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  1. That is a very cool story!

    My turning point was at about that same time as yours. About a month later 🙂

    Good honest people willing to share what they learned just to help other people. That’s who newbies should look for, and here they would find one!

  2. PotPieGirl,

    Thanks for sharing your story. These are very inspiring. I think that the first 8 months of learning to make money online is a fascinating journey. Everyone needs to flounder around for a little while.

    Unfortunately, 90% of those who start don’t stick with it long enough to find their way to $50 a day. I am not there yet, but I am getting closer. I feel pretty good because I do this at night after my fulltime job.

    Would you please elaborate on your tipping point for when you started making a lot more than $50 per day?

    -Fred

  3. Really nice Jennifer! I really love to see the Journey of Bloggers series.. and your post rocks! 50 bucks a day is not really enough to live in US, but it really worth if you live in developed country! I also start blogging at February 2007, however, I suffered from slower turning point than yours because I only focused on a website and It’s in sandbox for 9 month! However, now I receive enough income for my pocket money and I also able to save a bit for my future…

    Waiting for the next post 🙂

  4. PotPieGirl says:

    @Lewis – Thank you for your kind words! That’s true, we both ‘grew up’ online at about the same time, didn’t we??

    @Wachovia Online Banking – You are SO right! At LEAST 90% don’t stick around. They give up out of lack of results, lack of money…. or sheer frustration. While 8 months is NOT a long time in the ‘big picture’ of life, it certainly isn’t an over-night success, either.

    The system I outline for free at 6 Step Niche Sites is the exact system that was my ‘tipping point’ as far as affiliate/internet marketing. Owning your own money making websites is THE way to really make all this work.

    @Cowy – Thank you!! No, $50 a day just won’t cut it income-wise here in the Atlanta area, but you’re right – for IMrs in other countries, this amount of money could be life-changing. Thank you for pointing that out =)

    Your story of having your one big site stuck in the ‘sandbox’ is a very common story. It is also the reason I advise ‘newbies’ to NOT go that route right out of the gate. It’s the ol’ “all your eggs in one basket” concept that causes many to give up online.

    Thanks for reading, everyone!!!

    Jennifer

  5. PotPieGirl, of course you are not a Guru!

    You are what Scott Boulch calls a DoRu, as you actually do something real as opposed to just hyping the latest greatest piece of crap that comes along.

    This is another great post in a long history of great posts here…

    Eat a peach!

  6. PotPieGirl says:

    @ Floyd – A “DoRu”… I like it!! MUCH better than “guru”!!!

    It’s a peach, hon =)

  7. Jennifer, I recently subscribed to your posts and am inspired by the fact that you are willing to share all your knowledge with us. What a breath of fresh air you are!

    I have all my eggs in one basket right now using BANS and the ebay affiliate program. I am educating myself on how to diversify and your blog has been such a help. My plan is to create some wordpress affiliate sites, and squidoo lenses. Also the GPT program you outline. I am creating a list of family and friends that I think can help me out there.

    Keep up the great work and welcome back from your well earned family vacation. Can’t wait to see what you have in mind for all of us.

  8. Great story on your journey.

    I started reading about bum marketing and it sounds great. I am in the process of starting writing articles and doing squidoo.

    If you do mind me asking, did you do any coding for your blog? Did you have help from someone? I do not know whether to use a wordpress theme or have one constructed. I do not see many themes that would fit my needs. If they do, I think I still need to code it.

    Your input is greatly appreciated.

  9. Really cool to read your story. I have no doubt that you make more than $50 a day now, but just knowing that it is possible to get to that amount is really inspiring.

  10. Thanks for the story. For me the turning point was reaching the $100 per day mark (though before that I was ecstatic at $10 and $50 per day…).

    Always nice to hear about someone’s success.

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