How Do Pros Make Money Online?

April 20, 2011 - Last Modified: April 20, 2011 by Hesham Zebida

In the online money making world, there are people who make money and there are others who actually teach you how to make money online. The competition is extremely high, but the money is enough for everyone – especially those who take action.

There are many great examples to follow and learn from. Personally, I’ve learned a lot from people like Michael Dunlop of IncomeDiary, the guy who inspired me in the affiliate marketing business. Thanks to him, I was able to make more profits from my internet marketing efforts than I expected.

I even went more farther that that, and I created my own product and membership site for Thesis Skins.

It’s simple, but requires a lot of work!

The process of creating and maintaining your product is one important stage. Then comes marketing your product – that’s where the money is.

If you want the to key internet marketing and to discover the hidden techniques, you need to pay attention and put enough work into it. Actually, you don’t need to learn all money making or internet marketing techniques; you just need one single working technique. Then you can modify it and generate your own methods that fit your online business module.

Personally, I never had a doubt about success. I was so sure that I will find my way one day and that I woud be able to increase my income – not because I just want to make money online, but because I must succeed. I really don’t have any other way to keep my life going, and maybe this explains my strong passion.

I’ve been blogging for a while now. I’ve met cool people who do business on the internet as a full time job. They usually create cool stuff and interesting products. People like these products and love to use them on their websites, because they work perfectly!

Just through learning about cool products, I find myself curious to know the mind behind it.

How Do Pros Make Money Online?

To be able to make money online, you certainly need valuable information about the niche you are targeting. You need to be ahead of others and know about the cool things before anyone else. This is exactly what income-diary’s blog is about – take action and you will make money online.

Why IncomeDiary?

IncomeDiary is a good live example. It’s one of my favorite websites. I’ve learned a lot from it, and thanks to Michael Dunlop -the creator of IncomeDiary- my life has changed. This happened after I read about three blog posts on his blog. It was enough for me to realize how to make money online the right way! This is why Michael included me in his list of 50 Most Influential People In Blogging 2010 after launching his popup domination plugin, the most impressive way to build an email list fast.

I’ve got big commissions from selling several copies of popup domination plugin in the last few months, and I’ve got an email list with more than 2000 subscribers. Do you need more proof on how successful this product is?! Or how helpful it is for internet marketers and bloggers?

This was my first successful product promotion I ever did, and it was the first time I understood the internet marketing world around me. After that, things went much better, and I’ve learned how to promote products online the right way!

I am still surprised how I went from $500 – $1000 monthly income to actually make a living from my online business. It’s been a really great experience, and it’s all about taking action! Once you’ve got a cool idea, start right away and work on it. This is exactly what I’ve done, and it’s how I reached my goals so quickly!

No wonder Michael went from $0 to $100.000 in one year! It’s good to know that you can actually do more by focusing your time and effort in the right place.

Do you know what’s the best feeling you will ever have while doing online business?

It’s when your business takes off! To be more specific, it’s when you start earning for real. What I mean by earning for real is to earn enough for living. It’s lovely to be safe! It’s great to focus on your business in this mode.

I finally could move from tracking my blog traffic to tracking my PayPal and bank account which is a really.. really great feeling 🙂

A look into Blog Design

You might know that blogging is not an easy job, especially when it comes to maintaining and evaluating the quality of your website. Also, it’s really important to learn how to drive traffic to your blog, but what’s more important than that is to convert this traffic into sales, which means transforming the traffic info money. Web traffic is useless if you can not convert it into sales!

Check out this useful blog post about blog design features that will earn you more money based on Michael’s live experiments.

IncomeDiary’s blog design is a great example for design that actually converts, and we’ve done a lot of tweaks on FamousBloggers by taking the advice.

Want more?

Read the amazing money making story by Michael, and you will know what I mean!

I admit that the most successful products I’ve ever promoted were recommended by Michael Dunlop. So yes! It’s true.. I’ve earned good money online from affiliate marketing by subscribing to IncomeDiary’s email list. I mean why not? If the guy knows how to manage his email list and recommend great stuff that actually works!

You certainly will learn how to make money online by following IncomeDiary’s blog as one of the best making money online blogs out there.

So, be sure to enjoy your time!

About Hesham Zebida

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I create websites with WordPress, and I develop Schema Plugins to help SEOs. I am a social network lover. I am also the night creature who works hard to keep this project up. Owner and founder of the Famous Blog.

