Starting from Scratch How Would YOU Make Your First $100

I'd put an ad in the paper and offer to use my half-ton to clean out garages for $50 per load.

I would find some work I could do for someone, either locally or through a site like Odesk. I would not be looking for massive profits, just developing a customer relationship.

I would look for agency work and the other half of the day do promotional work for companies.

I'll buy domain for 12.99$ and will keep the rest of the money. Then will open wordpress.com account for that domain name. I'll blog without any sales pitch or ads as it is not allowed inside wordpress and once i get enough money from other source i'll move the blog to host and from there i'll chase money in IM. Till then i'll look for alternative job or part time work on IM. I guess this is what you do when you have only 25$.

Buy a Warrior Classified for $20. Offer my services as an article writer for 2 cents a word. Start posting valuably on the forum with the classified linked in my sig. Someone will order ten 500-word articles from me before the end of the day.

Use the last $5 for a cup of coffee at Starbucks to celebrate.

I would... emm... i don't know. Maybe I would start a blog, which will promote something

Spend money on domain and hosting to set up a Wordpress blog, which should be under $10 if you take advantage of Hostgator's first month special (1 cent). Pick a non-IM niche in Clickbank to promote, and then locate a suitable product with high gravity (above 50).

Sign up for the Aweber first month trial offer ($1), and stick an opt-in form on my Wordpress site.

Create One Youtube video which presells the Clickbank product and link it back to my website, and host the second presell video on my blog. (This video can ONLY be viewed when the visitor opts in to my webpage.) Make the front page of my WP site a static page, showing a screen shot of my 2nd video and tell them that they can get the valuable information revealed in the 2nd video for free by opting in.

We are still under $10 (figure under $9 for the domain with a coupon for Godaddy and $1.01 for Aweber and Hostgator trials).

Now we start adding traffic. Write a compelling third-party perspective keyword rich Press Release and distribute it to as many free press release sites as you can find. Create more videos on Youtube (with proper keyword and tag selection) and point them to your site. Create Facebook business page and Twitter account specifically for this site, and I'd start adding Twitter followers manually by doing a search for targeted people in your niche. Spend $5 on Fiverr for an outsourcer to Tweet about your new website to their followers. For Facebook, since we have about $10 left, I'd select 2 different Fiverr providers with good feedback to either advertise to their friends about your new page, and/or get Fan invites. $25 is now all spent.

Here's why I selected Clickbank. You want to bypass the sales page, and go straight to the Clickbank order page for the product that you've selected. Place a big "Add to Cart" button below your 2nd video (available only through opting in) and link it directly to the Order page, this will really increase your conversions if your videos are good at preselling.

Paul

Lost all my sites and tools???

OK, OK, First I would probably buy a pint of some cheap whiskey which would help me through my crying jag... Cost about $10.00

Next, I would put a little gas in my 2000 Chevy S10 pickup and take a trip downtown where I would canvas the local business owners with the intention to find just one who would benefit from an online presence... Cost about $15.00

I would then charge him an up front fee which would pay for his Domain Name and hosting plus my setup time and then, using free html editors, filezilla and a free theme from OSWD, I'd make him a site.

Yeah, that's what I'd probably do - Of course, I'd make a good bit more than the $100 the OP was asking for but, Hey, that's life.

Mike

Buy a $0.99 dot info TLD and submit some articles to article directories that link to that TLD which redirects through a hop-link to an affiliate product of absolutely any type. You just can't beat starting a business for $0.99. You just can't beat it. Not even with a stick. Not even with a really big stick...

First off, I would find successful blogs in a given niche. (mostly IM..)

Secondly, I would contact each blog owner about doing an interview.

Third, for those that accept, I would set up a time to do a skype call and have the interview.

Fourth, after the interview, I would do the editing and making it perfect part.

Fifth, I would then start to transcribe each interview into a pdf report.

Sixth, after transcription is done, I would go register a domain name, get a $1 trial of aweber, and a hostgator trial. You will then build a sales page for the video interviews. I would be sure to automate the subscription process to build my list.

