You Might Think Im Crazy-Im Just Honest
Well gang I just wanted to touch base and let you know what my title on this post means.
As I look around the community I see several people doing really well and many are making a great deal of money. I think that is so great and I am so happy for those people.
However as a member of Wealthy Affiliate I think its fair for me to tell everyone what I expect out of my opportunity and what I would be happy with.
Okay before this just remember I absolutely am not crazy.
First off you should know that I am pretty sure no matter how good things go I will not be quitting my day job. I work for the Federal Government of Canada and lets just say the money is okay (not great) but the benefits and the pension are absolutely to die for and that is free money into my retirement savings every single pay check.
I have been around when the bottom fell out of an internet business where myself and my business partner went from making about $12000 a month to overnight making less that $400 a month combined.
I am working my business at a pace that works for me. I am making a little money. I am not making what I want yet. But here is what the entire article is getting at.
I will be absolutely happy making a couple grand extra a month. This would help pay for some things in life that are a little harder to attain. We do but this would help. The biggest thing it would help is so that we could travel a lot more.
Of course if my business starts making more than that I'm not going to turn it away but lets just say I am not and will not be relying on my affiliate marketing business to pay the bills.
I know many of you are going to have an opinion on what I just wrote and that's great because I would love to hear every single opinion.
Also don't take this the wrong way. I support every single person who wants to make a living out of affiliate marketing or any variety from anything they have learned through Wealthy Affiliate.
I just wanted to write an honest article about where I want to be and what I want to do.
Let me know what you honestly expect out of your affiliate marketing career.
Dale
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I'm in the Royal Canadian Navy and I get where you're coming from. (Benefits and perks are pretty damn sweet if you ask me! Pension... not so much.) Not sure where I'll be yet, but if the stuff after my training gets pretty cool I might stay in a bit longer. (After all, I want to become a submariner!) If not, I'll serve my last two obligatory years before looking for another career in the civilian sector while I work on this on the side. I'm nearly 10 years in already! 5 Reserve, almost 5 Regular Force; I think that's saying I've done my service to my country. Or maybe I'll attempt at full time streaming. It's always something I wanted to do.
I'm in this so I can learn stuff and get to be financially independent. The only way I can do that is that I learn more skills to be marketable and have a helluva time doing it. The money's a nice perk after all!
Absolutely. Everyone has their stories and I love hearing them and thats why I write these posts for other members to engage.
Dale
Medical insurance is a huge deal, and virtually unattainable unless you have an employer that provides it for their employees. Unfortunately, employers cut people hour so they would not have to pay for their medical insurance. Other employees were just laid off and left with nothing, paycheck or benefits. I understand why you would not leave your employer.
sandy
There are all kinds of factors that people make decisions based on. I am lucky to live in a great country an that helps me with a lot of my decisions.
Great perspective, Dale. Not everyone wants to give up their day job for an internet career. Well said (and I luuurve that image!).
As for me... I would like to make this my career and earn more than I have with any other career. Not just through affiliate marketing, I'll be creating my own products and services too.
I know the potential and it is a great way to earn a living. I also know there are several ways. I will always be moving forward an will always continue to earn online.
Hi, Dale, you always have an interesting way to tell things, I do not think you're crazy, of course not! well, what I really expect from affiliate marketing, making money, obviously! but in reality, I've been so busy to build and maintain, my website, being active with social media, writing but not enough according to the standard, that I forget to focus on the big picture! making money!
I need to learn how to write faster, to make it I guess!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Jacqueline
As long as you move forward and do the training inside of Wealthy Affiliate then you will make money. Everyone does it at a different pace and thats okay.
My ultimate goal is to maximize my earning potential in all my endeavors. I have seen way too many times where a 'healthy" person becomes ill and there savings dwindle away because they are not able to work. Not to mention medical insurance is not free in the US . The last thing anyone should worry about when they are ill is paying bills and medical expenses. But the reality is that is what people worry about the most when they become ill. Even more so when they have a family to support. I wanted to make money in sickness and in health, as long as I am living.
I get what you are saying and believe me a lot of the money I make online goes into savings. The only thing I would spend it on would be traveling or emergencies.
Nope, I do not think you are crazy at all. If anything that means most of us are a little wacked out. Seriously, we live in the danger zone, not the comfort zone. Only us chosen few can do what we do, everyone else is comfortable where they are.
Success may be a relative term, but it's a relative I want to be closer to!
Cheers to your success
Azalea
I was in a great comfort zone that for me turned into a danger zone over night. I do know the potential and thats why I came back and am here to stay for a long time.
Ideally I would like to make a full time income with my affiliate marketing business.
I have an excellent job now and most people would say I was crazy, but it is my goal.
I will probably never give up corporate life because the money is very good, but I just don't love it. In fact it can be pretty stressful and at the end of day I want to be at home with my kids.
Everyone will have different goals and different reasons for wanting to be here :)
I would love to be able to have the choice.
I guess you are right about the choice but I know I would have to have a huge nest egg to ever leave what I am doing.
I had a teacher when I was in Primary School that always said that "honesty is the best policy". Your plans for you would work for you.
Yes they will . I will reiterate if I end up making crazy coin that would be great but right now I know my focus and my goals and for me I know that is realistic.
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No, I don't think you are crazy. Almost my entire family is employed with the government. So, I definitely know how great their benefits are.
I personally am married to a disabled veteran who has been medically retired since 26. That's great in all because I get to see my spouse every day and he gets medical benefits for free. While the family gets medical at 75% discount but no dental or eye.
So, my entire goal is to just make enough extra money to pay off bills, afford dental and eye insurance and plus spend on traveling and more. I don't think I wishing for much. My goal is to at least pull in an additional 4375.00. If I go beyond, that it would be great but, I certainly do not want to create more work on myself. As I have not worked in 9 years. So, right now I feel like I am working a full-time job.
Of course, I know this is what it takes to build a business. On the other hand, I do not want to create a job for myself that I didn't need in the first place. You, know what I'm saying?
Oh yeah, another goal is to learn how to make money online with affiliate marketing so, I can teach my kids how to do the same. If they choose to work for themselves.
Other than that I am enjoying the community and all the learning that I have learned. So, I don't think you are crazy. I think you make a lot of sense. By the way, I love that image. I have that same lady on my website...lol
See how great Wealthy Affiliate is. It helps people in more ways then most of us ever talk about. This is something that Kyle and Carson should be personally very proud of because at the end of the day they are helping to change lives in so many ways.
Dale
Yes, Dale it does help us in so many ways. Thank you, so much for sharing this post.