Joining WA Newbie!

Last Update: May 02, 2012

Hi, I was recently paid off from working in a fishing tackle and shooting shop and was having a hard time getting interviews with the current economic climate when a friend showed me an ad for making money with "Internet Marketing". I have to say I was doubtful at first thinking.... "It was too good to be true", "Surely everyone is at it", but I have to admit I was curious. So I started my journey, step by step. I scanned the web searching for advice, after a few weeks I came across The Bum Marketing Technique where I learned a few things more. From there I joined the Wealthy Affiliate University and later signed up to Street Articles.

It hasn't been easy although I was paid off I landed a six month covering job with another friend and while working during the day I would then sit another few hours at night trying to learn new skills. I should point out that I have an IT back ground and have some skills in web page development, hosting and search engine optimization so the technical stuff is not over whelming but having to learn how to write has been a new experience altogether for me.

After a few months now I have started to get busy and have bought a few domains and started writing content. Hopefully with the help of you guys here I can make enough to work from home completely.  

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It is going to be a long haul from start up to full time income, but if you never give up, you will make it. They say 90% of internet marketers fail. I would add to that that at least 89% of them have been lied to about how to succeed.

Internet marketing is hard work and in some cases even harder than a 9 to 5 job but you are your own boss.
kyle Premium
I also bet that 89% of people are trying to implement techniques that are outdated an no longer apply. The problem with static information products is that they are not updated and become stale and outdated. The Internet moves far to quickly for a product to retain relevancy, a huge reason why we have moved to the OEP framework. :)
tommo1968 Premium
I'll need to make sure I'm in the 10% then. I don't mind hard work I'm prepared for it so here goes. Thanks
kyle Premium
That is awesome to hear...sounds like you are making some good headway. This "Internet Marketing" thingy is the real deal, but I agree that sometimes it is hard to believe it is real with all the schemes out there and the overtly "scammy" nice car, big house, laptop on beach sales pages.

Great to have you here at WA and I look forward to hearing about your successes!
tommo1968 Premium
I would settle for a working car, a medium house and a laptop in my office. I'm not greedy..if success does happen I will do my bit for community. Thanks.
Nice Intro, sure you can achieve your dream target. Best of Luck
tommo1968 Premium
Thanks, lets get to work!
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