How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited

SusanUSA · 01-09-2009, 12:27 AM

Thanks all for the nice messages. I am very excited about the New Year. I am experiencing great growth on my blog and I am fully convinced that 2009 will be a season of excellent income. One other good thing for me is that I have also tooled my expenses and have cut out all unnecessary expenses. So as my income increases and my expenses decrease . . . well that's a good combination.

My goals for 2009 are few, but that's okay because I know the power of focus. I will continue to build my blog and the inspirational eBooks I write to the Christian audience. But I also will move into some affiliate marketing, which I have not done a lot of in the past. And then I want to start some other blogs.

If I could target the most important thing I've learned this last year, it is that we need to build our business on a proven niche or micro-niche. That will be my area of study for the first quarter in the year. I want to get this area down so I know it really well. I know that you can put the same energy into building the systems and one niche will return dollars and the other won't. It's not because of the systems . . . it's because of the niche. They are the ones who have to pull the trigger and click the PayPal link!

Okay, I'm starting to ramble. Happy New Year and I hope the very best success for you as you work on your IM business.

KimberlyAWallace · 01-09-2009, 02:44 AM

Susan, thank you for sharing your story, I am a writer myself and I have never done anything like you did. I took the easy way out and write articles for others, which I still love to do very much. But to experience something you have been through, it must have beena wonderful feeling ..

yoliferdi · 01-09-2009, 06:19 AM

Susan, thank you for your great story. This could be my inspiration. When you have a dream, don't just dreaming, go out and catch your dream. I hope this year will be our success year.

DBofBES · 01-09-2009, 10:53 AM

Susan,

Thanks for the inspiring story. I plan to have one of my own soon.

mello · 01-09-2009, 12:01 PM

Impressive stuff, Susan! Good to hear clarity and focus is a key. It's so easy to get wrapped up in finding solutions (ie to making money) that we forget to focus on what people (buyers) want to know about. And you're right, it's so easy to spin your wheels with bucketloads of tools, gimmicks and information.

Thanks for the inspiration and the reality check!

More power to you.

coachmike · 01-09-2009, 12:20 PM

Inspirational, indeed. Thanks for taking the time to share. (No doubt, it's boosted traffic to your site, too. Perhaps even a few sales. Well done!)

It's always gratifying and motivating to hear of others' success. I like the points that have been brought out: focus, work, dedication, commitment. Significant keys, every single one of them.

Thanks!

TommyG · 01-09-2009, 12:33 PM

Thank you so much for Sharing Susan!! I've enjoyed reading your story.
One thing came to mind... You should write a book about writing. You said the only thing you came to the IM market with is the ability to write and having written several books that sell you may be able to help others who struggle with writing their own ebook.
From some of the comments here it seems like you have another hungry crowd. And best of all you have experience in this niche.

All the best to you in 2009!!
Tom

Puerto uno · 01-10-2009, 12:34 PM

Glad to see some newbie making more money online.

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wish u all the best!

p.u

newbie@CPA · 01-10-2009, 04:28 PM

this is a fantastic story. very encouraging indeed!! thank for sharing.

morwanneg · 01-10-2009, 05:09 PM

Your story can really inspire a lot. If only they can have the kind of determination you had, then everything would be great. Cheers!

dudemeister · 01-11-2009, 11:12 AM

You and your story are an inspiration

viryabosmith · 01-11-2009, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CWSusan

I am reposting this thread on the updated forum as there were so many newbies that profited by my experience.
I am writing this message to all the rookies like me! Well, now that I think about it, you are probably not like me. I am a 57-year-old grandmother who lives on a tiny farm in the middle of a cow field in Central Washington.

Anyway, last December I was financially desperate. I won't tell you my whole sob story, but the bottom line is that I was out of money and still had $1000s of bills to pay each month!

So I had to reinvent myself. I had been in real estate investing and when the bottom dropped out of the market, it took all my financial resources with it.

I started reading Your Portable Empire by Pat O'Bryan and that's when I decided to try Internet Marketing.

So I bought a couple eBooks that taught me what to do . . . and I started. I followed the writers' advice to the letter. One of the eBooks was about writing eBooks and the other was about getting traffic to your site.

Here is my encouragement to you! I had never done this before! I was a writer and I had a laptop, but that's about as much as I could bring to the table. On top of it, I had very little money! So I had to make things happen with a minimal investment!

