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Old 11-10-2009, 07:22 AM   #1
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Default The BEST way to Start Making Money Online from ZERO!

Quite simply, the best way IMO to start with zero and make your first dollars is to provide a service. Why?

1. You don't need a product - YOU are the product

2. You can post your services on a free site like blogger or weebly and have a web presence

3. You can easily offer a few free samples to build your reputation - IE you can do article writing and so you offer to write some free articles for testimonials

4. There are free scripts and resources on the web to help you do tasks. IE I have a friend who got paid to create a Twitter background which she had the option of using Gimp, but also downloaded the free trial of photoshop which gave her ample time to get her first job done and get paid

5. You decide when you can work and how much. The more you do the more you can make. You can also give yourself an increasing pay rate based on time and experience

6. You can get paid within hours of being taken on to do a job

7. You can specialize in one type of service which can be as easy as doing manual bookmarking for someone, or as complex as creating a fully blown pre-packaged websites. All these jobs have positions to fill.

8. You still reading this? Go figure out a service to offer!

Having trouble with step 8? Here's a sneaky trick. Go look in the classifieds and WSO's and see what everyone else is getting paid to do.

Now scram!

What? Looks like this might entail doing some work? YES!

I didn't say there was no work required, just said you can start with $0 in your pocket.

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Old 11-10-2009, 07:52 AM   #2
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Default Re: The BEST way to Start Making Money Online from ZERO!

Hey Jill

This is a very powerful post, because it's not only a PROVEN way of making money, it is also a really good way to get 'seed' money which could be used to climb the Internet Marketing ladder. For example, the money made could be used to pay somebody to create a basic review site/page and then pay somebody else to write some articles to drive Earticle trafiic and get listed organically too....then, the money from that could be used to pay somebody to create a fully fledged Ebook...and so on.

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Old 11-10-2009, 08:22 AM   #3
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Default Re: The BEST way to Start Making Money Online from ZERO!

Here's an idea - here's how one could market their services for free and get the first dollar.

As we all know, you can only put links in your signature to sites that you own, but here is how I would get around that if I didn't have a site that I technically owned.

I would put something in my signature here that says "Let me write you an article for a dollar! Pm me for examples of my work"

Before doing this, I would offer to write a couple of articles for free, and get some feedback.

I would post the feedback and some rates on a free site that I don't own. Then I would put the message in my signature and be sure to spend some time adding some thoughtful helpful posts to this forum, and wait for someone to PM me for more information on my service. It might say "Your best chance at getting a quality 500 word article for a dollar! Native English speaker - too good to be true? PM me if you don't believe it."

(heck, if I saw that in someones signature it would definitely catch my eye)

I would then PM any interested parties back with a link to my services page where they could see an example of my work, and they could decide if they want an article from me for a dollar.

As soon as I got that first dollar, I would go get a dot info domain for .89¢ and use it as a new domain for my services. I would then do a few more articles for enough to get me a cheapo private hosting account where I could put up my own site to list my services at a slightly higher rate. I would add that to my signature here.

It's not glamorous, but can be done and within less than a week I would bet.

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Default Re: The BEST way to Start Making Money Online from ZERO!

I think setting up simple squeeze pages with a good autoresponder followup sequence selling affiliate products or PLR is a great way to actually earn quick profits and its a proven system that has worked for many years now.

Although not free ,you can use a cheap AR service and get PLR free to put content into your AR sequence pitching products as an affiliate or sell your own.

You can also grab free videos online and send your leads to the pages you post the videos on preselling what you have to sell. (theres lots of unbranded free videos online to use)

Lots of variations here....

This can actually be used as a stand alone business model and it is very easy to scale.You don't need lots of optins each day just 1-5 each day with losts of sites to make some good money.

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Hey Jill...awesome post that I sure wish more people new to IM would read. It's exactly how I started out in IM and it gave me the income to branch out and be able to try new things via purchasing new products and guides (and domains...I'm hopelessly addicted to domains...LOL).

It can be completely free to start and can be scaled up or down whenever you're ready.

Great post and great advice!

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Default Re: The BEST way to Start Making Money Online from ZERO!

