This is bollocks. My wife's ace.
Although that said... she is asian. Brown booty rules. :rasta:
Any newbies with a family?
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This is bollocks. My wife's ace.
Although that said... she is asian. Brown booty rules. :rasta:
I have a wife, two daughters, three cats and two dogs. And two mortgages. And a full time job, a half time job and I'm looking for ways to make even more money 
I remind myself of that old Jamaican skit on SNL. "I've been working sixteen jobs since 4AM!"
I remind myself of that old Jamaican skit on SNL. "I've been working sixteen jobs since 4AM!"
I am 22, just married, and our daughter is 2 1/2. We have a house and basically are living like we are in our 30s. Sometimes we forget that we are still really young. We are very family oriented.
I just started my site a few months back, and affiliate marketing about 2 months. So far I have made about $200 in affiliate marketing. Not much, but it is a decent start. My advice is to keep reading,learning, and trying hard. Ensure you don't just blow all your money because it is really easy to click and add more money. You just don't want to feel it later. Starting off, you are lucky if you stay breaking even, and even luckier if you make money. You have to start your campaign, blow money on wasted click to get the right keyword list. Then scale the campaign and profit, if it is even able to be profited. Some campaigns fail for you no matter what. Just be careful with how much you are blowing and remember you aren't a super affiliate able to blow thousands on a test campaign. As long as you learn as you are going, and learn from your mistakes, you should be alright.
That said, track all your damn campaigns and converting keywords. It will be very hard doing this blind. Also make sure you leave time for your family. If you spend 100% of your spare time on the computer, it could stress your family life. Your kids need you as well.
I balance a hell of a full time job. It is very stressful and physical. It rotates between days and nights, and is 12 hour shifts. I work like 4 days on nights, have 2 days off, work 3 days of days, 3 days off, 3 days on nights, 2 days off, then work 4 days of days. I ensure that I spend time with my daughter as she is at a very crucial stage in her life. Also my wife works 2nd shift, 3-11:30. After she gets off work I usually stay up a little with her and watch tv and have a snack with her. I also ensure to spend some time with her before she goes to work.
Just don't ignore your family. The extra money is not worth it if you don't have someone to share it with. I would rather be dirt poor than filthy rich and alone.
My long term goal is for the both of us to not have to work, and have everything paid for. My goal right now is to see my first $100 day, and then make it consistant. If I could do about $1000 a week constant, I could pay off our Jeep payment and my student loans. Then keep doing that and save it up. Eventually pay off our house. I am not looking to make millions, but a nice extra income would be a blessing.
I just started my site a few months back, and affiliate marketing about 2 months. So far I have made about $200 in affiliate marketing. Not much, but it is a decent start. My advice is to keep reading,learning, and trying hard. Ensure you don't just blow all your money because it is really easy to click and add more money. You just don't want to feel it later. Starting off, you are lucky if you stay breaking even, and even luckier if you make money. You have to start your campaign, blow money on wasted click to get the right keyword list. Then scale the campaign and profit, if it is even able to be profited. Some campaigns fail for you no matter what. Just be careful with how much you are blowing and remember you aren't a super affiliate able to blow thousands on a test campaign. As long as you learn as you are going, and learn from your mistakes, you should be alright.
That said, track all your damn campaigns and converting keywords. It will be very hard doing this blind. Also make sure you leave time for your family. If you spend 100% of your spare time on the computer, it could stress your family life. Your kids need you as well.
I balance a hell of a full time job. It is very stressful and physical. It rotates between days and nights, and is 12 hour shifts. I work like 4 days on nights, have 2 days off, work 3 days of days, 3 days off, 3 days on nights, 2 days off, then work 4 days of days. I ensure that I spend time with my daughter as she is at a very crucial stage in her life. Also my wife works 2nd shift, 3-11:30. After she gets off work I usually stay up a little with her and watch tv and have a snack with her. I also ensure to spend some time with her before she goes to work.
Just don't ignore your family. The extra money is not worth it if you don't have someone to share it with. I would rather be dirt poor than filthy rich and alone.
My long term goal is for the both of us to not have to work, and have everything paid for. My goal right now is to see my first $100 day, and then make it consistant. If I could do about $1000 a week constant, I could pay off our Jeep payment and my student loans. Then keep doing that and save it up. Eventually pay off our house. I am not looking to make millions, but a nice extra income would be a blessing.
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Hey, remember the thread where I grossed out all the kids by talking about how hot pregnant women are? You were, if my math is right, pregnant at the time! Heh. So was my wife. Heh. Breeders are teh hawt.
Seriously, all the best on the incoming baby turbo.
Frank
/seriously, preggers are hawt
Hey, remember the thread where I grossed out all the kids by talking about how hot pregnant women are? You were, if my math is right, pregnant at the time! Heh. So was my wife. Heh. Breeders are teh hawt.
Seriously, all the best on the incoming baby turbo.
