$1500/month by June, 2010

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The title is my goal.

I will be straightforward and tell everyone on this forum that I know almost nothing. I've been a member for a while, read a few threads here and there, replied to a couple, and that's about it. I am asking for some mentoring and a lot of help. I believe in reciprocation and, of course, would like to return the favor to someone else one day.

A little bit about me..

I am a 20 year old kid living in San Antonio, TX USA. I'm not a firm believer in college education and I consider myself a smart kid. The skills that I possess are: Japanese, English, web design, accounting, talking, gaining ppl's trust, money management, taxes.

I currently work as an Executive's Assistant at a local construction company that is feeling the pain from the downturn of the economy. I honestly don't know if the company will make it through 2009. However, that is not the reason I am turning to internet marketing. I also work as a Japanese tutor; I am originally from Okinawa, Japan and speak both English and Japanese fluently.

I don't believe in getting rich quick, or spending a few hours a week to reach financial success. My belief is that working 40hrs per week is to survive, and anything more than that is to reach success. I am willing to put in 15 hours per week to achieve my goal. If that doesn't sound reasonable, please tell me, I am very hard to offend and I appreciate productive criticism.

My motivation for financial success doesn't come from wanting to drive a Mercedes or wanting to live in a million dollar house. If anybody has ever read The Millionaire Next Door, that's the type of person I want to be. I am frugal and would choose to see my bank account growing over partying like all of my other friends.

I have a few websites in mind:
1. Japanese tutoring - not only for making money online, but also for my tutoring gig.

2. Dating/ How to catch a woman's attention - I play the game pretty well. I don't look good, don't have abs, I'm 5ft 6in tall, but have a good mouth I am in a serious relationship and this won't be under the presumption for nailing a girl in a day. I honestly think that's just wrong, but a little bit of flirting is always fun.

3. Money management/ investments - I enjoy reading about investments and business. If it weren't for business books, I wouldn't remember how to read.

I am quite confident in that I have knowledge in the 3 areas I mentioned above. I am comfortable using Joomla! for website development, and can design pretty decent templates on my own as well. Any and all recommendations for websites are welcome.

The bottomline of what I am asking for is:
How can I cost effectively get traffic flowing to a website? And how can I achieve my goal of making $1500/month?

If any of you can please help me reach my goal, it will be greatly appreciated. And if there is anyway I can help any of you in some way, please let me know! I hope to hear from you guys

Thanks,
Clayton
#$1500 or month #2010 #june
  • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
    You have about 8 months to reach your goal.

    That's plenty of time as long as you're serious and select and conduct a proven online business model.

    Here's a thread to help you decide how to do it and cut down on the info-overload and confusion that besets most people in your situation.

    http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...hese-days.html

    All The Best!!


    TL

    Ps. You may want to consider the domain name investing model also.
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    • Profile picture of the author ClaytonY
      Thanks TL,

      Well I read the thread you posted your link to, and my model would be the info-product model. I'd say it's the best fit for my tutoring gig since I would have to write down my curriculum anyway. I believe I can use this for sale online as well as for my students.

      So the extent of my knowledge as far as creating info products is... I know how to convert a MS Office document into a PDF file. I can set up membership sites and download links. However, the last thing I would want is the typical e-book landing page with all the different fonts talking about how to get rich.

      I am going to build a professional website that offers electronic documents for language learning as well as professional tutoring services.

      I probably wouldn't fall into the info-overload as I just like to get things done and move on. Are there any good plans you know of for the info-product model and how to advertise it? I just need a solid step by step plan that I can stick to and the work will be done promptly

      Thanks again for your reply,
      Clayton
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      • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
        Originally Posted by RightWay Sports View Post

        Thanks TL,

        Well I read the thread you posted your link to, and my model would be the info-product model. I'd say it's the best fit for my tutoring gig since I would have to write down my curriculum anyway. I believe I can use this for sale online as well as for my students.

        So the extent of my knowledge as far as creating info products is... I know how to convert a MS Office document into a PDF file. I can set up membership sites and download links. However, the last thing I would want is the typical e-book landing page with all the different fonts talking about how to get rich.

        I am going to build a professional website that offers electronic documents for language learning as well as professional tutoring services.

        I probably wouldn't fall into the info-overload as I just like to get things done and move on. Are there any good plans you know of for the info-product model and how to advertise it? I just need a solid step by step plan that I can stick to and the work will be done promptly

        Thanks again for your reply,
        Clayton

        Google and search for Kevin Riley at this forum.

        Also...

        He has an great step by step video series on creating info products for only $29

        here's the link...

        makeahotsellingebook.com

        All The Best!!

        TL
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  • Profile picture of the author CurtisN
    Hey Clayton,

    Nice to see a fellow young person on this forum My personal goal is to make $100K by August 2010.

    Sounds like you've got some good ideas and that you're knowledgeable in a few areas. A great way to start would be to create a product. The most cost-effective way to get traffic that I know of is to sit back and let your affiliates and/or JV partners drive all your traffic for you.

    Btw, feel free to PM me if you want to talk some more or bounce some ideas around.

    Curtis
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    • Profile picture of the author ClaytonY
      Hi Curtis,

      Thanks for your reply. So how long have you been an IMer? $100k sounds like an enormous amount to me, but then again, I just started

      If you don't mind me asking, how much do you make each month currently?

      What sorts of websites do you have running?

      And in your post, you said:

      "The most cost-effective way to get traffic that I know of is to sit back and let your affiliates and/or JV partners drive all your traffic for you."

      How do you go about getting affiliates? Does that mean setting up an affiliate program?

      I will definitely send you a message once I figure out how to maneuver around warrior forum at ease lol

      Thanks for your input!
      Clayton
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  • Profile picture of the author bertuseng
    YOu can find a lot of great resources on the topics you wanted, but I suggest searching for some free ebook courses on gestting traffic and starting an online business. THat should start you off with. Just search in google or on WF, you should be able to find some good ones for free or dirt cheap.

    Hope that hleps.
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  • Profile picture of the author oscarkool
    You can make $1500 in your first month if you really try. It's not that hard. Throw together some decent looking landing page and run a CPA offer via PPC and you can easily bank $1500 in a month.
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  • Profile picture of the author CurtisN
    Clayton,

    I've sent you a rather long PM with answers to your questions

    Curtis
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