Michael spends a lot of time online.
A lot.
He finds it easier to talk to girls from school online than in person.
Or at least, he uses the online time to break the ice, and then he finds he is a smoother talker in person, because he and the girl already have a conversation, ot two, or three, started.
Nice, Michael.
And Michael is smooth in another way.
He is using some of his online time making an income for those hot dates that he hopes are coming.
Michael has done some searching online for products that will pay him a commission to promote.
His interests run to body-building, so he has checked out a couple of products on ClickBank, and signed up to become a promoter, or affiliate, for them.
"The Truth About Six-Pack Abs" and "No-Nonsense Muscle Building" were his picks.
Fascinating reading.
Okay, so Michael hasn't done much more than read about the products, but give him a little time and he may eventually use them.
To body-build, I mean.
He has actually done something with them; he has been promoting them in his blog posts and earning a nice commission each time one is bought through his ClickBank link.
Michael has learned several strategies to be effective with this online money-making plan.
By doing a few hours' research, he zeroed in to blogs tied into his fascination with body-building.
He quickly learned he had to follow the rules of the blog (he got ousted one time for an outright ad) and he knows now that being subtle is often a more effective sales technique than being forward.
Michael has used a question from time to time to get bloggers interacting with him.
"Know anyone with a six-pack? How'd they do it?" was the start of one of his posts.
He was surprised that he talked to as many girls as guys with that post.
Nice, Michael.
He has worked on making himself an expert on his Clickbank products and what they could actually do for a person.
Michael knows that exaggerated claims could backfire on him and result in customers asking for refunds, so he always emphasizes that a buyer must follow directions and be persistent to get results.
Finally, this crafty blogger has learned to be persistent himself.
He blogs nearly every day, promotes his ClickBank products often, though of course not in every post, and generally enjoys himself.
It does not seem like work to him because body building is a passion of his, and one day, yes, he will work on his own six-pack abs.
Right after he makes that first hot date.