Oh My God... MY FIRST SALE!

by SRLee
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Oh my god mere words cannot describe my feelings!

I have finally broken the barrier to get my first sale of US$28.00, which is RM97.40!

Oh my god...

This is what and how I did it:

1. Created a landing page from Blogger. ($0)
2. Wrote my presell page. ($0)
3. Write ONE(1) article per day, for every day, and submit them to EzineArticles. ($0)
4. Built 12 backlinks per day pointing to my landing page. ($0)

Total Time Spent: 29 days of work.

Note: I dropped this project already, but there are still 17 pending articles in my EzineArticles account, and so I hope I can secure more sales. Regardless, I dropped this project because of a few mistakes, but I am already working on a new project.

My Mistakes:

1. Created a one-page landing page.
2. Backlinks point to the main site, and not an inner page.

Here's a tip for Warriors seeking the first sale: Never. Give. Up.

I worked every day for this site for almost 30 days already, and no sales.

I started on 23/8/2009, and my first sale was 22/9/2009.

It would seem stupid that what you are doing is fruitless, but just keep on it and you WILL succeed!
#god #sale
  • Profile picture of the author Valorie
    Congratulations! I hope you get many, many more!
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  • Profile picture of the author Louise Green
    Well done!

    The first of many I hope! The feeling of that first sale takes me back, congrats, this is a path you will not regret taking!
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  • Profile picture of the author locpic63
    Congratulations

    It is a great feeling when we make our first money online. Now take that feeling, turn it into motivation, and go make a killing.

    Here's to your continuing success
    Locpic63
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  • Profile picture of the author SRLee
    Oh my god...

    I just proved everyone that said it was impossible, possible!

    I come from somewhere where internet marketing seems to be a stupid idea, guess not!
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  • Profile picture of the author Lou Diamond
    Hello,
    I just love checking my email in the morning to see a new subscriber.
    It has the smell of victory in the morning to me.
    Good Luck and keep making those sales.
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    Something new soon.

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  • Profile picture of the author Randy Meirndorf
    Thats awesome! Now you got some momentum, keep at it, and focus on a new empowering goal!
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  • Profile picture of the author George Wright
    Well Done,

    You say you come from a country where people think IM is stupid. That sounds like Earth.

    George Wright
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    "The first chapter sells the book; the last chapter sells the next book." Mickey Spillane
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  • Profile picture of the author Louise Green
    Yes! Plenty of people also told me it was impossible.

    Even now when I encourage my friends and family to get involved with my projects many don't believe it can happen. Such a shame but then some people are destined for different things. I'm just pleased I, and others here, have found something that works and is worthwhile.
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  • Profile picture of the author JonMills
    weldone and all the best
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  • Profile picture of the author SRLee
    I have been visualizing myself writing such a post since I first joined here, and now I AM writing one.

    The next step for me is to get past the payment threshold, otherwise it's the same as not getting paid!

    I still can't believe it, I saw the sale and I thought I was sleeping! My heart is still pounding heart, and luckily I have my family here to shout to lol!
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  • Profile picture of the author ebizman87
    Originally Posted by SRLee View Post

    Oh my god mere words cannot describe my feelings!

    I have finally broken the barrier to get my first sale of US$28.00, which is RM97.40!

    Oh my god...

    Here's a tip for Warriors seeking the first sale: Never. Give. Up.

    I worked every day for this site for almost 30 days already, and no sales.

    I started at 23/7/2009, and my first sale was 22/8/2009.

    It would seem stupid that what you are doing is fruitless, but just keep on it and you WILL succeed!
    Well done.Happy to see a fellow MALAYSIAN being so successful.
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  • Profile picture of the author SRLee
    Hey ebizman87,

    Yes 1Malaysia ftw!

    Date typo edited.

    FIRST SALE FOR THE WIN!
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  • Profile picture of the author kevinpotts
    Congratulations! Now don't give up! I'm sure there will be many more, keep on the hard work to see those great results you expect so much!!

    MY BLESS!!

    K.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Stigson
    Hey congratulations! Isn't it great to get that feeling of accomplishment? You seemed to have worked hard and it paid off! Great work.

    Could you enlighten us on what you did to achieve this?

    Article marketing?
    List building?
    Blogging?
    Video marketing?
    or maybe Twitter marketing?

    Since there are so many ways to make money and drive traffic, that all work, it would be cool to know some more details for the beginners out there =)

    Anway, good luck and take care!

    - Chris
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    • Profile picture of the author SRLee
      Originally Posted by Chris Stigson View Post

      Hey congratulations! Isn't it great to get that feeling of accomplishment? You seemed to have worked hard and it paid off! Great work.

      Could you enlighten us on what you did to achieve this?

      Article marketing?
      List building?
      Blogging?
      Video marketing?
      or maybe Twitter marketing?

      Since there are so many ways to make money and drive traffic, that all work, it would be cool to know some more details for the beginners out there =)

      Anway, good luck and take care!

      - Chris
      No problem! I always wanted to do that, but I fear it's just something small!

      Thread updating in progress...
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  • Profile picture of the author SRLee
    OP updated!
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    • Profile picture of the author mdotwhite
      Great post. Keep up the good work.
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  • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
    High five dude.

    Failure cannot tolerate persistance
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  • Profile picture of the author Asher
    Dude, that's awesome! That's more than the majority of
    people who ever try making money on the internet because
    they quit too soon.

    Great job and congrats!

    Asher
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  • Profile picture of the author bbenson19
    Congratulations! Now you just need to reinvest your sales so that youcan generate a more profitable business. Capture traffic from your landing page and get more customers in the backend. Most people buy the 2nd or 3rd time they encounter a product. Ezinearticles took so long! Try go articles and hubpages. They work the same and faster too!
    Goodluck. When I discovered my marketing techniques I made a sale in 3 days to a total of $241! I reinvested it and bought my own domain. Would you like to check it out? Check below how I earned $1000 in 28 days!
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