
hi I’m Evan Carmichael and in today’s video I wanted to answer a question for
video I wanted to answer a question for
video I wanted to answer a question for one of my readers Mary really like this
one of my readers Mary really like this
one of my readers Mary really like this one so Mary writes in hi I’m Anne I
one so Mary writes in hi I’m Anne I
one so Mary writes in hi I’m Anne I enjoy your articles great information
enjoy your articles great information
enjoy your articles great information and inspiration however I don’t
and inspiration however I don’t
and inspiration however I don’t understand how you actually earn your
understand how you actually earn your
understand how you actually earn your income I never bought anything from you
income I never bought anything from you
income I never bought anything from you and you don’t seem to be selling
and you don’t seem to be selling
and you don’t seem to be selling anything in your posts what do you
anything in your posts what do you
anything in your posts what do you actually do for a living I would
actually do for a living I would
actually do for a living I would appreciate a reply with guards Mary so
appreciate a reply with guards Mary so
appreciate a reply with guards Mary so thanks for the question Mary I have a
thanks for the question Mary I have a
thanks for the question Mary I have a hard enough time explaining to friends
hard enough time explaining to friends
hard enough time explaining to friends and people I meet what I do too so I’ll
and people I meet what I do too so I’ll
and people I meet what I do too so I’ll do my best here of this video how I
do my best here of this video how I
do my best here of this video how I started was I really like helping
started was I really like helping
started was I really like helping entrepreneurs that’s why I said on my
entrepreneurs that’s why I said on my
entrepreneurs that’s why I said on my website I started by profiling famous
website I started by profiling famous
website I started by profiling famous entrepreneurs and lessons that you can
entrepreneurs and lessons that you can
entrepreneurs and lessons that you can learn from them because that’s what I
learn from them because that’s what I
learn from them because that’s what I found inspiration I find it really
found inspiration I find it really
found inspiration I find it really helpful for me and I wanted to share
helpful for me and I wanted to share
helpful for me and I wanted to share that with other entrepreneurs I started
that with other entrepreneurs I started
that with other entrepreneurs I started doing these videos because people had a
doing these videos because people had a
doing these videos because people had a lot of questions and I thought other
lot of questions and I thought other
lot of questions and I thought other people could benefit from having some
people could benefit from having some
people could benefit from having some video content as well where I answered
video content as well where I answered
video content as well where I answered it so it all started around me wanting
it so it all started around me wanting
it so it all started around me wanting to help entrepreneurs that was really my
to help entrepreneurs that was really my
to help entrepreneurs that was really my passion and I really believe if you
passion and I really believe if you
passion and I really believe if you follow what you’re really passionate
follow what you’re really passionate
follow what you’re really passionate about it then you add a ton of value and
about it then you add a ton of value and
about it then you add a ton of value and you’re really helpful then success will
you’re really helpful then success will
you’re really helpful then success will follow you so for me how I make money
follow you so for me how I make money
follow you so for me how I make money with my site now is mostly advertising
with my site now is mostly advertising
with my site now is mostly advertising that sponsorship so if you click on any
that sponsorship so if you click on any
that sponsorship so if you click on any of the articles that I have on the side
of the articles that I have on the side
of the articles that I have on the side you’ll probably see an ad somewhere on
you’ll probably see an ad somewhere on
you’ll probably see an ad somewhere on the site also we tend to partner up with
the site also we tend to partner up with
the site also we tend to partner up with organizations who are trying to reach
organizations who are trying to reach
organizations who are trying to reach the entrepreneur community and they
the entrepreneur community and they
the entrepreneur community and they might sponsor a section of the website
might sponsor a section of the website
might sponsor a section of the website but I try not to be too blatant about
but I try not to be too blatant about
but I try not to be too blatant about that and it’s not overwhelming and I
that and it’s not overwhelming and I
that and it’s not overwhelming and I don’t
don’t
don’t you have promos and a newsletter most
you have promos and a newsletter most
you have promos and a newsletter most places on the website I experimented a
places on the website I experimented a
places on the website I experimented a lot with different business models I
lot with different business models I
lot with different business models I looked at the affiliate marketing model
looked at the affiliate marketing model
looked at the affiliate marketing model for a while or that’s basically what
for a while or that’s basically what
for a while or that’s basically what you’re selling somebody else’s product
you’re selling somebody else’s product
you’re selling somebody else’s product and it has a hard time getting the value
and it has a hard time getting the value
and it has a hard time getting the value out of that and putting my name behind
out of that and putting my name behind
out of that and putting my name behind it you know I could maybe make a lot of
it you know I could maybe make a lot of
it you know I could maybe make a lot of money I could pitch somebody’s probably
money I could pitch somebody’s probably
money I could pitch somebody’s probably say hey this is the greatest thing ever
say hey this is the greatest thing ever
say hey this is the greatest thing ever you know Mary I think you should buy
you know Mary I think you should buy
you know Mary I think you should buy this product as it’s fantastic but if I
this product as it’s fantastic but if I
this product as it’s fantastic but if I haven’t used it and I haven’t found
haven’t used it and I haven’t found
haven’t used it and I haven’t found benefit in it then I don’t want you
benefit in it then I don’t want you
benefit in it then I don’t want you buying some info product and maybe I
buying some info product and maybe I
buying some info product and maybe I make a good Commission off of it but
make a good Commission off of it but
make a good Commission off of it but then you find out that it’s a junky
then you find out that it’s a junky
then you find out that it’s a junky product and say oh let up as a douche
product and say oh let up as a douche
product and say oh let up as a douche bag for recommending it and then you’re
bag for recommending it and then you’re
bag for recommending it and then you’re never going to come back and visit my
never going to come back and visit my
never going to come back and visit my website and that’s not the relationship
website and that’s not the relationship
website and that’s not the relationship that I want to build so I want to try to
that I want to build so I want to try to
that I want to build so I want to try to promote things that I actually use and
promote things that I actually use and
promote things that I actually use and enjoy find value in so I didn’t have a
enjoy find value in so I didn’t have a
enjoy find value in so I didn’t have a lot of success with the affiliate
lot of success with the affiliate
lot of success with the affiliate marketing model I did create my own
marketing model I did create my own
marketing model I did create my own business planning product so I had a
business planning product so I had a
business planning product so I had a hard time finding good business plan
hard time finding good business plan
hard time finding good business plan products so I started my own so this is
products so I started my own so this is
products so I started my own so this is one product that we do sell but mostly
one product that we do sell but mostly
one product that we do sell but mostly my rep you comes from advertising
my rep you comes from advertising
my rep you comes from advertising sponsorship and it all started from me
sponsorship and it all started from me
sponsorship and it all started from me not not trying to go out and make a lot
not not trying to go out and make a lot
not not trying to go out and make a lot of money doing advertising sponsorship
of money doing advertising sponsorship
of money doing advertising sponsorship but trying to help entrepreneurs and
but trying to help entrepreneurs and
but trying to help entrepreneurs and answer their questions and help them
answer their questions and help them
answer their questions and help them grow their business and follow my
grow their business and follow my
grow their business and follow my passions that’s what I really enjoy so I
passions that’s what I really enjoy so I
passions that’s what I really enjoy so I hope that helps answer the question if
hope that helps answer the question if
hope that helps answer the question if you enjoyed the video please give it a
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