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Hey everyone!

I have been getting really frustrated lately about my inability to make any money online. I have been doing everything I could to get my site out there, and finally, it paid off! I had my first sale today, and I am really excited! I have a question though. It was by selling something through clickbank, so I dont have to do anything further right? If any of you know this, please tell me!

Thanks!
Matt
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  • Profile picture of the author Terryr
    Congratulations! Hope there are many more to come and no returns lol.
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  • Profile picture of the author Allen Graves
    Awesome, Matt.

    Now you should let that extra excitement guide you to even more promotional and traffic building work!

    Keep it up, bro.

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    • Profile picture of the author HelenPickard
      Originally Posted by Allen Graves View Post

      Awesome, Matt.

      Now you should let that extra excitement guide you to even more promotional and traffic building work!

      Keep it up, bro.

      AL
      Congrats well done.

      Those are very true words spoken, don't just think that you got a sale & thats it. You now need to use the excitment & push forward. Keep up with the hard work & consistency & results will follow.
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    Congratulations. If you were selling your own product, you need to support them to make their investment fruitful.
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  • Profile picture of the author Oscar D
    Well done, making your first sale is an amazing feeling.
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  • Profile picture of the author Roy Carter
    Congrats.

    Now analyse what you did to make the sale and ramp it up!

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  • Profile picture of the author mscherrah
    Originally Posted by ProductCreator View Post

    That's it man, now keep going and sell even more. You'll have to meet the minimum customer distribution requirement before you get paid but if you make a ton more sales then it won't be a big deal.

    How are you promoting?
    I am using article marketing, video marketing, and forum marketing, THat about it.
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  • Profile picture of the author yuyuan
    Hi Matt, congrats on your first sale... and I believe that if you continue to work on your business, there will be more to come.

    Continue to do what you are doing and double your effort. Don't forget to look out for tips to improve your current traffic generation system

    Once again, well done Matt!
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  • Profile picture of the author bounty_hunt3r
    Congrats man, I still remember that feeling when I was making a new sale
    but continue to do what's best for you
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  • Profile picture of the author Mary Gallivan
    Congratulations - it's a great feeling isn't it?

    Now all you need to do is get the next sale and the next and........

    Mary
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  • Profile picture of the author mogili
    My hearty Congratulations. I can understand your feelings. Keep it up. My best wishes for your success.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kingpin123
    Awesome mate,
    I was totally depressed when not even getting a single sale
    I was spending buckets of money to promote my product but nothing works
    Then i googled and found some awesome tips and redirected to this site
    i got my first sale way 2 months ago
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  • Profile picture of the author danielmcclure
    Congratulations, there is nothing better than finally proving to yourself that it's possible to make money online. If you keep the ball rolling then hopefully this will be the first of many!
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    • Profile picture of the author Ken Leatherman
      Hey Matt,

      Congratulations on your first sale. It is an awesome feeling and I'll never forget the first e-Mail I received from Clickbank telling me I had made a sale. This is the way I looked and sounded

      Keep doing what your doing, continue to study and refine it and you will see more sales.

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  • Profile picture of the author JMB
    congratulations matt! The only thing I remember after my first sale on clickbank was that I couldnt withdraw any money until you have around 5 seperate customers with different cards paying (to avoid any fraud!) !

    Good luck with the rest, and remember, never give up ;-)
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    • Profile picture of the author Steve Sanchez
      I remember about 10 years ago I worked my butt off trying to set up websites and get traffic. My wife was bitching at me all of the time and wondered why I wasting my time. Then she got the first check and she shut up! In fact, she asked why I wasn't on the computer more. Funny how motivating that first check is. Congrats and go make some more!
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      • Profile picture of the author stevenh512
        Originally Posted by Steve Sanchez View Post

        I remember about 10 years ago I worked my butt off trying to set up websites and get traffic. My wife was bitching at me all of the time and wondered why I wasting my time. Then she got the first check and she shut up! In fact, she asked why I wasn't on the computer more. Funny how motivating that first check is. Congrats and go make some more!
        Reminds me of a couple years ago, when I was still with my ex fiance (emphasis on the word ex.. for good reason.. lol) and going through cancer treatments. She was always complaining to me about how much time I was "wasting" on the computer and how I needed to go out and get another job (while I'm on chemo? who would hire me in that condition? my doctor even told me I shouldn't be working at the time lol). Oddly enough, I made my first affiliate sale early in the morning on her birthday the last year I was with her. I logged into my clickbank account that morning and noticed it, so I showed her and asked "Now, what job can I get that lets me earn money in my sleep?"

        Sadly she still wasn't convinced, she honestly believed that the only way to earn an income was by working for someone else (strange since her parents were business owners and the house she was living in was bought and paid for by their business).

        edit: BTW my first sale was almost by accident.. lol.. it was for a product called "Peel Away Ads" and I never really promoted it at all. I got the sale from putting one of their corner peel ads on a blogger blog that I was mostly just playing around with while I was learning about things like blogging and article marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ricky Parker
    Like other people said above. Congrats!

