Featured Money Maker Of The Month:
My name is Jonathan Volk and I am one of those "make money online" guys. I am President and CEO of Surge Marketing Inc. where we generate millions of dollars a year in sales for companies. In exchange, we get a percentage of each sale. This marketing model (more commonly known as Affiliate marketing) has allowed us to scale our growth exponentially in just a few years time.
Connect With Me
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Interviews
Most of the techniques I use to make money online, I will teach you on this blog (subscribe to the RSS on the right) but here are some great interviews which reveal a good bit of information.
- (Featured above) Scaling to the $300,000/month mark - Interview with Wes from Tracking202.com. This is a great video where I talk about how I scaled to over $300,000 in commissions per month using pay per click, social media, etc.
- (Older) Retire at 21 Interview - This interview is a bit older but has some good content still.
- (Older) Keith James Lock Interview
- (Older) Video interview
My History
My First Successful Business
Ever since I was a young kid (some would still say I am, but I'll leave that for you to decide), I have always been the kid to find a business model in everything. Perhaps one of my youngest successes was in 7th grade. I would buy candy in bulk from Sam's club and sell it for a measly $0.50 to my fellow class mates. All the while, the candy vending machines charged a $0.75 price! After just a few months, I had made over $400 profit in mostly $1 dollar bills. Caching!
It got to the point that I was called into the office and asked to stop. And that was my first lesson in being shut out by the competition.
Hello Internet, Nice To Meet You
It was roughly around age 11 that I began to learn to code first in C and C++ and then websites languages. I've been doing it ever since and is really what began this passion for everything internet related.
It was then in 2004 that my Dad had called me into his office and told me that he was interested in starting another business with me, web hosting. This was my first venture into making actual money online.
While attempting to get a successful hosting business up, my Dad invested tens of thousands of dollars in learning SEO and other techniques. As an example, one conference with Brad Fallon and a few select others cost $10,000 for two days. While there was a lot of great information, the hosting business still failed.
The business might have failed but we did not fail. It really was this foundation that enabled me to reach the level that I have reached currently.
After moving on from the hosting business, I had learned quite a bit about SEO and affiliate marketing.
Early in 2007, I really decided to get serious about affiliate marketing. I had been running some adsense websites and such for a while and had made up to $250/day during the peak of my adsense days.
The adsense income was very inconsistent and the profit margins were very very slim. I was essentially buying traffic and sending it to my heavily ad ridden websites.
As I began to apply my techniques to affiliate marketing, I began to learn how much potential affiliate marketing had. I researched everything I could about affiliate marketing through forums, friends, and my friend, google.
Bye bye Job!
Month after month, I tested more and more. Finally, It was in march, 2007 that I got to leave my part time job and work as an affiliate marketer full time. This Full time promotion allowed me to pour countless hours into internet marketing... not because I needed to make money, but because I loved it. It was great fun for me!
Because of some very helpful contacts and striving to learn each day, I have been able to build a multi-million dollar per year business working from home. Granted, not every day is easy and fun, but I always will love this business.
Secretzzzz
So what are my secrets? I once read a quote from the owner of Godaddy. He was talking about how he watches all his numbers (sales) closely. He said, "All things that are watched will naturally increase." And I find this very true with internet marketing.
Watch each and every number, use tracking, and above all else, don't give up.
Regardless of whether you like me or this blog, my hopes are to inspire people to learn to at least market a little better and journal my life as I continue to progress in the marketing world.
Personal Life:
I am Married to the most beautiful woman on the entire face of the earth. She and I had been dating for 7+ years and finally got married on September of 09! 
She is my best friend and the love of my life! She and are very much enjoying marriage and look forward to growing together in both business and personal life.
As for me personally, you will notice on this site that I am openly Christian. More than just a religion, I have a relationship with Jesus Christ and can't help but have that spill out onto many of the principals that I both write about here and also apply in the business world.
I hear Glenn Hoddle has found God That must have been one hell of a pass — Bob Davies
Very interesting. I think your next post should be about how much money you make with referrals.
@Scott: Not even an entire 1% of my income comes from referrals. Hahaha.
Would you be interested in promoting our product?
I will take a look in your great blog, thanks
I’m thinking and I just can think of anything smart
All I can say to you is CONGRATS !!
Its good to know that I’m not the only Cristian in E-biz.
Hope to read more tips here on how to make a $$$$ .
