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Codewise (Voluum & Zeropark) - the fastest growing company in Central Europe (24)

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Wow! Congratulations!

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Awesome Rob! Bigger companies are probably looking to acquire Codewise now.

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Cheers! They are and have been for a while, but an exit isn't on my radar as I still love what I do!

For reference, we've been valued well into 9 figures - but I really want to be a Polish unicorn, haha.

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Congrats man.
Without a doubt, I can say Voluum had a huge impact on my so called success in AM. A personal Thank you to Adrian and Agnieszka.

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Congrats! This is awesome!

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Congrats! That's a massive shift and some huge growth from the 2012 success post.

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Amazing. Congrats!

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Woooow - Need to bump this one!

13,000% growth ! That's such a phenomenal success in 4 short years.

Thanks for posting this, as well as the short video explaining the formula for success - keeping me motivated

Edit: I removed my signature from this post for the occasion! First time I do...

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That's delightful to hear! Will pass it on to Adrian & Agnieszka

Thanks very much! Means a lot, nothing is more humbling than realizing you can have a positive impact on peoples lives - especially competitors! Keep up the awesome work.

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congratulations man. it is obvious you are a hardworking&intelligent man. i wish you more success!

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You've come a long way man, that's something everyone has to admit! Congrats on your success.

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It's great to see a company with deep roots in affiliate marketing getting recognition in the mainstream as well. Congratz, Rob! Continue doing a great job with all Codewise products

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Fantastic! Congratulations on the win, and thanks for the inspiring message - couldn't agree more.

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I'm going to take this opportunity to say that one of the most difficult things for me was leaving the affiliate mindset behind - the mindset of instant results and instant gratification. I started Zeropark while still running campaigns, and later Voluum as well. It took us 2 years to become profitable so I had to keep up my media buying to continue to cover the costs.

The day when I decided to stop all my media buys (even though they were practically on auto pilot) was a difficult one - Codewise was profitable at that point but somehow affiliate marketing was like an addiction. I can compare the rush you get to that of gambling at times (obviously with less risk). It's quick, you can spend a ton of money in a short amount of time - and you can come out on top or lose it - it's incredibly exciting and I would go as far as saying that it is an addiction to many - making it so difficult to do anything else.

From instant gratification, to distant gratification.

This is the change in mentality you need to go thru in order to successfully build a real business. It will likely take years to turn a solid profit - that is, if it doesn't fail. Not to discourage anyone, but most businesses fail. It's a reality that you need to come to terms with. Having said that, that is why I always encourage affiliates to continue running their campaigns while building their business. It enables you to forgo that daunting thought of failing as you have a fallback. Once your business takes off, you slowly phase out the affiliate activities as you'll likely start realizing that one day you'll be able to sell your business for millions of dollars, if not tens, maybe even hundreds. You'll want to focus on that, and only that. Last but not least, it's a beautiful journey.. you grow as a human, and gain an deep understanding of the inner workings of this world after years of working closely with people, other companies, going to various trade shows and meeting other successful businessmen. I know most of you think about it, the way I had for years. Put yourself out there and do it, you've already got all the skills you need.

A book I recommend that's changed my life in regards to overcoming any reason not to do something.

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oh man, i have huge problems with the mindset myself...

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Just sensational success there Rob, and hugely inspirational for me right now.

I've been in the AM game for 8+ years, and it's only recently that my mindset has flipped from an affiliate mindset to an entrepreneurial one.

It's thanks to threads like these that I know I've made the right decision already, and I totally agree that the addiction to instant gratification is seriously strong with AM!

After recently stepping away from the daily grind of campaigns and offers, I've freed time to get one solid brand in production. This is a major project that will take at least 1 year to see strong profits, but one which I'm extremely proud to be recruiting for already and is taking shape nicely day by day.

I've even had time to do a very small side project which I will release in the next few days here on STM.

There also comes a time in your life (yeah I'm getting on a bit now haha!) where your mindset switches from the "get rich or die trying" mindset to actually wanting to create things of value, things which benefit others & create employment.

Again, really inspirational thread Rob and big congrats on the win and wishing you continued success for the future!

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Congrats man! That's a huge leap forward compared to that post four years ago.

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Great speech by rob_gryn here
http://stmforum.com/forum/showthread...LEASED!-VIDEOS from the STM affiliate conference in London 2 years ago.

Definitely worth watching in full!

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That's great. Will be cool to see 100mm broken. Definitely motivating and makes me want to think of new business ideas.

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True success story that born in our circles, very motivational.

I'm happy for you guys, you are doing really great job!

P.S. And I truly love how you outsmart all of us and make us dependent on you, haha.

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Nothing pleases me more than to hear that people are inspired to start their own businesses, good luck!

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Someone reached out to me via PM asking about the success, thought this may resonate with some of you - it's something that took me years to learn:

Remember, don't try to quantify success, success is the journey, the process - if you don't enjoy, learn, and become more mindful during it - it doesn't matter how much $$$ you might end up with. You'll get accustomed to any amount of money you make, at a certain point it simply doesn't matter any more - it's the process of building something greater than yourself that matters.

The hunger for money helps in the beginning, in fact it's often key when you start, but long term it doesn't scale, especially when you start hiring and working with other people.

I loved the grind in the beginning, I was a total stats wh*re, I lived and breathed it, I worked so long that I had to take muscle relaxants to function and sleep - made my first million in AM - it was incredible, it was a blessing. Affiliate marketing is a journey which taught me, and I'm certain taught each of you more about yourself and your values than you might appreciate. Be mindful of it all, and make your decisions based on what you feel is right for you.

If you think that AM is something you can do for the rest of your career, fantastic! Go for it! If you don't, you'd better start exploring other options.

At the end of the day you'll likely not regret straying off the path of least resistance.

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Amazing Rob, congrats on the huge success!

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