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Someone once said, “Someday your whole life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching.”  

Along the same lines, I read somewhere that about half of all people don’t really like their jobs. And I thought, “What a waste of a life that is to get up every morning and do something that you really don’t like.” So it is exciting to work with people who sign up for the 3 week long- 120 hour Light Sport Repairman Maintenance Course to start their own business, usually as a second career.

There are few occasions when a great opportunity crosses our path, and it is rarely when the timing is just right. So with great enthusiasm that both timing and opportunity were merging,  Ted Finck signed up for Rainbow Aviation’s Light Sport  Repairman Course offered in November 2008.  

While the course itself is an incredible opportunity, Ted capitalized on the initial investment by adding the Powered Parachute and Weight shift modules. “These two modules just added a week to my trip, for a total of four weeks. But with the added ratings, I have tripled my customer base.”

But Ted went one step further, taking advantage of the opportunity to earn his Powered Parachute Instructor’s certificate at the same time. “It was a great opportunity. Morris Yoder and Lee Woodriff  were also taking the repairman course at the same time and are both powered parachute instructors. So we would train in the morning before class, in the evenings after class and on weekends. I took my practical exam with Morris Yoder on the last week of the course and left with not only my Repairman Maintenance Certificate for  airplane, weight shift and powered parachute and my Rotax repairman service level certification, but also my powered parachute instructor certificate.

Course participants comprise an incredible, diverse community, attending the course for a variety of reasons. Some owners take the course to maintain and inspect their own SLSA aircraft, some participants are already airframe and powerplant mechanics, others are aircraft manufacturers, and some are instructors who want to perform their own 100 hour inspections, but most, like Ted, are interested in starting their own full time or even part time business. And after participants earn their LSRM certificate their businesses comprise yet again an incredible, diverse community.

For example, Clyde Poser owner of Rule Aviation Services in Buckeye, WA is a retired airline captain. Clyde used the LSRM certificate as a stepping stone to earn his DAR authorization (designated aircraft representative), he then used his LSRM and DAR certificates to qualify to become a contract instructor for the 2 day Repairman courses. He also offers both powered parachute and weight shift flight instruction, so he gave flight lessons while attending the three week course in California. “There’s almost an advantage in some respects to waiting until mid-life to make a significant career change because often times,” Clyde explains,  “the experience you had in your previous career can be utilized and can benefit the next chapter in your life.”

As you might have guessed most participants have high expectations for their businesses.  Mike Zidziunas ( known as Mike Z.) is no different. Mike is a sport pilot instructor and realized early on that light sport was going to be the future of aviation so he earned his LSRM in August of 2006. “I was not prepared, however, for the incredible opportunities the certificate would offer.” And Mike is taking full advantage of those opportunities. He has opened a  Rotax Service Center, he works with manufacturers assembling SLSA aircraft and he plans to expand his business by becoming an  A & P mechanic. Maintenance is Mike’s primary focus and he will soon be able to include Amateur-Built aircraft inspections to the list of services he offers.

On the other hand, Aldo Sibi, who earned his LSRM in May of 2006, works full time for Indus Aircraft. He is the Manager and Director of Production and the head of Research and Development. He has made over 56 modifications to the Thorpedo design and has protyped and built the first Thorpedo Diesel engine/airframe combo. Like mIke, Alod is also in the process of becoming an A & P mechanic.

Roger Lee is retired from the Tucson Fire Department  has a business in Arizona , Roger’s LSA Service & Repair. Roger works on  all LSA aircraft, but he specializes on the Flight Design CT aircraft and the Rotax engines.  Roger works as a LSRM out of his truck. He also takes his mechanical skills on the road performing maintenance and inspections  at his customer’s location. “I didn’t want to go back to work full time, but there is enough work there to keep me plenty busy.”  Roger comments. Roger is able to keep his overhead down and his customers appreciate the lower rates. “This (work) is quite a bit different than being a firefighter because I haven’t had to do CPR on an engine, start an IV in the fuel line or defibrillator a carb.”

The FAA has created an incredible opportunity with the Light Sport Repairman Maintenance Course for an individual to start a new career or a homebased, low-cost business that is rewarding- not just financially- but personally.  Additionally, an individual can earn the certificate quickly- in just three weeks. This is incredible when you compare that to the 1900 hour requirement for an Airframe and Powerplant mechanic. This powerful three week course is what entrepreneurship is all about: success.

Marketing affiliate products online can lead to a most prosperous career, but not without it’s bumps and bruises. The path to beginning a successful affiliate marketing has a learning curve that without the proper training will leave you like 97% of most marketers. The fact is, finding reputable affiliate program networks on the web is rather simple. Choosing the right niche products and learning how to market will be your toughest task.
The road to finding a solid marketing plan can be time consuming without the proper direction. When I first started online, I was swayed by several free programs that promised unlimited amounts of traffic to my affiliate websites. These free programs are good for the new marketer that is starting out and wants to learn how to start marketing on the internet, but if you are looking for real results, they are for the most part ineffective.
If you are trying to gain success using free resources like traffic exchanges your would have to spend about 6 to 12 hours marketing everyday to receive minimal results at best. Don’t get me wrong, there is a place in your marketing for free sources like exchanges, but it cannot be your main form of advertising. Free traffic resources however are great for running your squeeze page in order to build your affiliate marketing leads for your future advertising.
The truth is if you are trying make money fast on the internet marketing affiliate products, you will need to invest in PPC advertising or some other form of paid advertising at one point or another. Affiliate PPC advertising gives you the best chance at succeeding online. With Pay Per Click advertising you will be able to direct large amounts of targeted traffic to your website through targeted keywords related to your topic.
The warning with PPC advertising is that it is an advance technique that should can be costly without the proper training. A proper PPC campaign will have to include a good keyword tool to target your products and separate yourself from the competition. SEO Elite will give a selection of hundreds of keyword suggestions to use in your affiliate PPC marketing campaigns. In the beginning all of this information may be to much to consume without any help, that is why I recommend anyone considering running a PPC campaign get some proper training.
Taking the time to educate yourself on the 3 online principles of where to market, when to market and what to market will help eleviate a lot of costly mistakes. There are several tutorials that can provide you with the proper training on PPC advertising and other affiliate marketing strategies.
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