Colin Linnett is an experienced Blogger, Writer & Digital Marketer with over 20 years experience.

He first searched Yahoo (Google wasn’t as popular then) for ways to make a living online in 2004. He had just become a father and needed to boost the family income and this was the first step on his journey.

He still remembers the name of the website that promised him riches — an ebook-selling company called ‘The Book Whizz’. The copy mesmerised, promised the world. Within 24 hours, he had spent a small fortune thinking the money would roll in. Spoiler alert — it never happened; he lost it all.

Instead of quitting he dug deep; eventually becoming a member of the Warrior Forum were he educated himself on Internet Marketing through courses and networking with fellow marketers and copywriters.

Affiliate marketing and email marketing were the first methods that made him a decent side income. The strategy back then was to write articles (Bum marketing) and publish them to article directories, which at the time, worked a treat (It’s a bit trickier now).

Colin has worked for some big name blogs as a writer of content and emails, including Niche Pursuits, SEO Stream, and Encharge. In addition, he currently owns two blogs of his own, and you can reach out to him here.