I ended up spending less than $100, wrote and started selling two eBooks of my own . . . and within just over 5 weeks, I made more than $12,000. What I’ve since learned is that this is even more amazing since the two eBooks I wrote and I sold were both priced at under $10 each.

Here is what I did:

1. I found a niche
2. I built a free WordPress blog
3. I created a Squidoo page and pointed it to my blog.
4. I wrote about the subject and created about 10 posts. I kept adding more and more content throughout the process.
5. I wrote my first eBook and priced it at a very low and affordable price.
6. I contacted about 10 other site owners who wrote about the same subject and asked them to link to my site. Two of them agreed.
7. I wrote another eBook and priced it under $10.
8. I kept adding more and more content and I answered emails and comments from readers ASAP.
9. Within in a few weeks, I was on page 1 of Google
10. I had to Mickey Mouse the sales pages because the free WordPress sites don’t allow e-commerce. I used a service at first, but later switched to another site I built.
11. I stayed focused and from the time the sales started coming in pretty well . . . to five weeks later – I made more than $12,000!

So now that I’ve had this first experience, I am totally convinced that focused work and determination can create an income through Internet Marketing. Truly, I just wrote about a subject close to my heart. I sold to common men and women who were looking for information – not internet information, but information to help them in their lives.

I tried to be honest, respectful and give excellent customer service to everyone who contacted me. Now I am working on ways to sell more products to my more than 1400 buyers!

There is still a lot I don’t know. I love this forum and especially value it for all the advice and tips people share. I’m excited about the future and encourage each of you reading this post to stay focused, spend your money wisely on good quality tools, and BEGIN!

If a grandma living in the middle of a cow field in Central Washington can make $12,000 in just over 5 weeks on her first Internet Marketing offer, then anybody can who is willing to follow the same or similar steps for success! I know that to be true!

Be blessed as you work to reach your goals!

Enjoyed your story.
Im 53yrs, and was thinking maybe im a bit too old to start learning all this. I have not actually started work on the internet yet, but i'm in my research stage, (suffering from a bit of information overload right now though), and being on the forum is of tremendous help.
You have inspired me.
However, i seem to have learnt so much, i dont know how to proceed. A kind of 'block'.
Any suggestions on what step to take next?
No website yet. Seem to be so apprehensive.

michellegreen · 01-11-2009, 08:42 PM

My parents are not far off 60 and they're still at it - you're never too old for this kind of thing!

viryabosmith, my advice to you would be to first find your niche, as Susan suggested, then get working on the rest.

All the best!

viryabosmith · 01-11-2009, 08:45 PM

Its starting to help me now.
Thanks once again

viryabosmith · 01-12-2009, 09:16 AM

I just have to say another thank you. Im preparing to ''get the show on the road''.
Is anyone experiencing the same difficulty i'm having siging-up with AWeber? or is it just me?

benzbaby · 01-12-2009, 03:46 PM

Great advice and Inspiration...Just do it...thanks for sharing what got you going too...

michellegreen · 01-12-2009, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by viryabosmith

I just have to say another thank you. Im preparing to ''get the show on the road''.
Is anyone experiencing the same difficulty i'm having siging-up with AWeber? or is it just me?

What problem are you having with Aweber?

JustDean · 01-13-2009, 03:07 PM

WOW that's is really AMAZING Susan, I am still struggling I actually used my limited saving and bought a website thinking that would be the easiest way for me but that's an up hill battle your story really offers encouragement
Thank yo u

emjayce · 01-14-2009, 12:37 AM

Awesome success story. I'm glad I came across this post. It goes to show us that all we have to do is find a crowd of people who have a problem that needs to be solved. Then sincerely help those people by providing them with information / advice that will help solve their problem. After that the money will follow!!!

he_august · 01-14-2009, 01:16 AM

Oh my God... what a touching story. it's true...as long as we focus and determination, everything is possible... i've proved it myself, when i started a internet marketing as a niche designer and a lot more things in my whole life... so have confident just like her :>

yellowtaxi · 01-14-2009, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Thanks all for the nice messages. I am very excited about the New Year. I am experiencing great growth on my blog and I am fully convinced that 2009 will be a season of excellent income. One other good thing for me is that I have also tooled my expenses and have cut out all unnecessary expenses. So as my income increases and my expenses decrease . . . well that's a good combination.

