A quick update in the hope that I can inspire and encourage anyone that has moments where they feel like giving up.I'm sure you have had moments where you thought that you may as well start looking for a 'real' job. I started last year in September, with my gardening blog, and I had so many hopes and dreams for the future. I was going to be a full time blogger, earning from home, doing what I love doing for a living. Reality was differentBut as many as you know, this life can be very hard. So m

I'm making headway! My last post was about how I made my first affiliate sale on my gardening blog. It was a very small amount but I was over the moon! I know that if I made that one small sale, more sales would be possible.Well, I can update you now and confirm that affiliate marketing does work! I have now had more sales for the same affiliate link!So I just want to post this to encourage everybody who is just starting out. If I can do this, so can you!I use affiliate programs like Awin, Webg

Today I got my first ever affiliate sale!I only started blogging about 2/3 months ago and it's only in the last 2 weeks that I have been adding affiliate links to my blog. I use a mix of programs, mainly Amazon affiliates but also Awin and Webgains.My blog is about gardening, so at the moment there aren't too many high value items advertised, but I'm not expecting to make any sales for a few months. For now I'm just filling up my blog with content and learning how to place affiliate ads into my

I've been following the training for a while now and I must say I have learned so much in a very short time. I love how the training walks you through everything. It really makes it easy for those of us who are complete beginners.I had already started a blog shortly before I joined WA, but I really didn't know what I was doing. I love gardening and I'm a very positive person, so I thought I'd combine the two and start a blog. Somebody said, "write about something that you can't stop talking abo