Another One Comes In

I just checked my Clickbank account, and yet another sale.

This is awesome.

Inching Closer To My Target

Hey there,

How's everyone doing?

It's been a rollercoaster ride for me and my affiliate marketing adventure (was going to coin it my Affventure, but that's the nickname of my fellow Wealthy Affiliate member heh).

But hey hey, I'm slowly but surely reaching my target for this month. It's a wonderful feeling when you suddenly see that Clickbank bar growing - it means another kind person has bought a product through my advice.

All these moments usually happen out of the blue.. when I'm just nonchalantly playing Winning Eleven on my PC, or just surfing YouTube for some nostalgic music videos. Can you imagine the feeling? Earning money while doing the above?

No doubt it's been a rough start. But like me, once you've got the right thing going on, you just go with the flow and never stop. It gets easier.

I'm still perfecting my methods, and more importantly my discipline.

If only I can cut down on my TV watching and games playing, I could be generating more leads to my website and increasing the conversion rate of my sales link.

I need someone to watch over me. Maybe with a whip. Ok, forget the whip. Just someone to remind me to just reserve 1 hour every evening to write more articles (more leads to my website).

Think about it. I've only 5 articles and 4 squidoo lens pointing to my website now. If only I could churn out at least 1 article a day, that'll be 30 articles by month's end. That means, more visitors to my website and a higher conversion rate possibly.

And I'm only promoting a single niche (or product). I'm already having ideas of what other products I'm gonna work on next month on.

At this rate, I'm feeling closer to realizing my ambition to quit my job by year end.

Pleasant Is The Word

It's been a pleasant week. Umm.. my mind can't think of much to say now. Yeap, pleasant is the right word to use. Moderate and enough.

It was just so pleasant.

Work has been hectic - physically and mentally hectic.

But it has been a pleasant week though. I can't help smiling every time I look back.

This seldom happens to me.

Here I go again, smiling to myself. I look so loony, I should get out of your view. It's embarrassing!

I'll just be with myself this long weekend, and let the pleasant-ness linger.

A Glimmer Of Hope

Things have been looking slightly brighter over the weekend. I guess good things come to those who are patient enough to persevere.

I'm known to be someone who jinxes himself, so I won't go into detail as to what's my success rate like yet. All I can say is my subscription for my Wealthy Affiliate membership has been paid for :)

I'll keep you guys updated.

ps, it's a matter of survival, so come on cheer me on! :P

I'm Gonna Win

Times are tough for me. Since my dad's been unhealthy and out of job, I'm working to put food on my table now while my salary has been cut.

But like always, I rely on my faith to pull through. I'm gonna win.

Take care all,

Herwin

I Hate Changes

I hate changes that are against me.

My company is planning a restructuring which puts me into a 9-6 lifekilling job. I hate that. Not eversince I started working on shifts that gave me ample time and freedom during weekdays.

So the deal is this: move up to the 9-6 job, get more responsibilities and headaches with no additional pay. OR.. stick with my shift job and take a $150 cut from my pay.

Now I have till Monday to decide. So what do you figure guys? I love my shift job, and if I were to ever get a new job (not that I'm looking towards that), it'll still be a shift job.

Shift job allows me to:
1) Have more time with my family and myself,
2) Get the precious time to work on affiliate marketing,
3) Be flexible with appointments and such,
4) Do more overtimes whenever I'm free.

Hmm... Number 4 = do more overtimes whenever I'm free.

So if I do take a $150 cut, does it mean I can easily cover it back by doing a few days of overtime job? Probably, but not certain.

Another point is, is my freedom equivalent to the $150 cut? Absolutely not, it's worth way more than that.

I guess I've had my mind made up pretty much. It just goes to the final minute where I have to speak up to the bosses on Monday.

A Small Success, A Huge Relief

I told you my next post will be from a delighted me. Although I have yet to reach my March goal, I have achieved a tiny success that brought a smile to my face.