Good Luck Jonathan
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how do you plan your business? if you get in touch with a new affiliate, how you plan to proceed to get best out of it? i am new to this business and dont know much about online strategies. but i have decided not to leave until i get enough to satisfy myself.
I am exploring your site http://www.affiliateunleashed.com/
Thanks for all of the helpful information that you provide. As a thank you I just signed up for CX Digital through your link.
I will take a look in your great blog, thanks
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just found this sitre ..seems good . good info .. and refeshingly absent of hype ..what a blessing !
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just to let you know. I’ve just signed up to Hydra with your link. Might aswell benefit someone
ps. Maria looks like a keeper. Congrats!
Hi Jonathan I am really impressed with your “about me” page.It really shows how open minded you are…I am really happy that I have found a blog that is really good in quality and speaks the truth!!
Cool About Me write up Jonathan. As a fellow Christian in a very non-Christian based surrounding (Heavy Metal web related sites) I myself find it easier to not deny nor hide what I believe in.
Just found your blog via Retire@21 – time to delve in
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Count me as a new reader and a possible future advertiser. Greate about page.
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Hey Jonathan,
Thanks for posting this. I am working on creating my site. I’m also a Christian and believe it is essential to bring God into whatever we are doing. After all He is our best friend, our Guide and Creator!
Your blog looks great and very informative- thanks for posting up good information for others.
God bless,
Eren
BLESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Nice story!
I love it…..thanks for that, very encouraging.
You are really great person,
I wish I will become like you once.
Well said!
God bless,
Josh
Hello Jonathan,
I’ve been following your blog closely and you are one of my IM models.
Hope to learn from your posts and have your same success soon.
Stay Blessed
Roby
you have an interesting blog, never came across it before…pretty cool!
Jonathan, Great info. No hype. Deut 8:18. Believers in the marketplace offering success and salvation to those who want it. Thank you for all you do.
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jonathan what happened to your about me?
Just updated it.
just came across your site and look forward to learning from your articles. Its great to read about your success and advice and possibly replicate it. Cheers!
Your girlfriend is SO hot
I concur with you on that sir!
Found your blog. Really appreciate your site. I’m a Christian as well. Hung up the corporate world after 13 years and have jumped into full time Aff marketing. It’s a blur, but really like what I’ve found.
I appreciate your openness especially about your faith. Keep it up.
Iron sharpens iron,
Phil 3:13-14
Can we have more photos of your gf and you? it would be great if you do!
Thanks
No sorry.
It’s nice to find a christian Blogger, and not just a christian that claims to be one but actually has a personal relationship with the one and only amazing lord that makes all things possible!
Thanks Matt for the encouraging words.
Liked your blog. Got a few pointers and reassurance. Its goo to find people like you.
Thanks Joe!
Volk,
if you really don’t make that much money by referrals then please remove them
You sir, are an idiot. Lol
Hi Jon
We paid for advertising last week and sent you banner etc.. but still don’t see our ad up?
Could you please let me know what the story is thanks and when it will go up?
Talk soon.
Simon
The biggest Flogger i have seen in my life
P.S: why did you watermark your pic ?
I am new to the online world after years as a blue collar worker. I love it! I am looking for a mentor and would love to learn from you. So will you be my mentor? I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your time.
Dude, you don’t deserve her….J/K
And you think you do?
Hey Jonathan,
I came across a great passage, it reads:
“Lord, If this job is going to get done, and done right, you’re going to have to do it through me. So my trust is in you”
Your Message
Bless you and all your endeavors in Jesus name.
Amen and Amen I say!
Nice to meet you! I found out about you through DatMoney – there was a weight loss contest and he lost… Anyway, I’ve been blogging about 7 months and want to network some more. I look forward to your posts.
Here is first time visitor to your blog, You simply impress me with your Work and style. Good to see you are making huge money. Me too want to have the same life as you have. I never understand how this PPC things works, Hope to learn so many thing from you MY LORD
Jonathan…I am looking forward to gleaning as much as possible from you. THanks for taking the time after church to chat. Would love to get together.
MJ
Hi Jonathan. I just found out about you from one of my colleagues. I’m looking forward to learning more from your site, and happy to be partnering with a fellow Christian. We may also be advertising with you soon. Thanks!
Hey, just stumbled across your site. Looks like a lot of great content. So color me clueless, but how does one sign up for this newsletter you talk about? I don’t see a link anywhere.
You’re a really cute couple. May Jesus bless you with great happiness and many children.
You have a great website. Good content and a nice resource for people wanting to learn more about Internet Marketing