Month 1: $3117 - What I did in my first month of IM to make $3117

[Arun Kumar]

Most people quit when they face failure or don't see results at the first attempt but who won't stop working on the method though they face failure at the start then they will succeed. You have seen the results for your hard work. Keep going.

[PRsubmits]

What an inspiring post!

I also can't help but think some of your success lies in that you did not over think or over analyse the process- you found some products you like the look of and wrote some review articles.

I think sometimes so much time is put into keyword research, building backlinks, social networking, there is no time left for the important things, like simply putting good content out there.

Congratulations!

[GeorgR.]

Originally Posted by DebG

What an inspiring post!

I also can't help but think some of your success lies in that you did not over think or over analyse the process- you found some products you like the look of and wrote some review articles.

I think sometimes so much time is put into keyword research, building backlinks, social networking, there is no time left for the important things, like simply putting good content out there.

Congratulations!

He simply did something where he knew it will work. If i remember back when i started....i did so much nonsense, wasting time and work on things which never worked, looking back it was utterly pathetic.

That's why its so great to be on the Warrior forum and get an idea what to do and what not!

[creativentrepreneur]

Originally Posted by PWard

Hi Warriors,

Having been in the IM game for a few months now and earning enough from it to have been able to quit my job I wanted to share something back with the community that helped me through it, and how I made it possible to quit my old job and now work for myself!

Came across the Warrior Forum a few months back (only just signed up to start getting involved!) and have been reading through a tonne of writings from everyone on here since then. After a week or so of reading through articles I came across I got some base ideas of ways to make money from sitting at the computer at home! So being bored senseless at my job (now old job!) waiting tables I would get home and start working on the computer.

My weekdays would consist of getting up at 8, getting to work from 8:30am - 6pm, getting home at half 6, eating & showering then working from 7pm-11:30pm. I promised myself that if I started making more than $1850 a month (which was what I was making at my old job) I would quit and start working full time for myself from home.

The first 3 weeks I didn't earn a cent from anything online, that was working weekends on it too, and when I worked it out it was over 100 hours of work for nothing in return! Was pretty exhausting and hardly rewarding as I was working my ass off to make it work for me. But nothing for 3 weeks straight!

Came home on the Thursday in the 4th week and won't forget this as it had been an extra cr*p day at work! Came home and had made over $60!!!

I know it isn't anything substantial but that's almost as much as I'd earnt that day so had basically earned double what I normally would in a day so was really on a high.

The next day came home and had made $33, nothing huge but was better than nothing. From that Friday onwards things only got better, and for the next 30 days I added the total earnings up to equal $3117!


So how did I do it?

I'd read a lot on article marketing, and also a lot on web 2.0 based marketing. I set myself a goal once I got started of writing 5 articles a day because that would be 150 articles a month. 5 a day didn't seem too strenuous and 150 a month seemed like a lot so began writing. I would go to Clickbank, find a product in a niche to target, and instead of writing articles on that niche I was writing almost review pages like 'How I got over anxiety & panic attacks' as the title.

I got to writing 5 a day on each different niche, and after 3 weeks and 3 days before I had made a cent I had 128 pages up (I had written a couple more than 5 on the odd day) on all different sites such as:

articlesbase.com
ezinearticles.com
squidoo.com
hubpages.com
goarticles.com

There are many more but basically article sites and social marketing web 2.0 sites. So would submit them when done and on that day I had 128 unique pages in different niches of my on content up with my own hoplinks in.

Since that Thursday where I made $60, I had days where I would even make over $100, $200, and two days where I made $300!!! I also had days where I only made $30 or so, and some where I made no sales, but after calculating up after the first 30 days of money making happening, I had made $3117 pure profit, and that same day I handed my weeks notice in and quit my job a week later!!!

I'm still going strong and still making more than I was at my old job Can't explain how much happier I am now, have more time to spend with the girlfriend, more time to go for a run or down the gym, I'm eating more healthily now, and I'm earning more than I was at my old job doing something I actually enjoy!!!

Will be looking into a new way to make money online soon as I would like to expand my income streams, but want to say A HUGE THANKYOU to all my fellow Warriors!!!! because without the help of all of your shared knowledge it would have been so difficult to go alone, if achievable at all!