Seventh, I would then contact the individuals interviewed offering them the PDF Report to give to their list for free. No opt in required. Be sure to put a link to the sales page in the report.


The goal of this, is to spend $15 for the domain, aweber and hostgator. Build a set of interviews (5-10) and create a sales page.

The Free PDF Report the interviewers will give to their list for free, inside the report you will advertise that they can buy the video interviews for a selected price by going here..

You may get a few sales from this, however to be honest, the report is not how you will get the sales.. It's mostly a pre buzz launch.

After you get the sales page and everything set up, I would spend $5 to get an account with Ejunkie. By doing this you can then accept affiliates which is where the money will come into play.

You will get a commission point figured out (relatively high... Suggest 80%-- 90% commissions..) and then contact each person interviewed to promote the product for that commission price.

Total price spent: $20

Total earnings possible: $0-$xxxx

I would start making squidoo pages for free and include affiliate links.

About post #13...


Yukon,

You are the man. Excellent post for a rookie like me.

It's posts like yours that are helping me understand this stuff...it's not near as hard as I have made it out to be.

Hi,

If you said $1,000 I would do what Mike Rogers said above.

However, since it's only $100 I would offer writing services from my sig file.

I would take my $25 and buy a couple of days worth of snacks and beverages. I can work sad and mad but I can't work hungry.

George Wright

Okay, hold everything. I got to thebitbotdotcom's post and the top of my head blew off.

Can it really be that easy?

No paulie88, I'm certain I lack the creativity to produce 20-30 in a week...3-7? Maybe. Which tells me I need to consider the second offer in your signature.

I'll probably get that soon enough.

I'll start looking for something where I can invest $50 and make $100 out of it or so...For sure there are lots of sites out there that can me earn $100 in a span of 2 days of so...What you think?

It's all about how quick you Hustle...

Here's a very simple plan and if you don't sweat the details you could get this setup fast and be making good money in just a few weeks time.

1) Conduct research in highly competitive niche looking for as many questions as I can find...
2) Create info product which addresses those questions
3) Get Domain name and hosting ($9.99 domain name with NameCheap and $4.95 hosting with HostGator)
4) Identify and contact other marketers by phone who are in that niche
5) Setup private JV deals with them (It's not hard)
6) Setup Google Reader to send me top news headlines daily about my niche
7) Write press releases and tie it into those daily headlines (1 per press release)
8) Use profits to setup ClickBank account ($49)
9) Create competing (but similar) product and use the existing one as an upsell
10) Build a list of customers and promote products of my partners from step #5
11) Use profits to setup a membership site and base my information from Step #6

It's all about where you spend your time! If you're really "hungry" you could easily do one of these every month or so...

Probably buy something on CL or somewhere local and flip it online for some cash. Redo until $100 is made.

I would start up a Thread in WF (services section) at $10 and would offer to write SEO articles for $2.5/500 words. This would surely give me some bucks and It had really worked for me , as I have successfully made $250 with nothing in my hand. But still I write articles for other's website as I enjoy doing it.

I would advice you go through this process if you are good in literature and have a good typing speed.

Thanks!

I would first save up $10K before trying to make my first $100 so that whatever I pursued, I could do it the most efficient and scalable way possible.

Bum marketing sucks, its like trying to build a dependable car from salvage yard parts. It can be done but not nearly as efficiently or with a high level of reliability.

Now some people like to spend lots of time fiddling with junk cars (like a hobby) and if that floats your boat then more power to you.

With only 25 you are really limited. The first thing would be how did one lose all their sites in the first place. If it was because you where not makng money then you would be better off just going and getting a paper and looking for a day job until you have enough money to get things going again. It would only take one paycheck for a minium wage job to get a full hosting site and a new domain. Then you keep the job for a few weeks to get a few more paychecks. You can then start focusing entirely on your sites.

