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digital marketing DM/Affiliate marketing AFM success stories UK

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Inmyforties1980 · 15/06/2024 12:42

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to get some insight.
Has anyone successfully started a DM or AFM online business?
My successful is making £500 + per day everyday.

Care to share? How long really did it take? Did you take a course? Do you resell?

Is it just bullocks? Selling a dream ? Is it an online pyramid scheme?

I'm 44. I am a "professional" who struggles with rent and the rest. I have a degree and a master's yet I can't pay my bills. Should have known better than to be a teacher.

Help. Please.

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WatermelonLou · 15/06/2024 19:12

This is a great question as we see so many out there. If you love your job though it might be hard to move away from it just for the money factor

Inmyforties1980 · 15/06/2024 22:54

WatermelonLou · 15/06/2024 19:12

This is a great question as we see so many out there. If you love your job though it might be hard to move away from it just for the money factor

Hi x
I definitely do not love my job. At all. Being a teacher is mentally, physically and vocally draining.

Need a way out.

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Orangeandgold · 16/06/2024 12:46

I’m interested in this world too. I started creating affiliate links for newsletters I send out as a way to monitise a community I’ve built. But that is the key thing - you have to have a community that you’ve built that will buy into what you are offering.

Im a digital marketer by trade and there are plenty of jobs out there. If I wanted to freelance and help someone with their marketing I could, but like any business you need to have your clients, know what you’re offering and be of genuine value.

You must have plenty of transferable skills as a teacher though. Have you ever thought of tutoring? Helping parents to better understand the curriculum? There must be other industries you could go to.

Hoppinggreen · 16/06/2024 12:51

Yes, total Bullocks

WatermelonLou · 16/06/2024 12:53

The way the school system currently is and how a lot of children are slipping through a very wide net, is there scope to create a business whereby you bring education to kids who are struggling? Obviously outwith the main system but is there anything like being a tutor and having a dedicated niche you could be active in?

Where I stay there are kids who don't cope or engage well in some classes throughout the school day and end up being referred to a 'hub'. This keeps them in school and avoid truancy. What they do in that time whilst there I feel isn't meeting their educational needs. Is there something there you could offer?

Inmyforties1980 · 16/06/2024 23:58

Thank you all for your advice. This has given me something to think about. Maybe I could and should do something with my degree and experience but out of the classroom. Tutoring is great the doesn't pay the bills.

I have been thinking about the home schooling avenue and how I can help parents help their children -which is what @Orangeandgold suggested or like @WatermelonLou said about children in hubs where need aren't met.

Maybe I should start a new thread asking what parents want for their children that "aren't thriving" in mainstream.
Thank you all so much.💖❤️

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topcat2014 · 24/01/2026 09:53

I always follow the maxim if it looks too good to be true it usually is.
I follow some folk on tiktok who "re-sell". The ones that make money are obviously grafters - you can tell from their videos in cold looking lockups with neatly labellled boxes.

Then there are the others who are trying to sell you a "course" on how to do stuff. I'm sceptical of those.

I'm a qualified accountant who runs a small art gallery (with DW). Yes, we sell some paintings - we have sold two this week. I could have done a video of us packaging them up to give the impression they fly out of the door.

With regard to affiliate marketing - if you are just talking about a product with a clickable link on your page, I can't imagine that would be great sales unless you had a really good set up and "schtik".

I do social media for our gallery - and it does get easier, but I need to work in becoming a bit less dull.

Thing is, I was never a Jack the Lad or comic, so you can't really fake it, can you,

Verionicccca49 · 06/03/2026 10:39

I started seeing real progress once I stopped chasing quick hacks and focused on slow-and-steady systems. Looking at how a marketing agency builds traffic through solid SEO and data helps a lot, even if you’re doing everything solo. I borrowed that mindset for my funnels and content, and it made things way more predictable. Hitting £500 days sounds like you’ve already cracked a good chunk of it.

sashaski · 06/03/2026 10:58

A lot of marketing is going AI now

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