$15k challenge - Someone shows us how he is making 15k in 30 days in his blog - GoFuckYourself.com

scouser · 09-03-2006, 02:59 PM

see http://www.15kchallenge.com (or http://www.15kchallenge.com/blog/

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan

The $15k Challenge came about ultimately because I drank too much Absinthe on a night out with my friends. The slighly longer version of why is below:

Every second Friday of the month a group of my so called friends get together for a ?marketing (excuse to drink and bullshit) meeting?? you know, the kind of stuff normal people do without the profit angle (ah for the good old days)

? anyway. .. as the evening went on we started discussing what would we do differently if we had to start all over again?

Now, this is where it all started to go downhill? apparently (and I beg to differ) I came out with the following smart-ass comment? ?If I had to start all over again then I could easily make ten grand within a month?? well that was it? fate sealed.

And even if I disagree, and don?t remember uttering those words, my ?good friends? decided that I should bend over and reach for the soap?

? and that?s how the challenge started? (actually, I spent the next hour or so trying to get out of it, but the Absinthe and my friends eventually wore me down) ?
The Rules

* I have 30 days to earn $15,000 (I initially said £10,000 which is around $18,000 but they were nice and rounded down)
* Starting capital is $150
* No loans, or any credit financing. Anything purchased on credit cards will be deducted from the allowed amount.
* No use of any existing software, scripts, or products that I own. With the exception of standard tools such as an HTML editor, graphics apps, FTP etc.
* The $15,000 is net profit not gross income.
* It has to be in a non-internet marketing niche.
* All income has to be derived from the Internet and can?t come from the sale of any site or business that I create.
* No existing mailing lists may be used, and I can?t use any existing sites I own or friends/friends lists to promote the business.

The Forfeit

A lot of time that evening was spent discussing what the forfeit should be if I lost the challenge. The current ideas are making me run around in a pink leather thong at some popular city night spot, or as suggested by Jason ?Profit? Moffit (thanks) ? walk into McDonald ?s, wait in line, and order a number 4 all while in the comfort of my Fruit Of The Looms.

All of this of course will be caught on camera for YouTube to archive for eternity.

The plus side to this though is that if I actually make the $15k, then my friends have to do the forfeit instead

?
About Me

I am an Internet Marketer and have been working online for just over six years. I mainly sell niche products (both physical and info), but over that time I have also created quite a collection of profitable content sites.

I have never had a million dollar day in the John Reese sense, or a billion dollar day like Frank Kern (I?m sure he said it was that ;), but a few months ago my business partner and I sold a chunk of our niche sites for just under $3m. (credit where credit is due, we would have never made as much if it wasn?t for some excellent advice from the Yoda of niche marketing? Ed Dale? and some nifty ninja tricks learnt from Frank).

I am also married, have a body like a temple, and dine with royalty in my castle most weekends. (ok, one of those three is true)

xanx · 09-03-2006, 03:02 PM

cliff notes please

BT · 09-03-2006, 03:02 PM

nice read.
''good luck"

Gillespie · 09-03-2006, 03:04 PM

This should be interesting...

madawgz · 09-03-2006, 03:08 PM

hmmmmmmmmm sounds real enough

Gillespie · 09-03-2006, 03:23 PM

Read the whole thing. I'm one of those who disagreed with him going with the crafts market, even after the explanation on why he chose that, but who knows, maybe he'll make it. Or forge the results.

Anyway, I'll keep an eye on it.

Great find!

rowan · 09-03-2006, 03:36 PM

Smart that he's using two sets of viral marketing: one to the consumer, one to the webmaster. Bookmarked.

=^..^= · 09-03-2006, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by rowan

Smart that he's using two sets of viral marketing: one to the consumer, one to the webmaster. Bookmarked.

i was thinking the same thing
hasnt even started ancd already gettign a shitload of promo

Violetta · 09-03-2006, 03:42 PM

15k on a blog in 30 days? Oh... that blog needs a shitload of traffic!

rowan · 09-03-2006, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockatansky

15k on a blog in 30 days? Oh... that blog needs a shitload of traffic!

You need to read more carefully.

free4porn · 09-03-2006, 04:56 PM

hope it works out for ya

Mr.Right - Banned For Life · 09-03-2006, 04:59 PM

intresting idea.

rodney25 · 09-03-2006, 05:44 PM

Interesting post there.

Tuga · 09-03-2006, 05:55 PM

Signed up!

rowan · 09-04-2006, 11:38 AM

bump5678

martinsc · 09-04-2006, 11:52 AM

interesting read.

tranza · 09-04-2006, 12:00 PM

Is that yours deadmoon?

Klen · 09-04-2006, 12:03 PM

Will see about that

tranza · 09-04-2006, 12:03 PM

Income So Far
Product Sales $00.00

Spent Money On
Domain Name Registration and Web Site Hosting
(example pricing can be found at 1and1.com) $15.00
Subscription To EasyNicheProduct.com $29.95
Adder Robot (adderrobot.com) $16.95
iStockPhoto.com Image (for Teri?s profile) $01.00
2checkout.com Payment Processing $49.00

Total Spent So Far $111.90

godisdead · 09-04-2006, 12:25 PM

Wow! That's a tough challenge. But he's got a decent idea I think.

