I want to give you the truth about making money online.

People ask me all of the time how long it will take to start making money online. Unfortunately, there is no universal answer to this question.

We live in a world where we want instant gratification. The reality is that making money online doesn't happen overnight.

The question is, “Are you willing to forgo short-term pleasure for long-term success?” Keep reading if you're ready to hear the no B.S. truth about making money online.

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Making money online is a long-term game.

Unfortunately, the Internet is inundated with so-called money “gurus” who sell people the dream of making fast money online. I hate to break it to you, but these are just get-rich-quick scams. Yes, these so called “proven” money-making schemes may help you make a few hundred or thousands of dollars in passive income in the short-term, but it won't be sustainable.

Building a successful online business takes a lot of hard work, time, energy and patience. It's not an easy task, which is why a lot of people quit early on. According to Forbes, 90% of startups fail.  However, startups don't fail because they are startups.

Rather, they fail because the founders lack self-awareness, meaning they don't know what is actually involved in building a business. They have unrealistic expectations. When those expectations aren't met and they don't get the results that they want fast enough, they give up.

Living the laptop lifestyle is a very attractive and life-changing opportunity. When I was first introduced to it, I was instantly sold. I was willing to do anything in order to achieve success. Trust me when I say that the ability to make money while you sleep and be location independent is an unbelievable feeling.

When you taste this kind of freedom, there is no turning back.

However, there's no 12-step program for making money online. I'm not going to sugarcoat it… it's a grind. If you want to achieve success, long-term, you've got to be all in.  You've got to get real with yourself and decide how much time and energy you are willing to invest in yourself and your business.

More importantly, you need to learn how to fall in love with the process and become less attached to the outcome. This is a concept that the most successful people in business have mastered. The trap that a lot of aspiring entrepreneurs fall into is viewing success as an event to be achieved.

However, the primary reason why successful people actually achieve their goals is that they are committed to the process. It's not the end goal that matters to them. Rather, it's the people who they become along the way. In essence, they fall in love with the daily practice of building their business. The results are just icing on the cake, so to speak.

This is the truth about making money online.

The best advice that I can give you is to not treat your online business as if it were a hobby. It's an actual business, and if you want to succeed, you need to treat it as such. Are you ready to go all-in?

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Do you want to know what it's REALLY like traveling the world?

Thailand is the 14th country that I've visited thus far. By the end of this year, I will have traveled to 16 countries.

I realize that this is a lot more than most people do in their entire lifetime.

In this blog, I want to share with you what it's really like to travel the world. In particular, what I love about traveling, as well as the challenges that come along with it.

If you have a passion to travel the world and be a digital nomad, I've got some great advice for you before you book your ticket!

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Travel is the best form of education.

Traveling has always been a huge part of my personal growth. As many of you know who follow me, I'm a big fan of self-development. Traveling forces you to get outside your comfort zone and explore new cultures, languages, perspectives, and people. The entire experience of traveling allows you to see and appreciate different ways of living and being.

I've never met anyone in my life who said that they regret traveling. It's a win-win, even when you encounter challenges along the way. For this reason alone, I believe that traveling is one of the best things that you can do to get to know yourself, others, and the world at large on a deeper level.

The reason why I'm able to travel, work and make money is that I've built a successful online business. My business provides consistent passive income every single hour of the day. Hence, I'm not trading my time for money. This means that I can run and operate my business from anywhere in the world. All I really need is my camera, laptop, phone, and WiFi access.

From personal experience, I can say that having this kind of freedom has been life-changing. The beautiful part of it all is that ANYBODY can create a laptop lifestyle. Perhaps the most dominant influence of the evolution of the Internet has been the creation of new jobs and a change in the nature of jobs that already exist.

Today there are limitless opportunities for you to create life, on your terms.

You don't have to be confined to a 9-to-5 office job or be tied down to one location. You can be location independent. Imagine how your life would be if you could work from anywhere in the world, and make money doing it? If I did it, there's no reason why you can't do it too.

