Thanks!  That is just as I suspected.  I've seen a lot of web content lately claiming you can make $$ online in a matter of days.  One site in particulary claimed that you can make "$1000 in a week online" (hence the thread topic).  Sounded bogus to me.

I think potpieglrl and a few other lensmasters do actually make that kind of money. But they've worked hard, treat this as a full-time job, and have had to learn by trial and error what works and what doesn't. Not everyone can do what they do.

From what I gather of Potpiegirl's technique, she's not only effective at SEO and affiliate marketing, she's got a system for looking for products in affiliate marketing programs that pay $25 a sale. She doesn't waste time on money-making techniques that don't earn a lot per sale. And then she puts a LOT of time, skill and effort into getting customers who are likely to buy those products to her lenses.

I don't know that much about it though. You might check her blog. There are other lensmasters who are doing it too, but most of them are not sharing their techniques as part of their strategy. I haven't bought her book, but she gives sound, solid advice on her blog that really does make sense, so in her case, I would trsut that her e-book has valuable tips and could work.

She doesn't guarantee you're gonna make a thousand dollars a week, though. She just says it's a strategy that can work for making a reasonable amount of money online.

Well, I know several cafepress shopkeeper do. They work really hard and it is not an overnight success.

I am really skeptical when I see the word "clickbank". I realize most of them uses the same format, almost the same style in writing, same irritating "pop right in your face" box to get your email address style of marketing. Does that really make money?

I have read a book (a real physical book), claiming that you can be a millionaire just by following step by step on what they do. It is the same style! I rolled my eyes when it said that the "pop right in your face" box is very efficient to get someone to sign up your newsletter. Is that true? How come I get quickly turn off when it pop right in my face? Well, I did find some good information in that book, by I kept rolling my eyes at most of the stuffs that I read. Maybe that is the reason why I am not rich yet. Can someone enlighten me please.

Oh yes, I am also turn off by websites that look like this. http://www.buymystupidebook.com (Not this one actually, LOL!) I cannot get myself to read to the bottom of their page. I will lost interest half way and surf elsewhere. Am I the only weird one around?

draik wrote:

I am really skeptical when I see the word "clickbank". I realize most of them uses the same format, almost the same style in writing, same irritating "pop right in your face" box to get your email address style of marketing. Does that really make money?

I have read a book (a real physical book), claiming that you can be a millionaire just by following step by step on what they do. It is the same style! I rolled my eyes when it said that the "pop right in your face" box is very efficient to get someone to sign up your newsletter. Is that true? How come I get quickly turn off when it pop right in my face? Well, I did find some good information in that book, by I kept rolling my eyes at most of the stuffs that I read. Maybe that is the reason why I am not rich yet. Can someone enlighten me please.

Oh yes, I am also turn off by websites that look like this. http://www.buymystupidebook.com (Not this one actually, LOL!) I cannot get myself to read to the bottom of their page. I will lost interest half way and surf elsewhere. Am I the only weird one around?

No, you're not the only one.  If I see a pop up of any kind, I simply close the window without reading anything.

But how can you make a 1000/wk online?  Write an e-book "claiming" to know all the secrets on how to make a $1000/wk online and sell it on clickbank.  You don't actually need to know anything at all, just write in a bunch of jibberish that no one will understand any way.   

PS one thing I forgot, make sure you tell everyone not to buy these kinds of e-books cause it's a scam, except they should buy yours of course cause you do all the secrets.

Last edited by molly6342 (04/17/2009 6:14 am)

If you can think of it, then maybe it's possible. I'ts just a matter of goal setting and follow it strictly. You can probably even make more than 10K in a week. I'm not there yet, but someday I will.

GreenEcoBean wrote:

I have made $750 a week on adsense clicks on one site I have...but it took years to get there.

Is this adsense only here in Squidoo???

I believe it's possible to make $1000 with blogging in a week because I have done this. The problem is that it takes quite a period of time to build up to this level (and no doubt this is the same with Squidoo) and most bloggers give up too early.  Blogging isn't an overnight success thing - well it wasn't in my case and took over two years to develop things to a decent level.

Mike.

I regularly pull in $1K+ per week with my online writing. But like others have said, there's no magic bullet - it takes work, and lots of it I must add. Web writing is my career and I know it sounds strange in a thread where one wonders if it's even possible, but I feel that the amount I earn is quite modest for the effort put in.

In my case, I have regular clients and submit my work for sale on a couple of different Web content writing sites. I don't do adsense/blogging etc. I'm the world's worst blogger actually. I've been exploring revenue sharing work but have found that I do much better financially writing for others. So far, all of my success has been centered on write-for-hire stuff.

How to do it? That is the question (or is it?). We all have our own talents, niches, preferences, biases, work habits, etc. What works for me hasn't worked for some of my good friends and equally talented (or even better) writers. LIkewise, I'm not interested in actively pursuing affiliate marketing so I'm not going to be as successful at that as others. What are your interests? What are you good at? What are you willing to get even better at? What type of time do you have to devote to it? Those are the real questions.

Last edited by Celeste_Stewart (04/17/2009 9:13 pm)

I highly recommend the book, The Four Hour Work Week. Timothy Ferris takes a unique look at marketing products that can become "automatic" in sales. He spends about 2-3 months developing them and getting the sales going then automates the sales through a variety of techniques. In a sense this is what PotPieGirl does as well who is every bit as genius as Ferris. But they have both spent tons of time refining their systems and their skills.