The other good thing about providing a service is that you will learn much more about Internet Marketing based off the work you will be doing for others.

The downside: What's the difference between working a 9-5 and by being a service providor? AKA it's not set-and-forget passive income unless you hire workers.

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That is an outstanding idea.

I write very good articles, and had been selling them in classified ad sites, forums, etc.

But the way you suggest gives me legitimacy, and a place to hang my hat, as it were.

Thanks for the tip, I am implementing it immediately.

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Yes! A place to hang your hat will help others see you are serious!

Did I read that you are also experienced with submitting links to directories? That is another service you could offer on your hat rack.

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Default Re: The BEST way to Start Making Money Online from ZERO!

Avenuegirl, you're right on the mark!

I don't currently have a job and my funds are running low. I realized that the best way to AVOID getting a "real" job would be to offer services, just as you said, rather than relying solely on the uncertainty of affiliate marketing.

The only part that I'm slightly worried about is not knowing exactly HOW many clients I'll get and how steady the cash flow will be. All I can do is deliver a great service and hope that my reputation grows and the word spreads.

Once I reach a certain income level (or when the workload becomes too much for me to handle on my own), I'll be outsourcing many of the smaller tasks, which will make things a lot more "hands free" I guess you could say.

Sure, a downside to this is that it IS similar to your standard 9-5 job, but I don't really mind as long as I get to work in my pajamas.

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Default Re: The BEST way to Start Making Money Online from ZERO!

Thanks for the tip Avenuegirl. Those were the steps I took when I started my graphic design service. But it wasn't that easy so I had to go into partnership with a trustworthy friend of mine and things have been going on well since then.
These are steps anyone who wants to provide online services sh'ld follow.



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Quite simply, the best way IMO to start with zero and make your first dollars is to provide a service. Why?

1. You don't need a product - YOU are the product

2. You can post your services on a free site like blogger or weebly and have a web presence

3. You can easily offer a few free samples to build your reputation - IE you can do article writing and so you offer to write some free articles for testimonials

4. There are free scripts and resources on the web to help you do tasks. IE I have a friend who got paid to create a Twitter background which she had the option of using Gimp, but also downloaded the free trial of photoshop which gave her ample time to get her first job done and get paid

5. You decide when you can work and how much. The more you do the more you can make. You can also give yourself an increasing pay rate based on time and experience

6. You can get paid within hours of being taken on to do a job

7. You can specialize in one type of service which can be as easy as doing manual bookmarking for someone, or as complex as creating a fully blown pre-packaged websites. All these jobs have positions to fill.

8. You still reading this? Go figure out a service to offer!

Having trouble with step 8? Here's a sneaky trick. Go look in the classifieds and WSO's and see what everyone else is getting paid to do.

Now scram!

What? Looks like this might entail doing some work? YES!

I didn't say there was no work required, just said you can start with $0 in your pocket.

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Hi Jill,

Thanks for this post. Got some info to put into action.
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The big weakness is if you're in America. It's hard to make enough with our inflated dollars considering they can pay so little to someone in India.

It's the one area government can't intervene to force you to pay more for a service. I wonder how long they'll allow it? lol
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I have found that go local works great with services. People would rather pay you than some faceless corp. That is if they can see you. Meeting face to face helps you land big contracts in service companies. They fear sending money overseas. Often they have no legal recourse. However, if they are local and you do not produce, they can sue you.

Also, many people fear giving access. They want to know who they are dealing with first before they give you a pass. Small biz have often been burned by unscrupulous operators that take the money and run.

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Hey,

i would recomend that start making money from :

Writing articles
Making Profiles on web 2.0 websites
Become affiliate

These things lead to good understanding of internet marketing and it will help in long run. In this, there is no investment in terms of money and you will get paid$$$

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As the first post I've read on WF (I just signed up minutes ago), I must say - Great Start! Great info, Thanks!


1. Brand yourself and sell your time.
2. Use Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to market your services. Build a network of prospects.
3. Provide Free Bonuses and Your Services to your leads in Facebook and Twitter.
4. Use Fiverrr to do inexpensive marketing (search facebook or twitter) to grow your prospects.

Cheapest and quickest way that worked for me.