We are so blessed to live on this incredible planet. There is so much to see and do. I don't know about you, but I don't want to come to the end of my life and feel like I missed out. At the end of your life, you won't remember the days when all you did was go to work. Rather, you will remember the magic moments when you stepped outside of your comfort zone and took that epic trip that you always dreamed of.

I'm originally from Vancouver, B.C., Canada. There was a time in my life when I was living in downtown Vancouver in a beautiful penthouse, yet I still didn't feel fulfilled. Why? Well, eight months out of the year the weather was lousy. Don't get me wrong… Vancouver is amazing but a lot of the great stuff to do in that city is outdoors. When it's raining all of the time, people don't want to go outside and socialize.

This lifestyle felt really limiting. I was too comfortable. Can you relate?

I was craving an escape so I started traveling to tropical locations during the winter months. The biggest things that I love about traveling is the variety and adventure that it brings. It provides a huge amount of excitement and passion in my life. If I'm going to work, I may as well work poolside, looking out at the beach! There is so much more fun to be had in new destinations because everything is new.

However, there are some challenges that come with traveling the world. Firstly, when you travel to a new destination every week or month, you're constantly on the move which can cause you to feel ungrounded. There's always an adaptation phase that you need to go through. Although this can be exciting, it can also be exhausting.

Time zone changes and jetlag can negatively affect your daily routine. I've gotten a lot better at managing this, but it's still something I'm trying to master. In order to combat this challenge and connect back with comfort and familiarity, I travel back to my 3 home bases, which are Panama, LA, and Vancouver when I feel called to.

Another challenge with traveling is living out of a suitcase. When I travel I try to be a minimalist in terms of how much I bring. However, there are times when I wish that I had more at my disposal. I'm a big fan of biohacking so I really enjoy having my technology with me. However, I can't always bring those things with me. Also, if you are someone who loves to eat healthy and organic food, sometimes it takes time to find high vibe food options in certain countries. This is why I like to hire a chef or find meal delivery services when I visit a new place.

The last challenge of traveling is feeling disconnected from your social network.

When you travel consistently, it's hard to maintain solid friendships. Luckily, my  fiancée, Tatiana and I have one another when we travel, but we still miss our friends. You can still make new friends when you travel, but a lot of those friendships are short-term. Hence, you miss out on the depth of connection that comes with having your tribe. This is why traveling can feel lonely at times, especially if you work alone.

This isn't how I want to live for the rest of my life. Rather, it's just a stage and that' s great! I've been grinding and hustling for years now to build my 7-figure online business. Today, I'm in a stage of pleasure and enjoyment. I want to enjoy the freedom that comes with living a laptop lifestyle. I know that I'll look back at this time and have zero regrets. Trust me when I say that the advantages of traveling the world far exceed the challenges.

This is what it's REALLY like traveling the world.

If you have the desire to travel the world while making money, don't wait until tomorrow or the next day to take action.  Close your eyes and visualize the kind of life that you want. Now open your eyes and start creating your reality today!

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Want to know how I travel the world while running a multi-million dollar online business?

This year alone I've traveled to 14 countries! As long as I have my laptop, phone, and access to WiFi, I can run and operate my business from anywhere in the world.

Traveling the world while making money is the best way to create your ultimate dream lifestyle.

I would like to share my journey about how I've been able to travel the world and make money while I sleep. If you have a desire to build a multi-million dollar online business, keep reading!

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Living the laptop lifestyle changed my life forever.

However, I didn't become a successful digital nomad overnight. It took a lot of hard work, commitment and investment in myself to build a multi-millon dollar online business. When I was 23 years old, I traveled to Thailand to start building my online business. It allowed me to get a taste of the laptop lifestyle.

During that time, I was reading the book, The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich. That book completely shifted my mindset of what was possible. My entire life I was conditioned to believe that I had to go to school and find a 9-to-5 job until I was 65 years old, at which point I could retire and be “free.”

Tim Ferriss taught me that being chained to a desk isn’t the future of work. Once I knew that I could create a 4-hour workweek, I decided that I would do whatever it took to create that reality. I fully immersed myself in learning about Internet marketing.

