I make money while sleeping. And you?

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A word of encouragement for all the newbies out there.

I woke up today and found that a long-forgotten WSO of mine has made me a sale. A puny $5,50 but it was 6 AM and I was sleeping when the transaction happened.

So what?

0. Find out what you want to do.
1. Do something.
2. When you do something you will inevitably stumble upon some improvement. Some idea or a method or an approach. Anything new.
3. Package the idea/method/whatever and sell it online.
- create a product
- write sales copy
- create a sales page
- upload that to server
- register in clickbank, pay 50$
- get some traffic to your offer

And then go to sleep. Wake up and count sales
#make #money #sleeping
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    • Profile picture of the author butcher57
      Originally Posted by GoogleWarrior View Post

      Of course...
      If you want to make money online while you sleep you will need a landing page / sales page like in my Signature:
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      Originally Posted by GoogleWarrior View Post

      Of course...
      If you want to make money online while you sleep you will need a landing page / sales page like in my Signature:
      haha nice advertising of your page
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      • Profile picture of the author neojr
        I think most of us make money while sleeping, don't you think?
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        • Originally Posted by neojr View Post

          I think most of us make money while sleeping, don't you think?
          As opposed to making money while in bed.

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        • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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          Originally Posted by neojr View Post

          I think most of us make money while sleeping, don't you think?
          Not all of us are there yet. All my money is earned by working while I'm awake and getting payed before bed. I'll catch up to you guys sooner or later though!
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          • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
            Awake, asleep, who cares?

            The main point of the story is the OP created something once and made money from it long after he'd forgotten he had that particular asset.

            Gary (zacsmith) and his wife did the hard work once, and now they make money with minimal attention - which is the real definition of "autopilot income" IMO.

            Bottom line, work on building assets, be that products, mailing lists, affiliate sites, whatever. Make your assets work on making money.
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            • Profile picture of the author yukon
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              Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

              Awake, asleep, who cares?

              The main point of the story is the OP created something once and made money from it long after he'd forgotten he had that particular asset.

              Gary (zacsmith) and his wife did the hard work once, and now they make money with minimal attention - which is the real definition of "autopilot income" IMO.

              Bottom line, work on building assets, be that products, mailing lists, affiliate sites, whatever. Make your assets work on making money.


              I thought the main point was, OP was promoting his WSO in his forum sig.

              OP, kept it short & without any details for a reason.
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        • Profile picture of the author timpears
          Originally Posted by neojr View Post

          I think most of us make money while sleeping, don't you think?
          Frankly I don't think so. Most of us WANT to make money while sleeping, but my guess is that most members don't manage to do it.

          I think this post was a motivational post, or to promote his signature. Not sure which.
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  • Profile picture of the author jdwolfe
    Kind of ironic, that's what I do.

    Just made $300.00 two days ago. Now I have to figure out what I did and repeat the proccess.
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    • Yep, I'm based in the GMT+2 time zone, which means most of my sales happen while I'm sleeping since the USA is about 7-9 hours behind me. It's a cool feeling waking up and getting that email saying 'You've made a sale'.
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      • Profile picture of the author magnates
        Originally Posted by TBInternetMarketing View Post

        Yep, I'm based in the GMT+2 time zone, which means most of my sales happen while I'm sleeping since the USA is about 7-9 hours behind me. It's a cool feeling waking up and getting that email saying 'You've made a sale'.
        I know the feeling . I got into habit of waking up and checking up sales i made while i was asleep . This is power of the internet . It is amazing

        But if you think that you do nothing and you make money in your sleep, that is not how it works .It is not that easy . You go to bed and wake and see money .

        You have to set up systems to deliver your value to people whether you are awake or asleep . When you do that you would make some money in your sleep and keep seeing the money come true if you get the right visitors to your offer and have something of real value that solves your visitors problems

        People would come to website whether you are sleep or awake , if you have a solution , a converting sales page and payment processor , you see the money during the day or at night
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    This kind of stuff is the same BS newbies are always getting burnt with.

    Newbies: You don't make money sleeping unless you work for a sleep disorder clinic.
    You actually have to do some work beforehand and then maybe, you might actually make a sale while you are sleeping.

    Beware of promises of easy money, like the OP.
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    • Originally Posted by sbucciarel View Post

      This kind of stuff is the same BS newbies are always getting burnt with.

      Newbies: You don't make money sleeping unless you work for a sleep disorder clinic.

