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Your 1st $ online...

by ValentinCavelier
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  • Profile picture of the author TimothyTorrents
    I made my first dollar from adsense on my personal blog.

    Then, I started writing for content farms.
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    • Profile picture of the author Josh Rueff
      Originally Posted by TimothyTorrents View Post

      I made my first dollar from adsense on my personal blog.

      Then, I started writing for content farms.
      Ah, content farms I think I'm one of the few freelance writers that look back on content farm work with fondness - I built my first penny-pinching client base with oDesk, and got some of my best testimonials from them.

      I still go back to browse from time to time - I actually get a decent paying gig every other month or so there haha
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        • Profile picture of the author Josh Rueff
          Originally Posted by ValentinCavelier View Post

          What is content farm exactly ?
          Companies that pay chump change for articles, blog posts, etc.

          I put oDesk and Elance freelance writing gigs in the same category, because the majority of the work there is low pay for regurgitated internet content. That will be resold or used primarily for googlebot feed (:

          I think they're called content farms and content mills for the same reason we call large scale breeders puppy mills.

          Something to do with ethics I suppose.

          Maybe ethics isn't the best word, but they're generally looked down on in the freelance writing world because of how badly new writers get ripped off, even when their copy is good.
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            Originally Posted by Josh Rueff View Post

            Companies that pay chump change for articles, blog posts, etc.

            I put oDesk and Elance freelance writing gigs in the same category, because the majority of the work there is low pay for regurgitated internet content. That will be resold or used primarily for googlebot feed (:

            I think they're called content farms and content mills for the same reason we call large scale breeders puppy mills.

            Something to do with ethics I suppose.

            Maybe ethics isn't the best word, but they're generally looked down on in the freelance writing world because of how badly new writers get ripped off, even when their copy is good.
            I used to do articles for shit pay. Found out through a WSO that I could get more than shit pay for my articles. I upped the price and will NEVER work for 1.50$ an article again. That is so OVER for me.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chosen2013
    I made my first dollar online maybe 15 years ago, and it was pretty much exciting
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  • Profile picture of the author JohnnyG11k
    Yes, who could forget that day?

    Some still have that check somewhere hiding in their room, if not, right on their desk, as a photocopy version.

    I think I've made that first sale as an affiliate marketer. Never looked back since then.

    What about you?
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  • Profile picture of the author Jason Kanigan
    Yup, made a video & pdf product, put it up for sale on my own site for $20, and linked to it thru my sig.

    Friday night...buyer from Australia. Neatest thing ever, getting a buyer who you've never met.
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  • Profile picture of the author DavidLasry
    I was promoting some Biz Opp when I got my first sale. Can't forget how glad I was
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  • Profile picture of the author 101AnonymousGuy101
    I made my first dollar from forum posting, back in 2008. I made around $40 on that month.
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  • Profile picture of the author kite6w
    My first dollar is when I found out how lucrative is selling product online. Started on ebay and moved to my own store.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lanii
    Made my first dollar few years ago with content locking and YouTube, still works
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  • Profile picture of the author wongtaihang
    Selling to the local market on (now defunct) Yahoo Auctions. Because I never trusted overseas transactions. That was then. Now I am looking to explore eBay as a feasible income generator.
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  • Profile picture of the author byacer
    my first dollor from neobux , i remember that is the firdt time i hear about earning from the net , isteal more than 1 mount clicking at ads
    but now i'm change this way from ppc to adsense and affiliate
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  • Profile picture of the author ronrule
    I've had niche eCommerce sites going back to the 90's, but the first fully "automated" money I ever made online was from AdSense ten years ago. First check was $110.
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      • Profile picture of the author ronrule
        Originally Posted by ValentinCavelier View Post

        Haha, it seems that many people started with adsense
        The first time I installed AdSense on a website I didn't even care about how much money it made ... my logic was that big sites sell ads, so my site would look bigger if I had ads too. My how much I've learned.
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    Adsense! (Big surprise...)

    Still earning to this day.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jonathan 2.0
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    My first profit online was several years ago selling an affiliate marketing guide via pay-per-click. I must have made something like $4 but it was a good moment as I realized that I could make money online.

    Then I had success with SEO and at the peak was making $1500/month.

    Now I'm a lot more focussed and dedicated and am founding an Information Publishing Organization (at the content creating stage) and it's really rewarding work. : ) Aiming for _at least_ 6 figures/month.
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    • Profile picture of the author kayebee
      My first dollar online was selling two domains on flippa for 100 dollars. I was in shock when the domains sold. I honestly didn't believe anyone was even going to bid on the domains.
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    Adsense back in the day. Now Kindle.
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  • Profile picture of the author RWBiggs
    In 1995 through a classified ad. Sold products from my brick and mortar store to someone in Virginia. What a great feeling that you could actually sell something via a classified ad and emails.
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    • Profile picture of the author ValentinCavelier
      Originally Posted by RWBiggs View Post

      In 1995 through a classified ad. Sold products from my brick and mortar store to someone in Virginia. What a great feeling that you could actually sell something via a classified ad and emails.
      haha, I was 5 years old
      Nice one.
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  • Profile picture of the author star79
    my first $ was from PTC (neobux)
    now its from affliate and CPC :p
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  • Profile picture of the author sophiadixon
    I made my first dollar online working as a content writer when I was in college.