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Default Re: The BEST way to Start Making Money Online from ZERO!

This is an older thread by the OP, but it is every bit as valid today as it was back then. As I've stated time and time again, providing services is probably the fastest and easiest way to earn your first few dollars in IM.

It's going to entail working and is not going to give you "pushbutton" cash, but if you work conscientiously at it, you'll definitely be able to make consistent money while the other newbies are floundering around and not making a dime chasing all the shiny objects around them!

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Nice guide, Jill. It will certainly help beginners.

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I agree on this! Freelancing is indeed the fastest way to earn online nowadays. There are a competitions in some areas though if you apply on certified freelance sites like guru, odesk or elance but it is well worth the effort because once you established yourself as an expert and had gained credibility you can increase your price per project or hour basis.

Freelancing is a smart move to get started with 0 dollars in the marketing world.

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Ha ha, it is!

And you know, I don't think Fiverr was so "hot" at the time - so that is probably what I would add at this point. Go post some wacky gig over there.

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1. If I was so broke that I couldn't afford a domain name and/or cheapie website, I think I'd raise the seed money offline (for instance, hold a garage sale, work a week for a temp agency, take clothes to a consignment shop, etc.). People still pay other people to mow their lawns, haul their junk, whatever!

If, for some reason, I wanted to raise seed money online, I'd try selling some of my stuff on eBay, etc. There's hardly a household (in North America, anyway) that doesn't have stuff we don't want, stuff we're not using, clothes we can no longer wear or that we regret buying, tools we bought during that "remodeling" fever we had last year, books we've read (or didn't read!), CD's and DVD's (even if you still like them, when did you listen/watch them last?)...etc. The mistake we make is thinking that just because we don't want this stuff no one else does either.

(If you offer a copy writing service, use your eBay listing as an example of what you can do!)

In one weekend you could potentially make much, much more than by using the suggestions offered here. In fact, if we really went through our stuff with a "sell-it" attitude, I bet a lot of us could raise $500 or more, which is a pretty good stake for a jump-start.

2. Personally, I don't care for the "freebie" or "do-it-for-a-buck" idea. First, it's a dead give-away that you're a newbie trying to get started. Either that, or else I've gotta figure you're the best judge of what your service is really worth, and have priced it accordingly.

Second, don't imagine that there isn't plenty of competition in the "freebie" space - and website owners who happily skip from one to the next, never having to pay much if anything for these services. If I had a blog about digital cameras, I bet I'd never have to pay a dime for articles.

I believe, instead, that I'd price my service where similar services are being priced, but I'd differentiate my offer from those others with a "sweetener" of one sort or another. This could be an iron-clad satisfaction money-back guarantee. It could be some related service to be performed at half-price as part of a package deal. It could be exclusive rights to (something). It could be a blog review post, or a mention of their business in a YouTube video. It just depends on what you're selling. There's a difference between a USP that offers an amazing value and one that merely cheapens yourself in the eyes of the beholder. You don't want to look like a hooker, selling love for a buck-a-throw.
Yes - your response is valid on the seed money.

And I understand about "undervaluing" oneself. But some people have no reputation or experience, and taking on a project at no cost will encourage them to learn what they need to learn while not feeling pressured that a contract is at stake. It really depends on the type of task at hand, it's value, and how prepared you really are to do that work.

The first wedding I shot, I did for a friend and virtually for free. I needed something for a wedding reel to get me more work. The friend was on a really tight budget. So, the job was done for almost nothing as I needed to only cover my base costs and I needed materials to work with.

I had a blast doing it, everyone was elated over the video that was done, I learned a ton of mistakes not to do through the process as well (I shot way too much footage, lol - which took forever to go back through) and in the end the tape I made got me immediate hire for subcontracting work with a company. From there on in I was paid for every wedding I shot as well as other events.

I would have felt terrible pressure if I was having to work under contract not knowing if I could really complete the task as I had never done that kind of work up to that point. I wanted to just go through the motions the first time - like a dress rehearsal. For me this lets me think more clearly while doing something. I do it because I am wanting to learn and enjoy and find my best work comes out as a result. This may be different for others.

