Making $6000 per month

[Useless]

I would have used $50/month.

[Wazza]

Coz it's 200 blings a day

UW ya da pimp brudda

[ronnie]

Originally Posted by SirMoby

If you treat it like a new business venture then I think a newbie can make that kind of money but not next month. 3 to 4 months may be unlikely but not impossible. it will take some serious hard work and sacrifice to reach your goals.

I would suggest that you plan on giving up your hobbies until you reach your goals. Your new hobbies will be reading boards, studing traffic sources, graphics, learning new software, asking questions and trying new things.

Before you get started get rid of all distractions so that your mind is clear. That means if you have some financial issues that are distracting you, find a way to put them on hold. That hot babe/guy you want to date, make them part of your life now or forget about her. Friends that interfere with your day, block them out for a little while. Anything that takes you away for more then a day should be forgotten.

Once you're mentally and emotionally ready to work your ass off to reach your goals, then you can do it. Until then you're wasting your time.

When you start, wake up everry morninf and review what you did and learned the day before. Then make a "To Do" list. Review that list a few times a day and when you finish work for the day.

Stay organised, stay focused and you just might be able to do it. Keep us posted.

Be willing to give up your life. Think thats what you were saying...

ronnie

[Mishi]

Originally Posted by ronnie

Be willing to give up your life. Think thats what you were saying...

And it's accurate and correct. The more you do, the more you will want to do, and the more you will realize that that what you did yesterday was inadequate.

And that's the good news!

[ecchi]

Very true. I spend over 100 hours a week on the computer, and occasionally speak to webmasters who consider that a slow week.

[GeorgeTH]

Originally Posted by ecchi

Very true. I spend over 100 hours a week on the computer, and occasionally speak to webmasters who consider that a slow week.

|shocking|Yikes! When do you find time to live, or time to spend all the money you must be making?

That was the reason I sold my last (non-internet) business: my income was increasing, but at the same time my lifestyle was seriously eroding! At the end I had hardly any friends left because I was known as "the guy who's always working and never has time for us"...

I'm off to the coffee shop now: meeting friends for Sunday brunch - there has to be some time for that!!

[ecchi]

"When do you find time to live" by cutting down on the time I sleep. I try to get no more than 5 hours a night, and not go to bed every night (as the man said "I'll sleep when I'm dead"). Also I work while I eat, so I don't have to allow time for food.

But actually 100 hours a week is cutting down. A few years ago I used to have a "real" job as well. I'd get up about 6, do a couple of hours work on the computer. Leave for the day job about 8.20, get home about 6 ish with a take away, and most evenings work on the computer till about 1AM, then 5 hours sleep and repeat.

And the worst was when I was manager of a video store in an extremely rough area, and we could not keep staff due to violence against them, so often had to run the shop alone. At times I was working 13 hour days, 7 days a week at the shop (with no breaks), and still coming home (about 11.30pm) and putting a few hours in on the computer.

But I was a lazy kid, so I guess I am just putting in the time now that I did not put in as a kid, it all evens out.

[LB]

I am quite surprised at many of you who think that $6k a month isn't easy to achieve. Failure to adapt and move with the times doesn't mean that others have failed to identify the areas where profit is easily made. With the correct tools and knowledge, 10k a month can be generated quickly with minimal investment.

Ecchi - pulling a 100 hour week is quite common. We have times where we pull 20 hour work stints, and also have times when the pressure is off and we are lucky to do 60 hours.

[Fido]

Originally Posted by LB

With the correct tools and knowledge, 10k a month can be generated quickly with minimal investment.

Sure. But how long does it take to get knowledge?

[Useless]

Originally Posted by LB

...pulling a 100 hour week is quite common. We have times where we pull 20 hour work stints, and also have times when the pressure is off and we are lucky to do 60 hours.

Hell, even I occasionally pull a three hour stint without a nap.

[LB]

Originally Posted by Fido

Sure. But how long does it take to get knowledge?

