From zero to millionaire ?
 

You All with lot of "green" cash... I would like to ask You something... What were your beginnings in business? I mean did you already have got any cash to invest from your parents or did You won lottery or something and then invest your cash in adult? Or maybe you started from "0" and with your hard work and years of that work attained that success (if it's possible :lol) :question

Started with a big fat zero. In fact negative since I was past due on a few bills. Took exactly 1 week to become "successful" in terms of enough money to live, pay bills, and party and several months to be successful by my standards. Learn all you can and try all you can to get some traction. Once you find your niche you'll be ok if you have the desire.

I started out doing freesites on a freehost. No investment at all.

Then I reinvested the money I made. I am not a millionaire (at least not in US dollars), but I make a nice living.

:eek2 This sounds very optimistic for me :)

Don't get overly enthusiastic though. Keep in mind that a lot of the people who started with nothing (or negative, like chad here), also did so back when the fight for a bone was not as fierce as it is today. That being said, you can still start with zero investment, now easier than ever, just keep in mind that there are lots of others just like you, many more than 3-4-5-10 years ago. So read a lot, ask a lot of questions and do a lot of trial-and-error. And if you fail at first, don't give up, if you want to be successful doing this. Keep trying, very few get it right from the first try and usually those who do end up fucking up much worse later.

Yep. I should have mentioned that I did my first freesites 8-9 years ago.. :)

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Oh... I'm very pessimistic but not thinking about giving up... never. I'm still beginner... but I have already earned my first money in adult... however it is very hard... I'm doing fss and galleries and have got some traffic but sometimes I think it is matter of luck for example in february I have got about 5000 (quite a lot traffic from SEs) unique clicks to my sponsor and only one su...

Don't forget the ones who started with zero and still here are the 1% left. 99% are back flipping burgers or what ever. :1orglaugh

This business is the same as any other, you need something to start up. Money, time, equipment, skills, talent and sweat are all required.

Then go and study it for 6 months.

I started 28 years ago, already had a camera, skills to shoot, skills to get girls naked, marketing skills, a model, bit of money and time. Put them together and three months later was making a nice living selling photographs via the post.

1 week???

You guys are really slow, all I did was to buy a computer, hit "Enter" and the money started rolling...

I started with zero and I'm still here. Good to be in that 1%

Bottom line is no matter what never give up if you want to be successful.
it doesnt happen over nite starting with zero. alot of the successful people you see also have a investor/ partners or someone with money backing them..

same here :)

:1orglaugh

just dont give up. if you want something bad enough, you can achieve it. sometimes it takes a lot of mistakes and failures to find your groove. most people get discouraged and give up and thats what seperates them from successful people...

I started with about $7k in financing. Of all people, it was my University who funded it, lol. They're happy though, they got a nice cut of the action ;)
WG

I started with a hope and a dream, i wasnt even broke, i was ni gg er broke

started from a $300 credit card loan on a $1000 student credit card limit :D


A big part of becoming a 1M++ is not making the millions

but saving it /NET .

Lots of webmasters make $25k a month

Make $20k a month
Spend $18k a month
the lexus comes in
bigger house mortgage
$100 dinners every 2 days


Make $35k a month
Spend $30k a month
escalades with 24s
bmw 5 to match
clubbing $2k vip table nights

Taking hard earned money and investing it in things he does not know.


Higher the income you make, the higher percentage you should save.
The more penny pinching you should be until you are "up there"

This thread sounds like some sort of sales pitch is comming.

Well, except my story is true. I said a week but I made enough the first day to know I was working on the computer from then on.

nice stories

Our philosophy has always been to keep an eye on what will make us the most successful in the long run. If you get greedy about next week or next month, the big stuff never happens. Put in the time and energy now, lay the groundwork for long-term sucess, and you're good for life.

-b

Zero to hero here too :winkwink: All we started out with was a really shitty 1 megapixel digital camera in late 1998. Within a few, we were making 20K/month. But of couse, that was 1999 and money practically grew on trees back then, lol.

started with zero cash. i'm not the only one.

feel free to send me a dollar if you feel bad.. im starting damn close to zero..

I started with nothing and I am a little over 1/4 the way to millionair... Things grow a lot though so by the end of the year I think I will be well over 1/3 the way...

You just need to stop dreaming and start doing.

Same here, it's all about seeing the big picture and having the determination to after it. Sure there's bumps along the way, and there's always mistakes to be made, but you'll never know unless you try.

One thing I've always done is to treat every check you recieve as if it were your last. That way you're alway motivated.

Also, there's no such thing as a bad idea. You never know what will become of the idea you may have unless you do something with it.:thumbsup

No one expects a white boy to jack a crack dealer in compton; but I figgured they'd never think to look for me in suburbia... come up quick; invest in a 50 pound bag of baking soda and hire a couple grunts to hit the corna. now Ive got an import export business that's quite profitable

I started with $0.

Start small. Make small successful sites, and then just repeat.

Started with 0 , made it work, now maintain the machine and am enjoying spending the money.

Less than zero.

Thats the funniest shit Ive read for at least 4 days...:1orglaugh

Amen to that. I gotta add: You only lose if you quit.

Try to copy other successful people --not an exact copy, but take a close note of their business plan and how it makes them money.

Great Question
 

Great question, bbwebmaster :thumbsup

I used to asked this same question when I was in more offline business. Whenever I met someone successful I would get into the conversation, as politely as possible, about how they made a success of themselves. Invariably they felt flattered and, therefore, spilled the beans. I picked up some great tips!

When I started I had just sold a little company and was running other little businesses. However, I chose to invest virtually nothing, other than time (opportunity cost) in fear of getting ripped off or making enough mistakes to make me re-think what I was doing.

Nowadays, I'd advise a little of the same. Your biggest investment should be time spent learning and making friends. Then start by investing the minimal to get you started (unless you have 100sK).

i really started this bizz from 0$.... if u dont count computer wich was bought from my parents money:)

I'm not yet a millionaire although I'm working in that direction.

How does a one become a millionaire in this business? Time, effort, and don't fuck the talent - ever.

alot of the big fish started early when traffic was plentiful and free. It was the days of milk and honey. So that gave people a very strong start.

I started almost a year ago with $67 in the bank and invested $7.99 (domain). Still here and doing well enough to live... mid x,xxx monthly income. I slack alot though taking months off inbetween working. I'm lazy and I like to sit and watch tv. But it's all coming together. Just need to work harder and steady myself. I work everyday for a month get burntout and take 2 months off, lol.

It really blows my mind people that start out buying a domain, paying for a design, buying shit loads of traffic and making 2 sales a month.... They leave quicker then they enter.

But oh well paysites and such are too much hassle for the time being so for now I'll stick to being a webmaster and make a few k a month. :/

yah he's right... people who spend it all right away might be broke within 5-10 years... it's ok to spend money, but you gatta save some for rainy days