How Did You Make Your First Dollar Online?

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CharlesDenney 14 years ago

Thanks for your input Obseever
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DomenicoGrecojr

14 years ago

I made my first dollar by blasting an email out to people I
didn't know with my affiliate link :-)

Yes, it was called sp**ing and that was years ago.

Today, I wouldn't recommend you to do the same

Now, I would offer a service such as writing articles,
creating a video, building links etc... and offer your service in a forum.

It's definitely the quickest way. If you do it right, you can
make much more than a dollar within 24 hours of your post.

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CharlesDenney 14 years ago

Thanks Domenico. That's good advice for newbies who want to get their feet wet.
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Dennis Gaskill

14 years ago

First buck: making custom graphics

Starting over: That's hard. So many options. I guess it would come down to whether I wanted to go with something I know or try something different. If I went with something I know I'd probably build another content site and sell info-products from there and have a membership site as a sister site.

If I wanted to try something different I might try site flipping.

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chandan_dutta

14 years ago

I made my first dollar through Online Survey. It was long back and I made $5. But I do not recommend online survey to others since we can't make more money through surevey. More over so many offer is not available from all the country. Creating own product, Affiliate Marketing and providing services are the best way to make money online.

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Lorren 14 years ago

I made my first dollar online clicking links... it was more than 10 years ago, back when anything with .com at the end would make you a millionaire from venture capitalism, even if the idea was stupid. Some of that venture capitalist money drained to me.

Then I started making money from writing product reviews.

Then I expanded into making money from writing informative articles. I expanded that into Squidoo, then I started creating products. Now I'd like to kick up what I'm doing a notch and start selling more.

If I was going to do it over again... I'd start trying to monetize sooner.
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CharlesDenney

14 years ago

I made my first dollar, actually $200 dollars, by selling a home study course that I had created to teach Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs how to start their own business in the United States.

I struggled to get traffic to my site, until I was interviewed by a Spanish channel called Telemundo. They asked me to come back for 6 interviews and my website traffic and online business exploded.

That was in 2003, but even now, the whole idea of making money over the Internet still blows my mind.

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reynoldscorb

14 years ago

First dollar was through Adsense. Decided to drop the PC games and start building my own websites, so I build a 36 page website on Track and Field and drove traffic by commenting in forums. It's still up and brings in the occasional Adsense revenue.

If I had to do it all over again I would probably do the same thing. I loved combining my love of Track and Field with constructing a website of my own. Nothing like making money and having fun at the same time!

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kotakeripik

14 years ago

Originally Posted by CharlesDenney

Fellow Warriors & Pro Internet Marketers:

Can I ask you 2 simple questions?

Ready? Here we go...

1. HOW DID YOU MAKE YOUR FIRST DOLLAR ONLINE?

It was back in year 2006. I made my first $0.05

from adsense. I was really happy at that time and as a prove that I can make money online.

Originally Posted by CharlesDenney

2. IF YOU WERE STARTING OVER AGAIN TODAY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO MAKE YOUR FIRST DOLLAR ONLINE, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE?

I need to be more focus working on one program such as PPC or affiliate program and try to find niche market.

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CharlesDenney

14 years ago

Originally Posted by kotakeripik

It was back in year 2006. I made my first $0.05

from adsense. I was really happy at that time and as a prove that I can make money online.

I need to be more focus working on one program such as PPC or affiliate program and try to find niche market.

Yeh, it doesn't matter if you make $0.05 or $500. It's the idea that you can can generate income via the Web that really gives you a rush!

PPC is a great way to drive traffic fast, but be careful with Google. They're getting very strict and won't hesitate to slap you and cancel your Adwords account.

I suggest you start with MSN Bing and then Yahoo Search. Clickbank is the best way to get started in Affiliate Marketing.