And thats the real question isn't it

[Cleo]

I'm at this 7 days a week. I often put in 12 hour days or more. I do try to take short breaks often and do some sort of physical activity each day like going to the gym, playing tennis, bike riding, or tearing apart and remodeling part of my home. lol

[ecchi]

RE: "Ecchi - pulling a 100 hour week is quite common." Yeah I know, as I said "(I) occasionally speak to webmasters who consider that a slow week". The same goes for your "20 hour work stints", I often do 30+ and know people who call me a "woose" for moaning about that.

However I would not recommend those long stints to newbie webmasters.

[Pstar]

Thanks everyone for your comments and feedback. Its been very educational.

Seems like all I have to do is give up sleeping and clone myself a few times. Simple really.

Why $6000 per month? I want about £3k monthly (decent UK salary) and with current exchange rates thats about $6K.

Probably got more people to read it too, because its a strange figure.

Next one target will be $12K monthly.

Thanks All

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[JanTM]

You guys ever heard the expression: "Work smarter... not harder?"

[ecchi]

Yeah, but the real money comes in when you work smarter and harder.

[wicked1]

Originally Posted by ecchi

Yeah, but the real money comes in when you work smarter and harder.

I Used to work full time,run a small business after hours then come home and work on the computer. Average sleep was 4-5 hours a day ,some times I might get 5 hours every 2 days.

I can tell you from personal experience that when you continue to burn the candle from both ends all you achieve is total burnout twice as fast.

Sooner or later your health will tell you to stop.

Well at least I hope it does.

Not everyone is fortunate enough to survive the first warning or smart enough to listen to it.

I made the foolish decision to chase wealth at the expense of health and paid the price.

Do not make the same mistake !.

Money is useless if you do not live long enough to enjoy it .

Regards,

Wicked1

[Jeka]

This night I had only 2 hours sleep but it wasn't because I worked too much, I just couln't sleep

You don't need to work 10 hours per day to make 6k / month. Some people do work about 3 hours and make twice that money with tgp.

[Sinistress]

Lots of useful info in this thread (also lots of useless info but that's beside the point)

Pstar I don't think people are saying you have to clone yourself & give up sleeping. Seems like you're perhaps focusing on the wrong posts. What I read in this thread, is that you have to realize first of all that it isn't going to be immediate, no matter what. Secondly, start networking & making contacts so that when you're submitting (if you decide to do galleries or freesites) then the linklist & tgp owners recognize you as 'not just another bs submission' which will increase your listings, and therefore your traffic, and resultingly your $$ earned ideally. Also, what LB said was very useful. Take some time to study the business and find out where the money making trends are these days. Once you've figured out which area you want to start in, work smart, not hard. Ie, if you're submitting to a linklist or a tgp that constantly rejects you -- Find another one to submit to, as someone else mentioned before.

It will be hard if you make it difficult for yourself, but there is lots you can do to make life easier. Tommy had some very good suggestions, and his advice is gold.

If you're rushed or in a hurry to speed things up, chances are the quality of your work is going to decline... best of luck!

Xxx-SIN-xxX

[bdld]

start with a lot of money and invest wisely. but if you dont know wtf youre doing then dont even bother.

[Rui]

This is a great thread but would be much more usefull (for you) if you had said: "Making $1000 per month"...

Be humble...start low and raise the ladder of sucess.

Goodluck

[GenXer]

I agree, that is almost impossible to make 6,000 a month being brand new.

You would have to invest in advertising your websites if you are new, so it goes to the same thing that applies in every business both online and offline. You have to SPEND MONEY to MAKE MONEY.

Good luck !

[Pstar]

A few people are suggesting i should have aimed for $1000 per month first.

I didnt do this because $1000 per month is pocket money, if I'm earning that then it would only be a hobby and not much else.

I want to grow my sites as a business and so $6000 is just the first target.

Yes it takes money to hit that level but to me porn is a business not a hobby.

Cheers

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[HappySmut]

[quote=LB]I am quite surprised at many of you who think that $6k a month isn't easy to achieve. Failure to adapt and move with the times doesn't mean that others have failed to identify the areas where profit is easily made. With the correct tools and knowledge, 10k a month can be generated quickly with minimal investment.QUOTE]

treat LB's words like gold

i seen your sponsor stats a year ago and im still jealous

[AbsolutePorn]

Nice dream dude..