Like I said, my success didn't happen overnight. In fact, I went through a period of my life where I was really struggling. I had a lot of limiting beliefs that were holding me back. In reality, I didn't take my business seriously enough. Once I decided to go all in and stop dabbling, that's when everything changed for me.

One of the first ways that I started to make money online was through affiliate marketing.

This is the process of promoting other people's products and earning a commission from doing so. I soon realized that I could create content on my blog and learn SEO, so that when people searched for products online, they would come to my blog and could purchase through my affiliate links.

That model started to provide some great income for me. It allowed me to accomplish my goal of making $300 per month while I was living in Thailand. However, at some point, Google changed their algorithms. Unfortunately, it wiped out my affiliate marketing business. I ended up losing all of the money that I was making and I went back to the drawing board.

This is when I got into Kindle publishing on Amazon. The more books that I published, the more money that I made. Soon thereafter, I realized that I didn't have to write books myself. I started to hire ghostwriters to write books for me and I focused on building a publishing and marketing company.

That was when I experienced my big break online. I was making $8,000-$10,000 per month online at 24 years of age. Once I made money like this, it made me think, “If I can achieve this, then what else is possible?” All of the sudden I was in a financial position where I no longer I had to work.

I thought that all I wanted was passive income.

While I enjoyed that lifestyle for a few months, I wasn't fulfilled. I started asking myself the question, “If money wasn't a factor, what would I want my legacy to be?” Coming from a place of abundance, I knew that my true passion was self-development. Ever since I was 17 years old, I've loved learning and growing, and in turn, sharing that knowledge with others. That is what makes me feel most fulfilled because I'm adding value to people's lives.

It was at this point that I decided to start Project Life Mastery. I was 25 years old. In the beginning, I had a YouTube channel and blog. Eventually, I started a podcast. I simply wanted to share with people what I was doing to improve each area of my life. Once I started to publish my content, a lot of people started to follow me.

They were curious about how I was able to make money online, so I started teaching people how to publish books on Amazon.  Eventually I created a Kindle publishing course, called Mastering Book Publishing. During this time, I was buying so many great products to further my personal development.

I started to find affiliate marketing opportunities and began the process of becoming an affiliate marketer. As my business started to grow, I created my own courses and training programs, coached people, and developed my own Mastermind events.

In 2014, I discovered that the big opportunity was selling physical products on Amazon.

I wanted to build multiple streams of income in my business so that I wasn't dependent on one stream. My fiancée and I bought a course called, The Amazing Selling Machine which taught us how to sell on Amazon. Soon thereafter, I launched a supplement brand and had some great success with that.

Eventually, I got out of that business because I was too busy to handle of the logistics. I started to partner with other e-commerce businesses and brands as an investor. This was a great way to work smarter instead of harder.

I want to emphasize that I started my journey with desire and grit. Slowly I found the strategies that helped me make money online. Over time, I grew and transitioned into other opportunites as they arose. Today, I'm 33 years old and I've built an incredible multi-million dollar online business that I'm proud of. My journey wasn't easy. I experienced a lot of failures along the way. What kept me going was the belief and faith of what was possible. I believe that if you are committed enough to something, you will find the way or make the way.

This is how I travel the world while running a multi-million dollar online business.

I hope my story has inspired you to create a multi-million dollar business of your own. It's easier than ever before to make money online. Having a laptop lifestyle business will open up a world of opportunities for you. If you want to create financial freedom, you can do it! Anything is possible.

Are you ready to go all in and create a laptop lifestyle?

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Ready to discover how she makes $20,000 per month with affiliate marketing?

My fiancée, Tatiana and I have created a lot of content together about how to sell on Amazon and Shopify. However, most people don't know how successful Tatiana is with affiliate marketing.

Tatiana and I sit down to talk about how she has grown her affiliate marketing business from scratch to where she is now making $20,000 per month.

If Tatiana can do it, so can you. Keep reading to learn how!

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Affiliate marketing is a blueprint for financial freedom.

