Hello Everyone,
I am happy to introduce a special person here today. He blogs at Make Money On The Internet and he has achieved a lot in his many years of blogging. This guy started making money online as far back as 2005, a time when most of us were just coming to grips with what the internet was all about.
Chris Guthrie has greatly impressed me with his work ethic – he gave me answers just a few hours (if not minutes) after I sent him the questions of this interview. He’s really blew me away. I would suggest you save or bookmark his this post because he gave some very cool insights here.
And to all you guys that left comments, tweeted and shared the previous post about Colin Wright I say a big THANK YOU! You guys are inspiring me to do more.
And here is Chris Guthrie… Pay attention to the point he made about losing all the money he initially made and how he was able to bounce back.
My Best Investment
$5,000 to go to the Elite Retreat conference
How Many Hours Do I Spend Blogging Weekly?
10 or less
My Top 3 Traffic Sources?
1. Google
2. Referring Sites
3. Social Media
How Long Did It Take Me To Make $1000?
Four months back in 2005 when I first got started
My Most Memorable Blogging Moment?
The day I quit my blog about making money online because I wasn’t making any. As soon as I focused my attention elsewhere I started making good money online.
The Best Advice I Got?
Focus your attention on one website and make it the best
Favourite Quote
“Living life is like a game of monopoly. You may end up with a lot of money and a bunch of properties but in the end it all goes back to the bank.”
(That’s my quote lol)
In The Beginning – Before I Started Making Money Online
I was always fascinated with concept of making money online ever since I visited one of my favorite Nintendo news websites back in late 2004 that had Adsense units on it. When the owner (who was just a kid sorta like me at the time) told me that it was making him $2 a day I was like “What? You can make money from writing online about stuff you love?” I was very interested in the concept but didn’t know how I’d get any traffic and I got busy with other things so I sort of put it out of my mind.
Everything was Business As Usual Until This Happened
A year later when I was in my college video editing class and I created a Halo montage (see them at thehalogod.com) and put it online a bunch of people started sending me friend requests on Xbox Live. These messages were from people naming off the websites they’d seen my video at. So I had an idea to create another video which was even better than the first and use that as a launching mechanism to start my own forum which I called GamingVidz.com.
So I did this video and launched the forum and it was a pretty huge success in terms of the community that grew there and the number of page views the website was getting.
I Didn’t Stay On The Spot… I Kept Right On Going
The only problem was that even though the website was getting 500,000 page views per month I was only making $500 per month which certainly wasn’t enough to make a living on. It was paying for most of my college bills, but after that first forum I floundered may way through other websites and various business models until I eventually found the Amazon Affiliate program.
I started building websites with a physical product focus so that I could more easily have something to sell on these websites and these were huge successes. I earned $42k with Amazon in my first year of using them back in 2009.
What Have I Accomplished So Far?
I was fired from my day job in October of 2009 and in the following year I earned more than $150,000 in my first full year of self employment. That year I also had my first six figure website deal as well. Overall I had a great first year of self employment in 2010 and I’m excited about what’s next in 2011.
But I Am Not Done Yet, I Have Some Other Things I am Working On
My blog is called Make Money on the Internet and my goal is to reach 10,000 RSS readers by the end of the year (I’m currently at 5,190). I have an unofficial goal to make my first million dollars before I’m 30 (I’m 27 now) and late last year I set a 20 year goal to buy the Guthrie Castle in Scotland.
If I Am To Start All Over Again, I will Do These Three Things FIRST
Have an idea on how your website can make money. When I first got started I thought traffic would be enough and it really isn’t. Targeted higher value traffic is the key. Ask yourself how much money your visitor is worth and if the answer is very little, you may not be in the best niche.
Where Can You Find Out More About Me?
Blog: Make Money on the Internet
Twitter: @ChrisGuthrie
Facebook: MakeMoneyontheInternet.com/facebook
The Ball Is In Your Court
I hope the interview/profile inspired you. Making money on the internet is not rocket science, but it’s not an All-Play-And-No-Work-Affair either. You need to take REAL action NOW. There is this Chinese quote I really love and it’s what I would leave you with today:
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; the next best time is NOW”.
Peace!
Emmanuel Olonade
www.IncomeScene.com
P.S: I would post my March update very soon. Stay tuned for the big announcements I have.
P.P.S: And please, spread the word!
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Hi Emmanuel, that was great insights from Chris and thanks for sharing the Chinese quote. I just started blogging and so that quote is very relevant for me. I was surprised that Chris only spends 10 hours or less on his blog. I wondered how long he spent on his blog the first couple of months. Just curious
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Twitter: Incomescene
Hey Diana.
Really good to have you here. The Chinese proverb is indeed a gem. I hope Chris’ story helped.
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Enmmanuel, aloha. Thx for giving Chris such great questions to answer. The format and the flow made it very easy to follow the story. Because of your introduction, I look forward to learning more of his insights on his blog and through social media connections.
As it happens, that quote is one of my favorite as well. We cannot change the past; what we can do, is DO IT NOW!
Best wishes for a great day. Aloha. Janet
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Twitter: Incomescene
Aloha Janet.
Glad you loved the flow, the funny aspect is that I came ur with those questions on a flight.
You might be seeing my email asking you for an interview very soon.
Peace.
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Twitter: MrIanBelanger
Hi Emmanuel,
Great interview! I really enjoyed reading your interview with Chris. He seems like a really down to earth guy, who has achieved alot for his young age. I will definitely bookmark this post, because he has given me some good ideas to try.
Thanks for sharing Emmanuel and have a great day!
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Twitter: Incomescene
Thanks Ian. Chris is really down to earth. I enjoyed working with him.
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Hey Emmanuel,
Awesome job! You did a a fantastic job putting this interview together. Sometimes I don’t read everything from an interview. You had me from the beginning to the very end. Thanks for sharing this!!!
Have a great day…
Josh
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Thanks Josh. I always want to do something unique.
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…this is simply terrific! You’ve done it before and again and now again! Truth be told, I’m highly inspired, impressed and motivated with this interview.
The most obvious thing in this story is “know what works and drop what isn’t working!” This guy dropped his ‘non working’ blog and followed what worked and he’s now a success.
I say this “success doesn’t come to you on your bed, you’ve got to work your ass..” Good post mate. I really enjoyed it.
Tim
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Twitter: Incomescene
Hey man, thanks for the kind words.
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Hi Emmanuel,
This post is packed full of great information, thank you! I am certainly going to bookmark this because I will want to read through this again.
What a powerful point that as soon as he stopped focusing on money that is when he started making money.
Have a great day!
Stacy
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Thanks for dropping by Stacy.
Pretty true that starting with a blog on making money online is not usually the best choice.
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Hi Emmanuel,
Love the interview! Thank you for sharing this, it’s packed full of great value.
Susanna
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Hi Emmanuel,
I like what Chris says about traffic not being enough to generate income. Your traffice must be targeted traffic. Very significant.
Great interview. Thanks for sharing!
Gregory
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Very right Gregory, I wouldn’t want someone that is only interested in music to stay around here for long…except he blogs about music. Lol
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Chris Guthrie is one of my favourite bloggers since he shares the methods he uses to earn money online. Also, he sets realistic goals and works his a$$ off to achieve them. Kudos to him !
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Hi Emmanuel, it’s me again -the second comment on your blog tonight! I must say how impressed I am with your work here, and this interview provided lots of excellent tips, with excellent questions! I will also join everyone else in commending that Chinese proverb – the time is now!
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Thanks for the kind words (again) Tosin. I appreciate it.