I started my first website back in 2017 following an online step-by-step video on KZread from Alex @WPEagle. Within 4 hours I had built my own website from scratch with no experience at all.
I was fed up with my high-pressure corporate job and wanted to work from home and have more free time to do the things I love and spend quality time with my family.
Since then, I have built several websites that now make me over $15k a month. I have also sold many websites. Some for 5 figures and my first year as a full-time blogger I made over $150k
5 years later I am now a Full-Time Affiliate Marketer and a website owner with a small portfolio of websites. I’m also the founder of the Affiliate Gathering event.
If I can do it, trust me so can you!
I had No experience and No computer or writing skills at all.
Follow me as I share my journey on YT
Visit my website www.carlbroadbent.com
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Hi Carl, happy to see you here again! As someone who has been using Facebook pages for over 10 years, I just wanted to share that Facebook also regularly updates the platform, which can affect your pages and reach. A few years ago, Facebook said that pages were not that important anymore and then everyone jumped on groups. Later on, they changed that again and pages became more important again. Also, Facebook basically pushes publishers to boost posts whenever they add a link to it, so they lower reach over time. Organic reach can get harder over time. I do think Facebook pages/groups are worth it, but it's not that they won't get affected by updates. Facebook regularly introduces new rules, restrictions, etc.
@CarlBroadbent Facebook pages - sounds like a good alternative
Can you do a demo or show more on the Facebook pages - sounds like a good alternative
Google? What's that.... That's awesome you are doing so much, I am also being successful with Amazon, and KZread. I am heavily getting into KZread and learning more and more. Pinterest is also working for me, just not that excited for it- kind of boring I may hire someone to do that at some point. I'm also growing my Email list for my one website, I would love to see tutorials on how to create ads on Facebook to grow a page, which I would then like to have them sign up for my Email list. Be awesome to see a video tutorial on that =)
Carl, Are these Facebook Communities or Pages? Thanks
Pages
It would be very interesting to hear more about how you are using Facebook.
Yeah Facebook is fun at the moment
The FB & Pinterest sounds interesting, kindly make them individual KZread series so we can follow along.
Great i will make some content for you
Hi Carl, congrats on your recent successes! The FB content sounds very interesting. Some more content on that would be great!
Thanks! Will do!
What's the revenue of the travel site that you are selling? And asking price? Url?
Email me and i have all that info ready
Great to see you - you look happy Carl, & not stressed out, so change agrees with you🤗👍 Would be grateful to see videos of the fbook program ... 👍
Thank you. It's been a hard 6-8 months in out line of work.
@@CarlBroadbent your a ⭐️ 🤗
Loving the set up and background ❤
Thanks so much 😊 I lost my office due to kids LOL So this is the best i have right now
hello could you help me understand what I could do I add the API in a make scenario
Do you used paid adds? What platform allowed this
Just on Facebook. I have tried KZread and Pinterest but no success on those
@@CarlBroadbent you tried AGoda affiliate
It's been a few years, are you still using web stories?
No
100% true. Devastating impact on organic growth. Not only that when you contact tech support not a single person can support the youtube promotions. 3 months I was back and forth between KZread and Google ads support - both sides claiming the other one takes care of it! Completely disorganized.
Sorry to hear you had the same poor results as me
Does that happen to rank the site?
hello Do you use custom GPT?
Happy for Marie but absolutely gutted we might be losing AG forever. Hope someone buys it or at least another similar event pops up somewhere in future. AG was more than a business, it was a place to unite online business owners and bring them together to share ideas and network. It's been some of my most fond memories over the last couple years and I sincerely hope this isn't the last one!
You should take it over 😉
@@CarlBroadbent I would love to but not sure I've got the money to buy such a company haha!
@@theodoreramwell Get in touch with marie
I’m shocked that you’re giving it up. Is it because Marie is stepping out because she did 99% of the work?
Plus a new venture for me. PS I did do more that 1% 😂
you are the man
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Thanks for the info. I ran promotions on one vid and got over 600 subs but the vid only has 20 Likes. I’m confused. Maybe most of the subs are bots?
Yea bots. I did an update video on this feature. Check that out
If you'd like to talk about taking over the Affiliate Gathering please contact us [email protected]
Ohh Carl, trying out an offline business? That's cool, what are you giving a go?
Well it is an online business but needs me to be out more in public to push and drive it forward. It’s not a shop or anything. Can’t be doing with all those overheads. lol
@@CarlBroadbent cool, sounds interesting. Golf related by any chance?
I have enjoyed the Affiliate Gathering for the last 2 years. Thanks for conceiving and nurturing this great event! Good luck with your new offline business. (Curious to know what you are getting into 🤔)
It’s been my pleasure meeting wonderful people like yourself.
How much time throughout the year does it take to organize the AG?