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Tim says:

There are a lot of money making online, we really have to choose and explore on our options. It is not necessarily taking someones opinion directly on it and investing on it right away but taking that option into a positive note in which you will have to research and find what is most interesting about it and if that will be a great venture for you. Also please allow me to share a discovery that i am hoping will be able to help anyone in search for since Over the last four months I have been learning from an Aussie guy named Timothy Marc on how to build a business that allows you to live a freedom lifestyle. Without a doubt, I have learned some amazing skills in business from this guy, and I am currently seeing some great profits from my own business. I know this post may raise scepticism with some of you, but if this does sound interesting to you, here is a link to my success story on is blog: http://www.freedombusinessblog.com/freedom-business-success-story-tim# and be sure check out his free audio if you like his vibe. Ask a question on the blog too and I will help you any way I can. Cheers, Tim.
Elouise says:

A few years ago I'd have to pay someone for this inofmraiotn.
silva says:

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Michael says:

My main problem with these 'pros' is that there are a lot of them around who will essentially charge you money and tell you nothing. I think it's safe to say that the majority of people who read blogs such as this will have at one point bought something which has turned out to be totally useless. To be fair, there are some people who will give good, sound advice but from what I have seen and read there are a lot of people taking money and not actually giving any information or instruction to their customer. That is effectively a scam.
Suresh Khanal says:

Thanks Hesham I got the right thing in right time. Going to follow him, I believe, there is lot to learn.
- Hesham says:
  
  I am so sure you will learn a lot from him as I did, enjoy!
Drew Rafferty says:

Michael Dunlop has done well for himself and Hesham, you are following in the same pathway. Keep up the good work :D
- Hesham says:
  
  haha I am trying my friend! Thanks Drew, and I wish you good luck man.
Norhafidz says:

Comprehensive and detail explanation Hesham! Inspired me to start doing this thing again after such a long break! :D
- Hesham says:
  
  Great, enjoy the money you will make online ;)
Justin says:

Hesham, I just read the list of the 50 most influential bloggers. Very impressive to say the least. I am still working on the part of how to convert my blog visitors into customers.
- Hesham says:
  
  Converting needs some hard work, great design and real nice product or service! I wish you good luck with that Justin, I am sure you will enjoy big earnings once it takes off!
Nasif says:

Making money online is probably the toughest thing on Earth !!
- Hesham says:
  
  lol I believe there are many harder ways! mmmm.. Let's say that making money from the internet is easy! Making a living is hard, getting rich is the hardest! Good luck Nasif
Bryan says:

Hesham, I'm sure you must be enjoying to see the paychecks and commissions coming into your paypal :D Although I've yet to reach that stage, I've always believe that if you put the right amount of time and energy in the right things, you will see success. Doing business is always an investment. If you don't spend anything on it, you will spend time on it. The key is to keep learning and never give up.
- Hesham says:
  
  Of course :) Keep learning is great, good luck!
Atulperx says:

You have mentioned all best point for new business startup but I think now first we need to launch some free trails or free samples of our products to get recognized in online business world. It doesn't matter how good your plan is but if you are just a newbie then buyer may just close your page and move away.
- Hesham says:
  
  I agree with you about the free trails or samples, actually it's a good idea to create a full free product to get the attention and make people used to your premium products! It's one way to gain trust and publicity!
Alexis says:

Hey Hesham, I'm your customer and fan seriously. I bought your thesis skin that I love and recommend. I've been blogging for 6 months now. I hope to find the same success as you.
- Hesham says:
  
  Hey Alex, So glad to hear that, and I wish you good luck.
Wayne John says:

The thing about all this is that we can't trust anyone. Not Michael, nor you Hesham, to be able to convey what to do, what it takes and how long it will take to build an income from an individuals sites and ideas. It's got to come from within ourselves, and no one can provide that but ourselves. If you don't have it in you to begin with, or it's something you're unable to work out and learn, you'll never make a decent income online. Sure, we might get some insights and ideas from all these "this is how I'm doing it" sites, and that might be what it takes for some people to actually make a decent share of money. But there are just as many, if not more, that will buy into these things and completely fail. The one thing I have against all these types of sites is their marketing. "Learn how I did it so you can do it too". Well, that's half correct. You might learn, but doing it too is up to the individual and completely out of the control of any author. I'm not saying Michael's site is like that, it's just a broad stroke I place on all "make income" sites and what I tell everyone that asks me how they can make money online. Sorry for being a bit negative, but that negativity has saved me $1000's of dollars so far. All the stuff these types of sites convey is free already...they just package it up in such a way that the reader doesn't have to do the seeking and putting the puzzle together themselves. In the end of it all, that limits a person.
Aloys says:

