SEM Tycoon

**LeeD** · 10-12-2006, 12:19 PM

When and how did you know for the first time that you were on the right track with your earning strategy? - Mike Dammann

**xboxundone** · 10-18-2006, 08:43 PM

I knew i was on the right track when i started turning a profit and/or started receiving visiotrs from Search engines as free traffic is the best kind of traffic.

**Synozeer** · 10-20-2006, 10:39 AM

When I began seeing sticky traffic, I knew I was on the right track. I'd buy an ad in a newsletter, gain a burst of traffic from the ad, and a week later my daily uniques average would still be higher. This applies to a content site (humor, in my case), but wouldn't be what you would necessarily expect for a non-content site.

And obviously, the more money you make, the more "successful" your site is doing. That usually comes along with the traffic.

Adam

**LeeD** · 10-20-2006, 11:40 AM

I really began feeling I was on the right track when earnings steadily were on the rise AND when I would spend time learning, then incorporating changes from the things I learned, and seeing income rise. It was amazing!

**$5 Submissions** · 10-21-2006, 06:10 AM

I first learned I was on the right track when the crappy VC fund/Internet Incubator company I worked for imploded and I started doing webmaster work fulltime. I didn't experience a drop in income... that's how I learned I was "on the right track."

Speaking of 'tracks'--tracks aka traffic sources change almost yearly. So, make sure you're diversified.

**imported_sji2671** · 10-25-2006, 06:16 PM

When I saw that my traffic hit around 15-20% returning visitor was one indication that I knew I was satisfying my market, but that needs to be measured against income for being on the right track earnings wise.

When I could tweak my site and get an extra $100 in a day.
When I received links for free
When I was featured on large sites and quoted

Ultimately, when I told my wife to resign, yep that is when I realised I was on track with my earning strategy.

**Will.Spencer** · 10-25-2006, 06:58 PM

I am a bit atypical.

When I saw the first days earnings of 54 cents from AdSense, I immediately calculated the level of effort necessary to make $200/day and I knew I was on the right track with my earning strategy. I've never looked back.

**LeeD** · 11-09-2006, 06:28 PM

Here is the latest from the Q&A with the big earners...enjoy! :-D

**Slevin** · 11-17-2006, 04:26 PM

I await the day when i can smile to myself in realising that i am onto a winner with my earning strategy

. Thanks for answers

Being able to tweak a site for an extra $100 a day sounds useful lol

**insainty** · 11-20-2006, 02:40 PM

when i get extra $$$ after paying my server bills...

**shermanchoo** · 11-22-2006, 04:12 AM

My Double Opt In List tells me that im doing well..

I put in marketing efforts to generate 3 leads a day which I know that when combined with
the CTC autoresponder follow up messages translates into an income.

Marketing Efforts are mainly PPC, and Article Marketing.

**Ronald Marva** · 05-03-2007, 05:30 AM

For me its depending on the ratio of conversion with the traffic that I am generating. If I see that I have 10,000 visitors in my site a month, I should be expecting at least 1% conversion for my content related advertisement. Then I know that I am still on the average side of statistics.

**maxya** · 05-03-2007, 01:06 PM

When I saw my first check from one of my affiliate programs, I realized I could repeat that again and again. When I received my second check a week after I told myself you are on the right track boy! Weekly check(s) is a normal event now.

**Hobbit** · 05-03-2007, 11:05 PM

I knew I was right on track when I was too busy one month to work on my sites, yet my earnings and traffic were going up with absolutely no work.

**collegesucksass** · 05-06-2007, 12:40 PM

Two months after I started advertising I got really sick for a week at which minimal work was being done...I still averaged out about 15 percent less (earnings) than normal...Im talkin barely did any work at all...just upkeep basically...so its a big step to get there, but baby, once you get there...its nice