You’ve heard that people do it. But how?
3 Steps to Extra Mom Income
I think there should actually be an extra step too.. So let’s call it FOUR steps.. Because above all? You should have some fun with this mommakins!
Now let’s start this off by saying, not all mommas are at home wondering how they can create some extra income, but many are. So if this is you? Why NOT learn this stuff?
We all know that the ways people are making money, the career longevity, the stability etc are changing, right? There are some skills that become incredibly valuable to everyone – not just moms – as the world kind of morphs away from the traditional and into something new and ever-changing.
Hold up though momma – these steps are NOT get-rich quick kinds of things, you actually DO need to take action. You ready?
Step One
I am going to show you how to make extra income online. And because you’ve heard of MLM and BeachBody and essential oils and every other thing under the sun, you have some initial judgements, right?
Me too. I can’t stand most of those things either.
But the truth is, there are multiple ways to make extra money online:
- creating online products/services
- selling stuff you make
- selling other peoples’ stuff
- starting a blog and selling advertising
- coaching or consulting
But let’s look at the easiest – something you can do without a website, or even knowing what ‘building an email list’ actually is, buying any products, or trying to get other people on your team.
It is becoming an affiliate.
And step #1 is to understand what that is so you don’t feel yucky – because there is a big difference between MLM (Multi-Level Marketing), pushing people to buy things they don’t even want, and becoming an affiliate. Most people only know about MLM and because of this? Many people have pre-conceived ideas about what becoming an affiliate really means and are not clear that this is NOT MLM.
Here’s the deal. There are LOTS of great products out there (think of the sports bra you love, the books you love, the supplements you love, the skin-care, the fitness program, the business tools, the kids toys, the ‘get-organized’ programs etc!) and you can make money off of simply telling people you love them.
You don’t have to get people to buy shakes and Tupperware. You don’t have to buy a ton of products yourself first and then try and sell them.
You just have to find some things you believe in and tell people about them.
For example – I tell people ALL the time to join Rebecca Brown’s Website in a Week Workshop because it is frigging amazing and empowered me to start my own business online.
I went from literally HATING computers and being 100% illiterate to building every part of my online business – from websites to graphics – because of this one program. Should I feel icky telling other moms to give it a try? Absolutely not. (In fact click on the link and do it because it’s that great!)
Should I feel icky about telling people to buy $300 in ‘healthy’ shakes to lose weight pretending to be a fitness coach? Errrmm… You just have to be aware of the different programs out there and really get to know your options.
Affiliate marketing is actually how most of the blogs you read make enough money to thrive! They tell you how to make a recipe, and ‘click this link’ for ingredients and boom, they make a commission, or alternatively, they test out different products and write reviews and when you buy it, they make a commission.. See where I’m going with this?
Pretty much every link you can click on a well-run website makes SOMEONE some money. And our feeling at TrainingLife – seeing as it IS our mission to make your life easier – is that you should be able to make some BANK too sweet momma.
So step one is understanding what a successful affiliate is and not grouping it into sleazy, make-you-buy-crap marketing.
We good so far?
Step Two
Now comes the work. Think about the things you LOVE to have or do.
Do you LOVE to learn new skills?
What do you buy online already?
What programs really appeal to you? (i.e. business, coaching, wellness, design..?)
Momma.. it is SO much easier to promote other people’s products if you actually love them yourself. This is how our own affiliates end up crushing sales – because they’ve tried our programs and have real experience they can talk about to their friends, connections, or fans.
Try to pick products that make sense to you.. For example, if you love the beach and are constantly buying cute bikinis or other beachwear, pick beachwear! Don’t pick a business-building platform program to promote if you’ve never built a business or used the service!
You want to be able to talk about it authentically, with real passion and enthusiasm – not just trying to list the bullet points you vaguely remember from the webinar you narrowly caught at 10pm while undoing the dishwasher. Am I right?
You want to be able to come at it from a certain angle.. If you love baking, people won’t be super weirded out when they see you post about a whisk that is to-die-for (is that a thing??). You are the baker and we WANT to know what the hell to use when we’re up at 5am trying to bake for the kids’ school bake sale. We NEED to know. Please for the love-of-God TELL US.
Ok, are we on the same page so far?
Step 1 – understand what an affiliate is
Step 2 – pick products you love that aren’t out in left-field
Now for Step Three..
Step Three
And ok – THIS may be the ACTUAL work.
Figure out where these products are sold online, sign up to promote them, and share your special ID links.
There are a few really easy places to become an affiliate – for example you can join Amazon’s or Walmart’s programs and refer people to buy literally anything… But those sales are generally minimal and don’t make you much money unless you have a big following already on Facebook or Instagram.
Doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use them – why not use them? $10 is $10, right? The thing with this is that that are thousands of really savvy affiliate marketers with more time on their hands than you to get really good at this.
But! Looking for affiliate programs that have great commission offerings on higher-priced products, programs, or services is a bit easier momma.. It doesn’t take as much time to actually make it worth while.