Wanted to post this as a thankyou and to give something back to everyone here at the WF as I can't explain how much happier you've all helped make my life

Paul

Paul,

First of all congratulations on your success ... your story will positively inspire newbies struggling to make money online ... the formula - as you have proven in your case - is make a plan and act on it - it can't get simpler than that!

All the best.

Andy

[redicelander]

I remember reading this when it first started. What's interesting about this warrior is that he still has very few posts and yet he's been a member for at least 2 months. What is he doing with all his time?

He's probably working!

[terenceyang]

Originally Posted by PWard

Hi Warriors,

Having been in the IM game for a few months now and earning enough from it to have been able to quit my job I wanted to share something back with the community that helped me through it, and how I made it possible to quit my old job and now work for myself!

Came across the Warrior Forum a few months back (only just signed up to start getting involved!) and have been reading through a tonne of writings from everyone on here since then. After a week or so of reading through articles I came across I got some base ideas of ways to make money from sitting at the computer at home! So being bored senseless at my job (now old job!) waiting tables I would get home and start working on the computer.

My weekdays would consist of getting up at 8, getting to work from 8:30am - 6pm, getting home at half 6, eating & showering then working from 7pm-11:30pm. I promised myself that if I started making more than $1850 a month (which was what I was making at my old job) I would quit and start working full time for myself from home.

The first 3 weeks I didn't earn a cent from anything online, that was working weekends on it too, and when I worked it out it was over 100 hours of work for nothing in return! Was pretty exhausting and hardly rewarding as I was working my ass off to make it work for me. But nothing for 3 weeks straight!

Came home on the Thursday in the 4th week and won't forget this as it had been an extra cr*p day at work! Came home and had made over $60!!!

I know it isn't anything substantial but that's almost as much as I'd earnt that day so had basically earned double what I normally would in a day so was really on a high.

The next day came home and had made $33, nothing huge but was better than nothing. From that Friday onwards things only got better, and for the next 30 days I added the total earnings up to equal $3117!


So how did I do it?

I'd read a lot on article marketing, and also a lot on web 2.0 based marketing. I set myself a goal once I got started of writing 5 articles a day because that would be 150 articles a month. 5 a day didn't seem too strenuous and 150 a month seemed like a lot so began writing. I would go to Clickbank, find a product in a niche to target, and instead of writing articles on that niche I was writing almost review pages like 'How I got over anxiety & panic attacks' as the title.

I got to writing 5 a day on each different niche, and after 3 weeks and 3 days before I had made a cent I had 128 pages up (I had written a couple more than 5 on the odd day) on all different sites such as:

articlesbase.com
ezinearticles.com
squidoo.com
hubpages.com
goarticles.com

There are many more but basically article sites and social marketing web 2.0 sites. So would submit them when done and on that day I had 128 unique pages in different niches of my on content up with my own hoplinks in.

Since that Thursday where I made $60, I had days where I would even make over $100, $200, and two days where I made $300!!! I also had days where I only made $30 or so, and some where I made no sales, but after calculating up after the first 30 days of money making happening, I had made $3117 pure profit, and that same day I handed my weeks notice in and quit my job a week later!!!

I'm still going strong and still making more than I was at my old job Can't explain how much happier I am now, have more time to spend with the girlfriend, more time to go for a run or down the gym, I'm eating more healthily now, and I'm earning more than I was at my old job doing something I actually enjoy!!!

Will be looking into a new way to make money online soon as I would like to expand my income streams, but want to say A HUGE THANKYOU to all my fellow Warriors!!!! because without the help of all of your shared knowledge it would have been so difficult to go alone, if achievable at all!

Wanted to post this as a thankyou and to give something back to everyone here at the WF as I can't explain how much happier you've all helped make my life

Paul

PWard,
Very Inspiring. You have helped fan the fire within me. Keep up the good word and share your experiences. It will only return back to you more than what you have shared.

JUICE!

[JEKT]

This is great and inspiring. It is a boost to newbies and those that have not been able to make a dime online.
I congratulate you for your success, as I am getting myself connected to such success and more.

[iinny]

Excellent experience! I am glad that someone like you could share your experiences and ideas with people you learned from. that's why warrior forum is unique for all of us. Thank you very much.

[thebillionairegirl]

You rock! I think consistency is key. It was so smart to stick to 5 a day.

