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How Long Have You Been Doing IM?

by Corey Geer
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I'll put it this way, I remember the Rich Jerk forum, and the Travis Sago Bum Marketing method.

I also remember when the Digital Point E-Books section was awesome! You could sell just about anything in there and have a 4 digit day. That's of course once you got past the spam of "I HAS REVIEW COPIES SIR?!?!" posts.
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  • Profile picture of the author Josh Monroe
    I'd say around 5 years, 2 of them being 'professional' i.e. full time job income.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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    I've been "in it" since 2009, although there was nothing to write home about before June of last year.
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  • Profile picture of the author Laura B
    Doing one form or another since the turn of the century. Wow, sounds weird to say it that way.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joel Young
    13 years, but not full-time. About once or twice a year I'd try my hand at something(s) for a few months. Walked away in 2008, put my toe in the water a year ago to see if the industry is surviving without me :p , and decided to come back to it in July of this year with the determination to go long and hard, and stick with it until I succeed.
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  • Profile picture of the author asepkomara
    4 years. especially in private SEO service.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bruce NewMedia
    Seriously, since 2005. ..But prior, I used IM to provide services for my offline clients, which I still do.
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  • Profile picture of the author ceenote100
    For 3 - 4 years now. This year is when I started making good money at it.
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  • Profile picture of the author WesBlaylock
    Full time since March 01, 1999- back when this forum was called Uni-sol..lol

    ..man, those were the days!


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  • Profile picture of the author rsides27
    Less than a year for me. Seeing a few dollars here and there. Focused on creating products now.
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    • Profile picture of the author Bokva
      Since 2006, going on and off...
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  • Profile picture of the author PatrickIcasas
    7 years. 4 at a digital marketing agency, 3 on my own.
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  • Profile picture of the author Todd Pedersen
    It has been about 5 years seriously and another 3 or 4 just fooling around as anewbie before that.

    My big AHAH moment was when I got sick for 6 months and didn't even log into my blog, but had made aver $300 during that span. That kind of made me realize the possibilities of IM!
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    • Profile picture of the author Joel Young
      Originally Posted by VeskeyMedia View Post

      13 years!
      Hey, we might be IM twins! lol
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  • Profile picture of the author charlesmurphy
    About 5 years on and off for me
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  • Profile picture of the author nasuryono
    About a year now. Making decent amount of money online but still experimenting with different methods to get to six figure a year.
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  • Profile picture of the author Elegantthemes
    4 years part time and 2 months full time
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    • Profile picture of the author Mark Alan
      Since 1998 and it has been a long strange ride. :p
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  • Profile picture of the author Proud American
    3 years part time. Now its time to go FULLTIME. FREEEEEDOOOOOM!
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    • Profile picture of the author dids
      about three and a half years now the last year has been the toughest but very profitable
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      • Profile picture of the author Ladyboss1
        Since the winter of 1998, figured out how to make money online and never looked back..
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          • Profile picture of the author RogueOne
            January 1 2008 I moved from the snail mail "opportunity seeker" business to online marketing.

            I was lucky enough to hit the tail-end of the really fun (and easy) stuff like direct linking to landing pages from Adwords.

            It's been a wild ride, and I gotta say "I freakin LOVE IT!"
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  • Profile picture of the author GlobalTrader
    Since 1988 - Yes, way back when AOL only had about 100K subscribers and had a classified ad something or other that I used to post ads for my mailorder business on.

    Yes, there are some of us who are that OLD!
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  • Profile picture of the author erwin78
    Hi everyone,

    I've been doing IM for about 5 years but I get results from 2008 and the last year is getting much better but not huge! But I hope it will change soon.

    Take care Erwin.
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  • Profile picture of the author prem khaira
    Banned
    Little past a year...
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  • Profile picture of the author dubie217
    I have been off and on for 4-5 years. Still working for that full time work at home moment to come. Someday soon hopefully.
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  • Profile picture of the author TheSalesTechnician
    13 years. Started with mail order marketing then immediately moved to IM marketing then made my first big financial leap when Google cash game out...When was that anyway? Been a while.
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  • Profile picture of the author matchoo77
    started in 2005, full time in Dec 2008 and still going strong
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  • Profile picture of the author starcraft2
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    I started a couple years ago and been following pat flynn and other influential marketers since 2010
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  • Profile picture of the author mdan287
    I have just started a few month ago and spending about 5/6 hours to learn and earn.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jonathan Smith
    4+ years for me just fired my boss almost a month ago. WOOT!
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  • Profile picture of the author torski
    since 2010 but 0$ income
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  • Profile picture of the author mikoeyal
    I start at 2008 and i still love it!
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  • Profile picture of the author uniquecontent
    I started IM in 2009 and I kicked away my full time job three months ago Its interesting.
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    • Profile picture of the author Fredbou
      I started IM at the beginning of July, after being a Web Developer since 1999.

