Steve's Guide to Making Money Online in 2018 & How to Get Started for FREE Today.

I need to first preface this entire guide with a warning.

We will get to the good stuff in 30 seconds, but I want you to first be in the right mindset.

Success will not magically fall into your lap.

You may have landed here while researching a program that promised you a ridiculous amount of money with little or no work on your part.

Whether it was some "secret" program that makes millions overnight on auto-pilot or a "just copy & paste your way to millions!" pile of regurgitated crap, you've seen the ads I'm referring to.

Know this:

Building an income from home online is no different than if you were to start a traditional business offline. No one decides to open a shop today and they're ready to retire by tomorrow.

Meaning, you aren't going to find yourself making millions of dollars overnight with no effort on your part. I know this because I've been building online businesses myself since 2007. I now work 100% full-time for myself from home and I'll be the first to tell you there's nothing instant about it.

This guide will walk you through who I am, what I do to make money online, how I learned how to do it, proof it works, and how you can get started and work alongside me today.

If you’re with me, great!

I’ll walk you through what I’ve found to be the best way for beginners to get their start online. Even better, I can personally help you get started. And even better than that, I will offer you the exact steps I’ve taken to build my business online. All you need to do is follow in my footsteps.

I've broken everything down into a short, easy-to-follow guide.

Stick with me and you'll learn something new and you'll be ready to start building your very own online business today.

But first... Who is Steve?

Before we dive in, I wanted to share a little bit about me. I do think my backstory will help you realize the kind of lifestyle that’s waiting for you.

I want to first start with sharing some of my latest adventures.

Here’s my beautiful wife Amanda and I whale watching off of Maui, Hawaii…

And here’s Amanda in Monterey, California...

And here I am at Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland…

I’ve chosen these three pictures for two reasons.

The first, is to showcase our love for travel. We want to see as much of the world as possible. We both know time is our most finite resource and we want to get around the planet as many times as we can.

The second being, these pictures were all taken less than six months apart.

Building our businesses online has granted us the freedom and flexibility to do pretty much whatever we please. We’re not bound by 40 hour work weeks, incompetent “I’m going to need you to come in this weekend” middle-level managers, or depressing-as-all-hell cubicles.

We are both in control of our own lives.

I started I've Tried That back in 2007 after I lost $50 to a data entry scam. It promised the world for easy work and I bought into the hype.

I felt horrible losing money to blatant lies. How could that even be legal? They were clearly misrepresenting work in an attempt to steal money from people.

I wanted to make sure no one else ever had to go through that experience and thus I've Tried That was born. It's now 8 years later and running this site (among others) is now my full-time job.

Amanda has recently quit her full-time engineering job to work alongside me and build her own business as well.

I've been blessed to live a lifestyle most people can only dream about.

The next section will show you exactly how I've done it. By the end of this page, you'll see how you can start building your very own business alongside myself and thousands of other successful, like-minded entrepreneurs.

Here's How I Make My Money Online

Ah, finally!

This is what you came here for!

Information on how to start making money online.

I create content online that connects people with the information they're searching for. And I get paid to do so.

I create websites (And by the time you reach Step 4, you'll see that yes, even you, can create your own website within seconds.) People find my sites through Google or Yahoo read what I write and if they click on one of the ads on my website, I make money.

Here's a look at the process...

It can be very lucrative or it can simply be used to earn a part-time income depending on how much time and effort you are willing to put into it.

You could make $10 a day or $1000 a day or anywhere in between doing so. There aren't any limits (but do remember that this is hard work and will take time to build to that level.)

It’s really up to you.

There are tens of thousands of companies out there that are BEGGING for people like you to come work alongside of them. Companies you know of and are familiar with. Companies like Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. They offer programs called affiliate programs and when you join them you become their affiliate.

Your goal as an affiliate is to send visitors to their website. (Some companies pay just for the click!)

If one of your readers buys something, you get a commission.

It really is as simple as that!

Let Me Give You an Example

This can be hard to visualize so let me give you an example.

I wrote a post on I've Tried That a few months ago where I reviewed a "wake-up light."

The product was a Philips HF3470 Wake-Up Light.

At the bottom of that post are two links that link to the light for sale at Amazon.com.

Any time someone clicks on one of those links and buys ANYTHING (not just the light, ANYTHING) at all at Amazon.com, I receive a commission.

Very cool, right?

A lot of people have read my review. In fact, my website shows up first in the Google search results for 'Philips HF3470 review'

That review accounts for about 7 sales of wake up lights a week on average! I usually earn about $50/week from that one review alone!

That's an extra $200 a month for a post that took me maybe 45 minutes to write. This isn't even accounting for any other items sold at Amazon that I may have received credit for. That number may actually be much higher!

Below is just a screenshot of one month of orders on just the wake up light alone. I highlighted the last column because that is how much I was paid per order.

And this doesn't even include other products that may have been purchased at Amazon that I got credit for!

The Best Part Is That I Don't Sell Anything.

I help people find the information they're searching for online.

I deliver quality information that helps people make decisions and then send them over to a store like Amazon who handles the rest.

Think of how many trillions of searches that are done at Google or Bing or Yahoo and how many billions of dollars are spent online.

Starting to see the value of Online Content Creation?

This is very powerful stuff!

There are affiliate programs in almost every imaginable niche.

Nearly every major company out there has an affiliate program. You can partner with companies like Walmart, Amazon, Target, Nike, Best Buy, eBay, Apple, Microsoft, HP, Dell, Nikon, Canon, Sony, Samsung.

The list is really endless.