My goals for 2009 are few, but that's okay because I know the power of focus. I will continue to build my blog and the inspirational eBooks I write to the Christian audience. But I also will move into some affiliate marketing, which I have not done a lot of in the past. And then I want to start some other blogs.

If I could target the most important thing I've learned this last year, it is that we need to build our business on a proven niche or micro-niche. That will be my area of study for the first quarter in the year. I want to get this area down so I know it really well. I know that you can put the same energy into building the systems and one niche will return dollars and the other won't. It's not because of the systems . . . it's because of the niche. They are the ones who have to pull the trigger and click the PayPal link!

Okay, I'm starting to ramble. Happy New Year and I hope the very best success for you as you work on your IM business.

Grand maa "You Rock "

honestbizpro · 01-14-2009, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SusanUSA

Here is what I did:

1. I found a niche
2. I built a free WordPress blog
3. I created a Squidoo page and pointed it to my blog.
4. I wrote about the subject and created about 10 posts. I kept adding more and more content throughout the process.
5. I wrote my first eBook and priced it at a very low and affordable price.
6. I contacted about 10 other site owners who wrote about the same subject and asked them to link to my site. Two of them agreed.
7. I wrote another eBook and priced it under $10.
8. I kept adding more and more content and I answered emails and comments from readers ASAP.
9. Within in a few weeks, I was on page 1 of Google
10. I had to Mickey Mouse the sales pages because the free WordPress sites don’t allow e-commerce. I used a service at first, but later switched to another site I built.
11. I stayed focused and from the time the sales started coming in pretty well . . . to five weeks later – I made more than $12,000!

I tried to be honest, respectful and give excellent customer service to everyone who contacted me. Now I am working on ways to sell more products to my more than 1400 buyers!
Be blessed as you work to reach your goals!

***************************************
I really liked the part about contacting blog owners with similiar topics. So many times we get caught up in thinking there is competition when there is really opportunity.

Expanding on your customer base with more value packed services or products is also golden.

Thanks Susan, you are on my list of marketing heros. I have many, for different reasons. Some because they live in small country and still work thru all the adversity and become successful. Some like Willie Crawford who answered my personal twitter message with some great insight, Some because they want you to succeed more than they want your money.

This is a very rewarding business we are in , that has its moments of frustration but only to keep us using our brains creatively.

honestbizpro · 01-15-2009, 12:26 PM

Ooops...I had Willie Brown when I meant the great Willie Crawford! Big difference!

Alothere · 01-15-2009, 01:09 PM

Great Story! I would never have thought you can make so much money from such a low priced product before..

SusanUSA · 01-15-2009, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TommyG

Thank you so much for Sharing Susan!! I've enjoyed reading your story.
One thing came to mind... You should write a book about writing. You said the only thing you came to the IM market with is the ability to write and having written several books that sell you may be able to help others who struggle with writing their own ebook.
From some of the comments here it seems like you have another hungry crowd. And best of all you have experience in this niche.

All the best to you in 2009!!
Tom

Hi Tom

Thanks for the suggestion. I do have an eBook that I will market this year about fund raising (for the non-profit sector). Now that I have year of experience, I feel more equiped break into some other niches.

SusanUSA · 01-15-2009, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by viryabosmith

Enjoyed your story.
Im 53yrs, and was thinking maybe im a bit too old to start learning all this. I have not actually started work on the internet yet, but i'm in my research stage, (suffering from a bit of information overload right now though), and being on the forum is of tremendous help.
You have inspired me.
However, i seem to have learnt so much, i dont know how to proceed. A kind of 'block'.
Any suggestions on what step to take next?
No website yet. Seem to be so apprehensive.

I stumbled upon my niche. I was "part of it" and so I could write easily about it. It turned out to be a giant blessing because it was so hungry. I knew nothing about Internet Marketing then.

But now I know more and I also know that finding a good quality niche is key to making money on the Internet. You need to find a niche where people are looking for information enough that they want to buy it.

I know about the information overload. So I suggest you take stock of yourself. What do you still need to learn? You don't need to know it all (you never will

) but rather you need to get a good niche and then get started. Don't go for the grand slam out of the shoot. You will learn so much in the process!

I hope this helps!

SusanUSA · 01-15-2009, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustDean

WOW that's is really AMAZING Susan, I am still struggling I actually used my limited saving and bought a website thinking that would be the easiest way for me but that's an up hill battle your story really offers encouragement
Thank yo u

Hi Dean,

As you read, I started with very little money! I bought the two eBooks that taught me about writing eBooks and how to get traffic to my site. I was determined. Actually, I had no choice because I had thousands of $$ of bills coming due.

