A few weeks ago I did some interviews with some of my favorite bloggers. Well here is the last one I am going to do. It is with Paul from UberAffiliate.com. His blog has a wealth of knowledge on PPC marketing,(I am sure I have blogged about it before) and is definitely worth subscribing to. I have personally known of Paul since his “ClickConsultants” days, and he helped me with some PPC campaigns about 6-7 months ago through ClickConsultants.
You are obviously a successful Internet marketer. What got you started in this business and how long have you been doing it?
I actually got started due to my own laziness. I was tired of having to wake up at 6am on weekends to go to work, so I thought of ways to generate income while being able to do what I want. I was first introduced into the internet back in October of ‘07, and then was introduced into the wonderful world of affiliate marketing in February of ‘07.
For me, it is hard to explain to my friends and family what I do for money, as they all think it is a scam or illegal, does this happen to you and if so how to you handle the negativity?
Actually my family and friends have been pretty supportive about it. My friends accuse me of selling drugs or running a porno chain, but that’s all just kidding around. My family doesn’t really understand the internet, so they can’t accuse me of something they have no idea about. I try to keep quiet about exactly how much I do make though, because as much as my friends and family like me, I could see them getting jealous. For the most part they’re cool with it all.
What affiliate networks do you personally recommend for the up and coming affiliate?
I’d actually recommend to sign up with every major network, each one has something different to offer. Find what offer you want to promote, then go shopping around to find the best deal. A few of my top networks are AzoogleAds, Neverblue, CX Digital, and HydraMedia.
At what point did you say “I am going to be a full time affiliate marketer” in your career? Was there a certain amount of earnings that sparked this?
Once I could make enough to cover my part time job, I quit that (was going to school at the time). Then once I started making around $20,000/month, I decided to take a year off of school. My goal to completely retire myself out of college was $100,000/month, and I’m way past that marker already and still have until this coming July to “hit it”.
What are your future goals as an affiliate marketer or entrepreneur in general?
To bank enough money in a few years to leave me set for the rest of my life, no matter what happens to the industry. I have some other business opportunities on the internet that I’m going to be investing a lot of my time into pretty soon.
Now lets talk about your blog, UberAffiliate.com. It seems to be doing very well, and there is a multitude of information for people to learn about affiliate marketing. What inspired you to create UberAffiliate.com and why do you think it has been so successful?
I always wanted a blog, I don’t know why. Not for the money, just to have one where I was able to connect with a lot of people. Blogs are also great networking tools, and I’ve met some great people from mine. I think it’s been moderately successful because I do my best to post useful information, instead of posting just for the sake of posting.
Have you set any goals for UberAffiliate.com, or is blogging for you more of a hobby?
Yeah blogging is just a hobby for now. As far as monetary goals, I haven’t set any. But one goal that I’d like to accomplish is to have 1,000 readers in the next few months.
I saw a recent post on your blog saying that you attended AdTech this year, and really like going to conferences. What is your favorite conference to attend and why?
Well I’ve only been to ad:tech and Affiliate Summit East, and out of the two my favorite was ASE. It seemed more relaxed to me - not as corporate. I was able to wear shorts and a tee shirt and just hang out with other affiliates. Ad:tech was a good time to, I’ll be going to both of them again.
If you could say one thing to someone who is new to affiliate marketing, and is struggling, what would it be?
Don’t give up, and don’t be afraid to lose some money. Even if it means going back to a part time job for a month to save up some cash, don’t be afraid to spend it testing and lose. If you want to make monumental gains, you have to take some losses to find out what works.
Well thank you Paul for doing the interview. Everyone needs to go to his blog and subscribe! He recently posted his monthly earnings that totaled almost $200,000.00!
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