How I Got Rich

That Sunday Night Feeling

Now that I am back working full-time some of the things I’d left behind are returning.

The main one is that Sunday night feeling where you know you have work the next day which is even worse after having some time off.  Last week I was off from work and was on holiday and today (Monday) is a public holiday so I am getting that Sunday night feeling a day late but it is just as strong if not stronger.  I am really fired up to do some affiliate marketing work but have lots of planning and preparation to do for the day job so can’t even do that!

I’ve set myself another goal which is to be earning £900 a month by the end of June which is about four months time.  This should be enough for me to quit the day job and go full-time again.

I plan to do this via my existing sites and the addition of one big site which I am yet to start.

Can it be done? Watch this space.

Back to Work, Full Time!

Well being a full-time affiliate again didn’t last long.  Less than a week later I have a new job but will be working full-time not part-time like before.  This means my time for affiliate marketing will be greatly reduced.  I wasn’t looking for work but something landed in my lap and was offered ito me and I am not in a position to turn work down so I will be starting next week.

Maybe this will spur me on and give me an incentive to put more effort into my affiliate marketing sites.  I must admit I had been getting lazy.  Around my previous job in England I still managed to put in quite a bit of effort into affiliate stuff and got to a level of earnings I have yet to go above (apart from Christmas) after trying affiliate marketing full-time for the past few months.

I’m setting myself the goal of writing four new product review pages/posts a day to one of my existing sites (rotating through the sites) and also adding one new product review page to each of my two big sites.

With the extra money coming in I will be reinvesting some of my profits from Internet marketing into my sites by buying content and looking into link building and how much that costs.  Anyone know any thing about that?

My long term goal is still to get from my current earnings of about 400 pound a month to 2,000 a month by the end of 2010.  Will I be able to do it?

Back to being a Full-Time Affiliate Marketer again

I have now finished my part-time contract I was on and am now back to being a full-time Internet marketer again.  I will be looking for a new job (hopefully part-time) as I am still earning bugger all from this lark but hopefully before I find one my fortunes will pick up.

Last month was amazing but this month has been back to normal and I think I will be lucky to clear £400 which is nowhere near enough.

I am starting to wonder at what point do you call it quits and admit that something isn’t going to work out for you and move onto something else?  I guess if I have another month without any rise in profits then I will have to have a long hard look at where I am.

First Post from my Home Office

Today I decided to setup an ‘office’ in the spare bedroom.  So far since we moved I’ve been working on the sofa in the living room which has been very comfy and I hadn’t even thought about moving until I had a look around the spare room today and realised it would be prefect for a little office.  It even has a desk in already!

So far I have just moved my laptop in but have plans to make it more office-y.  My progress has stalled over the past few months so I am hoping a change of scenery to a slightly more professional environment might help me stay motivated.

I plan to put in a whiteboard behind my laptop so I can write down ideas and targets and maybe even stick up a few inspiring images of a nice car, house or holiday destination.

There is no TV in here which is a good thing as it was too tempting to put it on during the day and watch some Premier League re-runs from the weekend or an old film.  Working in here should keep me focused and on track.  There is even air-con to keep me cool.

Things to get for my new office:

• whiteboard
• post it notes for ideas
• notepad (a paper one)
• speakers for my laptop
• money cat
• cool lamp

Where do you work from?  Purpose built office or wherever you lay your laptop?

As requested here are some photos.  It doesn’t look very inspiring yet but hopefully in a few weeks it should look more homely.

Going Full-Time

After a week off from any kind of work I am now starting my full-time assualt on the world of Internet affiliate marketing. To ensure no time is wasted I am going to make a timetable for each day and also do a work list for that day so I know what I should be doing at any given time.  The schedule for this week will look something like this but I will tweak it as necessary:

• 6.30: get up
• 7.00: have breakfast
• 7.30: check sales from previous day, check emails, tracking data and forums
• 8.00: Go to the gym, have a shower etc
• 9.00: Have some food and do task list for the day
• 9.30: Work!
• 12.30: Go for lunch
• 13.15: Go for a swin, sunbathe, read and learn a bit of Thai
• 14.00: Work some more
• 15.00: Chores and non-am related tasks
• 16.00: End of day

Not a very stressful day with only four hours of actual work but if I am focused and consistent I think I should be ok.  I’m not adverse to working extra hours outside of this and on the weekends and this will be my minimum workload to ensure I get the basics done.

I am currently doing about £450 a month so will be looking to improve this with extra hours I am putting in.

Update: I didn’t do the 13.15 swim, read & learn Thai bit and worked instead.   I wrote out what I wanted to do that day and didn’t get anywhere near finishing it.  I don’t think four hours is enough really.

Giving up the Day Job

Friday was my last day of work and I am now unemployed so I guess that makes me a full-time affiliate marketer!

I’m only earning (from affiliate marketing) about a third of the monthly take home pay I was getting from my job so I can’t say my affiliate marketing earnings  have allowed me to give up the day job.

I’m off on my travels next week so I am hoping the £400 I am making from affiliate marketing a month (plus my final paycheck, returned deposit from flat, etc) will allow me to  give affiliate marketing a go full-time.

My goal is to be making £2,000 per month from affiliate marketing by the time I return to England as I believe this will be enough for me to go full-time in England.  Wish me luck!

PS It feels good staying up until 11.30 on a Sunday night and not have to worry about getting up for work the following day.