    Let the excitement further your actions and keep on keeping on.
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    Congrats! Nothing else of you is required. Just keep it up.
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  • Profile picture of the author ske11
    Congratulations - I still have a copy of my first click bank sales conformation, it is on the wall in my office along side my first adsense cheque.

    I remember arguing with the bank because it was in $ not £ and all I could say was its from Google.

    Congratulations on you first sale keep going if you think you feel good now you are going to feel amazing when you fire your boss.
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  • Profile picture of the author MaulanaMalik
    Congrats Matt on your success! Keep working towards improving your marketing and site and look forward to more success.
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  • Profile picture of the author chris8918
    WooHoo!! Great Job! Keep up the good work. Have you begun to create your own product yet so you can keep 100% of the sales??
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  • Profile picture of the author Bosco
    Way to go Matt!

    Clickbank gives you a couple hoops to jump before you see the loot. There's the
    minimum amount for pay out, and you have to sell to both Visa & MasterCard holders.

    After a while, they start deducting if you don't make those hurdles, so do a lot more of what you did to get that one.
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    • Profile picture of the author str1k3r
      The answer is YES, you have a lot to do. Now that you have a sale, you know that product is lucrative. So concentrate your efforts towards getting additional sales on the product you sold.
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    Congrats! I hope your tracking your visitors! Find out where they came from, what affiliate link they clicked on and x10 !! = $$
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  • Profile picture of the author tessmac9708
    I remember my first sale when starting out about 8 years ago. 2 days into the site being live I had made about $300 overnight. I remember thinking that this internet thingy had possibilities
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    • Profile picture of the author edhan
      First I like to congratulate for your first sale.

      It is a good start as it shows you are doing something right.

      Now your next step is to replicate the sales. If you are selling as an affiliate, then you can plan to make another sale with another product. It is an on-going proccess and since you have taken your first step in getting sales, it shows that you have made the right strategy. Learn from it and make more sales thereafter.

      Keep it going until you reach a million dollars? Or whatever you have targetted yourself to earn!
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      • Profile picture of the author Vassago
        I do. It has that "losing your virginity" feel to it, doesn't it?

        Once that first sale is made you know all you have to do is keep repeating it.

        I still have my first commission cheque framed as well. A reminder of humble beginnings.

        Mighty oaks are grown from small acorns!


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  • Profile picture of the author Bungee
    Congrats! It is tougher than I ever imagined to get sales in IM. Getting your first is a proud moment
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  • Profile picture of the author thomashoi
    Originally Posted by mscherrah View Post

    Hey everyone!

    I have been getting really frustrated lately about my inability to make any money online. I have been doing everything I could to get my site out there, and finally, it paid off! I had my first sale today, and I am really excited! I have a question though. It was by selling something through clickbank, so I dont have to do anything further right? If any of you know this, please tell me!

    Thanks!
    Matt
    well done! now you have your first sale, the 2nd and subsequent sale will come easier.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shawn_S
    Congrats with your first sale! Way to go
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  • Profile picture of the author pizzatherapy
    I would like to add my congratulations to you on your first sale.
    And I appreciate all of the Warriors who have stepped forward to give you positive energy.

    It really is a great feeling to know you sold something over the Internet. Somebody trusted you enough to purchase from you. Great!

    Now that you've broken the ice, you need to keep the momentum going.

    I think Clickbank has a great affiliate program. There lots of great products that you can promote in a wide variety of niches. Now that you have a winner, keep promoting it.

    But you can also find some other products to promote.

    The only problem is that you need to wait a couple of weeks to recieve your check.

    You are on the right path Matt...
    Onward and upward...
    Onward and upward...

    albert grande
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  • Profile picture of the author James12C
    Just wait for the cheque! Well done!
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  • Profile picture of the author SergeantWeb
    Making that first dollar is a big step! Congrats. Remember this feeling and compare it to when you consistently make $10 a day, then $25, $50 and then $100 a day!
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  • Profile picture of the author jamesviago
    good on you matt, keep on trucking
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  • Profile picture of the author TeamGlobal
    Congratulations Matt,

    Thanks for sharing this with us and keep up the good work!


    All The Best,


    Tony
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  • Profile picture of the author moncef
    I have been learning non stop for the last week just to be able to start somewhere, you can tell I am a newbie, but your story is encouraging, so Congratulations on your first sale with a lot more to come.
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    • Profile picture of the author cougarstylie
      Hey congrats on your first sale man!

      Clickbank is awesome. They take care of everything after point of sale.

      Keep it up!
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    Congrats! Just rinse and repeat.
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  • Profile picture of the author marcust2
    Congrats Matt,

    It good to hear a fellow Newbie make a sale! I anxciously await my first sale. I am not getting enough traffic, I have been reading and watching every video I can get my hands on. I am unemployed so money is tight. I recently bought Mike Filsaime's Butter Fly Marketing. I am waiting on the delivery.

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  • Profile picture of the author Ron Killian
    Congratz on the sale and many more to come!
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