Tatiana is a shining example of someone who was able to make this dream a reality. Plus, she had little to no experience when she first started. Ready to discover how she makes $20,000 per month with affiliate marketing? Let's find out!

Do you mind sharing with people a little bit about your affiliate marketing business?

Affiliate marketing was introduced to me through Stefan. I didn't know what it was prior to taking his Affiliate Marketing Mastery course. The content I learned from his course was everything that I needed to know in order to get started with my affiliate marketing business to where it is today. For this reason, I highly recommend his course.

I already had an e-commerce business when I started affiliate marketing. However, I wanted to incorporate affiliate marketing into my existing business. I started to reflect on my customer journey. In my e-commerce business, I sell waist trainers. I have a brand called, Luxx Curves. However, I didn't want to limit myself to only selling waist trainers. I thought to myself, “Why do people buy waist trainers?”

By serving my customers and figuring out who my ideal client is, I soon realized that I'm in the business of weight loss. By broadening my perspective I was able to think bigger. I started to think about what resources and tools people would need along their journey to support them in reaching their weight loss goals.

The beauty of affiliate marketing is that you don't need to create products yourself.

I knew my audience would most likely benefit from beauty products and health supplements so I decided to become an affiliate for companies that I stand behind. One of those companies is called Bioptimizers. This is a super high-quality supplement company c0-founded by our friend, Wade Lightheart. I thought that his products would really help my audience along their weight loss journey.

Because of this, I started creating content sharing my experience with the supplements, how they have helped me, and I included an affiliate link in the description of my YouTube videos. I also became an affiliate for an Amazon product that sells resistance bands.

All that I did was find an Amazon Associates account and I signed up for their affiliate program. I published a video about resistance bands, created a blog post and reviewed the product. By doing so, people could buy through my affiliate link if they decided to.

However, I didn't stop at my e-commerce business.

I started my second YouTube channel, Tatiana James about one year ago. That channel is an affiliate marketing business in and of itself. It's all about giving value to people. Once you do that, you can start asking for something in return. However, be cautious about how often you ask.

I publish a lot of content related to helping people sell on Amazon. From my personal experience, I know that there are resources and tools that every Amazon seller needs along their journey. This is why I decided to become an affiliate for companies like Jungle Scout and Helium 10.

Can you talk about the value of content creation when it comes to building an affiliate marketing business?

A big part of affiliate marketing is having an audience whom you can share your content and affiliate links with. I promote my content through a variety of different social media platforms, some of which include Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. The bigger your audience, the more opportunities that you will have for your affiliate marketing business. I learned a lot through Stefan's course, in particular about the value of building an email list.

Let me give you an example of how this works. When you go to my website, Luxx Curves, I give you a free fitness guide. However, in order to get that guide, you have to enter your name and email address. From there, you get added to my email list and get set up with an autoresponder sequence. This funnels you through some affiliate links and my products. Essentially, it allows you to get to know me and my work better.

I learned how to do all of this through Stefan's course, Affiliate Marketing Mastery.

Keep in mind that building an audience takes time. Nothing is quick. The most important thing is consistency, especially when it comes to posting on social media platforms. Also, make sure that the content you're publishing is always valuable. People need a reason to sit through an entire video or spend time reading your blog posts.

How does an e-commerce business compare to an affiliate marketing business?

First and foremost, affiliate marketing is a much better option for people who are tight on cash because it takes far less money to get started. Conversely, with an e-commerce business, you need to have cash upfront to pay for shipping, marketing, inspection, your Amazon account, etc. The logistics involved with a physical products business are huge. It pays itself off in the future, but it takes time. If I were to choose one business model, I would only do affiliate marketing.

This is how she makes $20,000 per month with affiliate marketing.

If Tatiana can build her business to where it is today, so can you! Affiliate marketing can be your ticket to financial freedom. However, it's up to you to decide how much time, energy and hard work you are willing to invest in this business. It's not a get-rich-quick scheme, but if you are in it for the long haul, there is no limit to the amount of money you can make.

How would your life change if you made $20,000 extra dollars per month? You don't need to dream about it anymore. Get started with affiliate marketing and make it your reality.