      You actually have to do some work beforehand and then maybe, you might actually make a sale while you are sleeping.
      I think that's a much more accurate way of looking at. I think most of us probably make SALES while were are sleeping, but that's because we've put in the work every day while we were awake to set up things up in a proper way and then keep them going on the right track.

      "I make money while I sleep" makes it sound like there is no work involved whatsoever, and that's just not the case. That always smacks of 'scam' to me, as well.

      And actually, Suzanne, if you work for a sleep disorder clinic, you're probably making money because you're NOT sleeping.
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    • Profile picture of the author zacsmith
      I know this goes counter to the current guru trend of "super-fast content," but my wife and I spent two years developing our first product 10 years ago, and it continues to generate income, while we sleep or while we're on vacation, with annual small updates.

      Work now on an evergreen product and it will produce for years.

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      • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
        Originally Posted by zacsmith View Post

        my wife and I spent two years developing our first product 10 years ago, and it continues to generate income
        When I went to Antoine's in New Orleans, I found this at the top of the menu.

        "Faire de la bonne cuisine demande un certain temps. Si on vous fait attendre, c'est pour mieux vous servir, et vous plaire."

        For those who don't speak French:

        "Good cooking takes time. If you must wait, it is so we may serve you better, and to please you."

        At some point, you must decide whether you are going to provide quality or efficiency.

        You can basically never provide both.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alex Frei
      Originally Posted by sbucciarel View Post

      You actually have to do some work beforehand and then maybe, you might actually make a sale while you are sleeping.

      Beware of promises of easy money, like the OP.
      That's why I included a step-by-step not to make it "all you have to do is sleep".
      Sleeping is actually step number 4 )
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    • Profile picture of the author magnates
      Originally Posted by sbucciarel View Post

      This kind of stuff is the same BS newbies are always getting burnt with.

      Newbies: You don't make money sleeping unless you work for a sleep disorder clinic.
      You actually have to do some work beforehand and then maybe, you might actually make a sale while you are sleeping.

      Beware of promises of easy money, like the OP.
      Exactly . You have to do some work first and be a little patient before you start making money in your sleep . If you are willing to do work required you would eventually make sales whether you are awake or asleep
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    • Profile picture of the author ejb2059
      Originally Posted by sbucciarel View Post

      This kind of stuff is the same BS newbies are always getting burnt with.

      Newbies: You don't make money sleeping unless you work for a sleep disorder clinic.
      You actually have to do some work beforehand and then maybe, you might actually make a sale while you are sleeping.

      Beware of promises of easy money, like the OP.
      Well said! Why is it these scammers can't do something to genuinely HELP new marketers versus preying on their inexperience?

      Rev
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      • Profile picture of the author Helena33
        Perseverance, hard work and determination will always pay off in good time, after all, Rome wasn't built in a day!
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    • Profile picture of the author jwmann2
      Much easier said than done. Why are you sharing all of this with the general public? If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is...
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    • Profile picture of the author Buildingfutures
      Originally Posted by greg52 View Post

      I'm watching you CDarklock. I'm watching you.
      And I'm watching YOU. BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
      Originally Posted by greg52 View Post

      I'm watching you CDarklock. I'm watching you.
      I stopped watching him when he started to take his shirt off. CLICK AWAY! CLICK AWAY!
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      • Profile picture of the author 365Daysof
        Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert View Post

        I stopped watching him when he started to take his shirt off. CLICK AWAY! CLICK AWAY!
        Oh you think THAT was bad? Try late night TMN, when he shows his junk... *shudders in remembered horror*
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        • Profile picture of the author Buildingfutures
          Originally Posted by 365Daysof View Post

          Oh you think THAT was bad? Try late night TMN, when he shows his junk... *shudders in remembered horror*
          Heather, thats about the time I pass out from drunkenness. Why don't you follow the example?
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  • Profile picture of the author Paleochora
    I make a good deal of money when I'm asleep simply because I live in Europe and a good many customers are in the USA and Australia. For me its a time zone thing, not a 'don't work for it' thing
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  • Profile picture of the author cashxpert
    I also love making money sleeping. It is easy when you know how...but where is
    the traffic and the customers ???
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  • Profile picture of the author SEOguymike
    Thank you for this funny post!
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    • Profile picture of the author Greatscot22
      Lol I only dream that I'm making money and then I wake up!....:confused:
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  • Profile picture of the author website12
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    I make most of my sells on auto piolt that is the great thing about affialte marketing do some seo, and content. Put adsense and clickbank on. Go to sleep and make money.
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  • Profile picture of the author rekerlolz
    Yeah...making your own product or e-book is pretty much the business if you know what you are doing...but affiliate sales don't treat you that bad either if you know what your doing.
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    • Profile picture of the author butcher57
      Someone makes money while sleep...others while make love!
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  • Profile picture of the author Wechito
    Me too. But before I was able to do it, I had many nights without sleeping.
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  • Profile picture of the author talfighel
    Hey Alex,

    Way to go. It just shows you that you can take massive action and do everything that you need to do and still make sales when you sleep. This happens to me all the time.

