Man, I feel like an old fucker. I've been lurking around here for the last few days, so I figure I might as well introduce myself. My name is Derek and I'm 31 years old. I pretty much fucked off all through high school and never made it to college. I was too busy chasing ass and getting stoned. lol
I finally slowed down about 5 years ago and got married to a beautiful woman and mother to my girl. However, I continued to work at some shitty job that I fucking hated. However, it payed the bills. I was laid off not too long ago and have been doing odd jobs here and there (audio installs, auto work, welding, etc.) just to make ends meet.
It wasn't until a few weeks ago that I started researching how to make some money online. I have built a website using some site building software but haven't any experience with HTML. I'm not a complete retard with computers but I am limited.
I've ran across tons of these peddlers out there trying to pitch these "get rich quick" schemes. I even purchased an ebook from one. It only ran me $27 bucks but it was all shit that I could have found for free elsewhere. It did help guide me some but it was my own research where I learned the most.
There are tons of free info out there, like this board, that can teach you how to be successful. I'm not there yet...but I've learned so much shit about SEO, picking a niche, keyword research, cloaking your links,etc. I'm one relentless son of a bitch and I know I'm going to be successful at this.
The whole point of this long ass post is to let other newbies out there ,like myself, know that you can get this shit nailed if you just use your fucking brain and work your ass off. There's no set and forget in this game, just persistency and determination....oh yeah, you do have to have some basic knowledge on how to use a computer. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
-Derek