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DeepSix

14 years ago

Well.. made my 1st $1.38 two days ago.!

i have been only actually doing IM for a week. ( lots of reading but no actual doing)

Bought a name, hosting, got a keyword, did the whole article marketing stuff.

not a huge amount of work.. what can you do in a week. ha.. when you have a full time job as well.

Now i know that this can work..

oh and i am no where near 1st page on google.. about page 20..
got the sale from an ezine article direct link..
brilliant..
today $1.38.. tomorrow THE WORLD!!!

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CharlesDenney

14 years ago

Originally Posted by DeepSix

Well.. made my 1st $1.38 two days ago.!

i have been only actually doing IM for a week. ( lots of reading but no actual doing)

Bought a name, hosting, got a keyword, did the whole article marketing stuff.

not a huge amount of work.. what can you do in a week. ha.. when you have a full time job as well.

Now i know that this can work..

oh and i am no where near 1st page on google.. about page 20..
got the sale from an ezine article direct link..
brilliant..
today $1.38.. tomorrow THE WORLD!!!

CONGRATS Deep Six. That first $1.38 symbolizes the potential that exists to earn income online. All you have to do is multiply that amount and make larger amounts and you could rule the world. I wish you great success!

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LondonPaladin

14 years ago

I made my first real money when I sold my own ebook. I have like 5bucks sitting in my adsense account that will probably never get paid to me. I sold that first copy of my ebook a year ago for about 30bucks. That was awesome. Now I make my real money doing offline marketing.

I think the one thing I would change is keyword research. I had no idea back then. I just sold off my reputation, so it didn't go as far...

but now I loves it! I am my own boss.

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CharlesDenney 14 years ago

Yes, keyword research is the key to targeting your online marketing efforts. Essentially keywords are the backbone of the Internet. It doesn't matter if you're using Google, YouTube, EzineArticles, etc. everything is based on searching for keywords.
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entrepreneurjay

14 years ago

Good question I made my first dollar online years back after reading the bum marketing method and applying Travis Sago's method. I played with classified ads then moved on to articles etc....

If I had to do it all over again I would of started my email list much sooner, outsourced more, and just concentrate on tasks that actually make you money!

Build that Email list, drive as much traffic to your Blog, or Website as humanly possible. Traffic equals money newbies! Without traffic your business will sink.

Build your email list, drive traffic, and my future goal is to create my own hot selling Clickbank product down the line in the near future. That should be your goal too down the line to create your own product, and build your email list.

2 most important things you can do!

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CharlesDenney

14 years ago

Originally Posted by entrepreneurjay

Good question I made my first dollar online years back after reading the bum marketing method and applying Travis Sago's method. I played with classified ads then moved on to articles etc....

If I had to do it all over again I would of started my email list much sooner, outsourced more, and just concentrate on tasks that actually make you money!

Build that Email list, drive as much traffic to your Blog, or Website as humanly possible. Traffic equals money newbies! Without traffic your business will sink.

Build your email list, drive traffic, and my future goal is to create my own hot selling Clickbank product down the line in the near future. That should be your goal too down the line to create your own product, and build your email list.

2 most important things you can do!

Jay, thanks for your sage advice. You're spot on when you say that traffic, or better yet, "Qualified Traffic", is the essential ingredient needed for success as an Internet marketer..

Originally Posted by mlord10

I made my first $1 bill selling a Clickbank affiliate product. I wrote a few keyword rich articles, posted them to ezinearticles.com, and I made a sale about a week later! From then on I was sold!

Affiliate marketing is great, but it can have its ups and downs. I think if I had to start all over again I would build a list immediately in order to set up a long term business, and do freelance article writing as a way to generate immediate income.

This way you build a business asset, but you don't lose your passion because you are seeing some immediate income.

Yes, building a list is critical. If you don't have a list, you really don't have an Internet business, yet many online marketers focus on product creation first and then list-builidng. It should be the other way around.

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mesya

14 years ago

Hi charles,
I made first dollar from affiliate at PPL site. but now just try made by others way..

but need high efort I think.

