Is anyone here making money online?

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I kind of have a feeling that everyone "thinks" they make boat loads of money online when in reality, they spend more than they make? Is it just me or is everybody really making money online?

I watched a webinar the other day where a guy claimed he made $1000/day and maybe he did... but as he was explaining how he set up is adwords account to make that kind of income while sharing his desktop, I happened to notice that his adwords account was set to spend a max of $1500/day. Ummm, excuse me sir, but if you are making $1000/day and spending $1500/day... according to my math, you are currently losing about $500/day, not earning $1000/day.

I once heard someone say... "fake it till you make it". Is that really what everyone is doing? Join my team and make $1000 a day like me? and what he really meant was: If you join my team and work really hard, you can help me make $1000/day and if you don't work really hard, neither one of us is going to make anything? But don't worry, I'll find somebody else who will think I'm make $1000/day too and maybe he will work hard?

Are You making your living online? Honestly?


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  • Profile picture of the author DominiquePrentiss
    You know Adwords is tricky monster and he may have set his max bid at $1,500 but possibly pauses it before it cuts too deep in his pocket.

    I don't know...but I do know there are plenty of folks here making a killing online. Some folks just run WSO's and make more than enough to feed their families and pay some bills.

    Personally, I do well for myself. And I don't limit my opportunities. I'll try anything once. If it works - great - if not, I've just learned a valuable lesson. It's a win-win situation.
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  • Profile picture of the author adammck
    There are definitely people making good amounts of money online.

    There would be a lot that are not, and some that just make enough to continue on with the hobby (still working their 9-5)
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  • Profile picture of the author laurencewins
    I am making money online and definitely making more than I am spending too. I earn my money from writing, proofreading and research. I don't make a fortune but I do pay my bills and supplement my disability pension so I am doing ok but would like to earn more. However, I work my own hours and have no stress so that is worth a lot just on its own.
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    • Profile picture of the author Nereah
      Originally Posted by laurencewins View Post

      I am making money online and definitely making more than I am spending too. I earn my money from writing, proofreading and research. I don't make a fortune but I do pay my bills and supplement my disability pension so I am doing ok but would like to earn more. However, I work my own hours and have no stress so that is worth a lot just on its own.
      This is exactly what it means to be successful, contentment!
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  • Profile picture of the author Mr Bill
    Of course people make money online? You may as well ask "does anyone really get paid when they go to work at their normal 9-5 jobs?" Of course they do. Is there a chance they might not? Sure, but it's a slim one - but it happens. Sometimes a business goes belly up and the workers are stranded without pay or entitlements. Does that mean everyone should stop going to work?

    I would always set my daily Adwords spend limit of $2,000 or more. Actual spend was more like a hundred or two and that was working enough to make it worth while. When you set your daily limit to large amounts Google places you higher up the list than someone who has bid the same amount but has a lower daily spend. The only thing Adwords needs to do is sell more product than it costs to send traffic. Once you get to a 1% or higher conversion rate you bump that sucker up to a million dollars a day as soon as you can because you found the ultimate way to make as much as you want.

    Finding those right Adwords settings is another issue all together but I would be far more inclined to not believe someone who said that were making $1,000 a day if they did NOT have a daily spend limit of at least a few grand so in fact what you were looking at was "some evidence" that he was telling the truth - not the other way around.

    Suspend your disbelief and natural cynicism and get back to work, you made the wrong assumption - it happens. I do it regularly.
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  • Profile picture of the author krtinberg
    I've been making a full time living online for the last 2 years and was earning a nice part time income for a few years before that. I'm all about diversification and having as many different revenue streams as possible. It's like anything in life, the more you work at it the more you'll reap the rewards.
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    • Profile picture of the author dorianjohn425
      Originally Posted by krtinberg View Post

      I've been making a full time living online for the last 2 years and was earning a nice part time income for a few years before that. I'm all about diversification and having as many different revenue streams as possible. It's like anything in life, the more you work at it the more you'll reap the rewards.
      Yes, definitely I agree with you on your last phrase.
      It's like what this quote, "What you sow is what you reap".

