell ya, this is what freedom feels like.
Oh oh oh.. I almost left out the best part of the story. That priceless seminar I attended, was literally, priceless, and still is to this day. All it took was a free membership at Affiliate Funnel. No upgrade required even. I guess they figured anyone who “gets it” would become a powerful asset to the company if they
learned to promote effectively. Now that’s just smart business.
Want to see what it can do for your business? Here’s the schedule…
When? : Saturdays at 12 noon EST – Saturday List Building Sessions (Four part series, restarts monthly. Catch pt1 this saturday.) Mondays at 8pm EST – Introductory sessions for new members of AF. Get off on the right foot building YOUR business.
Get the conference room software on the lessons page inside the member’s area and mark your calendars. Hope to see you there
A case of severe boredom changed my life… true story.
It was a Saturday, just over 2 years ago, and I’d almost finished dredging through my email… hoping to see a nice “commission earned” email. At that point I was still approaching marketing like I was playing the lottery. I’d throw an affiliate link out there everywhere I could and pray someone would bite. As you can Imagine, there was no commission coming in that day.
Then, just as I was about to log off and turn on the TV, one headline in particular caught my eye. “Golden Nuggets and Giveaways!” it proclaimed and both sounded better than what was on TV that morning so I was intrigued to say the least. Apparently, there was an online seminar starting in just a few minutes, and a massive giveaway was to be held. Totally appealed to my mindset at the time so I quickly grabbed the conference room software and logged in, eager to see what was up for grabs.
Now, I’d always avoided online seminars, and quite frankly, contact of any kind with other marketers. I was really green at this point… clueless you might say, and I was scared to death that should anyone find out, they would broadcast to the world, “Don’t buy from him! He has no idea what he’s doing!” I also had a
suspicion that this was just going to be a cleverly disguised pitch session. But what I found when I logged in absolutely blew my mind.
Here was a rogues gallery of site owners, many of whom owned sites that I was promoting, hanging out, openly “talking shop” with anyone and everyone in the chat room. Finally there was a voice to go with the names and flashy photos and I couldn’t believe what they were saying. After the big giveaway was over, the room was opened up for questions and time after time, these folks were telling people NOT to promote their affiliate links. What?! these site owners, many of whom were six figure owners (or would be later that year as it turned out.) and while they admitted that they LOVED when we did promote their sites directly, they insisted that this simply was NOT the way to make a solid income online. This was the first of many “golden nuggets” that I would discover that day, and every Saturday since, without fail, I have been back in that room, picking up new tips, and now sharing a few of my own here and there.
In a nutshell, that single off the cuff decision to log in for that first seminar was a turning point. One That would eventually lead me from sweating it out in a restaurant to making a cozy full time income from home. I’m still in my pajamas as I type this and let me tell ya, this is what freedom feels like.
Oh oh oh.. I almost left out the best part of the story. That priceless seminar I attended, was literally, priceless, and still is to this day. All it took was a free membership at Affiliate Funnel. No upgrade required even. I guess they figured anyone who “gets it” would become a powerful asset to the company if they
learned to promote effectively. Now that’s just smart business.
Want to see what it can do for your business? Here’s the schedule…
Where? :
AffiliateFunnel.com
When? :
Saturdays at 12 noon EST – Saturday List Building Sessions (Four part series, restarts monthly. Catch pt1 this saturday.)
Mondays at 8pm EST – Introductory sessions for new members of AF. Get off on the right foot building YOUR business.
Get the conference room software on the lessons page inside the member’s area and mark your calendars. Hope to see you there