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by alexdigital

Posted: 13 years ago 11 replies

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A question for a few of you veterans.

I've just started to make a few dollars income from a couple of passive websites, one I started from scratch, the other I bought on Flippa.

I'd of thought that this would spur me on, but after a few weeks of only a few sales, i'm struggling to keep the momentum up. I guess I should keep doing what i'm doing, but i'm wondering how long does it really take to earn a decent living.?

I'm wondering if I should create more sites and get them earning small amounts or focus on my existing sites and try and increase the revenue from them?

And advice or tales of experience would be much appreciated!

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King Shiloh Banned 13 years ago

You can create more sites if you can manage them effectively unless you want to outsource some of the tasks or get a Virtual Assistant.

Okay, let me tell you how long it will take you to start making steady decent income online. It will take you time either as short as now or as long as eternity. Are you scared?
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Gary King

13 years ago

Originally Posted by alexdigital

i'm wondering how long does it really take to earn a decent living.?

There's honestly no way to answer this, sorry. Define a "decent" living. It varies by opinion, upbringing and geographical location. Decent in the poorest sections of the world may be pennies per day. In Los Angeles, it's a little more.

It also will depend on your capabilities and desire - how hard you push yourself.

Originally Posted by alexdigital

I'm wondering if I should create more sites and get them earning small amounts or focus on my existing sites and try and increase the revenue from them?

Step back from the emotions and think about it - CAN it be scaled up? If there's only a small market, perhaps you have hit it and your current sales levels are where they will stay.

If it's an open market or you can find related offerings, then enhance what you have and promote the heck out of it.

Look, you HAVE some success. Go back through your inbox and sort it by those payment received emails... that should help motivate you.

We all have ups and downs - focus on the "ups" by doing stuff like that and building the fire - you'll be on top again in no time!

Have an awesome day.

Gary

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stri8ed

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Gary King

Have an awesome day.

Gary

First post here, I must say im blown away by the great attitudes and support from the people here.

Cheers

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Bill Farnham

13 years ago

I'd of thought that this would spur me on, but after a few weeks of only a few sales, i'm struggling to keep the momentum up.

Hi Alex,

Just some food for thought...

One important element that helps in keeping your momentum up is your mindset. But I'm not talking about mindset in a way most people do as in "just keep a positive attitude, blah, blah, blah".

What you need to understand is that a lot of successful marketers here are focused on the value they can give to their customers, not how many websites they can build so they can earn money.

But above all the biggest thing is the desire to sell something. And by that I mean the driving force is not the money, it's the sales. The money is a byproduct of being successful at selling.

I know that may seem like a small distinction, but folks who are in this game to sell instead of earn don't, as a general rule, suffer from momentum burnout. We don't get up in the morning and go "Crap, what can I sell today to get some money coming in." The desire to sell is self-sustaining. It's what we do, it's not the byproduct of trying to earn money.

~Bill

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Gary King

13 years ago

Originally Posted by stri8ed

First post here, I must say im blown away by the great attitudes and support from the people here.

Cheers

We all have our bad days too.

In general, you'll find good people here willing to help!

Originally Posted by alexdigital

Thanks for all the comments, really helpful.

I guess it comes down to the same thing - more action!

One is site is in a big market. I just need more traffic!

-Alex

Sometimes burn-out is the issue too - pushing hard is great, but taking a short break and getting away from the computer is invaluable too.

Originally Posted by Bill Farnham

What you need to understand is that a lot of successful marketers here are focused on the value they can give to their customers, not how many websites they can build so they can earn money.

But above all the biggest thing is the desire to sell something. And by that I mean the driving force is not the money, it's the sales. The money is a byproduct of being successful at selling.

~Bill

Wise words Bill. And the heart of those that are successful IMHO.

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CreativeFlair

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Bill Farnham

But above all the biggest thing is the desire to sell something. And by that I mean the driving force is not the money, it's the sales. The money is a byproduct of being successful at selling.

For me personally, only a tiny percentage comes from actually selling. And that money is from people approaching me to buy, not from me marketing a product or listing it for sale anywhere online or offline.

I care about my clients. I care about my websites. But I don't see myself as selling. You don't need to push someone an ebook or send out 10,000 emails to make money and be successful online. I have no desire to sell anything at all; my motivation is achievements in what I do, whether they have a direct monetary value or not.

Going back to the original post, I would say that a lot of people start out excited, and read stuff about how they can make tons of money and then get more excited. That quickly wanes when the reality is you start out earning no dollars or a few dollars per day, and people get impatient quickly. My golden rule is to stick with a site for six months. If it's a low/no earner after that point I will get rid of it or use it for backlinks.

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alexdigital 13 years ago

Thanks for all the comments, really helpful.

I guess it comes down to the same thing - more action!

One is site is in a big market. I just need more traffic!

-Alex
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King Shiloh Banned 13 years ago

Bill,

You just said it all. If the desire to sell is there, the dime will come naturally. It is a natural sequence.
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Digital Info Diva 13 years ago

Originally Posted by alexdigital

I'm wondering if I should create more sites and get them earning small amounts or focus on my existing sites and try and increase the revenue from them?

DO NOT get sidetracked on building more sites!! Get the sites you have
earning as much as they can. AND THEN research and build a new income
stream - don't just throw up new sites.

Using this method is commonly referred to as "rinse and repeat!"
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alexdigital

12 years ago

This is a bit of Thread Resurrection. I'd thought i'd bring this back to the surface and tell you where i'm at now...

I've managed to answer my own question "how long does it take to earn a decent living?"..

Having just finished counting my affiliate earnings for January, I was over the moon to see that i've made around $2,300 this month. Last month was pretty good too at around $1,200.

Since the original post I decided to focus on just one of my websites. The sites I had purchased from Flippa were all dragging me down, so I sold the lot.

It turned out that the site that i'd created from scratch was the most successful and after putting more effort into the traffic and revenue just started increasing month on month.

So to anyone reading this that's not earning as much as they'd like i'll break down what i've learnt into 3 key points...

1) Focus your time and energy and get something working well. Get rid of anything that's not working or dragging you down. Once you've created something that works you can then move on and do it again.

2) You need to create content. I'm sorry, but you do. Content is the lifeblood of the internet and it's where the eyeballs go. And eyeballs = money. And i'm not talking about some crappy spun $5 article . I'm talking about something fresh, or useful, or funny.

3) Give it some time - there is a tipping point and when you get there everything should start in to increase exponentially.

I hope you find this useful.

Keep the faith!

-Alex

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alexdigital

12 years ago

Originally Posted by twinklekaur64

I'd of thought that this would spur me on, but after a few weeks of only a few sales, i'm struggling to keep the momentum up. I guess I should keep doing what i'm doing, but i'm wondering how long does it really take to earn a decent living.?

For me it took at least 12 months.

I'll also add that I did offline work to keep me going...

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