Same problem here. Sort of. My Ryobi self-propelled mower stopped working 12 month after my purchase from Home Depot. Fortunately, I also purchased a 3 year warranty "all state protection" plan from Home Depot. When I went online to begin the warranty process, myh only option is to drive 50 miles to the nearest service center or have it shipped (who knows how much it costs to ship a mower). So far, my Ryobi experience is not starting off well. Oh, and the approximate wait time is a month to diagnose the problem and approximately 3 months if parts have to be ordered. That's a long time to be without my mower. Really considering going back to a gas mower.

How many square feet was that quote for? Always good info. Looks like 5k for a bedroom. Is that what the quote was for?

After 3+ years as an Amazon affiliate, i just joined the influencer program tonight. (Never a huge amount, but gas money. The creator rewards have been a nice boost.) Anyway, thanks for the straight talk and real world numbers. 👍 I don’t do Facebook but I’ve seen some of these myths in other videos.

Can I promote my own products? I have over 400 coloring books on Amazon KDP and I would like to make videos on them.

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It is June 19th. There are 3 service centers near me. The quickest I can get a repair is 3 months!!! Did I mention it is the START of SUMMER!!! Also, I sent a light dash cam smaller than that drill in a box back with insurance (Ryobi requires insurance) and it cost by cheapest method USPS $22...so your $10 is likely $30 to ship. They count on these being THROW AWAY!!! That is why they could offer 50 year warranty.

How many subscribers do you need in order to be accepted?

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I just got approved today, Thursday and submitted Monday. So, 3 days for Onsite Commissions on my first attempt. I used my Pixel phone and natural sunlight coming into the room with a simple background. I did add those videos onto my youtube account and linked my amazon store as well as my affiliate link to the products in the description. Each video was 1:40-1:55 minutes long. I shot some panning B roll and even did a time lapse. Probably more than what was needed but I wanted it to get approved. I was more active on KZbin, by commenting on channels that I get value from. I also worked on my store by making lists and ideas. I hope that helps!

I, too, started last month. I really enjoy seeing your progress and it gives me great motivation to keep going!

Good to see another video, welcome back! Just started here last month. Good job with the jump in offsite

Great video, and thank you for the tips. How many hours total would you say that room took you, from start to finish?

Great job and tips. Going to do a couple rooms after having much of the house professionally done a year ago. Worst part by Far was the smell and if course it was hot and humid out so windows shut. Hotel for 4 days. I'm going to buff a small area and see how a 100 grit looks.

Thank u for being honest up front.. Us flooring guys EARN EVERY PENNY. And we get called in AFTER homeowners DIY and destroy their flloors.

I am in the second level of review for the approval process at the moment. I can't wait to get in and start making videos!!! My recommendation for your "I didn't do what I'm supposed to do." is to lower your expectations for yourself. Instead of saying 50, make your goal 25. I know that sounds small in comparison but the goal might be psychologically daunting for you. Instead of thinking big and falling short, think small and surpass it.

My ex girfriend works for HD customer service. Told me the same thing they never answer phone calls even when they call. Customers yell at her all the time but they won't answer. It's a joke the warranty

How heavy or hard is the drum sander to use? Compare to a big lawnmower is it harder?

How would you sand a herringbone/parquet wood floor?🇬🇧

How are you having brands reach out? I really want to do this but I haven’t gotten any prospects

Any issues with colorization once top coat put on?

Can you list everything you use in the links so people can find it fast ?

Please help! How do you we keep the roller from leaving tiny bubbles in the finish? We're having a tough time. My wife and I did a great job on stripping the floor to the bare wood BUT cannot get the sealer go on evenly. If we do, we have bubbles. The floor is splotchy right now. I have to re-rent a floor machine to sand the finish coat back off.

How are your numbers for this month so far

Great video. My Ryobi stick vacuums wheel just broke off. Ryobi doesnt sell replacements. Its still under warranty, but conveniently for them the warranty page says "page not working" when you click to submit the claim. Sent them an email with all pertinent information, so now we wait.

Carpeted floors were invented because wood floors get freaking cold in the winter.

Was the stain you used a 2 in 1 staining and poly type? Did you buffer the floor afterwards?

