"what if I have no money?"


"I don't have any money to invest" - wrote one of my subscribers in reply to my last email.

And this person is not alone!

In fact, so many people are in that situation that I thought I'd make this the topic of today's email.

The "no-money problem" is a real catch 22 situation, isn't it?

You need to make extra money - so you turn to online side hustles... but to learn how to make the money, you have to invest money... that you don't have!

So what do you do, Reader?

I don't have a magic solution, but the reality is that you CAN do affiliate marketing for free.

It is possible.

And I don't mean possible as in "it's possible I win the lottery" (where let's face it, it's highly unlikely I ever will!).

I mean it's feasible, doable - it does work!

You need three things:

  • a traffic source (somewhere online where you create content around a topic)
  • products to promote as an affiliate
  • time

That's it in a nutshell.

I made a video a couple of years ago, showing you exactly how to do it in more details.

It's still valid today, and you can click here to watch it on YouTube.

The biggest challenge with doing it all alone, without investing in any kind of training, is knowing what information to trust.

There's soooooo much free training out there, it's incredibly hard to know which one will truly help you make those first dollars you need.

This is why I'd always recommend you invest in some training - it will save you a lot of time.

And I don't know about you, but time is my most precious resource... and I really never ever want to waste it.

Anyway - I hope this helps!

Have a great weekend! I'll be back on Monday :-)

Sophie
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