In 2014, I quit my 9-to-5 with no backup plan, no savings, and no clue if this would work.
I taught myself everything — YouTube, social media, affiliate marketing — using free resources and sheer stubbornness. No ads budget. No connections. Just a laptop and a refusal to go back to working for someone else.
Within a year, I became the #1 affiliate partner for a major online education company. By 2016, I was a Top ClickBank affiliate. I've had single months where I made $47,000 in commissions. I built a consistent 6-figure income doing this — not once, but year after year for a decade.
But here's what actually matters: I've taught thousands of people to do the same thing. My YouTube Ranking strategies, my organic traffic methods, my affiliate systems — they've helped creators go from zero to their first commission and beyond. Some of my students have built full-time businesses using what I teach.
In 2018, I started Alternative Entrepreneur — a community for people who want to build something real when everyone else says it can't be done. We hustle. We don't give up. We make it happen.
March 2025 marks 10 years since I took that first leap. I've learned a lot — about what works, what doesn't, and what separates the people who make it from the ones who quit. Now I'm focused on AI tools and short-form video because they're the biggest opportunities I've seen since I started.
If you're serious about building something, let's talk.