Frank
/seriously, preggers are hawt
Frank:
No shit. With the birth of my first kid, suddenly pregnant women and young mothers were suddenly hotter than the young girls I was attracted to previously. I could never explain it, I just enjoyed taking my kid to daycare and to play dates a lot more than I should have
No shit. With the birth of my first kid, suddenly pregnant women and young mothers were suddenly hotter than the young girls I was attracted to previously. I could never explain it, I just enjoyed taking my kid to daycare and to play dates a lot more than I should have
Two kids here. Currently, I'd like to find a supplement income to fill the void left by my employers less-than-desirable pay.
Maybe if I find a niche, I can grow it further, and quit my job.... time will tell I guess.
Maybe if I find a niche, I can grow it further, and quit my job.... time will tell I guess.
A friend sms me today: "Tell me... How can I make money?"
I’ll give you the same answer as I gave him.
Easy/simple product. (Move fast, be flexible)
Huge demand for your product/service. (Market needs)
Access to huge number of customers/Touch the hearts of millions (Leadership)
Exponential growth. (Leverage)
Can be maintained while you are not around. (Retire young)
Build it for long term. (Vision)
Build relationships with your customers (Legacy)
But most important of all:
Be passionate about it and stay focus!
With passion and focus, you will break any barriers.
Then, and only then, people will follow and support you.
I’ll give you the same answer as I gave him.
Easy/simple product. (Move fast, be flexible)
Huge demand for your product/service. (Market needs)
Access to huge number of customers/Touch the hearts of millions (Leadership)
Exponential growth. (Leverage)
Can be maintained while you are not around. (Retire young)
Build it for long term. (Vision)
Build relationships with your customers (Legacy)
But most important of all:
Be passionate about it and stay focus!
With passion and focus, you will break any barriers.
Then, and only then, people will follow and support you.
Fiance for 11 years + 2 kids. Just had the second one 2 weeks ago. I've been working from home for 2 years. Decided its time to do it on my own and quit my $78k/year gig doing programming. Did it fulltime for myself instead. Scary few months, but necessary.
I've *known* about aff marketing for years, but never knew about the PPC side of it. We used to buy tons of shit through our CJ account for ourselves, just to save some $. When I saw the light about PPC I jumped on and now I'm doing AM full time, supporting our family just fine. We live comfortably. Not "just getting by".
Always have a fallback. For me, I can get a high paying PHP gig within hours. I know if AM tanks on me tomorrow, I have back up. Without backup, I probably wouldn't be so aggressive with spending $ like I am now. I literally treat it like monopoly money but it works.
HTH, good luck...
I've *known* about aff marketing for years, but never knew about the PPC side of it. We used to buy tons of shit through our CJ account for ourselves, just to save some $. When I saw the light about PPC I jumped on and now I'm doing AM full time, supporting our family just fine. We live comfortably. Not "just getting by".
Always have a fallback. For me, I can get a high paying PHP gig within hours. I know if AM tanks on me tomorrow, I have back up. Without backup, I probably wouldn't be so aggressive with spending $ like I am now. I literally treat it like monopoly money but it works.
HTH, good luck...
I have a 1 year old & Im a ''chic with long term vision'' but although finding time can be hard sometimes, I'm finding ways to manage quite well. I have IM podcasts on my iPod for when I take my boy for a walk. I have lots of good articles printed off that I can read whenever I get a spare few minutes, either out and about or having a cup of tea.
I have a notepad with me at all times, to either write down ideas or plan strategies for my next project. I probably don't do as much housework as I should but I try to balance out PC time with housework while my son is asleep and that's when I crack on with anything I've got pending in my notebook. I started in March and have made $600. I've probably spent that on domains and hosting but at least I can see the potential.
My boyfriend doesn't really have any interest in what I do but he likes the fact I leave him in peace to watch TV! I'd agree that it's important not to overwork, quality time with your family will always be more important than making a quick buck.
I have a notepad with me at all times, to either write down ideas or plan strategies for my next project. I probably don't do as much housework as I should but I try to balance out PC time with housework while my son is asleep and that's when I crack on with anything I've got pending in my notebook. I started in March and have made $600. I've probably spent that on domains and hosting but at least I can see the potential.
My boyfriend doesn't really have any interest in what I do but he likes the fact I leave him in peace to watch TV! I'd agree that it's important not to overwork, quality time with your family will always be more important than making a quick buck.
nice thread.......me too a newbie with a family...a wife and a 2 month old son.......on my own.....nobody understands what i am doing and no use making them understand........so now i have decided not to talk abt work...........just show them the paycheck and things will b fine.......this is my full time job.....started earning some money.........still new and looking to focus on one thing at a time and get settled...........
I think his period gets stuck........................................................................................................................
Blackouts
I find I often have "blackouts" where I simply cannot do any Internet stuff for days because life has become hectic (baby sick or not sleeping, wife exhausted, or some other problem).
These are very frustrating because I feel I lose pace and track. But Firefox's ability to reopen all the sites I was on helps a wee bit.
I find I often have "blackouts" where I simply cannot do any Internet stuff for days because life has become hectic (baby sick or not sleeping, wife exhausted, or some other problem).
These are very frustrating because I feel I lose pace and track. But Firefox's ability to reopen all the sites I was on helps a wee bit.
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