What was your first sale?

by WillR

Posted: 14 years ago 17 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

In another thread the discussion led to how important that first sale is - whether it be your own product or as an affiliate. When you receive that first payment notification suddenly, what you have always hoped was possible is now a reality. It changes things completely.

So, what was your first sale and how did it make you feel?

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ChristineP 14 years ago

Well, my sister and I had an online scrapbooking store years ago - and the same day we launched, sales started coming in. It was a total and complete high... Fast forward, I bought a site of flippa and started an adwords campaign. It pretty much seemed to be going nowhere until one day - the paypal notification came. Again, it's a total high - I laughed! Now neither site has been particularly successful - although there have been more sales - but it's left an impression on me. I'm addicted and working a bit everyday to hone my IM and get other sites going.

To your success!
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WillR 14 years ago

Originally Posted by HypeFree

The funny part I can't find a single copy and I lost the original word doc and PDF. I wish I had a copy so I can show it to people.

That's funny. Btw, just checked out your website, love the graphics. Who did those for you?
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Rien 14 years ago

I believe it was a CB product on love spells that I sold using the paid version of US Free Ads. Lol, I am pretty sure it is not even up any more at CB, but I remember thinking "Damn, people do make money through affiliate marketing."

From that point on I was hooked and a believer. In Internet Marketing, not love spells, lol.
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WillR 14 years ago

Mine was Rocket French using ebay classified ads. It was grey-hat at the time and didn't last long but it gave me the hunger I needed to succeed.
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underthegun 14 years ago

Gay Dating.... lol
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- WillR 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by underthegun
  
  Gay Dating.... lol
  
  I won't ask!
  
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  underthegun 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by WillR
  
  I won't ask!
  
  haha my first real profits came from Affiliate Marketing and it just so happened that Gay Dating was the most profitable (and first) of about 10 offers I was running at the time.
  
  It's dead now but I was seeing amazing returns on it. My first week I spent $80 and made $150~.
  
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maleeqa 14 years ago

Hi Will,

Rocket French for you?.. wow that's pay 150 commission. congrats.

I started my IM journey past 3 months back.. with no knowledge of techie
s things, internet marketing knowledge and even many things i didnt know about IM. I went to one course ...i got my first website up after one week and i got my first sale after 2 weeks my first website is up.

My first sale was 'magic of making up'.. 2 sales at the same day.

I couldnt believe my eyes yet thats the eyes opener for me to work harder. My feeling was excited, happy and remarkable feeling thats i won't forget till i dead. ...really..its no words suit to tell explain i feel that day. What's make me ca not forget this feeling because i've started my IM journey without having a PC!

After 2 month in IM i got my first laptop.. ...

Good luck to all ...

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Mal
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BBBB 14 years ago

I sold old car before even buying it from another guy. Made $150 back in time when it meant something
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Cardsearch 14 years ago

I have a squidoo lens which promotes Amazon products, and my first sale was 2 baby teethers. Needless to say, I was ecstatic and realized it could work!
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- Dan C. Rinnert 14 years ago
  
  My first online sale was 13-14 years ago. I had a service, plus I sold physical products. I don't remember which sold first. Probably the service.
  
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Melanie Crouse 14 years ago

LOL Believe it or not, my first sale was in the early 2000's (not 100% sure when) and it was the original Rich Jerk ebook. I put up a site, had no clue how to market it or get traffic or anything. There it sat forever doing nothing, then one day someone landed on it somehow and bought the Rich Jerk through my link.
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Joseph Park 14 years ago

I don't quite remember when my 1st sale occurred but I believe it was my 1st check I received from Google Adsense in 2002. It was just a little over $100 and you wouldn't believe how thrilled I was. : )
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- Rikki_Fawkes 14 years ago
  
  Of my own product - my first sale was piano music. I recorded classical piano music and put it on CDBaby, who then transferred it to a bunch of digital media sites.
  
  Of affiliate products, it was a $1 lead for OurStage.com.
  
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  dljmktg1 14 years ago
  
  Somewhere back around '94, I bought into one of those $1000 per month guaranteed programs where you do absolutely nothing and they pay you.
  
  Seems the only guarantee was they would go out of business before they paid what they promised. But, I still made a few hundred even though it was a net loss.
  
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