Sitting on the ground of his son’s bed room, Jono Armstrong doesn’t appear like a man who’s made hundreds of thousands of {dollars}, however that’s precisely what he’s accomplished, and largely by way of his down-to-earth Youtube movies.
He might simply afford a slick studio, a crew of producers, and all of the glamorous perks of a top-earning Youtube guru, however a part of his enchantment is that he’s realized the artwork of maintaining it easy and nonetheless does a lot of the work himself with the assistance of his associate and spouse, Cice.
Growing up because the son of a parish priest in a village in England, Jono’s biggest ambition was to have the time and freedom to spend together with his household, simply as his father did. Little did he know that he would discover fame and fortune on the opposite facet of the world, in a rustic so completely different than the one he grew up in, solely to see all of it crumble in essentially the most public manner.
Know My Name
There was as soon as a time when tons of of 1000’s of Indonesian individuals knew his title, his face, and the songs he created with this funk and blues band. A former English instructor who transited Indonesia throughout his hole yr and by no means left, he married a neighborhood lady and transformed to Islam and lived in one of many strictest Muslim provinces within the Asian nation, Aceh in North Sumatra.
After the tsunami hit Aceh and their humanitarian efforts attracted the eye of the incorrect individuals, they left. Setting up once more in Jakarta with their younger household, Jono scored a gig on tv, and his title, his face, and his band, shot to fame. For some time, he was the nation’s favourite Englishman – till the poisonous way of life led to divorce and the nation turned on him.
“It was a catastrophe. I used to be all around the media, maligned and hated. I used to be in fairly dangerous form, staying out all night time, overindulging in every little thing and I noticed the darkish facet of fame,” he recounts.
His spouse took custody of their youngest son and Jono struggled to overcome his dependancy and care for his two older boys. His household helped after which he met Cice, his present associate and spouse. “I’ve been well-known and I don’t advocate it,” he laughs.
These days he’s very content material with being bizarre, or at the least down-to-earth. Slowly Jono and Cice began to construct their lives after a interval the place each households sorted them and helped with the boys till they received on their ft once more.
“I had a battered previous laptop computer and I taught myself primary coding, then we ventured into e-commerce and offered every little thing from Chinese sneakers to Amazon merchandise. We made a residing however not an excellent one and there have been so many issues related to transport and shopping for,” he explains.
He then determined to work out internet affiliate marketing with all of the battle and frustration. He went by way of a program and made his first Youtube video: a assessment of the highlights of the course and made his first $13 after a number of months of trial and error. Since then, issues began to snowballing and he’s making $50-$1000/day. His Youtube channel grew as he reviewed extra merchandise and offered them by way of his affiliate hyperlink.
“I discovered some had troublesome options so I instructed individuals on how to get round these. I gave a whole lot of free tutorials in my movies, individuals began watching, following, and shopping for the merchandise, primarily based on my opinions. I added worth by providing coaching programs in how to use the merchandise I used to be promoting,” says Jono.
With the assistance of his associate Cice, who created the graphics, gross sales movies, scripts, and assist, earlier than lengthy the cash began flowing. At first, he spent a whole lot of time reviewing every product however after some time, it received simpler to spot the winners and he realized from watching different opinions. Once he grew his revenue, he started to design his personal digital merchandise. His commissions grew alongside together with his popularity and creators of digital merchandise have been sending him free merchandise to assessment, giving him the instruments to promote their merchandise. Things received lots simpler.
The Ministry Of Freedom Was Born
“Then I created the Ministry of Freedom, in response to all of the requests I used to be getting from individuals wanting to do what I did. They needed to know the way I received began, how I created a sustainable revenue, how to get entry to the top-selling digital merchandise, and the way to spot the brand new ones that may promote,” he says.
Part of his present success is his accessibility. People see themselves in him, a stay-at-home Dad who’s a little bit of a geek. He doesn’t gown up or do his hair, or reside in a mansion, and he’s not shy about sharing his secrets and techniques. Follow his social media websites and you’ll study lots with out signing up to his course. Yet those that have are seeing big advantages.
“I all the time attempt to add worth, that’s why I give away a lot info without spending a dime. My course is de facto good worth and most of the people, if they’re critical about creating wealth, can afford the course. Once they do I lay all of it out for them, the precise steps I took, I get them entry to digital merchandise to assessment themselves, I discuss them by way of making their very own movies, which is one thing that doesn’t come naturally to many individuals. I inform them it doesn’t matter in case your first movies are crap, you’re going to get higher,’ he laughs.
Two of his college students met on-line through the course and have constructed an organization collectively making over 1,000,000 {dollars} of their first yr. He has individuals as younger as 17 signing up and being profitable by promoting his merchandise and the numerous others he recommends. In the world of internet affiliate marketing, Jono Armstrong is just not solely one of the vital profitable, he’s additionally essentially the most beneficiant.
“We have a Facebook group that provides everybody entry to one another. We assist one another, when somebody has an issue, there may be all the time somebody on the market who may also help. It’s not an unique, or inclusive group, all of us earn money by serving to one another,” he continues.
Jono is aware of what it appears like to begin from nothing, he’s accomplished it greater than as soon as, and he genuinely believes there may be sufficient to go round.
Community’s Count
They promote one another’s merchandise, they promote Jono’s merchandise, they share information of latest gadgets which can be promoting properly they usually share their secrets and techniques.
“I come up with the money for now and a gradual revenue that’s sustainable however I don’t need to commerce up, I don’t want that flashy way of life, it doesn’t make you content.”
Jono and his spouse Cice are about to make the transfer to Bali, into a pleasant home with a backyard in a seaside village, however that’s about as flash because it will get. You received’t see a Ferrari parked exterior, you received’t see Jono and Cice attending flashy events and telling all on Instagram. They a lot desire to keep grounded and make investments their cash sooner or later they’ll now name their very own.
This is freedom, says Jono, and he now has precisely what he needed – time to spend together with his household and sufficient cash that he doesn’t want to go with out ever once more.