Where did you get the sander? Do they include the pads or did you need to get those separate? Thanks

Interesting they rejected a video a ways out

What did you end up spending on renting the equipment?

Good looking job

We have about as much as a 1/8th inch gaps between boards. Is sealing better than hammering them closer? Enjoyed your flick and it gave me confidence

Never had luck with Ryobi. Last product of theirs I bought was over twenty years ago. They must have had over a dozen battery styles. You see old Ryobi cordless tools at every garage sale. I have 20+ year Ridgid 18v cordless tools that originally came with Ni-Cad batteries which of course died but I can buy a new 18v Ridgid tool today and take it's li-Ion battery and it slide right into my old tool and it works. Lifetime warranty on new batteries too if you register them.

That was very detailed, thank you.

Yet spent 50 dollars on a beanie. Priorities.. Seriously though. I have about 1000 square feet of floor I want to refinish. It was under carpet but there is literally 0 glue. It was a flip house.

Great video. I started influencer program in mid January. I have ~200 videos so far. All items around the house. Most are inexpensive items. I’m making about $200 a month. My clicks r bout the same as yours but revenue of items sold r 1/3 of yours. What is ur avg item price that u review?

If I could make... I would be eternally thankful to you brother..

Rooms were carpeted bc ppl needed an excuse to buy a vacuum cleaner.

Rugs just held a room together. They muffle and catch sounds in a hard surfaced room. Its much quieter to shuffle around on.

You're lucky you have another job/KZbin (I'm sure.) Not all of us are so lucky. For a lot of us, THIS IS our ONLY means of getting income. I try to go until I get $100 a day/night. Not always possible. Not in this economy. The milegage and waiting on other people...$6 something order for an hour...NEVER doing that again...Very frustrating this being the only means of quick cash as bills pile up... I had to quit my job near the end of March (which took 3 freaking interviews) they were shortening my hours so I picked up delivery driving full time to make the bills. I don't know about UE, but I know DD does not like multitasking with other apps. And if they find out, you'll get deactivated. And since Door Dash is the #1 delivery app, they can treat their drivers like shit. Long story short, they deactivated me and many others under bs pretenses. So now I'm doing UE. I signed up for Roadie but there's only so much a sedan can carry so never used it yet. Until I get a van I'll be able to do both. And like every other job I have had in the, I'm getting pretty burnt out and discouraged with UE. Especially since they raised the .85 fee to $1.25 (and I bet they'll keep raising it to push you into getting that card which I'm sure isn't free. So I'll just wait until Monday for it to be deposited in my bank account. They've gotten enough of my hard-earned cash and have paid very little. I'm super close to just going back into the bs interviews to successfully land another brick and mortar job or something. Something else has be done differently. Can't go on like this. They're screwing customers aside from their drivers over. I decided to try ordering from UE once. A $20 became $40. $6.07 driver gets while UE gets like almost $40. Sick.

Thank you

Funny how KZbin showed you in my feeds. So Affiliates and Influencers isn't just about making videos. When you're affiliates, you can ONLY use links, you sadly can't even build your page. You're doing good. I checked yours. Yup, it's all connected to Amazon directly. I only started making videos on mine a few weeks back. Not much. I mainly only had links and I did make money off that but now I have switched to videos. It does help make a difference. You need to be a influencer essentially to be approved lol sadly, if you have no social media background at all, can't get approved. Keep it up Alex.

Your videos on refinishing hardwood floors have been so helpful! Did you have issues with sanding straight over that adhesive? We have a similar looking adhesive and are debating if we need to clean it off before sanding.

Customer service at any US based company is a complete pile of crap.. most of them are just working from home and chatting with someone at a hub.

What type of roller are you using to apply the stain

Thanks Alex, super helpful!

Your profit is less because you have to factor: Insurance, maintenance/repairs., depreciation due to high mileage

Jeez man I’m glad your dad is okay

What’s the little blue circle? We seem to have a little pipe opening to the right of the hearth too. Can’t work out what’s for or if it’s needed still

Seems like when you search they are 75 to 95 miles away. I'm in northern San Diego County. Like really? No service centers in San Diego ?

You would think at least drop it at Home Depot and they send it to the next Home Depot store that does fix them instead of shipping it yourself.