Last Updated on September 22, 2024 by Daniel Stenabaugh
Before we get into the nuts and bolts of unlocking your financial freedom, let me start off by telling you a little bit about my journey to finding that same financial freedom sby tarting my online business with the help of Wealthy Affiliate.
Recently, at a family gathering, my nephew asked me a question that I knew had been on his mind for quite some time. What was I doing with my time…What do I do to make money in retirement?
Apparently he’d been baffled for sometime. No wonder…
But what had really perplexed him was how I could do all these things while seemingly not working — and still have money left over for other things. For example, he saw me constantly making improvements to our home, spending long weekends at our cabin in the Finger Lakes, driving a new car every year, taking at least two major trips to Europe each year, and our annual 5 week vacation to rural Vermont.
So when I told him I was an Affiliate Marketer, it’s no surprise that I was greeted with disbelief.
“Well it sure looks like you make a lot of money,” he told me.
“Well my businesses are growing steadily”, I said.
“And you can do that working out of your home?”
His surprise was understandable.
After all, working from home is only a dream for most people. And operating a business –unless you’re Bill Gates — can require a large outlay of capital… or does it?
Obviously most seniors — oh, and by the way, I’m 77 years old — would love to make an extra income staying at home especially if they could do that by doing something they loved to do So, they wonder—–how do I do it?
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Wealthy Affiliate Training is perfect for Retirees!! —Wealthy Affiliate training programs work for retirees the same way it works for anyone who has a passion and wants to help people find answers for their questions and build an affiliate marketing business.
What is Affiliate Marketing?
Affiliate Marketing is a type of performance based marketing in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought by the affiliates own marketing efforts.
According to Investopedia, “ Affiliate Marketing is an advertising model in which a company compensates third party publishers to generate traffic or leads to the company’s products or services. The third party publishers are affiliates, and the commission fee incentivizes them to find ways to promote the company”.
That’s the technical definition and it covers a part, but not all of what Affiliate Marketers do.
In fact the really important thing — often left out of the book definition — is the fact that affiliate marketers help solve problems and answer important questions for people who search for answers on the internet.
Can Retirees do Affiliate Marketing?
The simple answer is a categorical YES!! Anyone with the desire to help other people can start an affiliate marketing business.
Affiliate marketing is ultimately a form of passive income. It’s a process wherein a person earns commission by marketing products that belong to another company or person. … What’s unique is that anyone can do affiliate marketing — there’s no age requirement.
The members of the Wealthy Affiliate Community come from every age group, geographical location and every walk in life. Many retired individuals who have had lifelong interests have found exciting opportunities helping others share in their hobbies, interests, and expertise.
And how do I know this you may be asking, well because I have been doing affiliate marketing for over two years and my businesses have been steadily growing along the way. I have found a great deal of satisfaction sharing my ideas and expertise with broad groups of people including retired seniors, disabled veterans, affiliate marketers, market traders and even people looking to learn to cook. The list of people looking for help online is boundless.
How did I get to the Wealthy Affiliate community
When I first got involved, I was recovering from prostate cancer and had a lot of downtime on my hands. I have always been very active and love to be engaged in one activity or another. In my working years I owned and operated a mid-sized General Building Contracting Business and was very hands-on. I was getting antsy to be doing something again. But what?
A close friend suggested that I look into a program with a company called Wealthy Affiliate. At first I didn’t see how a training program about Affiliate Marketing could help me get free of my activity slump. I wanted to “do” something. I wanted to be engaged.
“But I’m 70 years old”, I said. As if that really mattered.
The biggest question I had at the time, which was readily answered, when I took the free 7 day trial offer from Wealthy Affiliate was how do I go about setting up an affiliate marketing business.
Well, since the free trial, I haven’t looked back. I am now a premium plus member working on my sixth website and loving every minute of it.
As soon as I started I knew I had found a retirement activity that I could sink my teeth into.
The training is engaging, comprehensive and thoroughly enjoyable. I was so impressed with the training that I wrote a review of the company. You can check out my review of Wealthy Affiliate here
I know you will agree that everything you need to start your own affiliate marketing business will be brought to you when you start your membership.
==>This is your opportunity to do something you have always wanted to do<==
I imagine you might be thinking, “Oh sure. Another free trial that will take me 10 pages to get through only to find it’s not a free trial after all.
I understand. I get those come-ons all the time…
So, before you decide, let me show you 5 benefit you will be able to use during the trial period:
- Live 24/7 help
- Network with experts
- Choosing a niche
- Setting up your website
- Creating initial website content
And much, much more.
So, what do you have to lose? If, after 7 days you find it isn’t for you, you can simply go back to doing what you were doing before. No Obligation. You don’t even have to give any personal information to take the free trial. And definitely, no credit card info.
If you have ANY questions, please leave a comment below and I promise I will get back to you right away.
I hope to see you on Wealthy Affiliate.
===>Click here to start your free 7 day trial membership<===
Best regard,
Dan
P.S. And just so you know, if you do decide to take the free trial — and I hope you do — I will be with you every step of the way.