By the way, my site is seasonal and I just finished the second "season" of my niche. My income goal over the first week was awesome. I won't even write it here because too many people already don't believe my first year profits. But all I know is that I am a blessed woman!

SusanUSA · 01-15-2009, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emjayce

Awesome success story. I'm glad I came across this post. It goes to show us that all we have to do is find a crowd of people who have a problem that needs to be solved. Then sincerely help those people by providing them with information / advice that will help solve their problem. After that the money will follow!!!

You have put it in a nutshell! That's why; it's worth investing the time and money into finding a productive niche. Don't ask me how, because I stumbled upon mine not even knowing what a niche was! But I did know that Christian men and women who want to deepen their faith buy books! So I started to write and . . . well the rest is my story!

Be blessed!

Monique Abrams · 01-16-2009, 01:21 AM

Thank you!!

Your story is going on my desktop!

viryabosmith · 01-16-2009, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michellegreen

What problem are you having with Aweber?

They say they are not signing up at the moment. I have been given a toll number to call, but i dont reside in the US, Tried about 3 times now. Does this usually happen?

viryabosmith · 01-16-2009, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SusanUSA

I stumbled upon my niche. I was "part of it" and so I could write easily about it. It turned out to be a giant blessing because it was so hungry. I knew nothing about Internet Marketing then.

But now I know more and I also know that finding a good quality niche is key to making money on the Internet. You need to find a niche where people are looking for information enough that they want to buy it.

I know about the information overload. So I suggest you take stock of yourself. What do you still need to learn? You don't need to know it all (you never will

) but rather you need to get a good niche and then get started. Don't go for the grand slam out of the shoot. You will learn so much in the process!

I hope this helps!

Its all helping me to now keep focused. Like you rightly said, i cant learn it all now.
Thank you Susan

viryabosmith · 01-16-2009, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SusanUSA

I stumbled upon my niche. I was "part of it" and so I could write easily about it. It turned out to be a giant blessing because it was so hungry. I knew nothing about Internet Marketing then.

But now I know more and I also know that finding a good quality niche is key to making money on the Internet. You need to find a niche where people are looking for information enough that they want to buy it.

I know about the information overload. So I suggest you take stock of yourself. What do you still need to learn? You don't need to know it all (you never will

) but rather you need to get a good niche and then get started. Don't go for the grand slam out of the shoot. You will learn so much in the process!

I hope this helps!

Hey Susan,
I think i hae found a niche. I told you your inspiration is great.
But i please have a small question for you. (Maybe not so small!!)
I was playing around with keywords i'll need for the niche(s). I got results such as
1-10 of 3150
1-10 of 3310
1-10 of 4150
and then another of 1-5 of 5
Now im doing something wrong i think.
I worked using the Google SE.
How do i check how many visitors visit a day? i didnt know how to figure that out.

viryabosmith · 01-16-2009, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SusanUSA

I stumbled upon my niche. I was "part of it" and so I could write easily about it. It turned out to be a giant blessing because it was so hungry. I knew nothing about Internet Marketing then.

But now I know more and I also know that finding a good quality niche is key to making money on the Internet. You need to find a niche where people are looking for information enough that they want to buy it.

I know about the information overload. So I suggest you take stock of yourself. What do you still need to learn? You don't need to know it all (you never will

) but rather you need to get a good niche and then get started. Don't go for the grand slam out of the shoot. You will learn so much in the process!

I hope this helps!

Hey Susan,
I think i hae found a niche. I told you your inspiration is great.
But i please have a small question for you. (Maybe not so small!!)
I was playing around with keywords i'll need for the niche(s). I got results such as
1-10 of 3150
1-10 of 3310
1-10 of 4150
and then another of 1-5 of 5
Now im doing something wrong i think.

I worked using the Google SE.
How do i check how many visitors visit a day? i didnt know how to figure that out.

viryabosmith · 01-16-2009, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicole79

Thanks so much for your story. I am very new to this and I am trying to write an ebok myself. I had no idea how to get started, and truth be told I am still a little lost but after reading your story I believe now that it is possible and I am going for it! Once again thanks!

P.S. Any advice for a first timer?

Hi.
Check out her site. Read her 'My step-by-step plan;. Highly informative.

