What I'm Doing Now

I've been focusing on video game talk for the last several posts and have pretty much stopped posting about making any money. The reason is pretty simple, I've already bought the PS3 so my goal has been reached. But I've had a request to update on this topic and explain what I did, so here you go.

To answer the first question I got, no I'm no longer doing anything with CashCrate or FusionCash. Both of these sites were great and they both paid. I made somewhere around $175 with them combined, which is nothing to sneeze at for next to no effort. That's with zero referrals, too. I've seen some folks that make $600+ a month just off their referrals. So, if you're interested please use my link, hint hint.

The reason I stopped using the GPT (Get Paid To) sites is because I found the Thirty Day Challenge. What is the TDC, you may be asking. It is a course that was put together by a couple of internet marketers (Ed Dale and Dan Raines) to teach people how to make some money on the internet. The goal is to make your first $10 in the 30 days. It officially runs through the month of August, but due to the success and high demand of this year, they've left the site up and kept the forums running. They're also adding new content, but not often. Can't really complain though since it is 100% free.

I got into the TDC a week or so late, but even with that I was able to catch up and more than made my $10 by the end of the month. I won't go into a lot of details about the TDC, because Ed Dale really explains it better than I ever could. The course uses some YouTube videos and podcasts to teach the lessons and they're fantastic. I'd never even heard of internet marketing before this and was able to be successful at it, so anyone should be able to follow the advice.

I want to say that it isn't easy money. I mean, it is easier than working my job, but there is still effort involved. If answering surveys is all you feel like doing, then stick with the GPT and hope for some referrals. The TDC consists of doing research into what markets you can get ranked in Google and then posting some quality sites about those markets. When I say markets, I'm talking more like interests or hobbies. For example, my first site was about aquarium enthusiasts. I got ranked highly in Google for my search term, too. But not all sites pay. In fact, my first 2 sites didn't make a single sale, even with plenty of traffic. That's why you have to do research first.

The thing is, some people put up total crap sites. You've seen the kind I'm talking about, where it is nothing but spam and ads. That's not what the TDC is about at all. The TDC is all about putting up good, quality sites with good, quality information on it. Besides the fact that it is the ethical thing to do, it has economic benefits, too. If someone goes to a site and finds the info they're looking for, they're going to be much more likely to buy something advertised on that site. That's where the real work comes in. I wrote a ton of articles that I put a lot of time, effort and research into so that whether people bought the product or not, they at least got some benefit from coming to my site. Also, I only advertised products that I thought were decent.

As for the products, I went to Clickbank and found some that were related to my site. I also set up some Amazon.com links. Also, my sites weren't covered in links. There was one ad at the top of the page and sometimes a single link at the bottom of an article. That's it. No spam, no crap, just a link saying, "Hey, if you're interested in this topic, you might like product x."

If you've been reading this blog, then you know the end results. I expect to get the PS3 in around 6-12 months. I got it in less than 6 weeks. The TDC method works, big time. After I got the PS3, I stopped updating my internet marketing sites but they're still making money for me. I've made over $1000 so far and am still getting sales, which is really nice. Since I've totally neglected my sites, the Google rank has fallen and sales have dropped off, but I'm still seeing $50 or more a month, which buys me a game.

So there you go. That the method I used to buy a PS3 in a nutshell. If anyone has more detailed questions, I'll be happy to answer them here. However, I can't suggest strongly enough to check out the Thirty Day Challenge if you want to try it yourself.