@@MarcP5267 at the size we grew it to. Not too much. 1-2 hours a week for the first 6 months. Then then 6 months run up to it. Maybe 3-4 hours per week. Then the last 1-2 months as much time as is needed. But i feel to grow it to the next level it will take a lot more time for marketing.
Good luck with the business sale.
Thank you.
Also in your course do you show people how to get accepted - ie grow from 0 to having sufficient number of follower/engagement. I am not active on social media and also do not particularly want to engage with my own social group as i prefer to be private. However I am happy to start from scratch with Tik Tok and attract followers who are not related to me in any way, but would just value advise on how to do this quickly
I do. I have a super tip for getting accepted really quick inside the course
@@CarlBroadbent thanks for the quick response, ive just joined the all access so fingers crossed!!
@@sarahandreasen543 great. Ping me a message in the chat lounge if you need any help
Hi Carl, thanks for this VID, just to clarify, even if the UK program is experiencing some differences, it is still possible to join the US program even if base in the uk (as long as you are careful to use products that are exactly the same or find creative ways to make them appear the same when reviewing?) Is this correct? I am keen to join your course but just want to make sure it is worthwhile ie i could earn from the US ?
That’s correct. I’m Based in York UK and run all the influencer programs from here USA, Canada etc etc
Ezoic are now allowing advertisers to discriminate against content creators based on their ethnicity, gender, etc. The are allowing advertisers to specify DEI. Steer well clear. I'm moving my account
Don’t Pinterest ask that now as well ?
@@CarlBroadbent not sure. I don't really use Pinterest. It's a worrying trend if so
Amazing vidoe! would it be the same for 2024?
Things have changed recently I would focus more of social media traffic and not Google for all your visitors
Thank you so much So fast and so simple I was sick of watching long videos.❤
Glad it helped!
If the promote feature worked as it is said to work, I and I'm sure most channels would continue paying to promote new videos. Since I got screwed and my entire channel tanked after paying hundreds of $$$ - I realized it was not genuine views and subs. Therefore I won't be paying again. Besides they started asking me for ID to continue after I got ripped.
Yeah it's not good.
@@CarlBroadbent I know lots of creators are moving to alternate platforms, can't be worse than what's happened to YT for creators without millions of subs.
I seriously hope people are not putting time and money into this method. I've said before, this will end in tears for many....
Why not cash in now? Even if nothing last forever there’s possibility years of earnings to be made.
@@CarlBroadbent Carl, what is the best video editing software for Amazon Influencer videos ?
@@dinorossi6611 try not to need editing. The process should be simple , quick and easy with these. But if you have to I use IMovie or adobe rush. But any software will do as it will hopefully only need a small amount of editing.
I have seen clicks in Canada in the last 3 days - 1 sale, UK no clicks at all, Australia 1 click yesterday. To me UK and AU are similar to how they have been, but at least Canada is coming back on board. Amazon US, my conversions in the last 3 days are at 17.29%. Are you still uploading videos? I feel you have to upload a new video every 5 days to keep it performing decently. At least what I have seen for the last year+. I have also slowed down after hitting 1,000 videos and now go more quality, so that helps- though videos are so time consuming. Hope it keeps working well for you. I'm building up my faceless YT channel, so I always have a backup just in case. =)
I havent uploaded as many as usual but yes at least 1-2 every 5 days. It's only been poor since the new video carousels with 20 videos on launched
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Excellent thumbnail, i had to click it!
Thanks
😁
Will you please show what a mediavine ad looks like? I do not know if I have ever seen one. Also, how do you know if a website has mediavine?
They look the same as every other one but there will be a logo on the bottom to say it’s powered by or supplied by MV
@@CarlBroadbent Thank you.
Why you didn't focus on the trend products? many tools are providing such data for free (Free for 7 days), also you can produce a video promoting any product on TikTok, or Amazon with one click! It's easy if you have an affiliate account :)
I’ve had an affiliate account with them for about a year now, can you give tips on making shoppable video? I need help! My sales have been terrible lol
Ruben’s KZread channel is the best. I’m no expert
I've installed Grow on my site and hoping to be approved for Journey - this sounds so exciting, and fabulous for us smaller creators!
Good luck with it
KZread and other social networks always go easy on bot traffic, because they get to market it to their advertisers as legitimate clicks, and charge them all the same, as if the engagement was genuine. Now they can run the same type of scam on small creators. They know, that if people are willing to buy clicks from 3rd parties, then they might as well throw money into Google's pockets instead. Get the same fake reinforcement, without the threat of the channel getting nuked. Like buying boosts in a videogame, that at the end of the day don't amount to anything. There is a disclaimer on Promotions that says views and subs gained through it do not count towards watch hours and channel monetization. Ahem... after they present you with the option to "grow audience" with this promotions tool. They are contradicting themselves literally inside the same form. All they want is your money in exchange for an ego boost. It's them doing the job of click farms to fool users instead of corporate advertisers. This is total greed.
I agree