Taking The 1st Step - Newbies

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Hey everyone,

So today I just wanted to "brag" a bit lol. This year I planned on increasing my revenue from IM, by looking into paid traffic (PPC) not just focusing on SEO and article syndication anymore.

I was surprised to find how easy it was to start making money. Granted I am not exactly "new" but thought it would be a little more challenging. A few days ago I created a Bing Ads account and then went browsing for a good CPA offer. I came across an "ear ringing" niche that paid out $30 per lead. I was hesitant at first because the EPC was only $0.04. All numbers aside I figured I needed to just take the plunge and try it out.

Once in bing ads I went to tool and keyword research and put in "ringing ears" a bunch of keywords were offered to me and I picked out the ones that seemed like "buying words" I choose to use exact and phrase type searches with Bings best placement bid.

Next I went to Google and typed ... GoDaddy 99 cent coupon - sure enough bought a domain name for $0.99

After that I searched Bing Webmaster tools and signed up for a new bing webmaster account ( OH by the way! you get $50 Bing Ad Voucher when you do this)

So I had spent $0.99 on a domain name (hosting I use a free reseller account - until it proves worthy for a higher hosting plan) and I was ready to begin.

It took about a day until I started to see any impressions, here it is day 3 and I have had one sale yesterday and one today so far while using $40 of my $50 voucher to make $60 in commissions...Not to shabby IMO.

Moral of the story is that I just turned a $50 free voucher into $60 real money by simply not being lazy and TRYING! Granted this is not a business model nor do I recommend doing this over and over b/c you will get banned from bing lol. But I do encourage you to go out and TRY.

Now you might be thinking that $60 is not a lot and well you are right, but $25 of that $60 will pay for a $200 Bing Ads Voucher from Fiverr (Which can be stacked only once on a new account $50 voucher) and I am hoping to maybe get another 8 sales or $240 not to mention have enough data to try and enhance my results even more so I don't lose the money I've already earned.

I would be happy to help anyone get their new campaign up if they have questions...simply PM me.


Happy Selling/Promoting
Justin S.
#1st #newbies #step #taking
  • Profile picture of the author theory expert
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    Congrats...

    I just hope newbies dont overlook the details of your post like.

    Granted I am not exactly "new"
    Random: I could use a snicker bar I am feeling like robin williams right now.
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  • Profile picture of the author AdrianCostan
    Congrats, I can't help but relate. This happened to me on Google adwords doubled my vouchers value but after I started out with my own money it just went downfall. I hope that this is not going to happen to you too!
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    • Profile picture of the author jpsween88
      Originally Posted by AdrianCostan View Post

      Congrats, I can't help but relate. This happened to me on Google adwords doubled my vouchers value but after I started out with my own money it just went downfall. I hope that this is not going to happen to you too!
      Man that's a bummer you ended up eating your own money, but honestly I am doing the PPC more to test buying keywords so that I can do SEO on those keywords - Trying to be more strategic while increasing revenue all around!
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      • Profile picture of the author serverack
        Originally Posted by jpsween88 View Post

        Man that's a bummer you ended up eating your own money, but honestly I am doing the PPC more to test buying keywords so that I can do SEO on those keywords - Trying to be more strategic while increasing revenue all around!

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        I Follow You...
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  • Profile picture of the author Bob Stamp
    Did you link to a squeeze page or direct link or to one of your website landing pages?

    Congrats.
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  • Profile picture of the author twister85
    People underestimate TRYING and always look further for new and lazy ways to make money. The effect is that they left up with the very old process they started but skipped but with no money. It has happened with me. I skipped fiverr thinking who will want those small $5 for working so hard? , but later when i was back there ( with no money ) I just kept on practicing and promoting my gigs and finally made over $230 with just fiverr. So its worth trying better than saying "dude the internet is big, I will find another stream (money eater) to make money".
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    • Profile picture of the author dlguthrie
      What's fiverrr?
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      • Profile picture of the author dlguthrie
        Nevermind, I just discovered what fiverr is. It's pretty cool. Only $5.00, but $5.00 is making money. It's something. It's a start.
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  • Profile picture of the author dlguthrie
    Yes, I would love some help with this and would be very grateful. :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author mountain vision
    Hello jpsween88

    You are taking action and this is a lesson most should take notice of. When you take action good things happen.

    You are a real action taker. I think some of the big markers will take notice of you and your ability to take action. Expect good things in your future.
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  • Profile picture of the author khooster1
    jpsween88,

    Yo should be proud of yourself. 95% of the Internet marketers are not making a single cent.
    You set a great example that we can make quick money with some creativity and resourcefulness.

    Keep up with the entrepreneurship spirit.
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    • Profile picture of the author Sam Fitz
      It's encouraging to see someone utilize resources, and more importantly, RESOURCEFULNESS to make something from (next to) nothing.
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  • Profile picture of the author jachu2
    Thats great news! I wish you all the best success. I too started my internet marketing adventures with PPC marketing using Bing Ads platform. Once you start split testing and tweaking your campaigns to improve the quality score and CTR, you will start seeing the $$$ roll in! Its a great feeling!
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  • Profile picture of the author arranrice
    Thats great! I have also got $250 worth of bing ads vouchers from fiverr for $25, they work like a charm!
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