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Chickfind · 09-25-2006, 09:25 PM

Hi there. I'm new to the entire industry as of a few months ago when me and a friend decided to get into this. Since we are both financially stable and at a point on our lives where we both have a lot of time to do something like this, we figured it was the best time. I started work on my affiliate-based (not membership based) site about 3 months ago, opened it about a month ago, and got it rolling smoothly now. I know a lot of you don't like to talk about what you've earned, but here is a hypothetical question to theoretically see where I am at in the grand scheme of things. Here it is:

If a complete amateur entered the field and ran his site for approximately 2 months and now gets 1 signup OR rebill a day from affiliates, is he:
A) Doing Poorly for an amateur.
B) Doing Poorly for a Pro.
C) Doing So-So
D) Doing well for an amateur.
E) Doing well as a pro.
F) Is a genius amateur.
H) Is a genius pro.

This question is just to get an idea of, theoretically, where I theoretically, in theory, might be, and where, hypothetically, I may, in theory, be hypothetically going.

Thanks everyone!

Cash · 09-26-2006, 12:27 AM

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rigrunner · 09-26-2006, 02:13 AM

he's doing ok as an amateur if he's getting a sale a day... a good few of the 'pro webmasters' who post here aren't getting a sale every day ;)

Chickfind · 09-26-2006, 09:37 AM

The word professional doesn't neccessarily mean successful, by pro I meant people who have probably a years experience at the very least. If you work for a year on something I think you earned the right to be called professional but not neccessarily successful.

lucky1 · 09-26-2006, 06:30 PM

If you are doing 1 sale or rebill a day I would say you are doing so-so (which isn't bad). If you are doing 1 sale a day (plus rebills) I would say you are doing well for your first two months.

This is all assuming that your hosting bill and other expenses are pretty low and you are in fact turning a profit. A better way to decide might be your conversion ration. If your sending 10,000 people to make 1 sale on search engine traffic I would say you are doing really bad. On the other hand if you send 500 people and make a sale you doing pretty good.

But I'm not pulling in millions so what do I know.

Mr. Romance · 09-26-2006, 06:31 PM

welcome

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nAtuRaLbEautY · 09-26-2006, 07:29 PM

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Mad man · 09-26-2006, 08:01 PM

What are your other numbers? It is okay to think of this as a business. That means profit/loss statement, return on investment. Forecasting. Budgeting near term, long term. Marketing/sales goals. Strategy, technique.

Basically if your spending a shit load of money and not making it back that is bad. Unless you are still reinvesting all your payouts at this point.

As for sales figures, you have to consider all your stats to get a bigger picture. I know that has been said, but I wanted to say it too because I think it?s important.

What you want is a comparison to industry standards. Ask for industry standards. Everyone will tell you that there are huge variations across the board. Basically from what I?ve researched there is no normalcy until you are firmly established.

I impressed myself with that answer, although it does sound like a load of bullshit.

09-25-2006, 09:25 PM	#1
Chickfind Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6	New Here - Hypothetical Earnings Question based on experience. Hi there. I'm new to the entire industry as of a few months ago when me and a friend decided to get into this. Since we are both financially stable and at a point on our lives where we both have a lot of time to do something like this, we figured it was the best time. I started work on my affiliate-based (not membership based) site about 3 months ago, opened it about a month ago, and got it rolling smoothly now. I know a lot of you don't like to talk about what you've earned, but here is a hypothetical question to theoretically see where I am at in the grand scheme of things. Here it is: If a complete amateur entered the field and ran his site for approximately 2 months and now gets 1 signup OR rebill a day from affiliates, is he: A) Doing Poorly for an amateur. B) Doing Poorly for a Pro. C) Doing So-So D) Doing well for an amateur. E) Doing well as a pro. F) Is a genius amateur. H) Is a genius pro. This question is just to get an idea of, theoretically, where I theoretically, in theory, might be, and where, hypothetically, I may, in theory, be hypothetically going. Thanks everyone!

09-26-2006, 12:27 AM	#2
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09-26-2006, 06:30 PM	#5
lucky1 Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 309	If you are doing 1 sale or rebill a day I would say you are doing so-so (which isn't bad). If you are doing 1 sale a day (plus rebills) I would say you are doing well for your first two months. This is all assuming that your hosting bill and other expenses are pretty low and you are in fact turning a profit. A better way to decide might be your conversion ration. If your sending 10,000 people to make 1 sale on search engine traffic I would say you are doing really bad. On the other hand if you send 500 people and make a sale you doing pretty good. But I'm not pulling in millions so what do I know. __________________ - See sig --->

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09-26-2006, 09:37 AM	#4
Chickfind Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6	The word professional doesn't neccessarily mean successful, by pro I meant people who have probably a years experience at the very least. If you work for a year on something I think you earned the right to be called professional but not neccessarily successful.

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09-26-2006, 08:01 PM	#8
Mad man Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 109	What are your other numbers? It is okay to think of this as a business. That means profit/loss statement, return on investment. Forecasting. Budgeting near term, long term. Marketing/sales goals. Strategy, technique. Basically if your spending a shit load of money and not making it back that is bad. Unless you are still reinvesting all your payouts at this point. As for sales figures, you have to consider all your stats to get a bigger picture. I know that has been said, but I wanted to say it too because I think it?s important. What you want is a comparison to industry standards. Ask for industry standards. Everyone will tell you that there are huge variations across the board. Basically from what I?ve researched there is no normalcy until you are firmly established. I impressed myself with that answer, although it does sound like a load of bullshit.