Inspired by a similar thread by fellow forum member Staccs, I've decided to create my own thread documenting my journey from figurative rags to literal riches.
I have:
And I want:
Yep.
Here's a bit about me.
I've held an interest in online marketing for years, but I never bothered to actually read up on it until about a year and a half ago. I spent two months reading up it anywhere I could - I was subscribed to any SEO blog you could name, I spent days combing through old forum posts from anybody who seemed knowledgeable, and most importantly, I experimented with what I learned. I still don't consider myself an expert, but at least I like to think I know what I'm doing.
From there, I built a website that quickly became very well-known in its market. I spent the first month writing articles, building links, all that shit, but after that, it just took off on its own. I was closing ad deals for thousands every other week - all paid upfront for months in advance - until every page was plastered with banners.
All in all I probably made just 10 grand, but the lack of effort required on my part was more of a boon than a blessing. I got really lazy over the summer to the point that I didn't even bother checking my emails... or renewing the domain. Whoops. Yeah, that was really really really stupid.
I'm still pretty pissed about it, but there's no point crying over spilt milk.
So where am I now?
I started a different website a year or so ago. It was a news website covering finance. From the start, it was already doomed - my only goal at the time was to get it into Google News, and worry about money later. Nevertheless, I succeeded in getting it approved, and then quickly realized a little too late that I wasn't going to earn anything from that alone. I stopped all posting on the site (remember the summer I got lazy?) and it's been a ghost town up until now.
Just a week or so ago, I came across a bit of info that led me to realize how much my competitors are making. One of them, who started roughly the same time I started my site, is making $xx,xxx monthly off ad sales. I asked myself, "Why am I not a part of this?"
So, yeah. It's time to bust my ass and get to work.
And that's where you come in.
If you've read this far, thanks!
You can help me by asking questions about what I'm doing. Ask anything.
I'll help you by sharing my ideas, thoughts, and every step of my journey. I'll write a short post here at least once a week about how things are going.
If I miss a post, I'll do the same thing Staccs pledged to do - I'll donate $100 to charity. My charity of choice is the Electronic Freedom Foundation, which has done a lot to promote free speech, privacy, and net neutrality.
That's pretty much the gist of it all. I have a news website, I have 365 days left before the year ends, and hopefully by 2016, I'll have a million dollars in my hands.
Some might consider it an unreasonable, impossible, even foolish goal.
But still, I'll try my best.
Wish me luck, friends
I have:
- A news website (you'll read more about it in this post)
- 365 days left in 2015
And I want:
Yep.
Here's a bit about me.
I've held an interest in online marketing for years, but I never bothered to actually read up on it until about a year and a half ago. I spent two months reading up it anywhere I could - I was subscribed to any SEO blog you could name, I spent days combing through old forum posts from anybody who seemed knowledgeable, and most importantly, I experimented with what I learned. I still don't consider myself an expert, but at least I like to think I know what I'm doing.
From there, I built a website that quickly became very well-known in its market. I spent the first month writing articles, building links, all that shit, but after that, it just took off on its own. I was closing ad deals for thousands every other week - all paid upfront for months in advance - until every page was plastered with banners.
All in all I probably made just 10 grand, but the lack of effort required on my part was more of a boon than a blessing. I got really lazy over the summer to the point that I didn't even bother checking my emails... or renewing the domain. Whoops. Yeah, that was really really really stupid.
I'm still pretty pissed about it, but there's no point crying over spilt milk.
So where am I now?
I started a different website a year or so ago. It was a news website covering finance. From the start, it was already doomed - my only goal at the time was to get it into Google News, and worry about money later. Nevertheless, I succeeded in getting it approved, and then quickly realized a little too late that I wasn't going to earn anything from that alone. I stopped all posting on the site (remember the summer I got lazy?) and it's been a ghost town up until now.
Just a week or so ago, I came across a bit of info that led me to realize how much my competitors are making. One of them, who started roughly the same time I started my site, is making $xx,xxx monthly off ad sales. I asked myself, "Why am I not a part of this?"
So, yeah. It's time to bust my ass and get to work.
And that's where you come in.
If you've read this far, thanks!
You can help me by asking questions about what I'm doing. Ask anything.
I'll help you by sharing my ideas, thoughts, and every step of my journey. I'll write a short post here at least once a week about how things are going.
If I miss a post, I'll do the same thing Staccs pledged to do - I'll donate $100 to charity. My charity of choice is the Electronic Freedom Foundation, which has done a lot to promote free speech, privacy, and net neutrality.
That's pretty much the gist of it all. I have a news website, I have 365 days left before the year ends, and hopefully by 2016, I'll have a million dollars in my hands.
Some might consider it an unreasonable, impossible, even foolish goal.
But still, I'll try my best.
Wish me luck, friends