Another thing to consider - I also realize if you are going to put the time in for something you want to see massive results. Some people do this and get no results. I'm not saying they need to set their ultimate goals to a dollar, but going really low for just a dollar or two to begin gives you proof that some money can be made. I see a lot of posts here where people have been at this for months and made nothing and think it is all hogwash. So, if they make at least one dollar it can debunk some thoughts for them.

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Great post, Jill, and one I wish I had read when I first got started. It took me a while to figure out that the easiest way for me personally to make money was to offer writing services - ok, so I'm a slow learner. I'm sure you helped a lot of people by posting this.

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Great post, Jill, and one I wish I had read when I first got started. It took me a while to figure out that the easiest way for me personally to make money was to offer writing services - ok, so I'm a slow learner. I'm sure you helped a lot of people by posting this.
I have to say, your site is really nicely laid out too! A great example of what someone can put together for an online calling card.

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Jill says in her sig file...

You Are ALWAYS Welcome at My Live Marketing Mix Chat! Come on by...

They come on Wednesday Nights at 7pm just to hear me laugh

Ok Jill, but you're not following your own advice! Here's a real service you could offer...

Put this in your sig file:

Click here to hear me laugh for $1. Create an audio file they can access once payment is made. Walk your talk, girl! Just kidding... Mike

P.S. It had better be a damn good laugh for a buck!
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Great advise it is all about the free content you provide

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As far as "inflated dollars" and many people outsourcing to India or Philipines; there are still many good English speaking writers in the States and UK that are making good change for their efforts. (Bill, Alexa etc)

There will always be people looking to get a bargain and sometimes you get lucky. I did have a VA for a while and his writing was pretty good but I still had to rewrite his stuff. (read rewrite not "spin")

I also don't think that anyone would scoff at someone offering to write for a buck or for free at first. I know that if I could find a good native speaking writer who was just getting started I would jump on it and create a relationship before everyone and his brother monoplized his time. I'd become his first, best and oldest customer and thus try to earn his or her loyalty.

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nice guide. this post is very very important to me.
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If I were starting out again I'd probably start off by going deep into a subject on the WF such as email marketing, AdWords or SEO etc, test it all out and make a WSO based on my experience. Then I'd start putting the profits into paid advertising and grow my business from there. There's so many models I've tried over the years online, but I keep coming back to info marketing.

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Hello Everybody this is my first post!

I have only began to look into IM and working on-line in the past few days and I had this forum recommended to me by a friend.
I have always been interested in working on-line but never got around to doing anything about it. I have no experience as such apart from a weebly site I built one day while having fun.
Anyway I joined this forum today and have been reading up on various topic's and posts and I have been lead to this topic.
In this topic Jill you give some excellent advise I like the idea of offering to write an article for someone for free.
To Mr.Peterson
In your response you said
"I also don't think that anyone would scoff at someone offering to write for a buck or for free at first. I know that if I could find a good native speaking writer who was just getting started I would jump on it and create a relationship before everyone and his brother monoplized his time. I'd become his first, best and oldest customer and thus try to earn his or her loyalty."
Well I fit the bill her 100% imo.
I am a good native speaking writer (I'm from Ireland)
I am just getting started.
I would write articles for free to start out.
And also I am very committed into improving my lifestyle and earning extra money through hard work which I am fully dedicated to do. I know it will be a long road and there will be difficult times ahead for me as I am a newbie in this field, but again I am fully committed to give it a shot.
Thanks for taking the time to read this message.
If anybody else would like me to write an article for free just pm me with details.

Many regards

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(Sorry Jill if this is sabotaging your topic if so you can delete this post)
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The big weakness is if you're in America. It's hard to make enough with our inflated dollars considering they can pay so little to someone in India.
That's why I don't bother to underprice. If they're just looking for cheap articles, they can find them anywhere.

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That's a great way to start - you can build a business with very little capital. But you need to be careful that you don't get locked into selling your time only. You need this to the first phase in a multi-phase strategy that leads away from your time being the only product. Otherwise you are condemning yourself to working flat out for ever, and are not building any equity.

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Thanks for all the info guys and dolls!!

This is great for the newcomers like me. Also, special thanks to the people that redirected this thread from other ones.

