3 1/2 Months Later with DealDotCom
In September I had caught a blurb about a new company that was about to open called DealDotCom.com. They were going to take the concept of Woot.com, a one-day discounted sale, and apply it to internet marketting products. The kicker with this particular company was they were going to offer a very nice affiliate program, 35% Tier One, and 15% Tier Two.
I decided to take a risk and spend some money promotting the program. I figured if I could get a decent number of people signed up directly under me, I’d have a good chance of earning quite a bit off of their sign ups. I understand this is a MLM concept, but two-tier affilate programs are widely accepted.
It worked! I was able to recruit a decent network and have made decent money for very little work.
Here is what I’ve earned so far with DealDotCom:
That is $392.01 for a program that I focused on for 15 days. Defiantly worth it if you ask me. Now I know why the serious internet money makers swear by affiliate programs!
I am currnetly sitting at 62 Tier 1 affiliates, which gave me 263 Tier 2 affiliates. I am able to rack up the income on their purchases for life which is truly passive income at this point. Am I totally happy? No! If I can keep building my network, I will keep making more money. I also realize that I need to try and make sure that the people that signed up under me don’t forget about the deals at DealDotCom. This could be harder, but if I keep promoting it on my sites hopefully they will see it and remember to check back in every once in a while. I also need to find a way to get some of my Tier One sign ups to review the program so they remind their audience of the site.
If you want to get in on the action, register at DealDotCom (Its free!) and go your account page to get your affiliate link. If you dig around their blog you will also find banners and additional links you can use to promote their program.
Slam the Door on 2007, Walk into 2008
Normally I would have posted two New Years related posts. One would have been reviewing my resolutions from 2007, the other would have been publishing my resolutions for 2008. It appears that I was too busy returning to the US from Afghanistan last year to make or post 2007 New Year’s Resolutions. So I can’t review them.
I will take a moment to recap the year. I returned from my first deployment in Afghanistan and jumped right back into the swing of things with school. I finished out that Spring semester and decided to work at Ed Bryant Scout Reservation for one more summer. After a fun, interesting, and unique summer I wrapped up my schooling with an awesome internship in the Juvenile Services unit of the Waukesha County Department of Health and Human Services. I graduated on December 21st, 2007 and am currently awaiting my state Social Worker Certification so I can get a “real” job. Yes, a lot happened this past year and I hope that 2008 is a little bit calmer.
On to the fun stuff…
Dan’s New Year’s Resolutions
1) Get in shape! To meet military height / weight requirements I need to loose 35 pounds. I don’t think that is going to happen anytime soon but its a goal that I am going to aim for.
2) Run a 1/2 marathon! I have my eyes set on the Las Vegas Marathon. Since it will be my first one, I’m planning on signing up for the Half Marathon. This will be a pain in my butt / legs since I hate running, but its something I am going to do. Hopefully I’ll be able to talk a few others into giving it a shot with me.