Yee-ha!

Amazon just notified me that I earned fifty-two cents when someone purchased something through my affiliate link. Big deal you say? You’re darn right it’s a big deal! Passive income is a very big deal.

I don’t get much from Amazon. That’s okay. I get thousands in passive income every month from other sources. It all averages out to a very sizable “extra” income.

I’m not a big affiliate marketer. You don’t see tons of links to affiliate products in my blog posts or emails. That’s because I’m very picky about what I recommend. It’s usually something I personally use.

All you need are a few high quality products or services (and a good list) and you can earn a decent extra income this way. Even six-figures.

Why am I telling you this? Because as you contemplate your plans and goals for 2013, one of the things you should be thinking about is how you can generate income from sources other than your legal services. You might create your own products. Or offer services outside of your core practice areas. Partner up with someone and offer their products or services. Or start your own business.

The simplest way to get started is to look at the products and services you have used in the past and could recommend to your list. If you think they’re good, why wouldn’t you recommend them to your clients, prospects and professional contacts? Regardless of whether they have an affiliate program or not.

I have an affiliate program for some of my products. I haven’t promoted it because I wanted to add more products first, which I will be doing shortly, but you can sign up now and promote The Attorney Marketing Formula and my Evernote ebook. Here’s the page to get more info on my affiliate program and instructions on how to sign up.

If you like my stuff, I will pay you to recommend it to your attorney friends. Post a link on your blog, mention it in your newsletter, or post a review on one of your linkedin or facebook groups.

Anyway, over the next few days, give some thought as to how you might add additional sources of income in the coming year. I’ll have more ideas to share in future posts.

By the way, The Attorney Marketing Formula comes with a free bonus module, “How to create a marketing plan that really works”. It will help you plan for 2013.

I wish you a very happy, and very prosperous New Year.