[Len Richardson]

This thread reminded me that I have some articles that I never submitted. I'll get busy on that now. Thanks for the motivation Paul.

[paulie888]

Wonderful job, Paul! You have accomplished what so many wanna-be beginner IMers have failed to do, and some have been searching and trying for months, if not years. Instead of fishing around for the next best shiny object, you just got to work and did it consistently for a month! IM really isn't as hard as people make it out to be - you really just need to have the discipline to do simple, basic tasks over and over again - consistency is the name of the game here. There is absolutely no need to reinvent the wheel here.

Unfortunately, many beginners are out there in search of the next best 'pushbutton' method that will get them earning money without lifting a finger. I don't know why it is that so many beginners think that they can earn money in IM without doing anything! If there is someone I'd point a finger at, it's the Gurus that have spread this myth that somehow has persisted - you just need to watch out for the newbies in the forum here who keep asking if they can earn $100 a day with minimal work, and they have the gall to demand to earn that much without wanting to write, or create websites, or basically do anything at all!

[scartego]

Congrats on your success! I'm glad you've achieved the success you have.

[Susanna Dodd]

That's great. I'm happy for you. I can't wait until I can do the same thing and quit my job. That has been a dream of mine for years. Keep up the good work.

[kay12345]

congratulations

it feels really great to receive the first check

[YanKirby]

Now this is the best post ive seen in here for today.

Congratulations Pward! Its all about being consistent and sticking to your goals.

-Yan Kirby

[lmeyer]

awesome, that is what i am working for right now.

quick question if you don't mind though,

how many products did you promote?


-Lucas

[Chris Pambos]

Paul, I just want to take the time to congratulate you on your success within IM which is truly amazing in regards to when you started to when you quit your job, all in such a short space of time and the best part about it, like you said, you're still going strong and from here, things can only get better.

Once again, congratulations and wish you all the best for all your future ventures online.

[gary15]

Very inspiring post Paul.

This proves that making money is possible if you TAKE ACTION. Many people read...read...read and never take action or they do take action, but quit after seeing no results the next day.

This is a huge WAKE UP call to everyone who thinks article marketing is easy. Paul has written 5 articles a day which isn't a easy task and he has sticked to it, even though he didn't make any money for 3 weeks, he still commited to what he was doing and saw positive results after all the hard work.

Anyway this thread has inspired me to also TAKE ACTION and I will be starting to write 2 articles daily to start with and stick to 1 product untill I've written 20 articles. I will then see if the product converts, if not I will move on to another.

I personally think the hard part will be writing articles that are all in the same niche.

I do have a few questions for Paul(Or Anyone), so feel free to answer if you can.

1. Is it better to have a own hosted landing page and try to presell the visitor or would you just use a redirect straight to the merchant?

2. Is it better to just focus on 1 product or focus on multiple products? If you do focus on multiple products, then this means you'll need multiple landing pages and means you would have to spend quite a bit of money on buying domain names and hosting.

3. The real thing that counts is obviously getting traffic, I've learned it's best to try to rank your article on the first page of Google, but how do we get backlinks to our articles? Do article directories allow to link to each other's article?

4. You said you submit articles to different directories like, ezine, articlebase, goarticles and others, but do you submit the same article to every directory or do you write unique articles and submit to these.

5. Just a question for you Paul, have you been able to get any articles ranked on the first page of Google? If so did you do any backlinking to these articles?

Sorry for all these questions, not trying to hijack the thread, just trying to learn.

[Success With Dany]

Looks like the TC is not on the WF anymore...

[Marketing_Jedi]

Thats encouraging, I'm looking forward to start earning some serious money!

[Angel2988]

Wow! Marketing clickbank products is no easy task my friend. Congrats to you. Keep it going. Keep us updated.

[Joel_Cowen]

What an inspiring story. Thank you for sharing that with us. And congrats on taking control of your life that's awesome. To your freedom and success, Joel

[captivereef]

get ready for the wave of PM'S and Email's asking you how you did it, what niches and every thing else. Congrats man!

