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Graduation

Friday, May 1st, 2009

After three years of being a full-time college student and a full-time internet marketer, I am finally just one of the two.

It was three of the best years of my life, no doubt… but the best years are still yet to come.

Thank you to all of you who have supported me over the last few years. I promise, the best is yet to come, and it is coming soon.

Some shots from the big day:

On the right is my good friend Curt… he didn’t even graduate – he just snagged a cap and gown and walked around. He’s ridiculous… but he’s a good egg.

Had it not been for good friends and the encouragement of my mentors, it would have been hard for me to stay in school. Many times it was tempting for me to drop out in order to pursue a full-time internet marketing career, but I stuck it out and finished Cum Laude.

However, now my attention is shifting, as my time now allows to focus on projects that have been on the back burner (school always came first):

- Big, huge changes are coming to The Affiliate God – if you thought it was good before… just WAIT. I know that I’ve been quiet about it lately, but good things are happening… be patient, and it’ll be good… I promise.

- I’m going to be holding live teleconferences to answer one-on-one questions.

- College has forced me to live under the shadows too much… it’s time I broke out of that marketed myself more heavily. Thank Twitter for making that easier: http://www.twitter.com/RyanMoran

- On a personal note, I have no idea where I’m going to live. San Diego, back near school with some friends, Cleveland, Hong Kong…. who knows? If I don’t know by the end of the summer, I think I may let YOU pick… seriously. I may just do a poll that allows my subscribers to pick where I move.

My personal goals:

1-Month: Increase affiliate commissions by 50%

3-Month: Double Income and Relaunch TAG

Of course, I’ll be documenting the steps along the way…. stuff is going to get very, very exciting.

However, I could not have done all that I have done, nor could I continue it, without you. You have supported me for years, even back when I was a freshmen, showing your support and helping me sculpt my business. For that, I am very, very grateful.

Therefore, I need you more than ever in the next coming months. I need you to ask me questions, to come to webinars and teleconferences, to give me your feedback, to watch videos, and to learn as much as you can. My goal is to have successful business friends… the more internet success stories I can play a part in, the more successful TAG will be, as will all of the projects that we touch.

So please leave a comment and let me know what you’d like to see from me, k?

Other tidbits:

- I eat way healthy when I’m at home…. goji berries, acai, cacao, cleanses, the whole bit. It’s awesome.

- Seriously, where the heck should I live? I have all the freedom in the world, and I have no idea what to do with it.

- Small sites STILL kick butt on Google Adwords and in the search engines.

- Mastermind partners are gold mines.

- Should I do more Justin.tv broadcasts? I haven’t done those in awhile. Those are fun.

- After TAG is done, all of my IM-related sites are getting redone. SpaceBankers will get rebranded and re-released, Xtreme Rankings will get a makeover… everything. It’s gonna be tight.

- I go to bed earlier when I’m not up at night studying for exams…

Ok, enough ranting for now. I’m a college graduate, and I’m really excited to pour my heart and sould into internet marketing. It’s been like my side girlfriend for the last three years, and now I get to marry her. (It’s a bad example… sue me.)

Again, thank you to all of those who have stuck with me for years… this is just the beginning.

To our success,

Ryan

P.S. Some pics with my family at graduation:

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The Busiest Month of My Life

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Whew.

This is literally the first chance that I’ve had to breathe since January.

Before I dive, I need to give a huge THANK YOU to Donna for sending me the Ron Paul care package seen in the video above. You are awesome! Any time you’d like a one-hour marketing consultation with me, just say the word.

Also, my sincere appreciation goes to those who sent me emails to see if I’m okay. Everything is great – no worries!

A few weeks back, I sent everybody an email about my time with Brock Felt, the creator of Pipeline Profits. While in Tampa with him, he tore apart my business model and showed me that I give away far too much for free (something that I already knew, but had ignored). His exact words were, “Ryan, you’re sitting on a million dollar a month business.” I also learned a lot about business management, which will be directly applicable to my own business when I graduate here in a few weeks.

Right after Tampa, I was involved in a sketch comedy show on campus. We have it every semester, and it’s a ton of work, but it’s worth every single drop.

Then, it was off to Vegas with Kyle and Carson from Wealthy Affiliate. Travis Sago (from Bum Marketing) was there as well, and it was good to catch up with him – it’s been almost a year since we last hung out. While most of the conference was to talk about how to improve Wealthy Affiliate, we talked about general internet marketing in our downtime. It was then that I picked their brains about how to monetize my free material, hiring employees, and business management.

After flying back, I was at school for about 24 hours before I headed out to Arizona for Spring Break. There, I watched my sweet Cleveland Indians play Spring Training… I am in love… with a baseball team. We hit the Grand Canyon while in the area.

