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First sale

baileyjb

Published on September 11, 2018

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First sale

I just checked my Amazon Affiliate page and was very surprised to see that I had two sales yesterday! My site is just five weeks old, and I wasn't expecting to see results so soon. This has really made my day and given me more motivation to keep working. The commission is small for the countless hours I have put in, but as we all have to learn that is just part of starting a business.

Frankly, the $5 I have made in the last five weeks means so much more to me than any $5 I could make in half an hour of unskilled labor. The fact that I am building something profitable from my own experience and skills feels amazing. I was motivated by sheer faith in the beginning, but now I have proof that this works and is worth my time. I believe there is no limit to how much my earnings can grow from here.

For anyone who is new and doubting whether you can make this work, just follow the training and give it a chance. Yes, you have to make an investment up front, but nothing in life is worth doing unless there is a risk involved. You won't know what you can accomplish until you try!

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