You could go for the wordpress route but you need to realize that since they do not allow you to post many if any affiliate links on your site hosted with them. It could take you months to make any money. Which you would not have. Unless you can stretch that 13 or so left to get you some food. Which I highly dout that will be the case for any one. I know I certainly can not go more then 3 days with out eating even though I have done it before.

Your only other option would be to join a few frelance sites like fivver vworker and elance. To offer your services for what you know how to do and can do well. If you can write then you could get a steady stream of money coming in from those sites. If you can build graphics with photoshop or another tool you could make even more. Yet even more can be made if you are good with building website designs.

You would have to do something really fast to start generating some kind of money though for you would be able to survive off of 25 for more then a few days if that is the only money you have.

Hmmm.

This is why we do need to do back-ups:p

"WD how are you going to make any sales now ? you have nothing.

Never fear just concentrate if need be go to work make some cash locally so you can split the cash some for you and some for new project. In spare time sign up for some giveaway events download some products open create a good one using content that allows for you to modify. join giveaway as contributor offer product for download and new product for sale as upsell. -97.00 or whatever you choose rinse and repeat doing 2 things grabbing people onto my new list and make some cash at the same time

That's how I learned to make money online and I actually have so I know it works
-WD

True Paul, I should actually do some research to see if I can go cheaper, but after a few issues I had with 1and1 I'm hesistant in changing registrar again. Dynadot never gave me issues, and that counts too

Leslie

I would develop a computer program that solves a problem that frustrates me. (If it frustrates me, chances are it frustrates others as well.)

I would then go on a popular forum, and ask for beta-testers. This action generates some publicity in itself. I would explain what I was doing and that beta-testers would get the program for free.

I would fix the most prominent bugs and add some features that people have asked for.

I would then buy a domain for a year from namecheap (around $10), get the cheapest account on HostGator (around $5/month I guess), set up Wordpress and eShop, and start selling that program.

For marketing, I would use free press releases and signature forum marketing on the same forum I used to ask for beta-testers.

When I accumulated enough money from sales, I would buy some affiliate tracking software and set up an affiliate programme for the product.

This could generate a lot more than $100. In fact, I did Keyword Transformer in a way similar to this. I've made thousands from it - as have my affiliates.

Dave

the only issue I have with godaddy when it comes to those 99 cent deals is that they don't accept paypal. I'm a paypal girl, don't even own a credit card. I find it silly to get a credit card, just to be able to use godaddy's 99 cent deals. But maybe I will make the step at one time.

Leslie

With only $25 and my knowledge:

I would buy a bucket, sponge and a wash and was shampoo and go door to door washing cars chraging $10 and offer to hoover ($5 upsell)

5 cars per day = $75 x 7 = $525

I'd then buy some oil, screen wash,wax and wheel cleaner and tyre foam.

Then Offer a wash and wax for $15 with a $5 hoover upsell and now with vehicle check and fluid top up for $10.

5 cars a day $35 a car = $1225 a week.

do this again for another week, then buy a laptop, car and phone then put a free ad on the a classified site.

Then employ someone to do the work I couldnt.

Getting a sideline job while doing business in the internet might help, I guess... Just be wise enough in choosing the business you think appropriate for your personality and time availability.

No no, I've read this thread.

Snap Judgement? I didn't see any humour in your reply to my post or what anyone gained by you saying "$10 is to high IMHO ".


Steve Maclellans reply was spot on to the question asked.

You obviously think people buy only on price. Its Value what people are after. Saying $10 for a car wash is too much is like saying to starbucks when they started that their coffee's are to expensive people will go elsewhere. You've even told someone that they could buy their domains from godaddy cheaper and they told you that they are happy who they are with even though are paying more.

If someone offers to clean your car whilst you sit in the comfort of your own home most people will take you up on this offer. Saying that only Obese will take you up on that is a bit harsh, now thats a snap judgement.

Steve Maclellans reply would would work too. $50 to clean out your garage out would definately work. Because you are offering a service most people can not be bothered to do even though they can do it for free themselves.