I made my first sale, from a website I made that I thought was not good enough. In fact, I was in the process of doing up a new website (of the same market/niche). Then I got tired and frustrated, so I went to check on my Clickbank account and got a small surprise - my first sale!

Thank you to the kind gentleman who followed my advice and bought through me :) You've made my wallet $45 thicker, all while I'm not at work.

Alright now, back to work, and hopefully even a wider smile!

Just A Quick Note

Wow, it's been more than a month since I last updated my blog. And for a reason too. I hate to distract myself from my already sardine packed schedule. But I feel I have to drop by here to say a big "hullooooo", to do justice to my blog.

It's been stressful, it's been hectic, it's been tiring. My brain has been in cramps for the most of the past month, overloaded with the huge amount of new information I'm fed with. It's looking good though. I'm seeing some progress and should be able to hit my target month of March.

I may not be posting as often as the start, but on my next post, I'm sure you'll hear from a delighted me.

Take care all!

Chasing My Destiny

Let me share you a story that I will always keep with me. Something that I would tell my kids when they are growing up and finding their direction.

It's called Chasing My Destiny.

I've always loved marine vehicles since young. Be it ships, boats, liners, ferries. But what I've always secretly admired is the power, luxury, and styles of modern yachts.

I guess it's got to do with part of my upbringing. My dad worked in a ship company, with an office by a pier. Every now and then, they'd have these clients with nice yachts stopping by. We got to go onboard and explore the luxury within. Man, were they classy.

I even got myself a temporary placement (as a clerk) with a shipping company whilst waiting to enter polytechnic. There was me, Kamrul, and Amin. And one particular event that year is the etched memory that I will save a lifetime.

There was the yearly boat show where companies showcase their portfolio of boats that they sell to those who can afford. We tried going onboard as many boats as we can, pretending we could OWN one of them. Then there was this particular gentleman of a salesguy who, although knew we were still kids, entertained our questions. And what he said.. I still remember that moment and the exact words said to me..

"You have the look of a millionaire someday"

You may say it was just a passing comment, something to make a kid's day. But why shouldn't I use it as a form of motivation? And that's exactly what I did, and still am doing. I made it my destiny, and I'm chasing it. It is there, it's not superficial. I just need to get there.

In Pursuit of Happyness, Will Smith told his son:

"Hey. Don't ever let somebody tell you you can't do something. Not even me."

"You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it."

"If you want something, go get it. Period."

How true.

A Day In My Day

Airplanes. Tourists. Samsonites. Tickets. Souvenirs.

I see them everyday. At work. But I'm no where close to taking part in all the action. I wish I could just make acquaintance with any of them travelers and tag along with any of them to wherever they may head to.

I've been working my arse off and managing my finance properly, but I haven't got the time and cash to enjoy a holiday.

My monthly salary (plus my overtime pay which is necessary to meet my monthly budget - read this Boss!) is barely enough to cover for my expenses. No, not expenses. My necessities. Car loan (I can't get rid of the car due to loans issues), car maintenance, bills, bills, insurance.

Did I put bills twice there? Yep. I had to over-emphasize the bills part. Wouldn't it be nice if we could live a life free of debts, and effortlessly see our bills paid for every month?

Wealthy Affiliate is a great resource where I study the art of marketing online. There are some great people on board who either have succeeded well enough or who like me are finding our rhythm. Every single time I start my work on my campaigns, I never fail to drop by the General Success thread, and let me share with you what I've seen:

- someone who didn't earn anything for 5 months, started bucking up, then on the 6th month earns an average of $700 a day
- someone who started from $0 and now easily earns $10,000 a month at least
- someone who chronicles his journey from nothing to a nice $15,000 a month

Don't get me wrong here, I'm not saying Affiliate Marketing is an easy money job. It's hard work that's being put in. We spend hours a day doing research and writing up articles. But compared to our day job, the rewards are meaningful.

I wish I could show you what goes in the Wealthy Affiliate forum. To show you that Affiliate Marketing is not impossible. You could be a Wealthy Affiliate if you want to.

In the meantime, I'll just use this blog as a form of testimony that Affiliate Marketing does work.