Your goal is to find your own little niche on the web, partner with a company, and incorporate their ads on your site.

And before you say "I don't know how to build a website" or "I don't have any ideas on what kind of website to start," I want you to first meet Peter...

Meet Peter: self-proclaimed tech newbie with basic computer skills turned Online Content Creator

This section is extremely important outside of just meeting Peter.

It's important because it shows my own personal willingness to help every single reader that comes to I've Tried That.

I started my own business from scratch. I know exactly what it takes to get things running and I am more than happy to work alongside you to help you get your own business going.

Whatever your personal passions are… you can find a way to turn them into profit.

Take for example Peter. Peter wrote to me not so long ago...

"Finding suitable employment hasn't been easy, I'm 52 years of age. Although I've worked for years with computers, I'm far from being a technical genius. I just have basic Windows knowledge."

Peter and I sent messages back and forth and I helped him narrow down an idea for a way to make money from his biggest passion…

Parrots!!!

Peter proudly created this site after working with me…

Remember that Peter describes himself as "I'm far from being a technical genius."

Pretty nice site for someone with basic computer skills! With the tools available today, ANYONE can get a website up and running within seconds regardless of technical experience.

I’ve circled above how Peter makes money from this website.

When people click on those ads from Google Adsense… or buy from those Amazon affiliate links… Peter gets paid! He is earning money promoting parrot products through affiliate programs and advertising on his site.

Peter is simply sharing information on his parrots and how to care for them.

In other words… there’s no selling involved at all.

He's simply being helpful. Connecting people with the answers they’re searching for. Then getting paid for it.

And I'll show you how you can get started today.

Let's start building something together!

You should now have a clear idea of the three things you need to start building a business online.

1. An Idea
2. A Website
3. Help & Support

Here's your solution: Wealthy Affiliate.

The best part about Wealthy Affiliate is that they let you test-drive the entire system FOR FREE.

It's much more than just a program or a service. It's an online business community that was designed to give beginners step-by-step instructions on how to build an Online Content Creation business.

I attribute 100% of my success online to the training, support, and connections found at Wealthy Affiliate.

Everything I've shown you the past few pages is a direct result of my time spent at Wealthy Affiliate. Instead of just telling you about it, I wanted to give you a quick tour of just a few of the features offered.

Here's What Wealthy Affiliate Offers

There are A LOT of features included with a membership at Wealthy Affiliate. Here are some of the most important I've found.

Training

The training was designed specifically for beginners. It's broken down into actionable step-by-step tasks to help you go from knowning nothing about online content creation to having your very own website up and running within a few minutes.

Every lesson of every course is explained in full-detail. Each lesson comes with a discussion section as well. If you find yourself stuck at any point in the training, you can quickly get an answer that will help you move forward.

Tools

I've been saying how easy it is to build a website these past few pages. I want to now SHOW you just how easy it is.

Here's the entire website creation form:

People write to me all the time saying they are interested in creating content online, but don't have the "technical know-how" to get up and running.

It's literally as easy as clicking and pointing. All that you need to do is provide the content and that's no different than sending an email or typing out a Facebook status update.

The fact that you're here now reading this page is proof enough that you're more than qualified to start building your own website.

24/7 Instant Support

There are multiple support channels at Wealthy Affiliate.

You can ask questions, create blog posts, participate in discussions, send private messages to other members, and join in on live webinars.

However, there is a live-chat feature that you can use to get instant support from knowledgeable members within seconds.

It is active ALL hours of the day and the community is ALWAYS willing to help. If they don't have an answer for you, they'll be able to point you in the right direction.

It's 24/7 Live support and it's by far, the best feature Wealthy Affiliate has to offer.

Best of all, you get unlimited help from me personally.

I stand 100% by my recommendations.

I'm not going to give you a recommendation that I don't use myself.

I am on Wealthy Affiliate every single day of my life helping members develop their ideas, create their websites, and get traffic to their content.

To prove this, here's a screenshot of my current Wealthy Affiliate profile...

You can see when I joined and my current rank within Wealthy Affiliate. The better the rank, the more active you are. To achieve a rank in the Top 50, you need to be on there every single day.

Just below that is a list of messages people have written to me. Here is a small sample of just a few of the messages I've received from people who have taken my advice and created their own accounts at Wealthy Affiliate.

Wealthy Affiliate will give you access to all this & more with your free Starter membership.

This is where Wealthy Affiliate really shines.

You can get in the doors in seconds with just an email address and a password. No credit cards are needed to sign up. You'll be inside, viewing the training, meeting the community, and working on your business at absolutely no cost to you.

If you like what you see, there is a Premium level that unlocks more powerful, advanced tools and trainings to help you further your business.

Start Building Your Online Business Today!

5 tasks to start building your business today.

That’s it.

Do these 5 tasks and right before your eyes you are going to be building a business.

I look forward to working with You!

I only recommend products or services that have made me money.

I've reviewed hundreds of programs for I've Tried That and can count on one hand the number of programs that have actually lived up to their claims.

I joined Wealthy Affiliate in 2009 and it's held my #1 recommendation for over six years now. I login every single day to help others, grow my own business, and learn something new.

My success online is directly attributed to everything offered at Wealthy Affiliate. I own my own business, I get to travel the world, I spend every day with my wife, and I'm not a slave to the 40-hour work week.

Here's us in Hawaii again if you need one last kick of motivation.

I'll be available every step of the way.

I look forward to working with you to build something great!

Let's Start Building Your Business Together!

PS. Here's the signup link one last time. Go!