by zigg
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So I guess I'll just get straight to it....


I few weeks ago I realized that I could be using the time I spend on the internet to make money. I've bought a few books on the subject and while I now have a basic understanding of the different ways to make money, I still can't decide which method would best suit me. I thought I could ask you guys for advice....

My goal is to bring in $75 a day (not month or hour lol). I know that you should "aim high" but this is the goal I have decided on. Is it possible for a newbie like me to be making this kind of money consistently? My time goal is to reach this level of income within a year.

I'm on break between my freshman and sophomore years of college. I need the money so I can buy an apartment near campus (I hate commuting) and afford law school (it's a state school so it's relatively cheap). I can type very quickly (I'm an English major, don't let my mistakes in this post fool you). I also have enough money to afford hosting and two or three websites.

So, anyone have any advice? It would be greatly appreciated
  • Profile picture of the author drumguru69
    I would say to pick something that you enjoy and experiment....

    At first, its a lot of trial and error...Do what others have done and you will have a good start at least, but what works for one might not work for you because of various reasons (like niche, etc)...

    You are doing the first step correctly and educating yourself!
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  • Profile picture of the author ContentMachine
    Try to focus on one particular thing... Don't spread yourself too thin....
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    • Profile picture of the author zigg
      Does anyone have any more specific suggestions?
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      • Profile picture of the author Vlad Bacioiu
        Originally Posted by zigg View Post

        Does anyone have any more specific suggestions?
        Hmm , read more stuff on this forum and if you are a native english and a little bit skill you can open a writing service on warriors for hire section Warriors For Hire to make some cash to help you in the beginning. In this way you can make a website for this service.
        You said that you have enogh money for 2-3 blogs. I think it's a good idea to make only 2 websites - one for your service and second for adsense /amazon / clickbank ( but clickbank it's quite hard for newbies) . If you have some profit you need to invest the money to bring your websites to first page on google( if you brind the adsense blog to first page and it get enough traffic you will get money with no work !
        So, if you can make an adsense blog to make profit, you can make the same process for second website and so on.

        all starts with an account www.Hostgator.com,Google Keyword tool,Domain Names, Web Hosting and SSL Certificates - Go Daddy and a WordPress.

        Good luck in your IM adventure.
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        • Profile picture of the author Joe R Piercey
          An easy way to start is do forum marketing. Put a link in your signature to a free blog with some articles on it. Put relevant affiliate offers on the site and start driving traffic to your blog by posting in the niche related forums.

          Its easy to start and can be rewarding just posting helpful posts in the forums
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        • Profile picture of the author magnates
          Originally Posted by Vlad Bacioiu View Post

          Hmm , read more stuff on this forum and if you are a native english and a little bit skill you can open a writing service on warriors for hire section Warriors For Hire to make some cash to help you in the beginning. In this way you can make a website for this service.

          Good luck in your IM adventure.

          Please pay special Attention to Vlad advice

          He has given you one of fastest way to earn income online if you write good english and have excellent quality

          Apart from bumping the thread , it would cost you no money to write the article . Just time . Something everyone alive has

          People are willing to pay more than $20 per 500 words articles . As long as you can bring in the quality in your writing , you would get customer

          You can give discount for bundle article packs

          It is great idea if you can write quality english

          Very little investment and easy to earn

          Cheers

          ~Femi
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  • Profile picture of the author David A Griffiths
    Hey zigg, try out the 100k Adsense blueprint. It'll cost you $47 but because it's a real step by step it's a great way to follow a plan through to a completed site. Then if you decide to diversify from Adsense (which you should, of course) you'll have all the basic knowledge you need.

    Thereafter, you will better understand the basic concepts that you'll hear about on this forum and eslewhere, and you'll know what to explore in more detail and where to find answers!

    Whatever you decide I hope you are successful - welcome to the wacky world of IM!!

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  • Profile picture of the author sscot
    Originally Posted by zigg View Post

    So I guess I'll just get straight to it....


    I few weeks ago I realized that I could be using the time I spend on the internet to make money. I've bought a few books on the subject and while I now have a basic understanding of the different ways to make money, I still can't decide which method would best suit me. I thought I could ask you guys for advice....
    Choose one method (any), stick into it and continue.....

    My goal is to bring in $75 a day (not month or hour lol). I know that you should "aim high" but this is the goal I have decided on. Is it possible for a newbie like me to be making this kind of money consistently? My time goal is to reach this level of income within a year.
    Of course you can. No hesitation there at all.
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  • Profile picture of the author vinug
    @zigg,

    Making money online can be divided under these sections :
    > Create and sell your own product
    > Promote other people's product
    > Create content pages and make money from advertisements

    Best thing: Choose the option which you feel is right one for you and stick with it. Many newbies make the mistake of going after many ideas and not making any solid results in any of them. So better choose one steam and stick with it.

    zigg, I feel you can (my personal opinion only) create one or two web sites with valuable content in them and earn money from advertisements.
    Each website should cover all the areas the theme of the website is about. It should be original and not copied content. For monetizing, you can use Pay per click options like Google Adsense.
    Your earning will improve as your websites become popular. It happens with time. Right now you can focus on improving the quality and usefulness of the content in your website. These types of websites will generate more money in the long run than lot of micro sites with 4 or 5 pages in them.

    Hope you will find this post useful.
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  • Profile picture of the author onegoodman
    I would suggest to start small not big, and don't jump in something u r not familiar with like, don't jump in selling on amazon (you can get banned without even knowing why).

    Study the market you are going into carefully before you start something

    good luck
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Fastest way is to offer a service and writing is a service a lot of us need regularly. You will need to join the War Room ($37 one time fee) and then post an ad in Warriors for Hire ($20 fee and $20 to bump back to first page when it reaches page 3).

    Do a couple of writing samples for the thread. You can browse the content providers there to see what they are charging.
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  • Profile picture of the author tristatemedia
    the secret to this is learn and earn.
    be good and have your reputation stand out.
    and save time and money if you outsource work as well.
    best of luck
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    • Profile picture of the author zigg
      Wow, thanks for all the help guys! I know I can write high quality original content in English, and for $20 per 500 word article I could make some serious money! But I'm worried I'll get overwhelmed with orders if I'm good enough. I don't want to be spending every free moment writing content. If I could somehow limit it to 5 orders or 10 orders a day maybe?

      Anyone have any other suggestions?
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