For example, our affiliate program offers 50% commissions because our platform is based on moms helping moms – and part of our moms’ success in finding balance in their lives is finding financial balance too. This is a win/win for us.
There are many other programs that offer this same kind of compensation for spreading the word. When you turn your eye to the online sites your eyeballs are already on, you’ll start to see things like, PARTNERS, AFFILIATES, JOIN THE TEAM, etc.
If you’ve ever done a course, certification, or program online, or bought one to download, chances are there is some kind of rewards program. And all YOU have to do is sign up.
BUT KRISTA WHO DO I PROMOTE THIS TOOOOOO?
Simple! Use your own social media you already are glued to most of the day:)
And then consider this:
Nobody wants to see, “BUY THIS NOW CUZ IT’S COOL.” You don’t want to see that, neither do your people.
But what IS fun, is if you write something like this: a catchy headline, a great opener, a story, a lesson, and a Call-to-Action – i.e. buy this product at this link now (obvisouly don’t use those words per say…). But something like this:
MONKEY SEE, MONKEY BLOW OUT.
So my two-year old said “for f&*k sakes” today….
#NOTWINNING
Sitting at my laptop trying yet again to finagle the backend of my website to ACTUALLY DO WHAT I WANT IT TO.. Except I mommy-brained on how to actually do it.
On the third try going through the 18 steps it took to accomplish what I was hoping to accomplish, it literally all just disappeared. Like.. the whole page I was building was GONE.
Appropriately, I said (obviously not in an indoor voice), “For F&*K sakes!”
Inappropriately, I said that in front of the wee-est one. #FAIL
I caught myself and looked over to see if the damage had landed on him… he looked occupied. Thank god. Until I realized it was because he was filling his diaper.
“Are you pooping?” (I am also trying to potty train him)
“Noooo mom!” (He was totally pooping)
I begin the chase to try and get him to acknowledge that yes he has to be changed even though he’s a big boy who apparently doesn’t ‘need’ diapers..
It doesn’t end well..
I finally corner him, “If you leave poop on your bum it will make it red and hurt!”
He reluctantly lowers himself onto the change mat.. “For F&*K sakes mom..”
Yep. From the mouth of babes.
All because I ‘mommy-brained’ through a WEBSITE thing that I already have the perfect training videos on??
Please moms.. save yourself the double blow-out. Best and easiest way to build your blog or website or whatever you want for your home-biz is to just (for the love of..) use Rebecca. USE HER
You can literally try this WEBSITE IN A WEEK program for a week without spending a dime – or buy it cuz we ALL mommy-brain out always and it’s nice to have lifetime access – and turn to it every time you’re on the brink of a ‘F*&K sake’.
Do it for your kids.
MONKEY SEE, MONKEY BLOW OUT.
So my two-year old said “for f&*k sakes” today….
#NOTWINNING
Sitting at my laptop trying yet again to finagle the backend of my website to ACTUALLY DO WHAT I WANT IT TO.. Except I mommy-brained on how to actually do it.
On the third try going through the 18 steps it took to accomplish what I was hoping to accomplish, it literally all just disappeared. Like.. the whole page I was building was GONE.
Appropriately, I said (obviously not in an indoor voice), “For F&*K sakes!”
Inappropriately, I said that in front of the wee-est one. #FAIL
I caught myself and looked over to see if the damage had landed on him… he looked occupied. Thank god. Until I realized it was because he was filling his diaper.
“Are you pooping?” (I am also trying to potty train him)
“Noooo mom!” (He was totally pooping)
I begin the chase to try and get him to acknowledge that yes he has to be changed even though he’s a big boy who apparently doesn’t ‘need’ diapers..
It doesn’t end well..
I finally corner him, “If you leave poop on your bum it will make it red and hurt!”
He reluctantly lowers himself onto the change mat.. “For F&*K sakes mom..”
Yep.
All because I ‘mommy-brained’ through a WEBSITE thing that I already have the perfect training videos on.
Please moms.. save yourself the double blow-out. Best and easiest way to build your blog or website or whatever you want for your home-biz is to just (for the love of..) use Rebecca. USE HER
You can literally try this WEBSITE IN A WEEK program for a week without spending a dime – or buy it cuz we ALL mommy-brain out always and then have it for life – and turn to it every time you’re on the brink of a ‘F*&K sake’.
Do it for your kids.
And just like that you’ve posted about a product, without being super weird about it – AND you’ve saved countless children from inappropriate language.
A headline.
An opener.
A story.
A lesson.
A call to action (i.e. buy this!)
(..in your own words, with your own experiences, with stuff you love.) Then you pop whatever link you got after signing up as an affiliate into the first comment of your post (your post will get more reach this way!).
And there you have it mommas!
- Know what an affiliate is
- Pick your product
- Post your message
- HAVE FUN (jig!)
You can delve much deeper into becoming a super affiliate obviously (many programs, like ours, teach you how to be successful with this), but if you just want to dip your toe in, this is the easiest way to get started! And a super-simple way to get some extra money just for you;)
Goshhh.. don’t ya love money just for you?
HIGH FIVE MOMS!
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