      BTW, are you doing Affiliate Marketing or what?

      Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author rosesmark
    Used adsense program.If you know about adsense earning program strategies.How you earn money form adsense
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  • Profile picture of the author tonyalves
    Of course people make money online. I know because I have been doing it for years.

    Is it true that some people start making money online by lying about it in the beginning? I don't know of anybody doing or having done this, but I wouldn't be surprised if some did/do.

    As for the guy you mention, it is possible that he spends $1,500.00 a day on AdWords, but makes $2,500.00. Perhaps when he said that he makes $1,000.00 he means ROI.

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  • Profile picture of the author AllanJames
    Originally Posted by AskScottOBrien View Post

    I kind of have a feeling that everyone "thinks" they make boat loads of money online when in reality, they spend more than they make? Is it just me or is everybody really making money online?

    I watched a webinar the other day where a guy claimed he made $1000/day and maybe he did... but as he was explaining how he set up is adwords account to make that kind of income while sharing his desktop, I happened to notice that his adwords account was set to spend a max of $1500/day. Ummm, excuse me sir, but if you are making $1000/day and spending $1500/day... according to my math, you are currently losing about $500/day, not earning $1000/day.

    I once heard someone say... "fake it till you make it". Is that really what everyone is doing? Join my team and make $1000 a day like me? and what he really meant was: If you join my team and work really hard, you can help me make $1000/day and if you don't work really hard, neither one of us is going to make anything? But don't worry, I'll find somebody else who will think I'm make $1000/day too and maybe he will work hard?

    Are You making your living online? Honestly?


    Love to here your thoughts

    Wow Scott, that's a gloomy outlook you have. You need to be careful that the belief (really lack of belief) you're displaying doesn't limit your career online.

    In answer to your question though - type 'Who is AllanJames - the StartBusinessMentor' into Google and work it out for yourself :-)
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    • Profile picture of the author Joe Mobley
      Allen,

      Let me respectfully disagree. Scott ask fair and reasonable questions based on good observations. As his experience level increases, he will be able to quick discern the validity of situations as they come up.

      Scott's thinking should help him save a lot of money on worthless WSO's... or worse.

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      Originally Posted by AllanJames View Post

      Wow Scott, that's a gloomy outlook you have. You need to be careful that the belief (really lack of belief) you're displaying doesn't limit your career online.
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    • Profile picture of the author NathanBai
      yer. 50,000 profit is lovely! im getting there real soon

      stay blessed
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  • Profile picture of the author Mary McLean
    Hi Scott,
    I remember when I first got onto "this here internet thingy" as my friends called it, and heard an audio of this couple who were "killing it" with adwords!

    They were spending $500,000 a day/week/month, can't remember, as I was a bit spun out as a newbie, over those figures!

    However...

    While they spent that much, they made $750,000 in that same time frame and that is something I can't forget.

    So my motto is...Help Google make half a million and receive $250,000, clear, in return!
    50% a month, is not a bad ROI, even if it was a month!

    Haven't got to having a go myself yet at adwords, but it certainly looks the easiest way to go...if one has the vision to see how it can work.

    Adwords is on my agenda for next year...gotta lotta learning to do in the meantime though!

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    • Profile picture of the author AskScottOBrien
      Over the last couple years I started looking closer at how people make money online at home.

      Here's what I found.

      1. There really are people making money online.
      2. Anyone could use the internet to make money online at home.
      3. It is harder to make money online than it sounds.

      What I soon learned was the internet was a virtually untapped source for ways to make money online. But for a new person like myself and many others, it was so confusing. I know the value of getting help when I need it. I knew I needed to find someone I could trust that was making money online and could teach me to do the same thing, but finding that person was a challenge because some of the people talked the big talk, but were in worse financial position than me.