Mr. Armsey · 01-16-2009, 11:43 AM

Susan,

Awesome story! Truly an inspiration. Keep helping OTHERS and you too will SUCCEED!

nikhilg · 01-16-2009, 12:43 PM

Terrific story.

What is important is taking action and staying focused. I have the tendency of shifting from one project to another depending on the last IM product that I have purchased.

Good luck to you and to all Warriors.

regards

Nikhil

honestbizpro · 01-16-2009, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikhilg

Terrific story.

What is important is taking action and staying focused. I have the tendency of shifting from one project to another depending on the last IM product that I have purchased.

Good luck to you and to all Warriors.

regards

Nikhil

Hi Nikhil, that can be a very expensive lesson but it is still a lesson.

Sometimes we get caught up in the hype of sales pages and the really good ones (when the copy does it's job) is have us imagine the end results, but we forget the day to day operations involved that may not be compatitble with the way we really want to market.

So we try something else.....it's only natural. Life is short it's good to have fun and help others but bills have to be paid....once we find that "happy medium" we can settle down into a very rewarding web business that we look forward to everyday.

MaskedMarketer · 01-17-2009, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by honestbizpro

I really liked the part about contacting blog owners with similiar topics. So many times we get caught up in thinking there is competition when there is really opportunity.

I heard this on a sales pitch before- and I agree 200% with it....

There is No such thing as competition- only future joint venture partners

While there is "competition" its how you view the competition that makes the difference.

Nice story Susan and good luck in the future.

Mikhail Jon · 01-17-2009, 09:18 AM

For a newbie going into internet marketing for the first time this year, it made me believe in myself even more, and that literally anyone can make their mark on the internet. Thanks a lot for sharing!

winy925 · 01-17-2009, 09:41 AM

this is a great story motivates me to do more in the web world

JECKELLL · 01-17-2009, 09:46 AM

[QUOTE=tirmizi5;4425]But still I seriously doubt that you are only 57 years granny...

QUOTE]

Im surprised nobody picked up on this.
Thats extremely rude.

Great story Susan!

Monique Abrams · 01-17-2009, 02:10 PM

Hi there!

I think its great that you posted this. It is such an inspiration.

I do have a question.

What do you mean by Mickey Mousing the site?

I'm a little new to IM.

Thanks so much!

honestbizpro · 01-17-2009, 08:35 PM

Napoleon Hill did not die a very rich man as he would be today...but he certainly en-riched many lives to this day and in the future as well.

"Hill's work is mostly about laying down personal targets and goals and about foreseeing success while being rooted in the present. Hill also believed that the positive attitude emanating from a group of positive-thinking individuals would be much greater than the sum of their individual positive attitudes. Hill had reached this conclusion after analyzing all the interviews he had conducted with American millionaires, most of whom were industrial tycoons - every millionaire that Hill interviewed stated that they tasted success only after they saw opportunities and found like-minded people who worked with them and helped them realize their goals. So, the millionaires did not become millionaires merely because they worked hard - they became millionaires only when they hooked up with people who thought on similar lines as they did. Associating with such people gave these millionaires the courage and inspiration to head boldly towards their goals."

He would be proud of you Susan!

FrancescoC · 01-18-2009, 12:59 AM

Hey Susan

It's nice to hear of your success in your venture and I'm sure that a lot of people are inspired to read this. I am a great believer that if we try to achieve something then there is nothing that can stop us. Good luck and all the best.

zehron · 01-18-2009, 11:44 AM

Thanks for the inspiration. I haven't made enough posts yet to have a "Thanks" button. I like your focused approach. As a newbie I've found myself jumping from idea to idea. Seems like the folks who are making the most money are the ones who have their own info product, so I'm working on one now. Also getting my feet wet with WordPress. Again, thanks for your story.

master1 · 01-19-2009, 02:55 PM

Brilliant....your story is inspiring.

I have just started out with an online money making program - although at first I thought it was beyond me, it took 2-3 days of watching the video training over and over again before everything started to click - and I am so glad that I persevered - it is working for me!!

Just have faith in yourself !!!!

Rachel Zaouche · 01-20-2009, 11:18 AM

As you read, I started with very little money! I bought the two eBooks that taught me about writing eBooks and how to get traffic to my site. I was determined. Actually, I had no choice because I had thousands of $$ of bills coming due.

