Hello, and welcome to Affiliate Pathways, your online learning website, which I launched recently.
I am the most unlikely candidate for this kind of venture – my entire background has been in academia and that, too, not in business studies.
One day walking on the campus, a question leaped at me. Does earning an income have to be so soul-destroying? I was looking for meaning in my work – which I thought was fast disappearing from it since I had joined the profession: academia was becoming far too corporatised for me. I felt I had already left the place which I cherished so much otherwise.
Does earning an income have to be so soul-destroying? Part philosophical, part practical, that initial introspection led to more questions. I took stock of my situation. I had garnered considerable research — and writing — skills over my career in academia. How could I put these to practical use now, not only for myself but for others as well?
This was my moment conversion.
After leaving academia early, I began to investigate this question more thoroughly.
The answer: Affiliate Marketing.
Not only was affiliate marketing the answer to my initial introspection (a research question, actually, in the grand tradition) but, uncannily, it was also where I could put my research skills to practical use – because, affiliate marketing is nothing, if not research driven, but also in which written communication plays such a significant role. Academia challenged me to hone my skills in writing critical reviews which is also what I taught my students over the years. Here’s a live demonstration of how I have used it and how you, too, can use it on my Wealthy Affiliate Review.
My hobbies are reading and writing; taking long walks by the river, hands deep in my pocket, questing after my own Holy Grail: the convergence of the life of the mind and practicality. A fulfilling life need not be at the cost of our inner existence. Cheers. Soheil