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ErnieB

14 years ago

I made my first $$ online selling stuff on yahoo auctions ( well before Ebay ) Actually didnt have my own computer, would goto the local library and use theirs.

Auctions are a great way to get rid of some household clutter and make a few bucks, but for most it doesnt have longevity. Once your junk is gone, so is the opportunity.

If I was just starting out today, I would create a simple affiliate site and use article marketing to bring in a quick sale. Then I would flip the site for more money to create more websites.

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CharlesDenney

14 years ago

Originally Posted by ErnieB

I made my first $$ online selling stuff on yahoo auctions ( well before Ebay ) Actually didnt have my own computer, would goto the local library and use theirs.

Auctions are a great way to get rid of some household clutter and make a few bucks, but for most it doesnt have longevity. Once your junk is gone, so is the opportunity.

If I was just starting out today, I would create a simple affiliate site and use article marketing to bring in a quick sale. Then I would flip the site for more money to create more websites.

Appreciate your input Ernie.

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Linda Sweetfield

14 years ago

Adsense, way back in the mists of internet time known as five years ago. A magical era to be sure

Starting today? Good question. There is literally a million things that could be done. I would say start small and stick with just one thing till it yields those first dollars. Then scale it and outsource it. Thats whats kept me from having to get a "real" job for 5 years

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CharlesDenney

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Linda Sweetfield

Adsense, way back in the mists of internet time known as five years ago. A magical era to be sure

Starting today? Good question. There is literally a million things that could be done. I would say start small and stick with just one thing till it yields those first dollars. Then scale it and outsource it. Thats whats kept me from having to get a "real" job for 5 years

I agree with you Linda. There are so many opportunities out there, that it's easy to get distracted and sidetracked.

Focus on one project, monetize it, scale it and outsource it is the way to go. Once you have one steady stream of income, then you can add more streams one by one following the same process.

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tedka1978

14 years ago

I made my first dollars on the internet from google adsense by creating blogs for hot trends of the day. It was so cool!

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jordanberg2311

14 years ago

me, an incentive offer!!
traffic from forum.
i fell off my chair..lol

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rypher21

14 years ago

i made my first dollar from rendering some forum service

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MarkSherris

14 years ago

I actually can't remember, I think it was from promoting an affiliate program called hearandplay!

I just got a cheque in the post for $60 and I didn't even realize I'd made a sale lol!

After that I think it was magnetic sponsoring!

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To make my 1st dollar online as quickly as possible, I would actually take the time to get educated on a few things instead of just jumping in on the hype! I'd probably just offer my services to someone for some quick money...article submissions, article writing...it's not really "internet marketing" but it's easy

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Don Brigante

14 years ago

First dollar: Amazon affiliate program
STARTING OVER: Clickbank

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excaflowne

14 years ago

does adsense count?

yeah i made my first dollar from there, though i had to wait until it reach $100

Starting Over : Adsense ( with better strategies i've learned of course )
The Reason : i love being a webmaster, and adsense give me pretty much passive income

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CharlesDenney

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

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More difficult question: knowing what I do now, I honestly wouldn't try to do it "as quickly as possible", myself: I'd try to do it in a sustainable way that brings in some residual income for the work done. I think "fast hits" - confidence-boosting though they are - often do little to develop real businesses. Especially for people who have little experience.

I'd find an unusual, interesting Clickbank product with low gravity (ideally in single figures, so there's very little competition), a good sales page without an opt-in or other obvious leaks, find some long-tail keywords, set up a little blog/site with a good domain-name (can be done with a free domain-name and free hosting), write just two or three long, controversial, entertaining articles aimed specifically at widespread re-publication/syndication, post them on my site first, wait until indexed and then submit each to EZA and about 6 other good directories with links back to the site where I'd have a review/pre-sell for the product with hoplinks.

Then think about SEO after that.