      This is good advice today... for me anyway. The people in this thread who are actually making money online... I believe. They are the people who I want to follow and learn everything they do. The people who fake it till they make it... are somewhere else pitching how much money they are making.

      I really do hope this thread inspires people who are struggling to find a mentor who is honestly making money online and learn what they are doing. I hope it inspires you to never give up and follow your dreams.

      It's Hard, but it's doable! Just do it! Learn How to Make Money Online and lets meet at Warrior Island Real Soon!

      You guys are GREAT... Thanks : )
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  • Profile picture of the author supershoesclub
    So many people online want to make money online.But not all of them really make money online as you said after deduct the spend in adwords.whatever tools we use to make money online, It is better to make the budget firstly. how much we will spend ,how much we can really earn in net.It is a smart problem for all the webmasters.
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  • Profile picture of the author Expert212
    I must say, three years back I was nothing... But now I can claim, internet is a good place to have full time lively hood.
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  • Profile picture of the author Eduard Stinga
    I make money online, it's not much, but it's a decent income that will only grow larger. It takes time and work, but it's definitely possible.
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    • Profile picture of the author jimmynastic
      Originally Posted by Eduard Stinga View Post

      I make money online, it's not much, but it's a decent income that will only grow larger. It takes time and work, but it's definitely possible.
      This is where most of us lie.....
      if you spend more than you earn then you neen to have a great plan that makes you feel confident that within no time you will get your money back.
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  • Profile picture of the author adrwcav
    Yeah plenty of people make money online. You need to stop doubting it first and allow it to happen. Take action and see results
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  • Profile picture of the author Brad Gosse
    Often with ppc campaigns setting a high budget means you will get the max exposure in that niche. It does not mean you will spend your budget.

    Most of my ppc campaigns are set to budgets much higher than my daily spend.

    Low budgets will under expose you. Especially with adwords.

    Of corse people are making money. The fact you are still trying to believe it's possible is exactly what's holding you back
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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Cavan
      Making money online is definitely very attainable to do. Most of us tend to overthink the process of doing this which is why it never happens for most people. For myself, it is all about "Mindset". If you are willing to set out to achieve this goal of making money online, then ask yourself- "when I purchase things online, what do I look for to do so." This should answer the question of how to do it if you search deep enough. Like any business, there has to be a goal set in place with a course of action to follow that goal. Do the same things every day that will benefit your business. Here is another tip I found to be the most powerful tool of any; THE PHONE! USE IT. The phone is by far the best tool when trying to make money online a build a stable business. I believe most people are not making a dime because of their own fears of using the phone.
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      • Profile picture of the author AskScottOBrien
        Originally Posted by Steven Cavan View Post

        Making money online is definitely very attainable to do. Most of us tend to overthink the process of doing this which is why it never happens for most people. For myself, it is all about "Mindset"
        Couldn't agree more Steven... There's a huge difference between a Mindset that thinks: "I'm going to make money online"... to "maybe I can Make Money Online"... to "it ain't working, I'm never going to make money online."

        I'm a firm believer that you will get what you think. The Law of Attraction.
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  • Profile picture of the author ezbiz
    Having a business online is much like any business down your street. Some make it some don't, while others are working longer hours than if they were to work for someone else. The thing about the internet is that it allows anyone to start an online business for mere cost of a domain name and cheap hosting, so the numbers and odds are much higher opposed to opening a store front with start-up cost of 50k plus. The internet also opens the doors for many scammers too, so you do need to use some good common sense to avoid such get-rich-quick schemes. But yes a lot of people do make good money online where as they couldn't have without it, while others are still lost in the ocean of opportunities now available.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joe Mobley
    Scott,

    First of all, good eye. Don't lose that objective observation going forward.

    I can not speak to the claims made in the webinar but let me suggest another view. If you made $2,500 for every $1,500 you spent... You get the idea.

    A variation on this is with joint ventures. You give me, for example $35 for every sale I make of your $69.95 digital product.