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Great reminder for all the new people coming on here. I guess many people think of writing when you say freelancing or maybe graphics creation.

The thing is, it's flooded by all the "new people" but there is much other stuff they could do for people. Even if people can't do that, they might have a great voice that would be great for a voice over.

Then they could go out there and find people who look for voice overs, or look in the warriors wanted section(can't remember the exact name), and if they see people looking for voice overs. Write them a personal email with a small clip they've made so people can hear the quality.

All of us have our own strengths we could do as a freelancer.Great reminder for all the new people coming on here. I guess many people think of writing when you say freelancing or maybe graphics creation.

The thing is, it's flooded by all the "new people" but there is much other stuff they could do for people. Even if people can't do that, they might have a great voice that would be great for a voice over.

Then they could go out there and find people who look for voice overs, or look in the warriors wanted section(can't remember the exact name), and if they see people looking for voice overs. Write them a personal email with a small clip they've made so people can hear the quality.

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Good advice here. I am a total newbie that has been thinking about getting involved in IM for quite sometime. I've been considering freelance work writing articles. Any more tips on what other kinds of freelance work I could offer?
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I think what it takes to make money online is the desire to learn. From my own experience I can say that the only reason I've done well online is that I took a few months to learn. It was after this learning period that I was able to implement successful tactics.

I'm sure a lot of people get distracted by one method of making money online when there are thousands out there. I think it's important to soak up all the information you can find and turn it into the one method that works for you.

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Good advice here. I am a total newbie that has been thinking about getting involved in IM for quite sometime. I've been considering freelance work writing articles. Any more tips on what other kinds of freelance work I could offer?

Look at my post above yours, but you could also do some simple videos for people with animoto.

If you aren't from an english speaking country start to look for people who need translation done.

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I'm going to try this as well, as I'm falling in the whole trying to do niche sites with Adsense.
I've been thinking of writing articles, however I am unsure on the quality of my articles.

Thank you for the advice!
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There is a ton of great advice in this thread. Just about any of them will make money. The key ... and this can be one of the most challenging things to do ... is to FOCUS and TAKE ACTION. It is incredibly common for people to get overwhelmed with information and end up sitting in front of their computer for days with glazed eyes and a headache, but without actually DOING anything at all. If you stay focused and take action on the things that you're learning, you WILL make money online. You have to do the work.

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I think what it takes to make money online is the desire to learn. From my own experience I can say that the only reason I've done well online is that I took a few months to learn. It was after this learning period that I was able to implement successful tactics.

I'm sure a lot of people get distracted by one method of making money online when there are thousands out there. I think it's important to soak up all the information you can find and turn it into the one method that works for you.
I think you hit the nail on the head- once you find something that works for you, just stick to it. Spend most of your time scaling it, and a little bit of time testing other things.

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This is an amazing guide. Kind a wish I would have had something like this when i started, probably would have saved me hundreds. Thank you.

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Thanks for the tips Jill. Like everyone else in the thread, I wish I had seen this post when I first started looking at Internet Marketing. Since I have been offering services to other marketers, I have gained more confidence, and gained trust of bigger names.

This is a post that everyone should pay attention to if they are starting out.

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thanks you jill for your great post.. i has practice your idea 2 mounth ago.. know i get some money from internet every month..

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I'm a newbie. Can someone tell me what WSO stands for? Thanks!
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Here is the biggest trap newbies fall into.

They go out there and offer a product or service wonding why they fail badly.

Do the opposite. Study your competition, study the high earning services, find out what products and services are hot right now, and reverse engineer them.

A guarenteed way to success and we been doing it for years.

We reverse engineer the gurus, and services and offer what they are selling. Dont think this is a new technique either, the gurus copy eachother or MIMIC eachother all the time.

If you find a service it is the same. If you see someone run off their feet and their service selling out all the time, there is a reason for it. IT IS IN HIGH DEMAND!!!! people want it, and are willing to spend lots of money on it. So just see if you can offer, or provide something similar.

One warrior I know in OZ took this information and now sells his service on here in 'for hire section' literally went from $0 a day to $130 - $140 a day. He is one smart cookie too. The info i told him, I just revealed in here right in this post!!!! tis staring at you right in the face, so go read it again **wink**

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Thanks for your information.

