You’re quite welcome. I’m glad the information has been useful. Unfortunately the trial is over. It was only for a week. In any event, if you want to determine if this career is a good fit for you, I would encourage you to read the following article:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2009/05/31/top-10-reasons-to-avoid-affiliate-marketing if you haven’t already. But feel free to do your research around the web about Wealthy Affiliate. They are the real deal. Truth be told, their biggest weakness is that they over deliver on information and tools. So it can be overwhelming. But fortunately you have the help of the owners, other forum members and me. Good luck either way.

Thanks for all of the great information. I’m sure I will be emailing you frequently with questions. I originally read your Affiliate Marketing story a month or two ago, and I think this just might be the right fit for me. I’m a school teacher, and I’ve been looking for something steady to supplement my income. I clicked on your $1 trial for Wealthy Affilliate, and it took me straight to the regular WA sign up page. How do I sign up for the trial. I’m pretty sure I will be going the whole nine yards, but I wanted to make sure it was right for me first.

I totally understand. The 7 day trial is definitely not meant for you to absorb everything in a week. That’s impossible. It’s more like going into a book store and being able to read a few chapters of a book you heard of to determine if you’ll like it. If so then you buy it, take it home and snuggle up to it before going to bed. That’s basically what this trial is about. I just thought the fact that you’ve been going through the research of comparing SBI & WA a 1 week trial might help the process?

In any event in terms of your passion just keep in mind that there are many ways to make money with a website besides just selling products as an affiliate. Google has a program known as Adsense which you can easily get into by setting a free blog at blogger.com. Adsense is basically some code you place on your site that will automatically search Google’s database to display relevant advertisers on your page within milliseconds. If people visit your site and click on these ads then you get paid a certain amount per click. It can range from as little as .01 to $50 per click depending on what your niche or site is about. The only thing you would need to do is write useful content and get people to your site using internet marketing techniques taught to you by SBI, WA or any credible internet marketing training course.

The other things is you need to learn to think laterally. I can have site about paintball for instance. Most people would sign up to be an affiliate of companies that make paintballs, guns, protection, etc. But you could also become an affiliate of DVD store and promote it on your paintball store. Why? Well guess what paintball is a sport and there is techniques you can learn by watching paintball videos. I could also promote a hotel affiliate company. Why? Because dudes take paintball trips and often stay in hotels for the weekend. You see what I’m doing? I’m thinking laterally. Don’t want to sound like a pushy affiliate but honestly that’s the type of stuff I learned form WA. LOL

So you just got a freebie from me. You may be able to look at your passion a bit differently now. As an affiliate you’ll learn to think outside the box if you’ve been trained properly. I hope this helps.

Good luck.

Thanks for the heads up as always may you and your family have a fantastic weekend!!
On another note I could never be a hater towards you or no body on here. Cya!

Veronica N.

I paid close attention to your info on the $1 trial offer from WA, and believe me, I came close to going for it. But (and this is nothing against you, you’re awesome) … I just don’t think a few days trial is long enough to judge the program.

I’m still in the niche research stage in my SBI program. It’s especially hard for me because my #1 passion simply can’t be done at this time, and I have to choose a “substitute” for my first site. It’s hard. I want to work in my passion! And that’s something no one company can help me with. Anyway, after I choose a niche, I’ll make my final decision as to whether to stay with them or go with WA.

I so wish I could do both! I think both have valuable things to offer someone who wants a business, not just a job. A biz is appropriate for me ’cause I’m an expat and I’m also thinking of the long haul.

Thanks for the latest list of jobs. I’ll have to see if any are possible for me. BTW, anyone else found a job through some of these lists?

Best,
Ana