    I'm just saying.

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    Originally Posted by AskScottOBrien View Post


    I watched a webinar the other day where a guy claimed he made $1000/day and maybe he did... but as he was explaining how he set up is adwords account to make that kind of income while sharing his desktop, I happened to notice that his adwords account was set to spend a max of $1500/day. Ummm, excuse me sir, but if you are making $1000/day and spending $1500/day... according to my math, you are currently losing about $500/day, not earning $1000/day.
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  • Profile picture of the author Seatbelt99
    They may be spending $1500/day on adwords to bring in $2500 cash ($1000 profit).

    Personally internet marketing is a hobby for me that someday I'd like to make more and I'm working on it.

    I make about $500 per month between fiverr and adsense and my subscription based sites. Hopefully it will continue to grow.
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  • Profile picture of the author shawoon98
    I'm new in forums. I'm understanding a little bit why all the gurus insist to get attached with forums. For the last few days, I log into WF first whenever I log into internet. Thanks everybody.
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  • Profile picture of the author RobBritt
    I have been unfocused and confused and partially followed the advice of experts and have been doing that for a few years. I've never worked at it full time and I get easily distracted. A lot of that time I was working a full time job and hoping that if I tried enough things sooner or later something would hit. All that being said I have made anywhere from 300 to 900 a month mostly through putting adsense on my websites and videos (on youtube) My best advice to anyone is to find ONE person who has made it (verifiably made it) and do what they tell you. No more, no less. Don't try to improve their formula, don't try to do two or three things at once. Once you have that system down. then maybe try another real expert. It's taken me a while to figure that out, and I'm hoping to see more income soon. The only other thing I would say is if you make great products think about hiring someone to write your sales copy and don't be stingy with your money. (I do not write sales copy, so that's not an advertisement for me, or self promotion.) I have some interesting products and the thing I've learned is you can't do everything yourself. Pay for experts to mentor you, tutor you and write for you, and do what they tell you. my two cents..
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  • Profile picture of the author jamieturpin
    yes its true...im doing this right now as a part time job...
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  • Profile picture of the author IMWinner
    Yes, most people here are earning money online. What differs here is the amount of money people are earning, since it could range from $1 to $10,000 a day, week or a month. Earning some money online is not an impossible feat since most people nowadays are really using and relying their earnings from online activities. And more to that, there are more ways or methods that a person can really earn some money through online works.
    Personally, I am earning enough to help me pay my bills since I am still a part-time in this IM business and I still have my daytime job as a university faculty. But still, I am earning well in the IM business and I don't have any problem with my bills since it is covered by my online earnings.
    People do earn money online, you just have to make sure that you are serious and motivated to really pursue this business and it is not really for everyone.
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  • Profile picture of the author NovaAffiliate
    While I may not have made millions when I was in the game, I made enough to make me happy; however there comes a time when you need a change. Thats why I'm selling my website. (Well more like my wife-to-be is tired of me being on the computer ^.^)
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    • Profile picture of the author AskScottOBrien
      Originally Posted by NovaAffiliate View Post

      While I may not have made millions when I was in the game, I made enough to make me happy; however there comes a time when you need a change. Thats why I'm selling my website. (Well more like my wife-to-be is tired of me being on the computer ^.^)
      hahaha... I've heard that one before first hand! I wonder how many other wives or husbands for that matter feel the same about how long their spouse is on the computer?

      Why are you selling a site that makes you money? It seems like making them is the hard part, once that is done, there isn't a whole lot more you have to do.
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  • Profile picture of the author paigelee
    Yes, there are so many people making money online. I think you're just too focus on one thing..Try out other things, I have been doing blogging, and some SEO stuffs. And through this, I am able to pay my bills and maintain a good lifestyle so far...
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  • Profile picture of the author hgy
    Im making some money, not enought to stop working full time. but at least its something, the thing is that once to start making the first dollar, you get huge boorst of motivation.. and thats is what im feed off right now.
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  • Profile picture of the author stopper
    seriously that a well thought out point join me so i can make 1000 $ with you working hard I guess too many fellows making money just make off the backs of the rest
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    • Profile picture of the author Mr Bill
      Originally Posted by stopper View Post

      I guess too many fellows making money just make off the backs of the rest
      That's an extremely cynical and distorted view of the world and is probably why you are not making money and think the whole world is corrupt. If you hate this industry so much what are you doing in it?

