When Injury Ends a Career with Matt McWilliams

After being forced to give up his dream of being a professional golfer due to injury, Matt landed a job teaching golf in his Dad’s business. It was here that he first dabbled in the world of online marketing, back in 2002, and found he had a real knack for it. These days, Matt has a blog, a recently launched podcast and a popular online course all geared towards teaching people how to make money through affiliate marketing like he has done and keep their dreams alive.  What you will learn in this episode: What an affiliate program is and why Matt loves affiliate marketing Matt’s journey from professional golfer, to golf teaching, to affiliate marketer Why his Dad fired him even though he was bringing in $10,000 worth of business a weekend How Matt gets the best of both worlds in the affiliate marketing, being both a people person and a tech guy The value in taking an expensive side hobby and turning it into a legitimate business so they don’t give up their dreams How Matt helps people make their first few dollars online The $18 million offer Matt rejected when he was 28 years old and why he’s glad he did The power in telling your story Show notes can be found at https://TheMeaningMovement.com/matt/