“So . . Wow, the journey begins
My 1st ever blog, and why ? Quite simply I want to build a business online and I want to help others do the same.”
…16 years ago to this day those were the words I opened my very first blog post with.
October 20th, 2008
At that time I’d tried to make money online for about 4 years without any success
Having made what felt like every mistake in the book, I’d landed myself in over $60,000 of debt
You can also see in the original post here from 2008 that I set my first goal in saying the following:
“So let me set my first goal- To acheive $1 earnings online.”
Little did I know, my life was about to change pretty damn quickly…
Just 9 months later in June of 2009 I walked into my boss’s office and handed him my letter of resignation to become a full time affiliate marketer
The following year I would make hundreds of thousands and had begun to fulfil my original goal to help others succeed online.
Today, not only do I continue to love affiliate marketing…
I now have 2 companies:
Internet Profits, where I help beginners get started making money online
And together with my wife, COABE Cosmetics – A womens cosmetics eCommerce store.
(Yep, even married and bought a home since that first blog post too!)
I’m responsible for selling more than $12,000,000 in products online…
And have helped 1,200+ people make their first affiliate commissions
(These are just the numbers I have receipts for, could be more, who knows)
To say it’s been one heck of a ride would be an understatement haha…
But whilst the last 16 years have been life-changing beyond anything I imagined, it hasn’t been easy.
Anyone that tells you this online game is easy is lying and likely wants to sell you some so called magic bullet
And this brings me to why I’m back 16 years on to restart my blog here…
Thankfully the industry is far ‘cleaner’ than it was when I started
But it’s still full of snakes peddling garbage and so much misinformation
It pains me to know than innocent beginners like I once was are being taken advantage of
I’ve fought a good fight for many years now but I know I can do more
And so I will, right here on this blog!
I’m not here to make friends or win the affection of any gurus online
I don’t play the “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” game, so expect nothing less than hard hitting truths here
And now I have 16 more years experience in the trenches of running multiple businesses
Doing everything from affiliate marketing, digital products, physical products, being an author, running membership sites, software, high ticket sales, eCommerce stores and more.
I have a lot to offer in the way of advice, lessons, guidance etc…
Plus, I’ll take you on the journey as I continue forwards so you can gain from all that I experience on this entrepreneurial rollercoaster.
My primary mission is very much the same it has always been…
To help others who are stuck like I once was to break free and create a better life for themselves using the internet
I continue to believe that affiliate marketing is the number 1 way for beginners to do that for reasons I’ll discuss another time
Better yet, I truly believe there’s more opportunity today than there ever has been before which I will do my best to highlight and shine a light on for you
So, if you’re reading this right now and not seeing the results you want yet, know this…
Failing does not make you a failure.
Every step you take is the chance to learn something from both good and bad experiences
I am living proof that with enough grit and hard work, you can succeed online.
It may not be easy, but it will be worth it.
You may be required to make changes to get where you want to be
And you may not even be ready for that yet
But keep going, you could be closer than you realise.
My plan is to post here on a weekly basis
Sometimes it could be more if I have something of value to say
And I’m sure on occasion I may miss a week here and there
But come by often so you don’t miss anything
I intend to make this a place that gives you more help than most products
Speak soon
Dean
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