      Millions of people make money on the internet and soon it'll be billions.
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  • Profile picture of the author Waxdk
    Of course, My income only from internet. working hard for that .. now getting few $$
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  • Profile picture of the author JingQuimPo
    Some do make money, some don't.
    Some make a lot, some, just a few.
    That's the way it is.
    Just know that there's gold in them der hills

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  • Profile picture of the author thetrafficguy
    I don't believe any of my campaigns ad spend is near my budget. At least once its out of the "test" mode. Testing is the only time I use the budget.

    I put a sky high budget on campaigns once they're running smooth to make sure I don't lose money by hitting my budget cap. If you're making $2 for every $1 spent... you want to spend as much as possible

    So definitely don't judge the campaign you saw by his ad spend cap. While it IS possible he's hitting it, its unlikely. But if he is being transparent with his information then he should tell you how much he spend in advertising. Many people like to brag about sales without showing ad costs. Kinda makes a difference.
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  • Profile picture of the author LindaYzq
    Originally Posted by AskScottOBrien View Post

    I once heard someone say... "fake it till you make it". Is that really what everyone is doing? Join my team and make $1000 a day like me? and what he really meant was: If you join my team and work really hard, you can help me make $1000/day and if you don't work really hard, neither one of us is going to make anything?

    Are You making your living online? Honestly?


    Love to here your thoughts
    I believe most people do fake it till they make it.
    But my (now) mentor said "When you look into a biz opp, you have the right to...and you should ask for documentation. If they refuse, you should stay clear of them."

    Makes sense to me!
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  • Profile picture of the author steven sanderson
    Weve been making money online for around 2 years now, just a trickle at first.
    We now bring in a good income and most of it is automated, its been very hard work learning the process but we got there in the end.
    We can provide proof of some of our niches we earn money from and will happily do that.
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  • Profile picture of the author skyjoe76
    Yes, it's possible. I know of a couple of friends who full time business is IM. But it is not a simple thing to do. They invested lots of hours and effort into it. And all of them has more than 5 websites in different niches.
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  • Profile picture of the author nathanro
    Making money online is not impossible, it is something a lot of people do. I am not sure a lot of people are making 1000 or more per day, but there are people making some extra money per month.

    Everything really is in the mindset, not the work.
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    • Profile picture of the author Mary McLean
      Originally Posted by nathanro View Post

      Making money online is not impossible, it is something a lot of people do. I am not sure a lot of people are making 1000 or more per day, but there are people making some extra money per month.

      Everything really is in the mindset, not the work.
      To a point you are correct...but there is still one heck of a boatload of effort to be put in to acquire either...just some extra or the $1,000 a day!

      It's a shock at first because 95% of the people are not entrepreneurs or business people, so bringing in an employee mindset to a marketing framework is one heck of a shock!

      Then there are the various skill levels to master, onwards and upwards in ever widening circles...

      Must know the ratios and numbers first I think, to be able to know what is possible...
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  • Profile picture of the author Vikram73
    Niche marketing does in fact work. You can make money arguably easier outside of the Make Money Online/Internet Marketing niche.

    You gotta stay focused, develop a plan and recalibrate. It was months before I made my first few dollars online (and it was through AdWords and ClickBank when they two mixed well together).
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  • Profile picture of the author the lord
    funny to read posts from you. I think you have to meet the needs of others in the online market, you do not see her any money, but try to give advantage to others. and what you can get help to them, that's where YOU WILL BE MAKING MONEY ONLINE
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