Follow Along Fashion Blog Affiliate Journey 2023 (stopped)

[Graybeard]

When you make enough money to get noticed, or;
more likely a competitor in the program makes a complaint, alerting them to the terms violation:

Nothing is illegal until you get caught --a lawyer I dealt with used to say to me.
The program will cut your balls off by closing your account.
All your work is in vain then. You lose and there is no appeal.

Years ago people used to just stuff Amazon cookies on web traffic and make money off all the other affiliates as well Amazon's own customers. Now Amazon can auto-detect that act and will close accounts and sometimes sue for damages.

Just use the API --or just pay for a WordPress Amazon Marketing plugin to do it for you.

 

[T J Tutor]

I think it would have been a good option to add a third choice of "Maybe", or possibly used a chance of 0% to 100%.

 

[T J Tutor]

will need to widen the net to include some CPL for repairs and major improvement sales.

That is an important segment to include. makes for a much wider field. That's the thing I always to come back to as well. Once you can find your footing with a good affiliate program, then the sky's the limit because like a good TV series the spinoffs can be just as lucrative.

4 of those a month (1 a week) would go a long way toward being worth the time and effort.

Another great thing with an affiliate program is that getting a base to scale from makes it almost stress free. Get a basic return to cover the costs and the whole thing can be continually customized in so many directions and tested in an abundance of variations for second, third , and fourth funnels with the same offer.

With affiliate programs there are fewer competitors, but the ones you have are generally prolific and capable. I prefer that environment over the more traditional CPA pay per click competitors because the latter is far more inundated with scammers, blackhatters, and newbies. In general, the latter is a far less sophisticated crowd. I don't mean to be disrespectful, but I am just pointing out that affiliate programs tend to bring a higher function and less drama (IMO of course).

 

[Graybeard]

use google 'wordpress amazon api plugin'

amazon affiliate wordpress api at DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo. Privacy, Simplified.

duckduckgo.com

Stop using word press and code the api.
Best solution in the long run

 

[Honeybadger]

TJ
good suggestions
ive added maybe
and allow voters to change their choice

 

[Honeybadger]

have been very ill this week

Influenza (seasonal)

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Seasonal influenza is characterized by a sudden onset of fever, cough (usually dry), headache, muscle and joint pain, severe malaise (feeling unwell), sore throat and a runny nose. The cough can be severe and can last two or more weeks.

so all of the above
thats why no updates

 

[Graybeard]

Your limits are only the ones you place on yourself.

 

[Honeybadger]

hittin it hard
2 ibuprofen every 4 hours
ginger honey & lemon tea
gargling salt water
1 liter water every hour
sliced orange
zinc tablets

 

[T J Tutor]

have been very ill this week

Feel better my fiend. Rest really is an important element.

 

[Honeybadger]

thinkin it might be time
to buy established property
website, instragram account, youtube channel
then go ahead and monetize
havent got the motivation to build right now
but id need 5 grand to buy something good

 

[T J Tutor]

thinkin it might be time
to buy established property

Interesting. I've never done this. Love to see how that works out.

 

[Graybeard]

He's a 'specialist' from Louisville, KY

>>> Is TraQline just survey based data?
No. The core of the TraQline data comes straight from the people who buy your products – the consumers. These consumers are selected to be demographically and geographically representative of the US population – all 15 million members in our panels. We understand that different categories require different approaches. Therefore, we use a combination of modern web-scraping techniques and complex algorithms. We also utilize cleaning routines and significant time devoted by analysts to deliver results that go beyond just traditional survey results.

He's just parroting what he finds on the web --This is sketchy data without citations or sourcing.

I buy Milwaukee when I can afford to --longest lasting.
But the big money is in selling materials 10:1

 

[Honeybadger]

You might be able to buy something that makes $200 mo (legit) for $5K

Flippa open domain sales Ecommerce --$150-$250 /per month

Not recommending --just pointing these out
Absolutely no guarantee of any future SEO

im thinkin more around the 1k mark each
--> get 5 properties
1x website
1x instagram account
1x youtube channel
1x twitter feed
1x tiktok
facebook is too complicated
question is to plug 1 offer on all
or branch out to 5 different offers?