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Panama has always been on my list of places to live. I finally made that dream a reality.

On June 1st, my girlfriend and I left Canada and moved to Panama to start a new chapter in our lives. From the beginning of our relationship, we talked about creating a vision for our life together that we both loved.

We've always wanted to live in a foreign country. Panama aligns with our vision, so we took the leap! We couldn't be happier with our decision.

Are you ready to see what a day in the life of a digital nomad looks like living in Panama?

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Panama is the ultimate tropical paradise.

When Tatiana and I first visited Panama we were blown away by the diversity of it. There is so much to do and see. For those of you that don't know, Panama is a country in Central America that is bordered by Costa Rica and Colombia.

The weather is beautiful and the geographic diversity is amazing. The majority of the country is comprised of jungle terrain. You can find mountains or beaches in close proximity to one another no matter where in the country you are.

Tatiana and I love to travel to new places. An amazing thing about Panama is that it is a central hub to a lot of epic tropical escape destinations. For example, you could easily take a week-long trip to Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua. 

Tatiana and I loved living in Vancouver, but one of the challenges that we faced was the rainy weather, which lasts 8 months of the year. In Panama, we get the best of both worlds – white sandy beaches, beautiful humid weather, lush jungle, and mountainous terrain.

Tatiana and I made the decision to move to Panama last year but it took us quite a lot of time to plan our big move. Last year we sat down and thought about what we wanted our life to look like moving forward.

Panama is one of the most developed and Westernized parts of Central America.

A lot of international banking and business takes place there. Given that Panama is one of most modern cities in Central America, we find it to be a very safe place to live. Like anywhere, it’s important to be aware of your surroundings and take care of your belongings.

For these reasons and more, Panama has become one of the top destinations for expats who are seeking a low-cost, minimalist lifestyle. This was one of the many things that drew us to this beautiful destination. 

I’m currently spending $8,000 plus per month for a penthouse and a sports car that I never drive. We knew it was time for a change. Panama felt like the right choice.

Our decision to leave Canada altogether did have consequences. When you leave Canada they tax you, worldwide. Tatiana and I decided that, because we travel so much, it no longer made sense to continue paying taxes in Canada.

As you can imagine, I had to pay a very large departure tax to leave. I wanted to do this earlier rather than later when it would be even more costly. I am still a Canadian citizen. It’s just that my permanent residence location has changed.

Because Tatiana and I want to settle down and have kids in the next few years, we knew that now was the time to travel more and enjoy the laptop lifestyle to the fullest. This is one of the many privileges of being an entrepreneur – you get to design your life, on your terms. Creating an online business changed our lives.

I've been blessed to live a very luxurious lifestyle.

Materialistic possessions are great but sometimes you can become too attached to things. In actuality, I value experiences so much more. Getting rid of all of my stuff has been an empowering process for me. I'm ready to live more minimally.

Since living in Panama, one of our rituals has been spending Saturdays hanging out by the pool, reading our books, and relaxing. We have someone that comes to our apartment to cook and clean for us on Saturday, so we have to be out of the house regardless. We’ve also been taking in all the sights of Panama.

According to new research from NodeSource, the majority of entrepreneurs say work-life balance is the biggest challenge they face. I can totally relate. Entrepreneurship is hard work. If you want to be successful, you can expect to work long hours in the beginning stages of building your business.

Because of my love and passion for business, work doesn't feel like work. However, that doesn’t mean that I should ignore my health and well-being. I think that there is a stigma in the online business world that work-life balance isn’t possible for an entrepreneur.

I disagree. It comes down to finding what works best for you. You will never find a “perfect balance”, but your health is your wealth. If you don’t make the effort to take care of yourself, you will burn out, fast, as will your business.

The one thing that almost all successful entrepreneurs have in common is that they make reading a large part of their lives.

As many of you know who follow me, I’m an avid reader.

I believe that reading is a powerful learning tool. As an entrepreneur, I am always striving to develop knowledge that will improve myself, my business, and my team.

