What took you from beginner to full time?

14 years ago

What did it for me was creating my own products instead of selling someone elses. And also having a partner that I could trust to mastermind with helped me to get there faster. It still took several years of obsessive study and testing. There's lots to learn if you want to get to the top of your game and be the best.

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birdie28a

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Troy Trump

What did it for me was creating my own products instead of selling someone elses. And also having a partner that I could trust to mastermind with helped me to get there faster. It still took several years of obsessive study and testing. There's lots to learn if you want to get to the top of your game and be the best.

Troy is correct, once you start creating your own products or having someone create them for you is when I saw my money go up. Affiliate marketing is still good but owning your own products you will start to see that money instantly.

I don't care what anyone tells you, there is a learning process that you must go through and you have to have a drive out of this world and stay focus on one project at a time. I'm sure my family thought I was crazy for a couple of years because I just stayed focused and all I thought about or talked about was IM, but it does pay off in the end if you just hand in and keep learning and doing.

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Dennis Gaskill

14 years ago

If you ask me, and you did, it would be foolish to give up your day job until your internet business has proven itself to be a reliable, steady income over time, AND you have 6 months of living expenses saved up in case things go south.

Like Troy, developing my own products led to a lot higher income. Income a person can live on and have enough to save and invest.

There are others that do the same thing with affiliate products though, and there are other income possibilities as well. There are many paths through the woods, they all require one thing...

...consistent energy applied to an action plan with a set goal in mind.

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Silas Hart

14 years ago

What made me money was by going directly to suppliers, instead of dealing with all of the middlemen, and chasing down products myself instead of waiting for them to be presented to me for a higher price. Instead of spending $17 on a product, I was spending maybe $3.50. It was a lot more work, but I make much more money now than I did years ago.

As far as selling digital products... it was product creation, and not over spending on things I thought would help me. So many times I've wanted to spend $500 for someone to write me a salespage, but ended up doing most of the work myself and finding someone to fix and tweak small things for just a couple bucks. If I went in full force acting like I had thousands to spend, I wouldn't have got far.

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CDarklock

14 years ago

What took me from beginner to full time?

Cojones.

I decided I was going to go full time, sink or swim, and whatever happens happens.

Things haven't gone so well - Dennis is spot on about it being foolish - but I haven't given up yet.

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Dennis Gaskill 14 years ago

Originally Posted by CDarklock

Things haven't gone so well - Dennis is spot on about it being foolish - but I haven't given up yet.

You're someone I have little doubt will make an above average income in time. Hang in there, Caliban.
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jmcg084

14 years ago

Interesting thread you have started here. I am still part time myself, but I believe the best time to switch to full time is when an hour of your time at home is at least more valuable than if you were at work.

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sdentrepreneur

14 years ago

After 3 months of learning Internet Marketing online, I went Full Time. There wasn't a magical moment, it did revolve around making sales and becoming more confident. This all happened in 2007 and been full time ever since. Good luck !!!

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celente

14 years ago

1) I stopped screwing around with affiliate stuff and made my own products, then used affiliate stuff to back it up with. Nothing satisfies you more when people buy stuff that you have created with your own 2 hands. Pure euphoria!

2) Build that list. I know you hear it time and time again, but when I finally did it, I went from bread crumb profits to 5 figures..... yes $XX,XXX per month. Funny thing is that i dont feel like I have made it yet...until I get a $XXX,XXX month....hmmmm I am working on that.

Anyway just my 2 cents. Best tips, build lists, create trust, treat them like gold...then they will give you the gold stuff back.

Now get off here and start taking action.

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werner77

14 years ago

I am also not 100% full time yet, but getting there and the definate game changer for me was getting a mentor. find somebody who has been there and done that. Will make your yourney much much faster!

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