 

[Honeybadger]

im stalled here
got the energy for 1 more year
then at december 2023 its success or im out
not sayin affiliate marketing doesnt work
--> cos when i really try i earn
had $2000 & $3000 months
but this was a $50 month
cos i didnt do anything at all
im sayin maybe its not for me
you need fire in this game
maybe i should flip cars for $500 profit?
1 car each week nails it
still workin on affiliate plan
.......

 

[Graybeard]

He doesn't even mention Porter-Cable that is the number 1 circular saw that you will see carpenters working with on jobsites. Tradesmen buy replacement power tools all of the time as often as 1-2 years of daily use.

I have a Hitachi 3.6v power screwdriver 8yrs--super quality $50 and a Milwaukee Impact screwdriver $80 18v 2yrs

Bought in store

Milwaukee M18 18V Lithium-Ion Compact Brushless Cordless 1/4 in. Impact Driver Kit W/ (1) 2.0 Ah Battery, Charger & Tool Bag 2850-21P - The Home Depot

The M18 Compact Brushless 1/4 in. Hex Impact Driver is the industry's fastest 18-Volt compact impact solution. REDLINK electronics and REDLITHIUM batteries deliver 3,200 RPMs for best in class application

www.homedepot.com

They are on constant sale? was $199

Hitachi was on sale at amazon
newer model:

Amazon.com

Do you know the difference in the uses for these cordless tools?

To make $100 a day with Amazon Associates 3% payouts you will have to convert sales of $3,334 per day You are going to need a lot of Hopium and good luck to do that. That's 25 -40 power tools sold per day.

I have bought a shit load of power tools over the years --when I was spending big it was usually at Homedepot or Lowes. I want to see the tool and hold it before I buy it. In some cases I was already familiar with the tool so I was comfortable buying it at Amazon if it was the same brand. I bought one pneumatic combination brad nailer/power stapler that was mediocre from amazon but it was only $30 (off brand). The store brand pneumatic nailer I bought in the store at Harbor Freight was pretty good for $55 but the Porter-Cable or Dewalt were professional models with matching prices.

There is a lot of detail to learn about power tools --but show me the money?
You are selling against a know commodity

M18 18V Lithium-Ion Compact Brushless Cordless 1/4 in. Impact Driver Kit - Google Search

Look at the big name, high domain authority competition!

best impact driver kit - Google Search

I have no ulterior motive here --just presenting what are the real obstacles. These are not ladies sweaters where there are 100 brands imported from China and price or novelty matters when it comes to sales conversions.

You could run an ad with Google Ads using the name brand of the Tools but you would spend a fortune and at 3% lose your ass on the ads. Google would love you --you are making them money. Ads don't work when you are not the brand, the retail outlet or distributor. An affiliate @3% will go broke.

You need to find things with a decent pay-out margin to make any real money.

 

[Honeybadger]

back to the basics
need to earn $100 each day
just 1 property 2 risky
10 properties 2 much work
so goin with 5 properties (x $20 each day = $100)
guess i will start reporting again
helped me last time
if i cant achieve this by summer --> im walkin away

property​	platform​	day earn​	7 day week earn​	month earn​
prop 1	website	$20	$140	$600
prop 2	youtube	$20	$140	$600
prop 3	instagram	$20	$140	$600
prop 4	twitter	$20	$140	$600
prop 5	tiktok	$20	$140	$600
totals	5 platforms	$100	$700	$3000
end pay	70% of total	$70	$490	$2100
savings	30% of end pay	$21	$147	$630

 

[Honeybadger]

But you have to find market segments where people are still buying (and investing in the future).

im taking the discount angle
need to find hidden offers 4 popular products
amazon has a real good range

Amazon.com - Today's Deals

www.amazon.com

need 2 find a way of pairing data?
--> bestsellers & discounts on them

 

[Honeybadger]

if i can just get in the zone
i know it will work

 

[Graybeard]

add a third choice of "Maybe", or possibly used a chance of 0% to 100%.