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The first dollar I made online was by posting in a forum which paid 1 cent per post. I first gathered $2 by posting 200 posts and withdrew the $2 to e-gold (which took some txn fees).

It is very funny when I think about it now but that was exciting to make money online.

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I really like how communicate . It is personal and thoughtful and warm . Almost like you are hearing a family member give you heartfelt advice
As you usual great tips ...

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Quite simply, the best way IMO to start with zero and make your first dollars is to provide a service. Why?

1. You don't need a product - YOU are the product

2. You can post your services on a free site like blogger or weebly and have a web presence

3. You can easily offer a few free samples to build your reputation - IE you can do article writing and so you offer to write some free articles for testimonials

4. There are free scripts and resources on the web to help you do tasks. IE I have a friend who got paid to create a Twitter background which she had the option of using Gimp, but also downloaded the free trial of photoshop which gave her ample time to get her first job done and get paid

5. You decide when you can work and how much. The more you do the more you can make. You can also give yourself an increasing pay rate based on time and experience

6. You can get paid within hours of being taken on to do a job

7. You can specialize in one type of service which can be as easy as doing manual bookmarking for someone, or as complex as creating a fully blown pre-packaged websites. All these jobs have positions to fill.

8. You still reading this? Go figure out a service to offer!

Having trouble with step 8? Here's a sneaky trick. Go look in the classifieds and WSO's and see what everyone else is getting paid to do.

Now scram!

What? Looks like this might entail doing some work? YES!

I didn't say there was no work required, just said you can start with $0 in your pocket.

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Offer a service! What a novel idea

Seriously, that is an awesome idea and you laid it out perfectly for anyone willing to try.

Too many of us here think we can "create a product," sell it as a WSO, and move to a tropical island.

While some can do that, and some probably have, it's not that easy - especially when you have zero experience and zero budget.

But THIS idea is superb! Offer a service. Brilliant.

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The first dollar I made online was by posting in a forum which paid 1 cent per post. I first gathered $2 by posting 200 posts and withdrew the $2 to e-gold (which took some txn fees).

It is very funny when I think about it now but that was exciting to make money online.
exactly, i have also done the same work in past, but i have some good forums which were paing 2 cent to 4 cent per post and were about to forex. Though there were some others forums available which have more good rates but they have post restrictions also.

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Quite simply, the best way IMO to start with zero and make your first dollars is to provide a service. Why?

1. You don't need a product - YOU are the product

2. You can post your services on a free site like blogger or weebly and have a web presence

3. You can easily offer a few free samples to build your reputation - IE you can do article writing and so you offer to write some free articles for testimonials

4. There are free scripts and resources on the web to help you do tasks. IE I have a friend who got paid to create a Twitter background which she had the option of using Gimp, but also downloaded the free trial of photoshop which gave her ample time to get her first job done and get paid

5. You decide when you can work and how much. The more you do the more you can make. You can also give yourself an increasing pay rate based on time and experience

6. You can get paid within hours of being taken on to do a job

7. You can specialize in one type of service which can be as easy as doing manual bookmarking for someone, or as complex as creating a fully blown pre-packaged websites. All these jobs have positions to fill.

8. You still reading this? Go figure out a service to offer!

Having trouble with step 8? Here's a sneaky trick. Go look in the classifieds and WSO's and see what everyone else is getting paid to do.

Now scram!

What? Looks like this might entail doing some work? YES!

I didn't say there was no work required, just said you can start with $0 in your pocket.
I agree with your tips 100%. Providing a service on places like Fiverr or Zeerk or even here on the Warrior Forum can be a great place to begin as a newbie.

And once the service becomes more popular you can even outsource these tasks to qualified people, or train them how to do it.

Or buying a piece of software that will do it for you.

There are many very popular gigs like creating Web 2.0 sites or link wheels where all one really needs is get a subscription to SENuke and to simply set it up and have the software to the work.

Which can be very easy to do and will still provide a quality service.

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to make money online is easy but have to stay focused on one niche, get the required skills, be consistent and have a proper process in place.

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