[Success With Dany]

Originally Posted by TyrJutsu

ive made my first 20 check that came couple days ago, but even better i have 289.00 in my cxdigitalmedia right now and ive 60 in my cashuniversity and ive 80 in radicalcash. i feel more motivated than ever, and finally got me some private proxies and cl bot pro and all the nice software and goodies, i feel very confident that i will reach my 500 daily goal this new year and breakthrough to even bigger and higher goals progressively. i realized finally Affiliate marketing and online marketing is for me, i hate workin for anyone or beeing told wat i should do. i guess its great trait and blessing now. i jus join the war room and am doing things i couldnt do before, am buying my first car within the next week or two, and moving to my own place in january, roads are just open and opportunities are endless, my book collection is rising great , i can afford those rare books that i always wanted even my passion for the occult and forbidden wisdom can now be fed. i feel great, and glad to be a member of warrior forum. thanks to the many people who i will prolly never know or meet, but they all contribute to my growth and knowledge, i remember the endless nights of no sleep, glued to the computer, reading and buying and seeking and searching, like a lost traveler looking for a treasure. now atlast ive found the treasure. and it is that : YES YOU CAN LIVE THE LIFE OF YOUR CHOICE , YOUR LIFESTYLE AS YOU PLEASE AND YES YOU CAN TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE AND BE THE MASTER OF YOUR OWN DESTINY AND BE FINANCIALLY FULFILLED AND SECURE AND ABUNDANT PROSPEROUS AND WEALTHY. I ENCOURAGE ALL OUT THERE TO NOT GIVE UP ON AFFILIATE MARKETING. many things used to go wrong sometimes, my laptop screen start messin up , i eventually cracked while flippin and playin with my cell phone, the new laptop i bought after that a hp mini drop and got scrap and became super slow, i sold it and bought another one. it took me the 3rd laptop to finally have things right and start seeing things go smooth. its not as smooth as i want it yet but honestly am gently flowing that way am glad i never gave up, am glad i had the thirst to make it a reality for my self just like i saw those affiliate marketers who make the big cake, cause i wanted to feel what it feels like to live like that, with checks coming in the mail and travelling freely as i please and have my laptop be my office and be bound and attached to no "boss".

just my 2 cents on affiliate marketing and the ups and downs taht all go through but eventually things will make sense and the genius within will come out ...

That is really, really awesome!

[davidrosa9]

Quick question, you said you wrote 5 articles for each niche a day, how many did you have at the time?

[Andrianwurich]

BUM Marketing Method.. and yes, i made my first sale with this method.

For other newbie warrior, just try this method and you will see your first sale come in to your bank account.

Go to clickbank and select 3 top converting product ( i suggest look for 70-100 grav product ) and write 1 article for each product each day and see which product convert well after that dump those low converting product and write 5 articles on those product.

Rise and repeat for next month... and watch your account grow!!

- Take Actions!

[Alumni]

Keep it up man

[kcnck]

Hi,
This is the second post of this kind I read today.First one was from deezy.
Great to know that you people are doing fine.

[2d0k]

Hi PWard!

Did you do some back linking or any other SEO techniques to your articles to rank them high in the SERPs? Or you just let them be in the article directories for visitors to read and be led to your sales pages such as Clickbank or Amazon?

An answer would really be appreciated.

I got a new idea from this thread. Thanks to you..

[sin6669]

Originally Posted by AnnaOlgushka

Congratulation Paul

can you develop a little more about what you did, in fact the way you submit articles make a huge difference

so here are some questions:

Q1:when you submitted articles to ezinearticles do you put one link pointing to the affiliate or a blog where you review the product?

Q2:How many links did you posted in your resource box?

Q3: was you resource box a pure Call to action + link style??

Q4: Do you have put in place a tracking way to know where your sales come from?
(i can provide you a free tracking solution service to increase your ROI, just PM me)

Q5: You mentioned a review style, is you articles written in a review style, or an article promoting a review blog?

the main reason to your success is you fixed a goal from the beginning, and you follow a proven path

Keep up with the great work


The Seo Queen
Anna

Hi
I read one of your posts about tracking where your sales are coming from and would be very grateful if you would share this with me. i have started building my list but i have no clue where my subscibers come from so don't know what works and what doesn't. Any help would be welcome.

thanks

Darren

[ksburgess]

Congratulations on your success Paul. It's inspiring to hear your story - I've been working hard on article marketing, too. It'll be nice to see your results rolling in for me

[Jonathan Beacher]

PWard, thanks for your post. Having been writing articles for a while now, I'd like to venture into actual IM. Worry about the risks and insecurity stopped me in the past, but after reading your post - it's just knowledge and action that holds me back. And those two things are a lot easier to change.