Just like yourself who can not be bothered to wash your own car so you drive to a car wash. You could also say why am I paying for these people to wash my car at my red carpet when I could do it myself for free ( becasue they are adding value by doing something you do nto want to do )

I would look for google trends which you could write articles about. Especially new electronic products like the latest samsung epic, or new droid phones - something along those lines. Write articles like there is no tomorrow.

Buy a generic domain and use a redirect for you CPA affiliate links promoting E-mail submits like free ipad, free droid etc.

Also, look for keywords or phrases with less than 50,000 competing pages (direct match) and more than 2000 searches per month. Again, write a ton of articles redirecting your CPA affiliate links.

You could also build simple landing pages promoting your CPA offers. Here is an example:
Get The New Droid Phone Free

This simple lander using network banners and a snappy headline has made me several thousand dollars.

Make sure to backlink all your articles and find some high pr forums where you will register and and link your articles with anchor text in your signature. You will not be spamming these forums, just merely leaving your links in the inside pages which Google also spiders.

This backlinking strategy has booted a lot of my articles from page 3 or 4 to the top of Google, so it works.

A lot of work but effective (almost free) method

I challenge anyone not to make some money doing this.

Find a few things people want to get rid of and sell
on ebay for them for a commission.

Or...

place an ad on craigslist to offer my...*ahem*
services to a few lucky ladies *devilish grin*

I would hustle up $15(recycle cans, offer online services, paint a house, cut some grass what ever I had to do!) or borrow the money from a friend. Add that $15 to my $25 makes $40.

Release a $7 dollar WSO on how I lost my shirt and how you could avoid it. I'd sell at minimum 15 copies, that's $105

Pay back my loan.

Make another WSO about how I made $100 dollars in 3 hrs(offer my first WSO as a Free bonus). I probably sell more of those... let's say 25 at $17=$425

So now we are at $105- $15(borrowed)= $90- $40(WSO#2)=$50 + $425=$475

Get the $1 trial of Get Response( even though I like awebber)

Get the 1 cent host gator deal

I then pay about $100 for a minisite design, and spend about 2 weeks working on my copy. Download a free screen capture software. Add videos to my WSO's. Pay the $40 or $50 bucks to put it on clickbank at a price of $27 or $37.



Offer my new money making system, plus my bonus- how I lost it all(aka WSO 1)

I then spend about a week chasing people in the warrior forum to promote for me, offering the highest commision Clickbank will allow, and whatever service I could provide that would help their business.

Build my back end and sell to my new list of buyers!

Start a service to warriors only, like article writing or blog commenting.

regards, LASSE

I'd call up my friend Jeff and have him send out a promo for a free consolidation from me to build up my list over at aweber. After that offer a coaching program.

I actually had this happen to me over the last few years.

I started working online over 15 years ago and had some very profitable websites running - the best of which was grossing over $15,000/month.

Long story short, I severely injured my hand and back and was forced to stay off a computer for quite some time (over a year and a half).

Needless to say, my internet businesses were destroyed when I came back.

I found it a lot harder to start again this time around and ultimately I had to find a low competition market on Google to get back into the game.

I think it is a piece of cake to get started with a local city blog and the search engines will love you. I have actually written a step by step guide to make a website like this (I run one myself that is quite popular). I give away the guide for free (link in my sig) - completely free, btw - no purchase necessary.

All you need to start a business with this plan is about $15.50 for a domain name and website hosting.

This is the best noob article i have read yet surprisingly. Funny how you are the most informed in the darndest threads lol.

I never understand these threads... Is the point to help out newbies who are just starting out? If so, they dont have the same knowledge or skills that many veterans do - so fail.

If thats not the purpose, is it just to waste time with hypothetical questions?

agree with avenue. set up some sort of service you are good at that you can offer. Develop a good customer base. Offer a great service at a great price, with great customer service. There are literally thousands of places you can advertise for little or no money. Just my two cents