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My First Sale!

Johnson

Published on March 31, 2013

Published on Wealthy Affiliate — a platform for building real online businesses with modern training and AI.

I made my first sale a few months ago for a whopping $4.12 from a free site, but it was a sale which proves it can-be done, even by a non experienced online marketer like myself.
When I started here at WA I was so confused and overwhelmed with the information available that I thought I would never understand what it was about.
I know that I would not have had any idea of what to do or how to do it if it wasn't from the training I received here at WA.
I believe people make it a lot harder than it really is, including myself when it comes to making this thing work. We try too hard to do something that is not necessary and end up spinning our wheels.
Since the $4.12 sale I have had sales of $23.00, 36.00 and other small sales so I know this thing works but we must work at it and be honest at what we are doing.
"I pledge to myself from this day forward" that I will put the effort needed into my business to make it a very profitable site.
I have always made the best of what I have and believe I am the only one who can change my situation by the effort I put into what I am doing; which applies to any type of business.
Anyone siging up for the free sites and haven't seen any results don't give up, keep training and continue to push forward it will happen in time. The number one thing to remember is listen to what others are saying here at WA.

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