A Brief Introduction

This is just a brief introduction to let you know who I am and how I became an Affiliate marketer.

My name is Doug and I am in my mid forties, married for twenty years, two children in middle school and a new middle school teacher. I have changed careers after twenty years of running a successful retail business.

After a year in a middle school I'm not so sure I want to spend twenty years in one. The job can be VERY rewarding at times - BUT - and it's a big one, the students are so apathetic that the frustration level is pretty large. I'm very laid back and not happy about how authoritative I have to be to run a halfway effective classroom.

That is why I have decided to create real wealth through my Internet marketing efforts. My goal is to quit teaching once my online income is consistently three times my contract salary. I am making it large because there is so much security in teaching. My affiliate marketing program is going much better than I expected so maybe I can quit before next year starts!!

I have been selling over the Internet for over a decade on eBay. I was a power seller until earlier this year. Selling is the easy part with eBay - it's the packaging, shipping and customer service that is a pain. I found that for the items I was selling the profit was very small and every time I would find a product that I could do well with was soon flooded with copycats and the price plummeted. I've also had many websites over the years and even dabbled in affiliate marketing - made some money, but never took it seriously - I NEVER ran it like a business!

That has all changed. I miss the business I sold and am not thrilled with teaching. I am motivated and excited and have a whole new outlook on life!!

You will hear more about me over time as I use this blog to document my progress and try to help others learn the ropes. I will let you know what I do that works and what I do that fails. Tips and tricks that I learn along the way.