[Lateef Olajide]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Beacher

PWard, thanks for your post. Having been writing articles for a while now, I'd like to venture into actual IM. Worry about the risks and insecurity stopped me in the past, but after reading your post - it's just knowledge and action that holds me back. And those two things are a lot easier to change.

Jonathan,

You can actually do away with the fear of risk and insecurity and leverage your writing ability. That does not stop you from offering the writing service for other people.
A lot of people in this forum started by offering service to other members and then start
using same skill to grow their business.

Lateef

[Jonathan Beacher]

Thanks Lateef.

With regards to your PM - I can't PM you back due to post count, but if you'd like you can contact me on jonathan@thearticleco.com

[LookAlive]

I've just read your success thread and boy, am I inspired!

You mentioned that you wrote more reviews than anything else, I'm assuming that you then added an affiliate hoplink at the bottom directly related to the topic?

I was just wondering if you had an example of one of these articles? Knowing me I'd put way too much into it and would only get one done per day.

I hope to hear from you!

[AMRTrading]

That has really inspired me, as a fairly new starter, this post really does give me more motivation!

[WebSolutionKey]

Congratulation! Thanks for sharing your success story. This would inspire all our warrior members.

Keep going! Never give up learning new things in IM & helping newbuddies with posts as well..

Paul

[Snow_Predator]

Thanks for the post, really helped to motivate me. Bagh, I've been in this for a couple of years now and have only made a coupla hundred pounds - but at least I now know that money CAN be made, and I just need to scale up on what has worked. I'm gona learn some copywriting and start putting some real thought into my articles - I'd rather opt for quality over quantity.

A lot of people advocate just writing as many articles as you can as fast as you can and hope that some will sell. I'd much rather take a copywriting principle, apply it with thought to an article, see if it works and use this process as a learning experience. Eventually my articles will ALL be of good quality and I'll be able to write them as quick as I can write crap ones now.

[Lori Reno]

Paul, I am a beginner at all of this. Could you answer some questions for me? I have been busy writing SEO articles for an online article business. They pay consistently 5.00 an article and the money adds up when I am paid additionally to post the articles on various sites....whicj I actually find that I enjoy. But, that money is limited...can you tell me how you get paid? You write article and post them...where does the pay come into the picture? Where can I learn all the details?
I am currently starting my own site but dont get where the money comes from and how to get paid.

Thanks, Lori

[Mark_w]

Hey man, thanks for making this post. Really inspiring that you made so much in your first month.

[SMP]

Great story Paul.

$3k in your first month - that's what a bit of perceverance and determination can bring you.

I think many people are put off by the thought of writing articles - I get the impression many relate it to professional copywriting and are reluctant to have a go.

You've shown here that a guy with no experience can apply himself, set a realistic target, stick to a plan and achieve a goal in a very short space of time.

I hope people reading your story are inspired to give it a go. There's real money to be made out there and, as you have shown, it really can change your life.

All the best.

Steve.

[thescribe]

I loved reading through this thread - very inspirational. It is great to see the results of just sticking with it. The great thing is that now you can reinvest a portion of your earnings into outsourcing and make even more with less effort.

[darvon]

Way to go Paul! I have read this thread and have been re-inspired.

When I first started IM, I was excited about bum marketing. I wrote a few crappy articles and nothing happened. That was almost one year ago.

Since that half-hearted attempt at article marketing, I have tried many other marketing methods, hoping to discover a way around it. Here is what I have found: There is no way around it.

While I have made some money, I believe I could be raking it in by now had I focused and produced like you did!

Oh, well, I can start writing now and use all that I have learned to accelerate the process. I am the guy who doesn't read the directions before I put something together.

To further success!

[khirad]

Think about creating your own product now

[degcommunications]

This is what gives the warrior forum it's reputation. A great group of great minded people. Thanks for the post!

[PWard]

I'm going to do a write up of how I'm doing my Article Marketing and put it in the WSO section for other Warriors that have been messaging me about how I am making such a decent recurring income from it