      IM is not rewarding me well financially yet, but I'm hoping! I've had a number of sites for years, but not moneytized apart from charging people to be in my directories.

      I already have PR 2, 3 4 and 5 sites, some are 12 years old so I'm hopeful!
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  • Profile picture of the author Tony Humble
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    I remember the rich jerk too, but I haven't really got serious about it until recently, so really about half an year or so? I'm not making a living yet, but it's pretty rewarding to see your hard work pay off.
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    • Profile picture of the author AlexanderBeloev
      Started in 2011, now, a year later I am a full time I.M.
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      • Profile picture of the author rodonet
        I've been online since 1998 (so you guys better call me uncle!). Prior to that, I was involved in the snail-mail-based direct mail stuff as were many of today's online big names such as Marlon Sanders, Liz Tomey, Ted Nicholas and others. We have all come a lo-o-o-o-ng way since then! Some of the veterans from the early days are still around while others have left the game. I remember the early days of this forum but I joined only in 2007. And yes, I remember The Rich Jerk too.
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        • Profile picture of the author Joel Young
          Originally Posted by rodonet View Post

          I've been online since 1998 (so you guys better call me uncle!). Prior to that, I was involved in the snail-mail-based direct mail stuff as were many of today's online big names such as Marlon Sanders, Liz Tomey, Ted Nicholas and others. We have all come a lo-o-o-o-ng way since then! Some of the veterans from the early days are still around while others have left the game. I remember the early days of this forum but I joined only in 2007. And yes, I remember The Rich Jerk too.
          There are a few of us "uncles" in this thread, I believe. I also came online in 1998, started IM'ing in early '99. Do you happen to remember Cookie Cutter? That was my first hazing in the business. Those were the days when Clickbank was a whole other animal. The Rich Jerk? - been there done that, and many things in between. The strangest thing is I never even heard of WF until one year ago this month.
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          • Profile picture of the author rodonet
            Originally Posted by Joel Young View Post

            There are a few of us "uncles" in this thread, I believe. I also came online in 1998, started IM'ing in early '99. Do you happen to remember Cookie Cutter? That was my first hazing in the business. Those were the days when Clickbank was a whole other animal. The Rich Jerk? - been there done that, and many things in between. The strangest thing is I never even heard of WF until one year ago this month.
            Yes, I do remember Cookie Cutter. There was a lot of hype about it in those days. Then there was the late Corey Rudl who was one of the big gurus till his tragic demise in a racing car crash.

            It is indeed strange that you had never heard of WF!
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            • Profile picture of the author Joel Young
              Originally Posted by rodonet View Post

              It is indeed strange that you had never heard of WF!
              In retrospect, I recall seeing references to it but never made a connection that it was part of something bigger. For instance, Charlie Page would mention something called WSO's, or I'd get spam that talked about it. I don't remember actually seeing the word 'Warrior' or the phrase 'Warrior Forum', but there were other clues along the way. It was last year when I came back to IM after a long hiatus, searching for ways to make money online, when WF came up in Google results. My real journey then began.
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  • Profile picture of the author MatthewWoodward
    About 10 years or so.

    In fact when I started SEO, Link Building did not exist.....

    It was all about on page SEO factors back then, spamming as many keywords on page as you can with white text on a white background under your main content.

    Those were the days ^^

    Uploading your html website over 33.6k modem =D
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  • Profile picture of the author DevEdge
    I've been into IM for nearly 5 years. The initial years were not successful, more of a massive learning curve.

    I was making sales in 2009 with list building and affiliate marketing but it wasn't until 2011 that I really started making a consistent income.

    I also remember the bum marketing days!
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  • Profile picture of the author zeroaffiliate
    I been in IM for 6 years. Full time and smelling freedom all the way. not easy but worth it
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  • Profile picture of the author Shenpen
    1 month. But i'm a fast learner.
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  • Profile picture of the author calumson
    I have been full-time now for 7 years, it's been great, frustrating and fun. The best area I have found to date is the mobile space, which is just on fire. Lot's of apps need monetized, Lot's of advertisers needing traffic, so it's real good. I would advise anyone and everyone to look at this space. It's been good steady income for over the last 12 months and steady income I have found to be a key ingredient for staying away from any real job..
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  • Profile picture of the author MMWoodward
    3 years, although I've only been really making full-time income this year. Hopin' very much to keep it up.
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  • Profile picture of the author joaquin112
    Around seven years. Although I created my first website when the internet was gaining popularity in the mid 90's.
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