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gobala
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#1 · Posted: 1 Sep 2006 06:07
Just a quick survey of anyone who has or is planning to have a website. The reason I'm asking this is becasue from my experience, most people build a "Get Rich" type of website when they first get started on the Internet, and it's one of the toughest markets for a newbie to be in..
So go along with me, and we'll get an idea of the truth
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Question: "Your First Website - Was It About "Making Money Online?"
Answer first: Yes or No
Then provide some explanation. Tell us what happened, and why...
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gobala
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#2 · Posted: 1 Sep 2006 06:14
Let me go first...
Answer: NO
The first website I ever built was about electric guitars. It started out as a hobby and I eventually figured that I can make some money out of it. Started out slow, but I was soon making $200 - $300 a month from this free website, hosted with Geocities.
But then it took a turn for the worst. I wanted to make more, and there were so many programs out there claiming they can make you rich. All you need to do it to get a website, and promote their program.
And thats exactly what I did. I had 3 websites to promote a particular company. One to promote the opportunity, and 2 to promote different product lines.
I soent a good 2 years building Make Money Online type of site when I really didnt make much money myself.
Those sites are still up, but right now I focus on building my own product sites and forums. To be honest, now Internet marketing looks like its really working.
It's not wrong to build a Make Money Online type of site, but remember that the competition is steep in this area. You will probably fail. If you don't want to fail, then you need to build a site about YOU and YOUR BUSINESS first, and then promote other opportunities on that site..
If the MLM company goes out of business, your website is not effected at all...
Anyone else care to contribute?
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Vishal P. Rao
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#3 · Posted: 1 Sep 2006 06:29 · Edited by: Vishal P. Rao
Answer: Yes
My first website was raovishal.com [Don't go and check that site, I don't even own that domain now  ] and it was about making money online. Back then (1999-2000), in my country, not many new about Internet marketing and the website was sheer out of curiosity. Somewhere down the line, when I started to get a hang of things and search engines, I figured it was not going to be easy with the domain name. So after thre four sites, many of the names I don't even remember, came home-based-business-opportunities.com, which was very successful. However, after 3 good years, it ran out of fuel. Maybe somebody cast an evil eye on it  Then it was this forum which came to my rescue and it's doing quite well now.
However, any site from now won't be an "Make Money" site. That's for sure.
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gobala
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#4 · Posted: 1 Sep 2006 08:44
I didn't know that, Vishal...
And it looks like the HBBO website has changed dramatically as well... somehow i preferred the old one, especially the logo. This logo... there's just something wrong with it..
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gobala
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#5 · Posted: 1 Sep 2006 08:46
I just want to add...
There are many that make money with websites that teach you how to make money, but these are specific niche topics..
If you're specialized in something it helps you move forward. It's the MLM-type / work-at-home business opportunity websites that I'm talking about here...
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pcwork
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#6 · Posted: 1 Sep 2006 13:07
No
My first website was just a catalog for my main business, there were no advertising options then
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netvalar
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#7 · Posted: 17 Nov 2006 19:40
answer - no
My first website was running groups on several free muds (txt based mmorg). The problem was came when I accepted a promotion at work and couldn't devote as much time to the websites. I had grown the one site into 3 sites for 3 different games while keeping them interelated, bringing traffic into each site from the other sites. Most of the promotions came from the game and my members recruitments. I moved most of the group info into forums and group set-ups so that I could easily transfer the operations to someone else and keep the groups alive. A couple years later I went back to one of the games and found that the group I had left was doing great wished I had stayed I could have put that success to work on other ventures I entered into later.
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Emil_Iliev
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#8 · Posted: 30 Nov 2006 00:40
answer - Yes
My first website was home-job.ws.
It is my only one site. I have success with it, and i will keep
working on it!
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gregriv69
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#9 · Posted: 30 Nov 2006 02:03
My first website was about making money online.
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getagrip
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#10 · Posted: 5 Dec 2006 23:28 · Edited by: getagrip
Yep...my first web site was about making money - and has gone through about a million renditions! But, I have made money with it! However, I think what you say about making money websites is true - there is a lot of competition in this area - if you can find a niche area to start off in, it can pay big dividends...but make money websites do pay if you market them the right way.
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icesar
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#11 · Posted: 8 Dec 2006 17:48
Yes - FleeTheCube.com More than making money, it's meant as a blog about my progress in internet business. It's been a great experience, but only in the last few months has it started bringing in much money at all (nothing much for the first 8 months.)
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DrewCharlie
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#12 · Posted: 11 Dec 2006 04:27
NO
i made my first site when i was 9, it was about my hobbies at the time.
surfing, skateboarding and some other stuff. I played around with these for a while.
Now I have many websites about stuff i like.. performance cars, racing, guitars. My personal sites make a ton of money
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cherie27
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#13 · Posted: 28 Apr 2008 06:36
No. My first website is a school project.
Only when i started working, then i had the thinking to earn online.
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Hemjoe
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#14 · Posted: 29 Apr 2008 16:34
yes, my first site doesn't exist anymore, but yes it was about making money online and i still have a site about this as well, signature, but i do own other sites and in the process of researching a niche and gathering information so i can build the next site but like you said there is a lot of competition and i dont see my making money online site (signature) there to make me money it is there to help others from my experiences.
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opendomain
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#15 · Posted: 29 Apr 2008 17:56
No-
It was actually a guild website for an online game I used to play...yes I AM THAT NERDY. 
I was originally draw to the net for games then the
Entrepreneur came out in me and I started marketing off and on since about 2000
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pcwork
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#16 · Posted: 30 Apr 2008 05:12
No, my first website was on a totally different subject
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happywife
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#17 · Posted: 30 Apr 2008 08:20
My first site was on chocolate candy!!!  It certainly kept me interested. Maybe a little too interested. I swear I gained 10 lbs. building that site!
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gchildren
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#18 · Posted: 30 Apr 2008 20:55
My first website (which I still own and run) was a reseller site for children's computer products. This introduced me to making money on the internet.
I have just recently added an affiliate marketing website to my streams of income. Yes, it is more difficult to market this type of product.
John
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jschuman
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#19 · Posted: 1 May 2008 12:53
My first site is still going good, Team-Schuman.com and it is in the make money niche. I do think a better way is the work from home niche which never seems to run out of prospects.
However, I say an even better way is to start a website in an area of expertise or one you have a passions for and you will do great with that because it interests you.
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#20 · Posted: 1 May 2008 12:56
My first website was pretty simple. It was all about me. I had it build while I was in college. I ran it for three years.
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