By the way, my site is seasonal and I just finished the second "season" of my niche. My income goal over the first week was awesome. I won't even write it here because too many people already don't believe my first year profits. But all I know is that I am a blessed woman![/quote]

Susan

Sid sent me this post by email link and I am so glad he did. It has really inspired me. In addition to the focus, I think the fact you really cared about your customers helped you in your success.

It doesnt matter what anyone else thinks or believes about your figures. You know the truth - you took action and you achieved success.

I hope 2009 is everything you want it to be and more.

God Bless

Rach

Panique · 01-21-2009, 04:35 AM

Very nice and inspiring story!

Alex Rich · 01-21-2009, 11:59 AM

Susan,
There's a very old saying with words like, "When the student is ready, the teacher appears." I thank you for your lessons generous teacher

I just launched a website for a domain I was inspired to register a month ago, with just a hint of the idea I would develop. Yesterday, I was thinking about changing the focus back to an IM focus in a totally different area.

This morning I had second thoughts and was deciding to hold to my idea for focusing on helping others who have questions for which answers, good answers, are not easy to find. It was at this point I stumbled upon your forum thread. I now have the confirmation that I've made the right decision.

Thank you for a great post. It truly helps.

Warm Regards,
Alex

PS Keep moving in the direction you're headed. You've been called...

honestbizpro · 01-21-2009, 01:48 PM

Yea, I like that Alex Rich. One persons success really can be infectious.

It really is true that when you sit near success it rubs off on you. You can lose everything but if you have helping others as your main goal, you have a proven formula to get right back on top.

01-09-2009, 12:27 AM	#251
SusanUSA HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Washington State Posts: 363 Thanks: 39 Thanked 73 Times in 17 Posts	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Thanks all for the nice messages. I am very excited about the New Year. I am experiencing great growth on my blog and I am fully convinced that 2009 will be a season of excellent income. One other good thing for me is that I have also tooled my expenses and have cut out all unnecessary expenses. So as my income increases and my expenses decrease . . . well that's a good combination. My goals for 2009 are few, but that's okay because I know the power of focus. I will continue to build my blog and the inspirational eBooks I write to the Christian audience. But I also will move into some affiliate marketing, which I have not done a lot of in the past. And then I want to start some other blogs. If I could target the most important thing I've learned this last year, it is that we need to build our business on a proven niche or micro-niche. That will be my area of study for the first quarter in the year. I want to get this area down so I know it really well. I know that you can put the same energy into building the systems and one niche will return dollars and the other won't. It's not because of the systems . . . it's because of the niche. They are the ones who have to pull the trigger and click the PayPal link! Okay, I'm starting to ramble. Happy New Year and I hope the very best success for you as you work on your IM business.
	SusanUSA Believe me! If I can do it, so can you! How a grandma made $12k+ in 5 weeks on her first IM offer spending less than $100!

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KimberlyAWallace Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Malaysia Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Susan, thank you for sharing your story, I am a writer myself and I have never done anything like you did. I took the easy way out and write articles for others, which I still love to do very much. But to experience something you have been through, it must have beena wonderful feeling ..

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DBofBES Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25 Thanks: 26 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Susan, Thanks for the inspiring story. I plan to have one of my own soon.
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01-09-2009, 12:01 PM	#255
mello HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Down Under - Australia Posts: 143 Thanks: 20 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Impressive stuff, Susan! Good to hear clarity and focus is a key. It's so easy to get wrapped up in finding solutions (ie to making money) that we forget to focus on what people (buyers) want to know about. And you're right, it's so easy to spin your wheels with bucketloads of tools, gimmicks and information. Thanks for the inspiration and the reality check! More power to you.

01-09-2009, 12:20 PM	#256
coachmike Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Harrisonburg, VA, USA. Posts: 44 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Inspirational, indeed. Thanks for taking the time to share. (No doubt, it's boosted traffic to your site, too. Perhaps even a few sales. Well done!) It's always gratifying and motivating to hear of others' success. I like the points that have been brought out: focus, work, dedication, commitment. Significant keys, every single one of them. Thanks!
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01-09-2009, 12:33 PM	#257
TommyG Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tampa, Florida, USA. Posts: 84 Thanks: 18 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts Contact Info	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Thank you so much for Sharing Susan!! I've enjoyed reading your story. One thing came to mind... You should write a book about writing. You said the only thing you came to the IM market with is the ability to write and having written several books that sell you may be able to help others who struggle with writing their own ebook. From some of the comments here it seems like you have another hungry crowd. And best of all you have experience in this niche. All the best to you in 2009!! Tom

01-10-2009, 12:34 PM	#258
Puerto uno yadayada Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 15 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Glad to see some newbie making more money online. . wish u all the best! p.u
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01-10-2009, 04:28 PM	#259
newbie@CPA Warrior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited this is a fantastic story. very encouraging indeed!! thank for sharing.