Can't really miss, if you do it properly, though it requires (i) writing skills, (ii) an understanding of what sort of material gets widely re-published from article directories in front of targeted audiences, and (iii) product selection skills. And for these reasons, whether it's a suitable model for an inexperienced 15-year-old, and/or the fastest way to make any money, I doubt, actually. Sorry, maybe not a helpful answer for you at all. Just something that I know works well and reliably and can produce some real money within a couple of weeks.

Great insights. Thanks for you input Alexa

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MsMotivation1

14 years ago

1. HOW DID YOU MAKE YOUR FIRST DOLLAR ONLINE?

I made my first dollar online with a ground-breaking $12 Adsense Day! You would've thought I made $12,000 as happy as I was. LOL

2. IF YOU WERE STARTING OVER AGAIN TODAY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO MAKE YOUR FIRST DOLLAR ONLINE, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE?

Definitely Clickbank.

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  Well i was look for to get money the quick but that wasn't workin for me but then i found a great site doing surveys it help me earn money and great prizes.
  
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mlord10

14 years ago

I made my first $1 bill selling a Clickbank affiliate product. I wrote a few keyword rich articles, posted them to ezinearticles.com, and I made a sale about a week later! From then on I was sold!

Affiliate marketing is great, but it can have its ups and downs. I think if I had to start all over again I would build a list immediately in order to set up a long term business, and do freelance article writing as a way to generate immediate income.

This way you build a business asset, but you don't lose your passion because you are seeing some immediate income.

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JTor

14 years ago

My first dollar was earned as an affiliate of a traditional site, in the days that affiliate marketing wasn't a rule but the exception.

Today, I would start outsourcing my services and/or blogging.

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Marian Berghes

14 years ago

$1.30 Adsense click on a 4 post blog on blogger.com

If I would start all over again? I would stop listening to everybody and start focusing and taking action faster...that's it, the rest will start to fall into place once you get the boulder rolling.

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antonrsa

14 years ago

Sold a website

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Venturetothetop

14 years ago

I made my first dollar way back in the 90's when the FFA links trade was at its height. I made $18 after spending about $300 !

6 months later I was making $300/month and spending nothing as I had a great upline who was sending motivting newsletter which encouraged my downline to stay active and recruit more people!

My advice for a newbie, is always have a mentor. I had it in the form of an active upline, which kept both me and my downline motivated and focused.

Never underestimate the power of a mentor.

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2d0k

14 years ago

I made my first $ writing articles a few years back. And I'm still here in this game of making money online, still trying to discover new things.

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ChickenMan

14 years ago

I sold something on eBay. Not really Affiliate Marketing but money online is money online.

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CharlesDenney 14 years ago

Originally Posted by advertisingmonstor

i made my first dollar from a sweepstakes..............and i got 25 dollar..not a big sweepstakes..

You won a sweepstakes online. That's cool!
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jaratvit

14 years ago

I made my first dollar online by commenting on blogs, and that was 8$ for 50 comments..
My thought for newbies--If you are newbie and not finding a way to earn online, then you should try posting/commenting service...

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mr2monster

14 years ago

1. HOW DID YOU MAKE YOUR FIRST DOLLAR ONLINE?

If I remember correctly, I made my first dollar as an affiliate for a photography product by writing a couple articles and passing traffic to a blogger blog.

I still make money from that blog occasionally and haven't touched anything about it for a good 3 years now.

2. IF YOU WERE STARTING OVER AGAIN TODAY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO MAKE YOUR FIRST DOLLAR ONLINE, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE?

I would take a completely different approach than article marketing to sell information products.

I would go offline, find companies that need leads, and market for them for offline CPA.

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CharlesDenney

14 years ago

Originally Posted by mr2monster

If I remember correctly, I made my first dollar as an affiliate for a photography product by writing a couple articles and passing traffic to a blogger blog.

I still make money from that blog occasionally and haven't touched anything about it for a good 3 years now.