DamageX · 09-04-2006, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by rowan

You need to read more carefully.

Cut him some slack, reading has never been one of his strong points.

Solid Bob · 09-04-2006, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by godisdead

Wow! That's a tough challenge. But he's got a decent idea I think.

http://wuranga.com/go/easynicheproduct.php

The above link is the whole kit and kaboodle. Watch how many webmasters sign up to copy this guy just like the million dollar homepage. He will post at the end of his blog how this was teh plan all along and laugh at all the idiots.

Cheers.

Snake Doctor · 09-04-2006, 12:56 PM

This should be interesting

Manowar · 09-04-2006, 12:59 PM

Very interesting

Z · 09-04-2006, 01:11 PM

intriiiggguuiinnng..

rowan · 09-04-2006, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solid Bob

http://wuranga.com/go/easynicheproduct.php

The above link is the whole kit and kaboodle. Watch how many webmasters sign up to copy this guy just like the million dollar homepage. He will post at the end of his blog how this was teh plan all along and laugh at all the idiots.

My head starts feeling heavy when I see yellow highlighted text. Can't the mainstream marketing guys come up with something original for once?

Solid Bob · 09-04-2006, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rowan

My head starts feeling heavy when I see yellow highlighted text. Can't the mainstream marketing guys come up with something original for once?

I didn't even read it. Just saw that on his "financials" page as one of the things he's using.

Crypt · 09-04-2006, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rowan

My head starts feeling heavy when I see yellow highlighted text. Can't the mainstream marketing guys come up with something original for once?

Why? its more easy to steal a idea from an idiot adult webmaster who do 5$ with an idea because he is clueless about real marketing in the real world.

Just need to repack the idea via a Ebook and generate 100k over a few months selling the idea itself.

Top guru marketers are doing this for years.

u-Bob · 09-04-2006, 03:13 PM

interesting

MrCain · 09-04-2006, 03:36 PM

Interesting.

Barefootsies · 09-04-2006, 03:44 PM

Vitasoy · 09-04-2006, 03:50 PM

I'll def keep an eye on it

Matt 26z · 09-04-2006, 04:05 PM

This thread is filled with gullible people.

The real product here is 15kchallenge.com, not that other stuff he writes about.

TTiger · 09-04-2006, 04:15 PM

bookmarked!

rowan · 09-04-2006, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt 26z

This thread is filled with gullible people.

The real product here is 15kchallenge.com, not that other stuff he writes about.

I'm in two minds about it, but I can say that if deadmoon hadn't posted the direct link to the blog I would have thought twice about submitting my name and email addr to get access.

I guess he wants my first name so that he can send out personalised emails.

DamageX · 09-04-2006, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rowan

My head starts feeling heavy when I see yellow highlighted text. Can't the mainstream marketing guys come up with something original for once?

If it ain't broke, why fix it?

As for signing up, I did. Hotmail is your friend.

sickkittens · 09-11-2006, 02:07 PM

Income So Far
Product Sales $00.00

Tempest · 09-11-2006, 02:48 PM

Anyone else notice there was a blog entry for the 5th that dissappeared??

beckie · 09-11-2006, 02:49 PM

Good luck!

scouser · 09-13-2006, 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tranza

Is that yours deadmoon?

Nope!!!!

sickkittens · 09-21-2006, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt 26z

This thread is filled with gullible people.

The real product here is 15kchallenge.com, not that other stuff he writes about.

So what is he selling then?

EasyNicheProduct.com?

marko13 · 09-21-2006, 01:27 PM

the contest should be very interesting......

maxidrom11 · 09-21-2006, 01:34 PM

good reading for me!

Matt 26z · 09-21-2006, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sickkittens

So what is he selling then?

EasyNicheProduct.com?

Yes, but I have a feeling there is also a new site or book on the way.

_Lush_ · 09-21-2006, 03:44 PM

great marketing idea I must say

I think i will jump on the coattails for a little ride if the site gets popular.
just registered these typin babys

15kblog.com
15kchalenge.com
15kchallengeblog.com

tranza · 09-21-2006, 03:49 PM

Did he make it?

OG LennyT · 09-21-2006, 04:04 PM

I signed up for a newsletter and got one email... lame

sickkittens · 09-21-2006, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tranza

Did he make it?

He claims to have made $730.00 so far.

sickkittens · 09-21-2006, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lushy

great marketing idea I must say

I think i will jump on the coattails for a little ride if the site gets popular.
just registered these typin babys

15kblog.com
15kchalenge.com
15kchallengeblog.com

Just do what this guy did...

http://www.30kchallenge.com/

_Lush_ · 09-21-2006, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sickkittens

Just do what this guy did...

http://www.30kchallenge.com/

Nah way too lazy for that rather just take the few pennys of ppc income and throw it in with the rest of the pile

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