01-10-2009, 05:09 PM	#260
morwanneg Lost Monk Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 149 Thanks: 6 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Social Networking	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Your story can really inspire a lot. If only they can have the kind of determination you had, then everything would be great. Cheers!
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01-11-2009, 11:12 AM	#261
dudemeister Warrior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited You and your story are an inspiration

01-11-2009, 08:42 PM	#263
michellegreen Michelle Green War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia. Posts: 446 Blog Entries: 7 Thanks: 28 Thanked 66 Times in 28 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited My parents are not far off 60 and they're still at it - you're never too old for this kind of thing! viryabosmith, my advice to you would be to first find your niche, as Susan suggested, then get working on the rest. All the best!
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01-11-2009, 08:45 PM	#264
viryabosmith Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 66 Thanks: 25 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Its starting to help me now. Thanks once again

01-12-2009, 09:16 AM	#265
viryabosmith Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 66 Thanks: 25 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited I just have to say another thank you. Im preparing to ''get the show on the road''. Is anyone experiencing the same difficulty i'm having siging-up with AWeber? or is it just me?

01-12-2009, 03:46 PM	#266
benzbaby Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: , , . Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Great advice and Inspiration...Just do it...thanks for sharing what got you going too...

01-13-2009, 03:07 PM	#268
JustDean Mavrick Money Club Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny UK Posts: 66 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited WOW that's is really AMAZING Susan, I am still struggling I actually used my limited saving and bought a website thinking that would be the easiest way for me but that's an up hill battle your story really offers encouragement Thank yo u
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01-14-2009, 12:37 AM	#269
emjayce HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada. Posts: 236 Thanks: 9 Thanked 64 Times in 24 Posts Social Networking	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Awesome success story. I'm glad I came across this post. It goes to show us that all we have to do is find a crowd of people who have a problem that needs to be solved. Then sincerely help those people by providing them with information / advice that will help solve their problem. After that the money will follow!!!

01-14-2009, 01:16 AM	#270
he_august HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 191 Thanks: 5 Thanked 83 Times in 11 Posts Social Networking	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Oh my God... what a touching story. it's true...as long as we focus and determination, everything is possible... i've proved it myself, when i started a internet marketing as a niche designer and a lot more things in my whole life... so have confident just like her :>

01-15-2009, 12:26 PM	#273
honestbizpro Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 3,842 Thanks: 196 Thanked 510 Times in 316 Posts	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Ooops...I had Willie Brown when I meant the great Willie Crawford! Big difference!
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01-15-2009, 01:09 PM	#274
Alothere New Guy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Great Story! I would never have thought you can make so much money from such a low priced product before..

01-16-2009, 01:21 AM	#279
Monique Abrams Personal Health Advisor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 44 Thanks: 16 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Thank you!! Your story is going on my desktop!
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01-16-2009, 11:43 AM	#285
Mr. Armsey Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northeast Ohio, United States of America Posts: 10 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Susan, Awesome story! Truly an inspiration. Keep helping OTHERS and you too will SUCCEED!
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01-16-2009, 12:43 PM	#286
nikhilg HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 108 Thanks: 31 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Terrific story. What is important is taking action and staying focused. I have the tendency of shifting from one project to another depending on the last IM product that I have purchased. Good luck to you and to all Warriors. regards Nikhil

01-17-2009, 09:18 AM	#289
Mikhail Jon Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 36 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited For a newbie going into internet marketing for the first time this year, it made me believe in myself even more, and that literally anyone can make their mark on the internet. Thanks a lot for sharing!