I would take a completely different approach than article marketing to sell information products.

I would go offline, find companies that need leads, and market for them for offline CPA.

Interesting approach. I'm going to check out the link in your signature offer. Thanks for your insights.

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Mohsin Rasool

14 years ago

I cannot remember which was first Adsense or Service I provided on Freelance market.
One of them.

If I had to start over I will do FiT Reports which I am doing now and I will build list from the start. I did not built of 500+ customer's list

when I was starting out. Big lesson learned.

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gskesavan

14 years ago

My first dollar online was through squidoo a couple of years back. I even remember the keyword, "how to lose weight in a week" for which I promoted a product that gave around 60 bucks a sale. When I checked my clickbank after a few weeks i had made 7 sales that excitement got me started in online marketing. In fact that keyword had my ranked at the second spot for long. I will never forget that feeling

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eaglechick

14 years ago

Hello Charles

You son shows great entrepreneurship - Congrats! In stead of "riding on your backs" he took initiative and did it on his own.

I made my first dollar thx to Affillo Blueprint from Mark Ling - Clickbank. Nowadays I would concentrate on Amazon and CPA.

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CharlesDenney

14 years ago

Originally Posted by eaglechick

Hello Charles

You son shows great entrepreneurship - Congrats! In stead of "riding on your backs" he took initiative and did it on his own.

I made my first dollar thx to Affillo Blueprint from Mark Ling - Clickbank. Nowadays I would concentrate on Amazon and CPA.

Hi EagleChick,

Thanks for your input and remarks on my son. We're very proud of him.

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missm2m

14 years ago

Wow. I made my first dollar online definitely in eBay... years ago. In real IM it was from an affiliate banner

And there's nothing better than that "you've got money" email! congratulations to your son....

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CharlesDenney

14 years ago

Originally Posted by missm2m

Wow. I made my first dollar online definitely in eBay... years ago. In real IM it was from an affiliate banner

And there's nothing better than that "you've got money" email! congratulations to your son....

Yeh, I totally agree that seeing that "you've got money" email is quite a rush! Thanks for your input.

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paul wolfe

14 years ago

I made my first dollars online selling an eBook that I wrote called BASS HANON Volume 1. (That was 18 months ago - Volume 2 is still nowhere in sight

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thebasta

14 years ago

well I made my first $30, when I upload a video to youtube promoting an ebook of how to make money online but the ebook was in Spanish ...that was awesome....

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CharlesDenney 14 years ago

Originally Posted by thebasta

well I made my first $30, when I upload a video to youtube promoting an ebook of how to make money online but the ebook was in Spanish ...that was awesome....

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flashpoint

14 years ago

I made my first dollar selling a fishing tshirt back in the day

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KathyK

14 years ago

Selling website setup and hosting. Mid-90's. Offline partly, but we had advertised online and had clients outside of the country.

Getting paid was fun - I remember asking the bank when we got our first foreign client if they took foreign checks and getting a 'sure we take Canadian checks' response. Unfortunately, our client was in the Philippines, NOT in Canada. :rolleyes:

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John Atkins

14 years ago

1) Affiliate Marketing

2) I would do the same things, but I would start
using paid traffic techniques right away to rush
the process.

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fazal5555 14 years ago

I made my first dollar online on a Get Paid to website, completing offers and gaining referrals. Was so excited, now I make 1000+ per month.
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ASCW

14 years ago

I popped my dollar cherry within a month into the game. Somebody bought an amazon book off of one of my blogs, then it happened again within two weeks. That was nearly a year ago and that blog is dead. IM got demoted to my back-burner for a while, but knowing that I made that one sell has probably had a lot of subconscious influence on my ability to stay interested and focused.

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mattja

14 years ago

Adsense is the most easy way to make your 1st dollar online.

But, When talking about Minimum $1000 every month. You gotta find out the better ways.

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ASCW 14 years ago

Originally Posted by mattja

Adsense is the most easy way to make your 1st dollar online.

