How Did You Get Started/ Or Are Starting?

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Hi Guys,

Thought it would be interesting if we compared how we first got started with IM and when you had your first REAL breakthrough.

Mine was with Travis Sago's Bum Marketing Method on US Free Ads.

I just kept on banging up the ads and when I got my first sale on CB I nearly fell off my chair, even as I got a few more I thought there was some king of mistake!

How did you get started and when was your first A-HA moment?

All the best

Chris
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  • Profile picture of the author Dustin_M
    I just started IM in December of 2008. I got really lucky and made 5 sales in 2 weeks. So far this year, I have made only one sale (last night), but I am trying my best to follow the advise offered freely here and hopefully I will get that A-HA moment eventually. Until then, I will keep on keeping on!
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    • Profile picture of the author Chri5123
      Originally Posted by Experimental View Post

      I just started IM in December of 2008. I got really lucky and made 5 sales in 2 weeks. So far this year, I have made only one sale (last night), but I am trying my best to follow the advise offered freely here and hopefully I will get that A-HA moment eventually. Until then, I will keep on keeping on!
      Congrats on the sales and that is not bad at all if you have just started last month!

      Wishing you every success!

      Chris
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      • Profile picture of the author Dustin_M
        Originally Posted by Chri5123 View Post

        Congrats on the sales and that is not bad at all if you have just started last month!

        Wishing you every success!

        Chris
        Thanks a lot Chris. It is so motivating to make a sale (any sale actually). I plan on leveraging the knowledge found here (in WF) into a few more this month.
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  • Profile picture of the author united99
    Well done!
    For me, I'm just starting for myself. first monetized blog below, plus I did an Adwords campaign in November which got me 4 sales. Woo-hoo!
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  • Profile picture of the author nicholasb
    ezinearticles, clickbank, and squidoo landing pages.
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  • Profile picture of the author Johnnyboy83
    I think its best to start with something that you love doing or a subject that you are interested in, and once u find a formula that works for the subject that you love, you can apply it to other niches.
    Like for example I love working out, so I started with a niche in the fitness category and my little 3 month old site is now getting an average of 135 unique visitors a day. ( yoo hooo )
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  • Profile picture of the author lina08
    I havent made money with IM yet, although I am an ebay powerseller so I know that the money online is real Found this forum to be supercool and trying to read thru everything...everyone has been such a help...
    Just bought this ebook and that ebook, gotta focus on one and start it. This is the year!!!
    Cant wait to get to where you are Chris!
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  • Profile picture of the author napoleonfirst
    I started as a freelancer in Digitalpoint.
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    I jumped into the water and learnt how to swim.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mayfair Pearl
    hi

    i think IM is a matter of perseverance. Unless you are experienced in this sort of theing then its going to take. There is so much information out there that can be mind blowing that you very often start losing direction and start jumping from one methid to the next. Its best to find a method, stick with it and then move on to the next once you start making profits. Joining good quality forums like this one is essential. If you can afford it then sign of for programme that offers you real assistance and advice not just and ebook that leaves you to get on with it
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  • Profile picture of the author Nathan Denton
    My advice to any of you just starting out in IM is to try to keep an open mind and focus on one particular area to specialise in. It is too easy to be bombarded with information on various topics and techniques which can distract you from achieving success.

    Choose an area to specialise in, learn, develop, apply what you know and make money. Simple really. Right???
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    Online marketing, offline marketing and various other things.
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  • Profile picture of the author persistence
    I started in 2005 with 3 sales in 2 months. I guess I am starting to be heading out in the right direction. Hopefully... I did it because I wanted to feed my family and Internet just seems right for me.
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    • Profile picture of the author Michelle Adams
      I started out a couple of years ago after I bought a crap ebook that was supposed to solve a health problem I had. I ended up solving it myself so decided to write my own ebook and sell it. By the time I'd gone from ebook creation through to Adwords my frame of mind was; 'It's impossible to make money online!'.

      My ahaa moment was when I realised that my major success stories 'off line' were when I'd had a coach/mentor....so once I trusted someone online to help me and stuck with them I started to get results.
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      • Profile picture of the author Tomas Lodén
        I have been there, done that and come from the same place as all of you. I have been scammed more than I dare to share. I got caught in greed like probably you too.

        My way to make it online is to be my self, I've now been running my online business for years and sometimes I look back at some of my first ezine issues, - my newsletter was full of crap, full of spelling errors, and full of ads. No Personlization, no quality, no articles etc etc.. Well, my newsletter (and website) is still full of spelling mistakes, (I'm from Sweden) my english grammar is far from good - full of errors and I'm not the worlds best ad writer nor the worlds best article writer, but I'm not afraid to make mistakes. Today, people know like and trust me, they know that I'm not just another "net marketing machine" they know that I'm not perfect they know that my english grammar is far from good but they are still here!! They are still waiting for my next issue!! And they are still bying my products..

        Everything I've just said comes down to one statement: Be real, Be yourself and don´t be afraid to make mistakes. . Assuming I haven't bored you too much, it's time You got to work! Work hard, never give up and I'll see you at the top.

        Good Luck!

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        • Profile picture of the author Chri5123
          Hi Guys,

          Some awesome stories here, but I think what becomes apparant is that success does not come overnight, even when you hear of poeple making huge amounts of money there will have been many years of learning and probably many failures before they got there.

          I think the key is focusing on one thing.

          It is when I started focusing on one area of IM and tried to master it before moving on that I had real success.

          There is always the next newest "thing" popping up online but I have found the ideas that have been around for sometime still work and that is why they have been around for so long.

          Also Lina, if you are a power seller on Ebay then you are already doing well!

          Just think you could make an Ebay course showing people how to become a power seller on Ebay, use what you have an expand is what I say.

          Looking forward to hearing more.

          All the best

          Chris
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