    It made me feel very happy and motivated to write more, therefore to earn more money. It was a great satisfaction to know that I can earn my own money even though I had to work many long hours.
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  • Profile picture of the author xenter
    First dollar from adsense. Way exciting! But I don't think it compares to the first dollar in clickbank. That felt like an achievement.
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  • Profile picture of the author seoextremewithsophie
    elance was where I made some decent income. Still find it a great place to generate customers.
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  • Profile picture of the author svetod
    My first £30 came 4 years ago when I got my first PMI lead. It couldn't believe it was happening. I remember how I started jumping in the room screaming "It works". I was so happy that I made a website it was working! I started thinking "what if I get 5 of these a day?" Not too long after that I getting not 5 but 20+ per day.
    Even today when I make £1K+ a day it feels great to find my email full with confirmations!
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    • Profile picture of the author BeckyF3506
      I made my first money online writing content articles. Then I started selling some of my artwork on Ebay and Etsy, and that was even more exciting, just knowing that somebody would pay money for something I had created.
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    I made my very first money marketing a affiliate product with blogs and videos. It was proof that what I was doing did in fact work.
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  • Profile picture of the author TerryX
    yes, and since then I have found better and more improved ways to make it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Million Dollar Idea Man
    No. I don't remember my first $1 because I haven't even made that yet. Lol!
    But that can slowly change if I manage to sell my softwares to you that I'm building.
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  • Profile picture of the author elijahdean24
    Yes I bought a website that already was online and I got my first sale the same day at dinner at Olive garden
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  • Profile picture of the author mianfarhanraza
    I earned my first dollar right the next day I started working on Fiverr.com and that was no surprise to me, Since I knew I can do it much better then the average people around.
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    • Profile picture of the author NeshSab
      I've made my first 10$ from Texas Hold'em.
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  • Profile picture of the author tretheraider
    I made my first daily profit by running a cpa dating ad on facebook. Man, what a great feeling that was. I stopped split testing my lander though and ended up losing $18 on the offer. I did learn quite a bit that week in ppc though.

    -Travis
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    I've made my first $79 offering video and seo services 2008
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  • Profile picture of the author MagneticKopy
    My first dollar online was when I was 17. I was a graphic designer specializing in Mixtape cover design.

    I mainly marketed myself to the influenceer in the market (learned it from Dan Kennedy).

    With two months I had designed 9 Covers for $125 each.

    Within five months I bout my first car 2000 Mustang GT.

    I felt like I was on top of the globe...

    Then, I got into a dirt-biking accident and couldn't walk for 2 months straight and suffered from a mile case of amnesia.

    After that, I started to sell cars and got eventually got into marketing and copywriting and eventually started my own company.

    Sorry if that was long-winded...
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  • Profile picture of the author 101AnonymousGuy101
    My first dollar came from forum posting, back in 2008.
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  • Profile picture of the author Trey Morgan
    My first dollar was actually $30 from paid surveys.
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    • Profile picture of the author shahriyar
      Cannot remember the time, but it was from Google Adsense (cents combined to a dollar!)
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      • Profile picture of the author SteveSki
        I started off online back in 1997 not with a computer but with WebTV so I could start buying online while buying from the Home Shopping Network... Lol... then in 99 I upgraded to a PC... and in 2001 Finally Realized I needed my own product to sell.

        So I spent a week writing an ebook on How To Start A Pet Photography Business and started selling it on eBay... and it felt really great that my first months earnings exceeded my full time pay from driving tractor-trailers.

        Gave me the confidence to quit driving trucks and stick to doing photography and Internet Marketing... the best thing about it is the lifestyle.

        Instead of living in a run down area of Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvaina, I now live in Sunny Queensland Australia having Fun in the Surf and Sun!

        Cheers,
        Steve
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        • Profile picture of the author mge
          In 2006 I used safelists to advertise a CB product. My first commission was $17.
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        • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
          I wouldn't buy that for a dollar!



          But seriously this is pretty tenuous, Anyone can make a dollar online, just go to Fiverr, and do anything for anyone, and it is only a matter of time!

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          • Profile picture of the author grumpyjacksa
            Today, yes. but back in 2006, Fiverr didn't exist. Frankly, I don't think any of the freelancing marketplaces existed back then. But back in 2006, safelists were "the big thing"....
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      • Profile picture of the author dndoseller
        AdSense in 2008 on my royalty free music site which is still going strong! But now I have many other sources of income from danosongs
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        • Profile picture of the author heavysm
          I believe it was the spring of 2009 and it was an adwords driven sale of a clickbank affiliate product for $37. I was such a noob back then that i thought i would get the money within two weeks (it was my only sale) so I wasted like $600+ more trying to make sales.