It's not difficult for a newbie to shred his/her budget to pieces in the host of IM training offers. The 'gurus' who only make money by selling training materials and not by applying what they teach are primarily (if not only) after the fresh meat. It's uncanny how many people never created a product or a system but are talking authoritatively about how to create such things. The buzzword these days is 'be an authority in something' and everyone's jumping to find a niche and play the authority in it, whether they are or not. How to make the difference between con men and the true things? Unfortunately for most this takes some hit and miss; discernment comes with experience; the thing is not quit after the getting burned a few times.
Bilal Ahmad says:

Popup Domination is indeed a very profitable product. So far i have made $290 with popup domination. I was ranking on third position on first page, but because of the google panda the ranking has got some decrease.
- Hesham says:
  
  That's awesome Bilal , keep the good work up, and don't expect your reviews will stuck into higher position for ever :) Maybe a good idea is to do more of what works for you!
Andreas says:

Pros that make money online usually all have great email lists that they can send promotional message to on a frequent basis. This is why when you want to make money online, you need to work on creating email lists.
- Hesham says:
  
  True!.. I still don't have the best email list that I've dreamed of, but working on it, good luck Andreas and thanks for the comment.
Fran Aslam the Onlinewriter says:

A good blog post Hesham to empower lots of blogger with success. Today you talked about the power behind famous blogger and how you succeeded. A great success story. It simply depends on lots of factors besides that. What stage you started following your dream and how focused you can keep yourself for achieving the required goals and a lot. more. Thanks for sharing your story. Fran A
Lalit says:

When I read the title I was expecting details about 4 to 5 pro bloggers.But however example of Michael is good enough to motivate anyone.Thanks !!
John says:

Hi Hesham, Thanks for sharing your experience in this post, now i am looking forward to start a blog to make some money online. The list of 50 Most Influential People In Blogging 2010 will help me to find quality resource to follow. Thanks John
Aj Clarke says:

I think one of the problems is that people try blogging about how to make money online before they have actually made any. First you need to try all the various money earning methods (adsense, affiliate systems, ad marketing..etc) and actually make money before you start teaching others how to do it. This same point comes down to the fact that many people are trying to make money blogging about things they don't really know about..I've seen this a lot. The people who succeed are those that create sites that actually provide value to the visitor. Of course you can succeed from small niche websites, but this will take much more trial and error. In my opinion it's best to start with a site of something you really love and then try other things. Choosing a good niche is important...For example blogging on how to blog may not be as profitable as a website selling an actual product. Which is why your choice to start the thesis skins website is such a great idea. For my I have moved to creating my own premium themes as well and it has increased my earnings by like 30%. I myself am one of those people who made over 6 figures my first year of blogging...and I must say it also takes a LOT of hard work and dedication. Hours and hours in front of your computer...but over time as you get better you will notice that you can make the same amount of money in less time (because you will get better at it) :) Good luck to everyone!
- John says:
  
  Hi Aj, I agree with your opinion, "Mistakes improve your Experience and Experience reduce your Mistakes" Thanks for sharing your Experience John
Paul Salmon says:

I didn't know about Michael before reading this post. I just checked out his blog and there is a lot of great information over there. I'll have to visit his blog more often. In the end, it takes a lot of work to make money online. The pros have worked long hours over many years to get where they are. Most people think it is easy to make money online, but the reality is completely different.
- Hesham says:
  
  Hi Paul, I am sure you will enjoy the blog!
Haru says:

he is awesome man and i love his blog incomediary..he always giving me the inspiration that i need..hope one day,i can be success like him too :D
- Hesham says:
  
  Ah!.. Same here! Thanks.
Ryan Biddulph says:

Powerful stuff here Hesham: "Personally, I never had a doubt about succes." When you believe, you achieve. You find the tools and figure out how to use them. After following your blog for a few years now I can see the grass never grows under your feet; you're always testing, innovating, putting out new products and creating like crazy. That's why you and FB have both become so successful. Thanks for sharing! RB
- Hesham says:
  
  "When you believe, you achieve", great, I totally agree with this Ryan! Testing is the most important thing I actually do! It's where I got ideas to write about. Thanks for stopping by!
Henway says:

I don't think you need to buy any product to learn how to make money online. It's simple: follow the basics. Do some keyword research, make a website that doesn't rely on search engines initially, and build your brand thru word of mouth, blogs, and forums. Then spend some money on Adwords

How Do Pros Make Money Online?