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FIB - Scams 101 - Ye Olde Archives
Posted By: MaaMaw In Response To: Question For Maw Maw (Brittni)
Wednesday, 23 February 2005, at 9:21 a.m.
> I just wanted to know, how you make 1500 dollars a month from this site,
> when its only a forum??? Just curious of you would share that info. (or
> not)
First, I'm an idiot.
My income from this site alone has varied from $65 one month (actually there might have been a month when I owed *them* $65, but just one) to $2500+ a couple of months (dumb luck). For a long time it averaged about $1200 to $1500 a month then slipped (from lack of attention) to an average of about $600, but it's back up now.
That isn't counting another few hundred $$ I used to make from AllWebCo when they had their affiliate program. (Now I promote 'em just cuz I love 'em.)
Why am I an idiot?
Because I only promote one affiliate program here: Corey Rudl's Internet Marketing Course.
That is because MaaMaw only peddles the best, and finding the "other bests" takes time (there is no "other best" course, IMHO, but there are "bests" in just about every related area). I won't sell anything I can't personally recommend.
Until recently, I haven't had time to do anything but dabble, and I couldn't even do that consistently.
I'm also an idiot because I haven't done ANY of the things I should have done to promote this site and this board. With the exception of posting on other boards (which I haven't done for over TWO YEARS!), I have done NOTHING to promote it. Zippy, Skippy. And that makes me an idiot.
And I'm scared... I confess, I'm scared to death.
It's perfectly obvious to me that if I could make $1200 to $1500 a month from this site (all of FIB, not just the board) by doing NOTHING, then I should be able to multiply that to a living wage in short order... but the idea that I might not be able to scares the bejeeeezus out of me.
A board is a *great* way to promote your own products or affiliate products, Brittni. A successful board is a community. People get to know each other and trust each other -- and that includes the host.
However, as someone recently discovered, you don't just "open it and they will come," no matter how well you communicate. It takes a ton of time and effort (I did my time to get it to this point the first year; I didn't go to hell in a handbasket right away) (but like I said, it was all from participating in other boards and getting noticed; I have never posted articles, put FIB in directories, etc. I know what to do, thanks to Corey and just "hanging around," but I have never done it... SHAME ON ME!)
Please also note (Brittni, this has nothing to do with you) --
NEWBIES, are you listening?
MLM RECRUITERS too (but you don't listen) --
There are *right* ways and *wrong* ways to promote yourself and your stuff on boards.
Notice I how I put my two links in the body of this message?
That's okay (even if I were a guest).
I'm answering a question, contributing to the conversation, and squeezing my stuff in where I can, in this case, as examples. (Links on the bottom are also fine.)
If you've seen some thrashings, it's because links were posted in conjunction with *obvious* attempts to "discreetly" post links. (It doesn't have to be a blatant ad to be obvious to anyone who's been around the block a few times.)
Well, I guess that's more than you wanted to know. I think the answer to your question is in there someplace :-D
Luv,
MaaMaw
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