But, When talking about Minimum $1000 every month. You gotta find out the better ways.

That's why adsense doesn't really have an appeal to me. It seems like a total grind for pennies on the dollar....Forever...
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  Does selling old personal stuff on ebay count as making a money online?
  
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anildewani

14 years ago

Wrote an article for some guy!

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MikeHumphreys

14 years ago

Hi,

I made my first money online in 2004 by selling my own info-product in the massage marketing niche.

In 1993, I had started a private practice massage business on a $100 budget that I built up and expanded into an even more successful massage therapy center so writing a marketing book for massage therapists was a natural beginning for me into the info-product industry.

I did my first info-product with my then business partner. It took us 8 months to write it and get it up online. It made one sale during it's first month... and it was our only sale for that first year.

It probably wouldn't have done that if I didn't already know how to write a salesletter. Not as well as I do today but I still could write a good one then.

Starting over today: I'd offer a professional service and use part of the monies I earned from freelancing to finance my info-product education. In my case, I would still go into copywriting.

Take care,

Mike

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CharlesDenney

14 years ago

Originally Posted by MikeHumphreys

Hi,

I made my first money online in 2004 by selling my own info-product in the massage marketing niche.

In 1993, I had started a private practice massage business on a $100 budget that I built up and expanded into an even more successful massage therapy center so writing a marketing book for massage therapists was a natural beginning for me into the info-product industry.

I did my first info-product with my then business partner. It took us 8 months to write it and get it up online. It made one sale during it's first month... and it was our only sale for that first year.

It probably wouldn't have done that if I didn't already know how to write a salesletter. Not as well as I do today but I still could write a good one then.

Starting over today: I'd offer a professional service and use part of the monies I earned from freelancing to finance my info-product education. In my case, I would still go into copywriting.

Take care,

Mike

Thanks Mike. That's very wise advice for people just starting out. Your input is greatly appreciated.

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ninjawarrior

14 years ago

First buck: Selling services on some freelance site

Starting over: Build and own that freelance site

And I love the rush of getting paid in my pajamas too!

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Venturetothetop

14 years ago

Just to add to my previous post,

A subscriber to my list told me it was easier to make money back in my day then now! (he hasnt made a penny yet) Back in my day?? Im not that old!

Actually I think its easier now as more people are willing to spend money online and I proved to him I could make money quickly.

I joined Fiverr and posted a few gigs... if you search my WF handle on Fiverr you will see that I have satisfied customers and I only posted the gigs this week!

Take action and it happens. Make excuses and you lose....

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Aloyce

14 years ago

as a newbie, I'm taking these replies extremely seriously

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Kenwrites

14 years ago

My first dollar online was from writing an article for some water filter salesman off a Craigslist ad.

What would I do now? Probably would still write, but also wouldn't have spent money on over 40 different IM strategy products and ebooks..lol

I go back to what has been preached here over and over: Find ONE program that you like and work it till the wheels fall off. Sometimes simpler is better.

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copious

14 years ago

My first money made online was in the summer of 2000. I had just bought my first PC and discovered eBay. After buying some things from other sellers, I decided why not turn it around and make ME the seller? So I did. Started by selling my own stuff. Mostly car parts I had laying around, then old magazines and brochures. Then I went out looking for things to buy and resell, like old magazines and car parts. I bought a bunch of 1970's stickers for cars (with the name of the car) that you put at the top of your windshield. Bought a few for $2 each. Bidding got as high as $40 US on one of them. The exchange rate on the Canadian dollar was 50%, so I got $60 CAD for one sticker I paid $2 for.

I bought another 300 stickers for 75 cents each. Prices stabalized at about $15 each.

What would I do differently? Not deal in small, low priced physical products. Lots of work packing them and shipping them. But for a while there, I was living off the money I made on eBay while going to university. Mind you, I was spending about 40 hours a week on my eBay business.