    While some newbies make it hard, it is really not that hard at all
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    I have tried this method before..
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  • Profile picture of the author TryBPO
    We make MOST of our IM money while we sleep...but we're in the Philippines so it happens to be prime time in the States! lol.

    Sure sucks when we're awake though...don't make much at all! :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author Elion Makkink
    I did experience this as well with my WSOs! Always nice to go out at night and check your sales the next morning knowing that you made some money ;-)
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    • Profile picture of the author George Langer
      Making money when you sleep is result of right long term attitude.
      I think most newbies make big fault when they are starving to make first sale and they don't build their long term assets like list or website with stable traffic

      To Your Online Success!
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    • Profile picture of the author myob
      Originally Posted by butcher57 View Post

      Someone makes money while sleep...others while make love!
      Originally Posted by talfighel View Post

      ...While some newbies make it hard, it is really not that hard at all
      It all depends on how well you position yourself.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rose Anderson
    MYOB...lol...no comment.

    On another note...not sure who this quote if from but I like it.

    "You don't have to stay up nights to succeed, you have to stay awake days."

    While it's a goal for most of us to make money while sleeping; it's not usually going to happen right away. Keep working days to make it happen.
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  • Profile picture of the author Zeb
    Nowdays i get disappointed if i wake up and check my emails not to find any sales notifications
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Kurza
    Yes, you can make money while doing nothing, and sleep qualifies as doing nothing
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  • Profile picture of the author ProvenViral
    I make money while I sleep too ... I just check my email and sales are there

    It's just finding the right niche and getting the sales pitch just right
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  • Profile picture of the author RevSEO
    Its really all about passive income while being able to provide value at the same time. I love providing value for my clients through my services/products while I sleep

    It took me a while to really understand the power of passive income, and once I did I never looked back.
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  • Profile picture of the author WebPen
    So wait a second- you just fall asleep, wake up and money is in your bank account?

    SWEET!

    Send me the Clickbank ebook link please!
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  • Profile picture of the author jt808
    Thanks for the info. I think when you have a great product, it is inevitable that you will get some sales, as long as you keep promoting it.

    I agree, Clickbank is a great place to promote a digital product, but there are many other great places to promote as well.

    Cheers!
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  • Profile picture of the author Steven Miranda
    I do enjoy making money while sleeping. I bet you a lot of people with normal 'day jobs' also make money while sleeping! aka: working.
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  • Profile picture of the author ColinChia
    That's AWESOME!

    I've always entertained the idea of making money in my sleep... I don't sleep much, but when I do boii does it feel good when you wake up freshened up in the morning and you check those numbers!

    It only gets better when ClickBank, CJ and Adsense deposit those right into your account for you, without you even knowing!

    Makes me happy
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  • Profile picture of the author seo jack
    Do you all get excited when you get into bed? Thinking how much money you would have earnt when you open your eyes again?

    Answer honestly now, how many of you check your laptop before your morning coffee or breakfast??
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  • Profile picture of the author sscot
    The OP is right
    I make money while sleeping
    Except in the dream world, No one can make money though OP's method.
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  • Profile picture of the author richgrad
    Almost all my online income is passive right now... I'm loving it... Making money while sleeping, clubbing, travelling etc.

    It takes a while to get there but once you set up the system, tested and tweaked it then you're basically just monitoring your stats on and off and waiting for the money to come in =)
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  • Profile picture of the author Claire Sharp
    I somewhat disagree with this. You just can't make money while sleeping. Of course before we sleep you should do first something to make money. Then when we woke up there's the thing we called make money. lol
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    • Profile picture of the author tayuyaa
      I dont make money while I'm sleeping,

      but I make money while YOU are sleeping!

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  • Profile picture of the author diggs11
    This is really awesome that you are making money while you sleep and thanks for your sharing idea with us but i don't make money when i sleep..
    Best regards.
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