Way back in 2009 I was just learning about Affiliate Marketing. I read, studied, started a blog on blogger which, still exists today. It is called, https://networkingink.blogspot.com and every so often I log into it just to look at it and tell myself, "I did that". I started getting some pretty good traffic but I hit a wall and I didn't have the money or the self dicipline to push it forward. Effectively I gave up and looked for greener patures.
My focus changed and I tried my hand at network marketing, in fact I really dedicated a huge amount of time and money to make it work but unfortunately, it just was not suited for me. Don't get me wrong, network marketing works or it would not exist but, there are those it works for and those it does not and I am a does not.
I do have a huge passion for all things technical and I have a huge passion for crafts. I absolutely love making things and I absolutely love making technical things work and figuring out the challenges that come with technology.
Today as of this writing is the year 2019. Over the years since 2009 I have played around with affiliate marketing but I just did not stay dedicated. I have finally figured out that there is a certain amount of fear associated with having a blog that has the potential for creating a income. I am growing and learning that I have a fear of rejection with my blog, and a fear of failure. But most of all I have a fear of success and living up to what I think my readers will want.
The other challenge that I seem to be having as of today is exactly how to engage in the selling process online. I am an affiliate of a few services but I am finding that becasue I don't have much traffic I am declined by many affiliate programs.
I have decided that I will not give up so I'm forging ahead and you can watch my journey as I forge.
So that comes to what is this website about and what is it for?
Like many of you, my life was dedicated to my job and family. Granted my job was pretty stressful and like many, I was sleep deprived but I loved my job and I worked hard.
I was forced out of my job when it was outsourced to another country. Since then, I have not been able to secure another source of income that is satisfactory.
I had 20+ years experience in my field of work and now as a woman over 50 and I am finding that the current economy is catering to the younger 25 to 38 age group when it comes to jobs.
This kind of demographic exist for many people that are near or over 50. The need to create an alternative or supplemental income is necessary and that is what this site is all about. This site is about what baby boomers are doing to survive, to create a income that give them a life that is better than poverty. Very few baby boomers had jobs with pensions and must rely on what they accumulated through 401k and the pittance of social security that they might get. As a result many are opening a business online or offline. This site is about learning what others are doing and finding about their story.
My hope is, to help myself and others to achieve an alternative/supplemental income without taking away from my lifestyle and without being forced to take a job that pays significantly less.
I have been told, that it all comes down to sweat equity and doing the work. If you are willing to do the work you will be successful.
So, that is my story. I want you to know that that I do try and earn small amounts of money from this website as a affiliate. I share how I am doing affiliate marketing and if you want to know more about affiliate marketing as a means of earning a little bit then hang around. Know that anything you may purchase is not inflated in price and is the same price if you had located the same product. Let me thank you in advance if you should make a purchase because you are helping others to develop a alternative income. Feel free to subscribe and visit often to learn about what I am doing.
So, here goes....