I think this can work but Honeybadger will need to widen the net to include some CPL for repairs and major improvement sales.

There may be money in selling shed, garage and complete pole barn kits (pre-cut to order) --they can be over $10K and if you can get 3% that is not bad per conversion. 4 of those a month (1 a week) would go a long way toward being worth the time and effort.

 

[T J Tutor]

Eggs are $5.99 a dozen here. Energy costs are way up.

It's really getting nuts here too. I don't see how average folks are feeding their kids healthy diets at all!

 

[Honeybadger]

It's really getting nuts here too. I don't see how average folks are feeding their kids healthy diets at all!

just gotta be more thrifty

examples -->

1. check grocery prices for thrift, superstore & walmart
make a list 4 each store & buy your items

2. barter goods 4 goods
you hoard a bunch of old fence posts
find a farmer with busted fence
trade 20 fence posts for 50 eggs

3. buy in bulk

4. use online coupons

5. get a loyalty store card

6. buy food at amazon on discount

7. grow your own food
fun esp 4 kids & seniors
veg & fruit are the best

8. retain veg n meat offcuts 4 stock n soup

9. use grocery store app & compare prices

10. fill your freezer

11. buy the store brand

12. buy in season products

 

[T J Tutor]

just gotta be more thrifty

examples -->

1. check grocery prices for thrift, superstore & walmart
make a list 4 each store & buy your items

2. barter goods 4 goods
you hoard a bunch of old fence posts
find a farmer with busted fence
trade 20 fence posts for 50 eggs

3. buy in bulk

4. use online coupons

5. get a loyalty store card

6. buy food at amazon on discount

7. grow your own food
fun esp 4 kids & seniors
veg & fruit are the best

8. retain veg n meat offcuts 4 stock n soup

9. use grocery store app & compare prices

10. fill your freezer

11. buy the store brand

12. buy in season products

These are all great things to do and to follow. I'm not hurting in any way and I still budget and pay attention to price increases. My power is almost double now. My groceries and dry goods are up almost 66% from two years ago. I can deal with it, but there are those that have always lived paycheck to paycheck and when prices increase as they have so dramatically in a short period of time, folks like that struggle to put meals on the table and provide for their families in other ways.

Karen and I donate almost every month to those in need and the number of those in need in our vicinity has more than doubled in the last two years around here due to cost of goods and no pay increases significant enough to make up for the deficits.

 

[Honeybadger]

my food & fuel costs are up too
50% increase in 1 year
but I'm not complaining
just got eagle eyed 4 discounts
it's actually quite fun

 

[Honeybadger]

In that case, it all depends on you and on how you will work and how much. It's hard to say whether you'll be able to earn that kind of money or not. It all depends on your efforts and diligence.

heres the thing
when i have made a plan
a realistic plan --> logical
& i really focused
i mean in the zone focused
then very few of my plans fail
cos i study the details
analyze the tech stacks
put up charts
build templates
start timing everything
go beyond what pros do
day after day
tbh the real problem i have?
its winning
thats when i lose interest

 

[Graybeard]

Sure it's the flu? I had a bad bacterial infection, upper-respiratory, I had some Keflex antibiotic in the house that I started.
Then saw my doctor in a few days.

Flu has body aches and stomach duress with a high fever. A bacterial infection has green phlegm lung congestion, sore throat, low grade fever

I tested at home with an antigen test for Covid-19 was negative. Make sure of what it is before you try home remedies.

At first I though it was a flu virus --It wasn't --was a walking pneumonia ...

 

[Honeybadger]

gonna hit go button now
start reporting stats tomorrow

 

[Honeybadger]

tiktok is off my list