So, I got a new vacuum cleaner which, compared to the one I had before, is more budget. It's less robustly made so, in essence, has a shorter lifespan associated with it's planned obsolescence. Having said that, it does that job pretty well, even if it's not as beautiful as my previous vacuum.

Talking of the previous one, I still have it and still sometimes use it. The multi-surface roller is broken, so I can't use it for general carpet vacuuming, but I can still use it for stairs, my car and nooks & crannies. I will, however been selling it to harvest the rest of the value which will hopefully cover the cost of the new, cheaper, one.

A side hustle of mine is reviewing my gadgets on YouTube with affiliate marketing links included. If people appreciate the video and click the link, depending on a whole bunch of criteria, I may receive a small commission from the affiliate network program. It's often very tiny, but the idea is to have a volume of clicks compounding into something substantial. The commission comes out of the program's pockets, and not the person that clicked my link. So it's a win-win for everyone involved.

That's why I love affiliate marketing as a business model. It's also relatively self-policing. If you're not honest with reviews and your audience sniffs this, poof! they're gone. You lose their trust and never get it back. Of course you a few people who get paid to say something is "amazing" when it really isn't. They may make a lot of money doing that, but they're never around for long.

The popular types of videos to make are; Unboxing, demo, and comparison to other similar products. In my opinion, those are the best converting types that get the most clicks. If you think about it, those cover what most people want to know about a product before they buy. They want to see "what's in the box", see it in action and how it holds up against alternatives.

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Products

Tineco Vacuum
Belive Vacuum

The above are amazon affiliate links

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Peace & Love,

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