There’s plenty that I could comment about each of these experiences, but each would constitute it’s own blog post. I won’t waste your time expounding on stuff you don’t care about… so…

If you want to know more about a certain part of any of these events, post a comment, and we’ll rap back and forth.

In the meantime, here are some quick points worth mentioning:

- TAG is being redesigned by a pro. It looks completely different. Way better.

- Travis Sago is the trendiest 40-year-old on the planet.

- After much deliberation, it appears that I’ll be moving back to Cleveland once I graduate on April 25th. I considered San Diego, New York, and a host of other places, but I love my Indians too much.

- I have a new friend. She’s pretty cool.

- Brian Owens and I have scored a major, major deal with a heavy hitter in the internet marketing world. I can’t disclose any details, but it’s a big, big deal. He and I are working closer and closer together every day. I highly recommend having a partner that you work with that you can trust.

- I’m moving more into small niches. I’m in the process of hiring three employees who will help me to automate the process.

- Up to this point, I’ve always kept my Facebook profile separate from business. But I consider those who follow me to be my friends. Should I open that up? I dunno…

- Wealthy Affiliate is going to have some changes done to it, and it’s going to be unbelievable. Kyle and Carson are smart dudes.

- My suite mates, Ben and Curt, are the best friends I could ask for.

- Google “19 year old guy” – my picture comes up with a bunch of models!

- I now have a radio show here on campus on Wednesdays from 12 – 3. You can listen at indwes.edu/thefortress

- After speaking with countless successful internet marketers over the last few months, I have come to learn that my accountant is completely incompetent. Apparently, other accountants give sound advice, get things done on time, find ways to help you save on taxes…. mine is a total liability. Tips on finding a new accountant are appreciated!

- BIG NEWS for TAG members: Our friend Elisha has been an immense help in the TAG forum. I cannot thank him enough. Because of his unbelievable contributions and serving attitude, Elisha will now serve as the first official moderator of the TAG forum. Congratulations and THANK YOU to Elisha!

That’s all for now. If you want to rap with me, post a comment below.

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Where the Heck I’ve Been

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

For the first time in two months, I actually have time to sit down to write a blog post.

This semester really kicked my butt. I did manage to get a 3.6 GPA while running a full-time marketing business, but I had to sacrifice a lot. Depending on the day, I had to sacrifice growing my business, video game time (very important), running and lifting, my social life… every day, some sacrifices were made, but school always came first (sometimes I feel like that is a downfall).

Some of you have met my dog, Boo, over the years. I am sad to report that Boo is now chasing squirrels in doggy heaven. She got very sick very quickly until she could barely hold herself up, and she died peacefully about three weeks ago.

On a lighter note, with only one semester left, I have very high hopes for 2009. In just the last two weeks, I have struck joint venture agreements with two different million dollar internet marketers. One of them is a new product that we’re hoping develops into my first million-dollar venture; the other is a continuity program that we hope to become the #1 selling product in the niche. Both have the potential to be my most profitable projects ever.

If those are the only major changes that happen in the next year, I will be more than happy. However, I have much more planned. In fact, in the last several months, I have been acquiring as many niche sites as possible in order to grow and hedge against the economy. I have purchased four profitable websites in the last six months, and I am currently revamping them all. I also plan on jumping head first into my favorite niche, which I’ll reveal in my next blog post later this week.

Furthermore, I have been working on a new product that is due to launch at the end of January. It’s my first internet marketing product launch in a long-time, and it is way overdue. My business friends have been begging me to release a product like this for a long time, and I finally have begun creating it. With nine huge JVs currently lined up for it, I’m expecting it to be one of the top selling Clickbank products of the new year.

Thankfully, I am taking a very light load this semester, and I’ll be graduating in April (unless I add another major, which is a possibility). It is hard for me to believe that I’ll be a college graduate in five months. Even before I graduate, I’ll be traveling to Florida twice to meet some business partners, to Las Vegas to meet Kyle and Carson from Wealthy Affiliate, launching three products, growing my niche sites, preparing the next phase of TheAffiliateGod.com, and… oh yeah, going to school.

My life is so full, but it is so full of good things. These next few months will test me, but it most certainly will not be boring.

Later this week, I am going to be announcing a major change in my business. For the first time ever, I’m going to work personally with a handful of people, which is completely different than anything that I’ve ever done before. Look for that on Thursday or Friday…

I want to thank those of you who have stuck with me for so long. Your notes of encouragement and appreciation for what I do always make a world of a difference. As an economics student, I often fret about the state of the world and the decisions that are made that continue to make things worse… but I am reminded of all the blessings that have been entrusted unto me. Thank you for your constant support. I promise to return the favor in 2009!