Oh, and I must share another one. My second online venture. Back in the good old "Wild West" days when sp@m was tolerated and I didn't know any better. Bought some lists of email addresses and promoted this series of 4 letters that told you how to make money. They were $5 each. Yeah, it was a chain letter. Yeah, I had to keep switching ISP's because they kept canceling my account for "alleged spamming." But I was young and stupid.

And every day I'd have $5 bills arriving in my mailbox. Always at least $20, sometimes over $100. And the USA/Canada exchange rate was still around 50%, so I was making $150 CAD for every $100 USD I collected. That was more than I made working at my "job" at the time! Life was good. I went on a vacation, bought designer clothes, a motorcycle, etc. All from money I made online. I indulged myself with my online income and used money from my day job for living expenses.

By the end of the year (somewhere in 2001) the FTC in the USA and the Consumer Protection in Canada went on a rampage to stop people participating in this program. They said it was illegal and if I continued (and didn't send back the $5 to people with a letter explaining why, to all subsequent requests for the reports, then I would be going to court). I stopped while I was ahead. Some people didn't and they got charged. :rolleyes:

But, that definitely whet my appetite for making money online. Both of those early ventures blew my mind. I could make as much or more money online than at a regular day job. Of course, things have changed immensely. But every day I go to work at my "j.o.b." I keep thinking how much better it would be to spend that time online marketing. That's why I'm finally pulling the trigger and doing something online again. Not as labor-intensive and definitely 100% legal! Soon to launch my first membership site. The first of many I hope. And another, more hands-on business as an Internet Marketing consultant to a specific offline industry. I've learned lot about SEO and web design lately and helped explode my friend's local business with the help of a website. Time to monetize my expertise!

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DonFinch

14 years ago

Hey Charles, Great question.

I made my first dollars online selling stuff I did not want, thought this was easy.

I made my first real money through ebay. I spent weeks finding a supplier that I trusted, I would import (Genuine) memory cards from China. The first order was really scary because I had to pay up-front for the stock, I was really worried, as anyone would be but I figured that if I was gonna make it I would have to take risks, and this was my first test! $6,300 sent via money transfer and no finger nails left while I waited, to my relief they rocked up..."few"!
I would sell them for over 100% profit on eBay, but all too soon the counterfeit items were starting to show up, these were selling for half the price of what I was paying for genuine items... gravy train over but I was making around $6,500 per week (No BS*) for about two years - not too shabby at all!

I would agree with most, there are a number of good ways to make a dollar now, Adsense, Adwords and all that good stuff but I would say that Blogging has to be the simplest, carve a niche, blog about it and then press collect - simples!

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bfriday11

14 years ago

I made my first $100 blogging from adsense.

It took me a month to make the $100 because of the high competition in the niche I was operating in. I am uilding more logs to earn extra monies but this time in a niche with less competition.

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Rose Anderson

14 years ago

I wrote resumes for several years. Then I started writing articles. Next month, I'm adding ebooks to my bag of ghostwriting tricks.

rose

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jijaybajay

14 years ago

Sold real jerseys online!

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Gokhan Yildirim

14 years ago

From AdSense with BlueFart methods. I had actually gotten paid too.

edit: The forum turns "b*lackhat" into "BlueFart", interesting (:

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AbigailB 14 years ago

Sold a pdf crochet pattern I'd designed on ravelry.com a few months ago. Since then I've made a handful more pattern sales and a little in advertising on my blog. It's slow going but it's gradually starting to build up

I don't know what to suggest to someone just starting out, as that's what I'm doing, but I guess it would be do what you love. If you're doing something that doesn't really interest you, it will be harder to get through the early days of slog and poor returns. If you're doing something you really like, then the 'hard work' part is a lot easier!
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bkilela

14 years ago

First dollar was by pay per click. I would not recommend this . Very looong and tedious way to earn a buck,

If I were to start againg maybe with article writing

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