| I would have loved to retire early. Instead, here I | | | | and computer software. When they get an order, |
| am, over 70, and still working three days a week. | | | | the product is delivered directly to the buyer. I never |
| Most of my friends, family and neighbors my age | | | | handle a product or deal with customer service. With |
| retired years ago. So what went wrong? Well, it's | | | | just 10 tears in business they have paid out over $1.4 |
| mostly because I made some bad career decisions | | | | Billion in commissions to affiliates and royalties to |
| over my lifetime. Actually I could be working five | | | | authors. Signing on as an affiliate with CB is FREE. |
| days a week, but I told my employer I needed to | | | | 2. Next, I checked out some of the products |
| cut back. | | | | available. There are more scientific ways to decide |
| I worked full time for someone, somewhere for over | | | | but that comes after learning about keyword |
| 50 years. I paid my dues many times over. So they | | | | searches, finding niches, etc. But I took a shortcut. I |
| let me cut my hours. I like to think that I can still give | | | | decided I would market things I was familiar with: |
| them a good job--just not as often. | | | | Photography and natural cures (I have high blood |
| You see...I had a dream. I'll retire at 50...or maybe 55. | | | | pressure). I contacted the authors through CB and |
| Well 60 wouldn't be too bad, but then I turned 65 | | | | was given a "Hop Link." More on that in No. 3 |
| with no hope on the horizon. Finally hope was | | | | below.Signing on with e-book authors was FREE. |
| restored and that's what I want to share with you. | | | | 3. The final step requires a little creative work. |
| So, am I some sort of philanthropist? No...but a boom | | | | Anything worth having is worth working for. The idea |
| is about to overtake the Internet. The Federal Trade | | | | with this step is to direct potential buyers--people |
| Commission has finally adopted rules that is cleaning | | | | searching on Google, Yahoo, Bing and other search |
| out the scumbags that have been raking in millions | | | | engines for information on photography or cures |
| selling crap. They use phony testimonials, empty | | | | (other than prescription drugs) for high blood |
| promises--you name it--they have been doing it. | | | | pressure. To do this I write articles on these subjects |
| Getting into Internet Marketing now is like getting in | | | | and I post them on article directories and ezines. |
| on the ground floor! Once the riff-raff are all shut | | | | Step No. 3 is also FREE. |
| down, decent, honest hardworking folks will be able | | | | Is there any of these three steps that you CAN'T |
| to prosper. The competition I see building up will only | | | | see yourself doing? |
| make me and you work a little harder. | | | | When folks like you search a topic, the search |
| Are you familiar with the term "passive income?" | | | | engines look for the "Key words" being searched |
| Some of you may already have it. You see the stock | | | | throughout the Internet. Some of these search |
| dividends roll in. You smile as your IRA or 401k starts | | | | engines look at article directories like where you |
| to swell. WHAT? That isn't happening? | | | | found this article. If the searcher finds enough good |
| I learned that I could develop a passive income, even | | | | content in the article he will most likely want more |
| at my age. And that I could do it with NO | | | | information. This is where the "Hop Link" comes in. |
| out-of-pocket expense. Sounds too good to be true, | | | | The searcher clicks on the link, which is like a coded |
| doesn't it? I don't blame you if you are skeptical. I | | | | message that tells ClickBank who should get a |
| was too when I first began to research Internet | | | | commission if a sale is made. Many authors offer |
| Marketing. But what I encountered over the first | | | | commissions of from 50-75%. |
| couple of months was that most of the FANTASTIC | | | | Now have you been keeping tabs on how much this |
| OPPORTUNITIES only benefited the scammers that | | | | costs to be an affiliate marketer? Let's see: 0 + 0 + |
| were selling them. I learned some tough, expensive | | | | 0 = 0. See, there is a way to make money or |
| lessons during my "Trial Period." | | | | develop a passive income--whichever term turns you |
| I learned that the people selling those Get-Rich-Quick | | | | on. You can get started for just the cost of the |
| schemes probably were getting rich on the backs of | | | | electricity to run your computer. |
| us newcomers. So I did more research, I signed up | | | | But in time you will want to create websites, maybe |
| for free newsletters, I read the blogs, downloaded | | | | use some PayPerClick (PPC) advertising and set up |
| one tip after another (and still do if it's free) and the | | | | autoresponders and more. But all of that will cost a |
| pieces of the Internet Marketing puzzle began to fit | | | | bit more. For example: some article posting sites will |
| together. With this one article, I hope I can show | | | | not permit you to put a "Direct Affiliate" link in your |
| you how to retire early by developing a passive | | | | article. |
| income from the Internet. | | | | So you have to set up your own website to |
| A couple of months back I received a free video tip | | | | re-direct the searcher to ClickBank. |
| from a really nice chap--a very successful Internet | | | | OOPS! I nearly forgot the lady who did everything |
| Marketer. The title of the video was, "She Did | | | | wrong. Her way of affiliate marketing was to register |
| Everything Wrong, and Still Made $100,000 Her First | | | | as an affiliate with several different sources, write |
| Year." Long title, short message. This woman began | | | | really good, high content articles and post them on |
| a part of Internet Marketing called "Affiliate | | | | just a couple of article sites. The Internet GURUs say |
| Marketing." | | | | this is crazy. You need to write and post hundreds of |
| Before I tell you what SHE did wrong, I'll explain a | | | | articles on dozens of article sites, build a list of e-mail |
| little bit about affiliate Marketing. This is what I did to | | | | addresses, run Google PPC ads on all of your |
| get my passive income started. So far it's working: | | | | websites, etc. Well, I like the simplicity of the way |
| 1. To become an affiliate marketer I signed up with | | | | she is building her business and that's what I'm doing |
| CB is one of the largest businesses of its kind. They | | | | too. |
| sell electronic products--electronic books (e-books) | | | | |