I make it a habit to read my Kindle every day while enjoying the breathtaking view of the Panama ocean. Sometimes I even re-read specific books so that I have a greater understanding of the content. When it comes to knowledge of any kind, repetition is the mother of mastery.

Currently, I’m reading a great book called, The Multi-Orgasmic Man: Sexual Secrets Every Man Should Know by Mantak Chia. As a man, learning how to separate ejaculation from orgasm is a very valuable skill to learn in life.

There are many different types of orgasms that men and women can have. You can actually channel your sexual energy and use it in different ways, whether that’s for increased energy or creativity.

When the weather is nice, Tatiana and I like to check out the Panama Canal. This is one of the world’s largest architectural accomplishments and by far one of the most visited places in Panama City. The Canal stretches for 48-miles and you can watch the ships pass by while enjoying the views and dining at some amazing restaurants.

When the weather isn’t so nice, Tatiana and I like to check out the MultiPlaza Mall, which is one of the more high-end, trendy malls in Panama City.

This mall is similar to what you would see back in North America. You can find all of the designer, luxury brands here, like Gucci and Cartier. In the mall, there are a lot of nice restaurants to check out as well.

When it comes to spending money, it’s so important that you know how to manage it.

T. Harv Eker teaches a very effective money management method, called the JARS System. He states that 55% of your income should be put towards your necessities, 10% towards your financial freedom, 10% towards long-term savings, 10% towards your education, and 10% towards fun.

Fun could be in the form of guilt-free shopping, which in our case looks like buying clothes and shoes at the mall sometimes. This is a reward for all of the hard work that you put into your job. As an entrepreneur, when you are adding a lot of value to people’s lives, it’s important that you celebrate and reward yourself from time to time.

The last 5% is put towards contribution, meaning that you give a portion of your financial earnings towards a cause or charity that you are passionate about. When you consciously practice abundance and live from this place every single day, it actually allows for more money to flow into your life.

When you buy things, that is an act of contribution in and of itself. It allows your wealth to be spread amongst others by supporting local businesses. Money isn’t just a thing. Rather, it’s a tool that can be used to create financial abundance, happiness, and security. If you view money in this way, your relationship to it will be healthy.

In the words of Marshall Sylver, “Either make your money work for you, or you will always have to work for your money.”

On the weekends, Tatiana and I like to dress up and go out for a nice dinner and enjoy the nightlife that Panama has to offer. Makoto is considered to be one of the top Japanese restaurants in Panama.

The sushi presentation is out of this world. Each dish comes out looking like a work of art!

The one thing that we miss most about Vancouver is the amazing sushi, but we’ve been lucky to find some awesome places in Panama that do not disappoint. Our favorite spot is called Miss Cho.  

Just because we go out on a Saturday night doesn’t mean that we sleep in the next day. Tatiana and I are committed to doing our morning ritual every single day. It sets us up for success. The gym is my sanctuary. It is the place where I get the opportunity to work on my mind and body.

I like to listen to audiobooks when I work out. I’m a big fan of the Blinkist App right now. These are 15-minute book summaries which allow me to re-familiarize myself with some of the books that I’ve already read.

The beauty of audiobooks is that you can read them while doing many other things, whether that’s cooking, driving or exercising. It’s an entirely different experience listening to a story than it is to see words written on a page. I find that it allows my imagination to expand. More importantly, I find that it’s soothing to listen to someone’s voice.

My brain is able to slow down and I process the story more thoroughly. I savor the content on a deeper level, instead of rushing through the pages of a book.

Moving to Panama right now felt like the best thing to do. Tatiana and I will probably live here for the next few years. When we finally find our dream home, we will move to the U.S. and create another new chapter in our lives.

If you haven't been already, I encourage you to put Panama on your travel bucket list!

I can't wait for the journey that is ahead of me. I'm even more excited to share it with you. Anything is possible in life if you want it bad enough. Never let anything or anyone prevent you from manifesting your dreams. Dig deep and do the work to make it happen. In the words of Margaret Drabble, “When nothing is sure, everything is possible.”