Can Truck Drivers Make Money With Affiliate Marketing?

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I know for a fact that once you get home at the end of a shift, all you really have time for is having a shower, eating a decent meal, and sleeping till you go through it all again the next day. Spending time with loved ones is exceptionally hard. Trust me, I know, as I’ve been there.

Being a trucker is actually a nice job. However, there are some drawbacks. The hours are anti-social and extremely long, with no time for anything at all. This sort of work was not financially satisfying enough for the hours I was trying to put in, and as a father and husband, my work-life balance continued to suffer. It got to the point where I said, “Enough!”

I couldn’t just leave my job because I had bills to pay, so I had to scour the internet using the most common Google searches, including “Make Extra Money On The Side,” “Earn An Additional Income,” and “Quit Your Day Job Living The Laptop Lifestyle!”

We’ve all been there, and I’ll say it again: I share your pain. Sadly for me, I fell victim to the new toy syndrome at the time, being duped by many gurus who promised me that I’d be earning a profit in 10 minutes and would be able to give up my job in a month. How silly was I?

I tried a variety of schemes, including some that were legitimate, such as Forex trading, Network Marketing, Crypto, Surveys, Teaching, Virtual Assistant, and eBay selling. All of these ideas and efforts did not bear fruit and were discarded.

You don’t have to carry on living like this.

I had to cope with my wife’s scepticism because she thought I was wasting my energy because of my previous ventures, but after finding Affiliate Marketing, I told her that of all of the previous businesses I tried, none of them made me feel the way Affiliate Marketing did. It did turn out to be the right decision, thanks to my wife’s love and support. I faced the same stress from other family members and friends, but I was able to persuade them to believe what I was doing.

What separates the next opportunity? This is a great question, and I’ve been asked it a few times. Since pursuing my enthusiasm in affiliate marketing, I’ve had the chance to build my business, do something I enjoy online in a niche that I’m passionate about, and help people in the process. It’s a win-win situation.

Making my first online commission was the tipping point for me, and I’ve never looked back. I’ve learned a lot along the way and will keep growing. This is something I’ve never experienced in my previous online ventures, which is why I prioritize affiliate marketing. I’m currently trucking only part time now due to affiliate marketing. However, I will eventually be able to retire from my job in the near future when ready.

Stuck in the truck driving pit

It’s not that I disliked truck driving. It was actually enjoyable for me. But I knew I didn’t want to spend the rest of my life driving a truck. I’d have to find another job eventually. There was just one problem...

I didn’t have time to apply for other jobs because I was on the road for at least 12 hours a day. When my shift finished, all I wanted to do was rest, see my friends and family. I had no desire to spend my free time attending interviews. That’s what I refer to as the “truck driving pit.” They hold you when you’re in since trucking consumes every single individual.

You need an exit plan.

The excellent thing is that truckers can make money online in a simple way. Can truck drivers make money with affiliate marketing? Absolutely! Just keep reading on to find out more.

It’s not a get-rich-quick scheme like you see on the internet all the time. This is a legitimate business in which millions of people (not just truckers) make money by placing their affiliate links on websites.

What’s the best part? To begin earning, you do not need to understand anything high-tech or have any professional business training.

This is an incredible job for truck drivers for four reasons:

  • This is something you can do in your spare moments, such as while you are n your break, or when you are on a bay being loaded or unloaded.
  • All you need now is a laptop as well as internet access to get started. Get a good mobile data plan and use your phone as a mobile hotspot.
  • The startup cost is extremely low, costing only a few hundred dollars during your first year of business.
  • The business is simple to grasp and carry out. Just follow the step-by-step training!

Don’t reach the point at which you lose your job or are injured and have to figure out how to transfer into a new career. Begin making the transition now, and then switch careers on your own terms.

And furthermore, the nice part about starting an online business is that you’re doing it while working. This is the type of work you can do in the evening, on weekends, and on days off, allowing you to keep your regular job while running your online business.

You’ve got no excuses for saying you don’t have the time!

Assume you’re at a loading bay for a couple of hours.

Instead of becoming frustrated wasting your life away, learn how to begin with affiliate marketing and concentrate on building your own affiliate marketing business while you’re at it.

In case you’re unfamiliar, affiliate marketing is the practice of marketing the products of other companies in exchange for compensation when a sale is produced as a consequence of your efforts. Click HERE to read my article on affiliate marketing.

It is entirely up to you to make the efforts and how you proceed with them. Creating a website on which you write articles and post content about a specific topic is one of the most common ways to start. This is known as a niche. You also don’t need to be tech savvy to build your own website these days either.

There are a few things you should be aware of when starting your affiliate marketing business.

Affiliate marketing is a legitimate business. Take it very seriously and approach it as a business. As with any business venture, there will be several things you have to understand and then start doing continuously.

Understand and learn the basics, and put in the effort to make it work. This will take some time before you see meaningful results. How long does it take? It all varies depending on you. If you do everything that you can and work very hard, it will take 3-6 months before you start earning a single penny, as your website is still too new for Google. After another 6 to 12 months of work, you could perhaps begin to see considerable financial progress within that timespan. So, please be patient and trust the process.

The simplest option is to join Wealthy Affiliate, where you will receive a comprehensive training programme, excellent resources, and a large community of support.

The other way is to try to piece by piece everything together on your own using Google searches, YouTube, a few eBooks, and a lot of trial and error. That process needs far more time and hassle, and I do not suggest it. Wealthy Affiliate is a far superior option. But, in the end, you must decide how to obtain it. Just keep in mind that you’ll need to learn a lot of new things to really be successful in this industry.

Thanks for reading.


Oliver

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Very well stated, breathe of fresh perspectivetoothers who want to work online

This is a very compelling post, Oliver! You are so right, my friend!

Jeff

Thanks Jeffrey

You're very welcome, Oliver!

Jeff

Hi Oliver, I know of at least 2 guys who are doing well with this in WA who are former/existing truckers. So believe me, this is very possible for people in this field. And mix that in with the fact that you have natural content creation skills for this, and I am sure you will rise to be the next success story in this.

Thanks my friend. Not having many bites to yet with sales but I think that's to do not really gasping how to get a grip with keyword research at the moment

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