Here's my story: I'm currently using Clickbank products to make ends meet. Setting up cheezy sleazy one page sites with copy the Rick Jerk would be proud of. I realize that makes me bottom of the barrel, low on the totem poll, the laughing stock of these forums… The Used Car Salesman of the Net! After being in the game for a bit and improving my IB knowledge exponentially through forums, podcasts, etc. I’m ready to go legit. And I’m looking for some general advice. Current thoughts and research: -monatizing blogs formed by RSS feeds and half original content -Going purely PPC and linking to my affiliate pages or ads or PPC Arbitrage -monatizing a forum (i have some good domains already) -copying and improving some "sector" / niche sites on stuff like voip, gaming, gambling. I have quit my job, though I still do some odd jobs and temp work when I have a slow week. I’m a young dude and I’m still living a “college†like lifestyle so expenses are very low. But I know this current route won’t support much more, including the possibility of marriage. Plus, I’m tired of my Used Car approach. I want to wash of the sleaze and go CLEAN… Ahh, sounds nice. Fire away folks. Oh, and I have about $500 saved up to put towards my new venture. Thank you thank you thank you. p.s. also posting this on wicked fire and shoemoney so please don’t mark as spam… please
Most people would say a pimp is sleazy, but he's got a lot of money. After being in "the game" for a while, I can say one thing with a fair amount of certainty: Save for a few exception, nobody got rich or made any decent amount of money without getting their hands dirty somewhere along the way. Business is inherently about survival of the fittest, and it will get messy sooner or later. You say you want to head in a new direction and you have $500 to buy yourself a ticket to that place. Well, if you don't mind me asking, where are you looking to go?
Well for now I'm looking for automated passive income, or something that can be turned into that in the future. I'm totally willing to hit something insanely hard to setup and get going. So I've been looking into blog automation tools and setting up a large network with each blog pulling in a few bucks a day. My dream is actually to create something that will support me and give me time to pursue my real dream of continuing my career as an actor/writer/entrepreneur. THanks for the reply. Any suggestions?
ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE. I know dozens of entreprenuers that are committed to keep their hands clean and do so while making money, some of them a ton of money. This is my fourth start-up and I am still clean. Don't paint me with your brush wiz
Someone has to be the used car salesman... if you're good at it, keep doing it. not likely. Without either an incredible idea & execution, OR a LOT OF WORK you are probably not going to reach your goal. Spam looks like the only way you will be able to do "auto pilot" stuff and make anything... but if you want to go clean, don't do that. Try: #1. Find something you really like. #2. Try to make a top quality website about it... add content everday. #3. Use every opportunity you can to drive traffic to that website. #4. After a year you'll hopefully be making money. OR how about: #1. Register about 30 domains (.info is about $3) #2. Make each into a mini site #3. Link related sites to each other #4. Do hundreds of directory submissions for EACH site #5. Try to take advantage of link exchange programs #6. After the Google PR update, sell links. This can actually work out pretty good. Just make sure you have lots of different themes that people might want to buy links for. The only downside is you need at least PR4 to make any money.
Automated passive income...yeesh, you weren't kidding when you said you're from Clickbank. Automated income, in reality, works on a numbers game. Whatever it is that you have generating your income has to reach its "critical mass" to sustain itself. Most common option now would be something like a forum or social website. As for being an actor/writer, you might be better off just focusing on your real dream instead of wasting time getting sidetracked. With sites like Break.com and Youtube enabling ANYONE to reach a potential audience of millions, you have options to get big as an actor. If you produce genuinely entertaining videos, you will garner many viewers, you can set up a site that you direct your fans to, and find a way to monetize that - so there, you will make money doing what you enjoy...either that or you'll discover that acting and writing isn't your thing.