01-17-2009, 09:41 AM	#290
winy925 Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: , , . Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited this is a great story motivates me to do more in the web world

01-17-2009, 09:46 AM	#291
JECKELLL Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 80 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Thanks for giving me motivation... [QUOTE=tirmizi5;4425]But still I seriously doubt that you are only 57 years granny... QUOTE] Im surprised nobody picked up on this. Thats extremely rude. Great story Susan!
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01-17-2009, 02:10 PM	#292
Monique Abrams Personal Health Advisor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 44 Thanks: 16 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Hi there! I think its great that you posted this. It is such an inspiration. I do have a question. What do you mean by Mickey Mousing the site? I'm a little new to IM. Thanks so much!
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01-17-2009, 08:35 PM	#293
honestbizpro Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 3,842 Thanks: 196 Thanked 510 Times in 316 Posts	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Napoleon Hill did not die a very rich man as he would be today...but he certainly en-riched many lives to this day and in the future as well. "Hill's work is mostly about laying down personal targets and goals and about foreseeing success while being rooted in the present. Hill also believed that the positive attitude emanating from a group of positive-thinking individuals would be much greater than the sum of their individual positive attitudes. Hill had reached this conclusion after analyzing all the interviews he had conducted with American millionaires, most of whom were industrial tycoons - every millionaire that Hill interviewed stated that they tasted success only after they saw opportunities and found like-minded people who worked with them and helped them realize their goals. So, the millionaires did not become millionaires merely because they worked hard - they became millionaires only when they hooked up with people who thought on similar lines as they did. Associating with such people gave these millionaires the courage and inspiration to head boldly towards their goals." He would be proud of you Susan!
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01-18-2009, 12:59 AM	#294
FrancescoC Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Hey Susan It's nice to hear of your success in your venture and I'm sure that a lot of people are inspired to read this. I am a great believer that if we try to achieve something then there is nothing that can stop us. Good luck and all the best.
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01-18-2009, 11:44 AM	#295
zehron Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Midwest, USA Posts: 22 Thanks: 17 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Thanks for the inspiration. I haven't made enough posts yet to have a "Thanks" button. I like your focused approach. As a newbie I've found myself jumping from idea to idea. Seems like the folks who are making the most money are the ones who have their own info product, so I'm working on one now. Also getting my feet wet with WordPress. Again, thanks for your story.

01-19-2009, 02:55 PM	#296
master1 Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Brilliant....your story is inspiring. I have just started out with an online money making program - although at first I thought it was beyond me, it took 2-3 days of watching the video training over and over again before everything started to click - and I am so glad that I persevered - it is working for me!! Just have faith in yourself !!!!
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01-20-2009, 11:18 AM	#297
Rachel Zaouche HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: , , United Kingdom. Posts: 394 Thanks: 52 Thanked 72 Times in 47 Posts	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited As you read, I started with very little money! I bought the two eBooks that taught me about writing eBooks and how to get traffic to my site. I was determined. Actually, I had no choice because I had thousands of $$ of bills coming due. By the way, my site is seasonal and I just finished the second "season" of my niche. My income goal over the first week was awesome. I won't even write it here because too many people already don't believe my first year profits. But all I know is that I am a blessed woman![/quote] Susan Sid sent me this post by email link and I am so glad he did. It has really inspired me. In addition to the focus, I think the fact you really cared about your customers helped you in your success. It doesnt matter what anyone else thinks or believes about your figures. You know the truth - you took action and you achieved success. I hope 2009 is everything you want it to be and more. God Bless Rach

01-21-2009, 04:35 AM	#298
Panique Active Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Very nice and inspiring story!

01-21-2009, 11:59 AM	#299
Alex Rich HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Miami, USA. Posts: 274 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 66 Thanked 44 Times in 40 Posts Social Networking	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Susan, There's a very old saying with words like, "When the student is ready, the teacher appears." I thank you for your lessons generous teacher I just launched a website for a domain I was inspired to register a month ago, with just a hint of the idea I would develop. Yesterday, I was thinking about changing the focus back to an IM focus in a totally different area. This morning I had second thoughts and was deciding to hold to my idea for focusing on helping others who have questions for which answers, good answers, are not easy to find. It was at this point I stumbled upon your forum thread. I now have the confirmation that I've made the right decision. Thank you for a great post. It truly helps. Warm Regards, Alex PS Keep moving in the direction you're headed. You've been called...
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01-21-2009, 01:48 PM	#300
honestbizpro Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 3,842 Thanks: 196 Thanked 510 Times in 316 Posts	Re: How I made more than $12K in 5 weeks on my 1st try - revisited Yea, I like that Alex Rich. One persons success really can be infectious. It really is true that when you sit near success it rubs off on you. You can lose everything but if you have helping others as your main goal, you have a proven formula to get right back on top.
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