Part 1. The Passive Income Lie They Sell You While You Sleep — And Why You’re The Product, Not The Entrepreneur.

Heard This Before?

“Make money while you sleep!”
“No product, no experience, just one link!”
“Three clicks to financial freedom!”

Yeah. If you’ve been online for more than 6 minutes, you’ve seen this BS.

Let me break it to you gently (just kidding — brutally): They’re not selling a system. They’re selling you a dream. And they’re getting rich doing it.

The Passive Income Lie

Affiliate marketing is legit. But what the internet sells you isn’t affiliate marketing — it’s a fantasy wrapped in screenshots and private jets.

Here’s the truth they’ll never say:

❌ 99% of people in affiliate marketing make peanuts — if anything at all
❌ Most “top affiliates” don’t sell products — they sell COURSES about affiliate marketing
❌ Your favorite guru? Yeah, they make money off YOU — not off actual affiliate sales

What Real Affiliate Marketing Takes:

You wanna earn passive income?

Cool. Here’s what it actually looks like:

• Months (or years) of learning SEO, email funnels, content, and ad platforms

• Investing in tools, traffic, testing, and data

• Failing forward — multiple times — with zero applause

Still sound sexy?

Affiliate marketing is not “passive” in the beginning. It’s painfully active. And if you’re not ready for that, you’ll be another broke “link spammer” whining in a Facebook group.

Wake The Hell Up:

If someone’s selling you a “$997 Passive Income Blueprint” that works in 30 days, they’re making money off you, not for you.

You’re not buying a system — you’re buying their exit from the 9–5. Congrats, you just funded their next yacht photo.

How To NOT Be The Next Victim:

✔️ Stop chasing “easy money” like a desperate gambler
✔️ Learn from people who actually sell products, not just courses
✔️ Invest in skills, not secrets
✔️ Accept the grind — or go back to your 9–5 and stop whining

Affiliate marketing can work. It can scale.
But it’s not “fast” and it’s sure as hell not “easy.”

Final Word (And Warning):

Affiliate marketing is not a scam — but the way it’s being pimped online is.

This series will rip open the industry’s dirty little secrets, so you can stop being the mark… and start building something real.

Part 2 How to Actually Succeed (And Not Be a Broke Loser With 20 Useless Courses).

And it’s gonna hurt feelings. Stay tuned.