          I'll never forget that lone sale in my clickbank account though. The empire of creation that single sale caused...just amazing really
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    • Profile picture of the author Art Carvajal Jr
      Made my first online dollar in 1992 by selling a short report in the advertiser section of CompuServe showing people how to get their ad posted to the top of the list. Ahh, the good old days when a 14400 baud modem was considered SO FAST!
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  • Profile picture of the author Deionatrix
    1st £1 was probably made from a Zazzle store I used to have. The same store still makes money on a monthly basis even though I never go on it anymore,
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    • Profile picture of the author gjabiz
      Please allow me to divide this between online and Internet. First bucks were from selling computer parts and pieces in 1986 on the old boards and forums. Mostly PC clone stuff.

      Then on the Internet in 1997 sold The Professional Remote Direct Marketing Home Study Course which I had developed for a big marketer. My commission on the sale was several hundred dollars. Not bad for using a free website, I sent NO product, I was in effect an affiliate. It hasn't always been that easy to make a thousand bux in commission, but it sure is FUN.

      I was influenced by a man, Marlon Sanders who was one of the first remote direct marketers on the Internet, thanks Marlon.

      gjabiz

      PS. Since then I've developed many products and have been at it for a long time.
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    My first sale came from an affiliate product on Clickbank by Michael Webb. 500 Lovemaking Tips & Secrets. I was using the bum marketing method and posting articles on ehow.com and Ezinearticles. This was about 5 or 6 years ago.
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    My first dollar, or should I say $0.92, was thru adsense many years ago. I was absolutely thrilled. I have moved away from adsense but I still remember that day!
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    I forgot, but probably AdSense for me too. Couple of cents which I wasn't able to get out of the system. I think I've had around $20-30 in affiliate profits over several years, and that was semi-accidental rather than planned.

    I build websites, but don't even remember who was the first "real" client of my business. Apart from my previous employer who contracted me for the first couple of years.
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  • Profile picture of the author virtualconsultant
    The first dollar I earned way back in 2005 from a project that I won after bidding on Scriptlance( does not exist any more).
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    My first dollar was earned back in 2005 when I won a project on Scriptlance after bidding. It was $30 project.
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  • Profile picture of the author Marked09
    I made my first dollar on PTC site a few months ago and after that I was convinced that there is money on the Internet. I spent my time learning other stuffs that can make me earn better than ptc site. Then I stumbled here in Warrior Forums where there are tons of Information (Legit) that will make your earn.
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    Mine was Ebay and I look back now at just how naive I was, but it gave me the fire in my belly.
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  • Profile picture of the author wakizashi99
    First internet sale was on ebay 10 yrs ago, drop shipping products from China. Had all my auctions end on a Sunday, then collected the money and sent the orders to my drop shipper. Money for emails.. felt like magic
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      Originally Posted by wakizashi99 View Post

      First internet sale was on ebay 10 yrs ago, drop shipping products from China. Had all my auctions end on a Sunday, then collected the money and sent the orders to my drop shipper. Money for emails.. felt like magic
      With what company did you do drop shipping ? Was it a good business?

      I feel like ebay is not a very good market place anymore...
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  • Profile picture of the author Cray
    Made mine doing simple task on facebook. Now that I think about it, It was horrible. lol
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  • Profile picture of the author casenterprises
    Success University! That seems like a lifetime away. 2009, I believe.
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  • Profile picture of the author JakeRhodes
    Mine will have been from Google Adsense in about 2006 I think. That feels like a lifetime ago now.
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  • Profile picture of the author dinkO14
    I've earned my first $ with PTC sites, i've spent a lot of time for that.
    First serious dollar is made through CPA network.

    Nice to remember those moments.
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    I made my $1 by selling text links on my website.
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  • Profile picture of the author CedricHarel
    I've earn my first buck when I was 13 years old.
    It was with CPM method, and I was on Over-blog blog's platform.

    I had a blog about teenagers. It's funny to remember me that.
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    It showed me that there really is money to be made in internet marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author WorldIR
    clickbank... was excited when revceiving my first sale email...
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  • Profile picture of the author jw22777
    My 1st dollars online was made through completing offers on ZNZ. It felt so unreal!
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    • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
      Originally Posted by jw22777 View Post

      My 1st dollars online was made through completing offers on ZNZ. It felt so unreal!
      I am sure you will make more, especially when you have fully grasped the difference between 2014 and 2017!

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    My first earnings were from Fiverr back in the days. Made intros there.
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  • Profile picture of the author kursat
    Was Clickbank sale for me...I think it was a $17 commission. We celebrated the moment with my wife. It felt better than any money I got before because it showed me that it was possible to work from home.
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  • Profile picture of the author grumpyjacksa
    My first dollar...

    Adsense. On a free blogspot travel blog with articles from EZA (ok, that was like 2007...

    And I felt like a millionaire...

    And then I felt like that all over again when I got my first check from Google

    And again when I got my first check from ShareaSale, and another from Clickbank.

    And then again when I sold my first copy of my product.

    But it was the first dollar that got me hooked for life.
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