lol. um, 1. probably get a job, especially if you have no experience.

or 2, figure out what talents you have and capitalize on those. What are you good at? What value you can offer other people?

And BTW, what games are you planning on getting? For $3k, that's at least the console plus 25 games with 10-15 accesories.

How experience do you have with IM?
How much time are you ready to spend on this each day?

Absolutely, develop your talents. Take stock of what you are good at doing, and then see how you can improve your value to others. A good first question to ask is:
How can I help people?
not
How can I make X dollars?
You have to have a good answer to the first question before you move to the second question.

pps, as for time, etc, it really depends.

As one example, you could make that money tommorow if you lucked out with someone with a large list, convinced them to pitch a product that sells, and split the comission. But finding that person, and getting them to split profits is the 'trick'.

That's one way. You could broker websites, and make that overnight. But that requires knowledge of what is a 'good buy', and then how to spiff it up to get a buyer whereby you make a profit.

You could find a product with a 3k comission (they exist), then spam (er 'message') the crap out of various forums, wordpress blogs, etc until you got a buyer. But again, requires some research on what sells, where to market, and so forth.

Heck, I'm assuming you are living at home (hence the reason rent or food wasn't on your list). You could borrow it from your parents, maybe promise to do chores every day for 2-3 months.

So there is lot's of stuff. You just need to figure out what works, what you are good at, and what you can do.

With a mindset of "buying" you will never raise that $3k ... even if you figured out away to make money (which i really doubt if you are a complete noob) you will be spending every penny you make and you won't get to your goal ever.

+ Stop Being a Perfectionist !!

if this video game thing really means a lot to you then why don't you start with raising $400 first, to buy the console it self, which is gonna be a lot easier,

then raise an other $500 to buy a few accessories and make your way from there, but if you focused on the end result which is having a perfect gaming set up, then sorry dude ... you are not gonna make it


Hamza.

At least you are being straight forward! Why don't you try selling some old stuff, i.e. gadgets, clothes, office supplies, etc. You could always try your hand at fiverr, explore what talents you have and put them to use.

Why would you waste $3K on a console which is almost on its last legs. The new xbox will be out in 1-2 years probably...and $3K on video games is something you will definitely regret but thats not my business I guess...

Nobody can tell you how long it will take for you to make the money. It depends on your skills, what methods you use and how hard/effective you work.

Based on some preliminary estimates... As someone mentioned above... $3k is going to buy you an XboX 360, and even if you spent $300 on accessories, you would be buying around 35-40 games with the amount that is leftover. That seems a bit crazy to me. Why not make the $3k, and spend $600-800 on the XboX 360 (console, accessories, 4-5 games), and then take the remainder and use it to make more money so that you can continue to purchase the things that you dream of? Also, as one of the previous posters mentioned, a new one will be coming out soon anyways...

You're always a success when your doing what you want to do and are making good progress.. Everything else is not as important... Don't focus on how long it will take you to get there. Focus your mind to your destination and you will reach it.

Since you have no overhead(comparing you to the average teen), I'd
recommend getting an hourly-wage job. Also, if you have any talents,
you should give it a go to try and offer your own services. Money is to
be made with services, so give it a try and get back to us with your results.

If I were you I would try to look at some things that I am good at and sell it as a service, or create a product and sell that.

Can you write articles?
Make websites?
Flip websites?

Try creating some microniche websites and flipping them.

1. Join a reputable CPA network. Ive heard that under 18's can join CPA networks so age shouldn't be an issue.

2. Choose a free traffic method such as forum or video marketing then stick to it until you start earning. Be pesistent though, don't give up or jump to different methods.

3. Then buy a 2nd XBOX 360 for about $200. You could then buy 2nd games from ebay that are in good nic.

This will take a long time if you haven't done IM yet. You will first need to learn the basics by reading a few reports and books (about 3,000 pages in total), then you'll need to start from little, go bigger, invest, etc. Once you've done all that you'll start earnings some money, however, you will still need to find the right niche.

Anyways, I'm just rambling on, but what my point is, is that IM is hard and something you need to like in order to get a decent flow of money from.

"It takes the same amount of energy to aim high, as to aim low".

Reach for the stars, my friend.

Here's the truth.
You have probably been reading headlines like: "I will show you how to make $5000 in 7 days" "My foolproof system nets me $500 per day with only 2 hours of work" etc. etc. etc.

If you have no experience with IM it will take you a looong time to make your $3000, IM is not as easy as those hyped headlines would have you believe.
There are IM'ers who have been at it for years and still have not made $3000 in total, but i can bet you that they have spent that much plus more on products and courses.

I'm just trying to be honest, if you want to give it a shot go ahead, but my advise to you would be get a summer job and maybe you can make your $3000...

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Thanks a lot!!! Really thank you soooo much!
I will do my best to get it.

If you have no skills online of your own then leverage other people's skills.

One word; BROKERING. A friend of mine made $1,500 her first week.

Cheers!

James

First of all $3k for an xbox set up is ridiculously high. But you should do everything in your power to raise the $3k anyways. Make it your quest in life. If you do your life will be much more productive in the long run.

I have to agree with most everyone else....for now its probably best to get a job and then try to get into IM later.

Since you are asking the question, my guess is that you are new to IM.

How much do you actually have to invest in your IM education?

I would say brokering or offering services to other IM is a good place to start. If you have say $70 you can invest in a tool like scrapebox, spend time learning all the ins and outs and then offer backlinking services.

or if you like writing articles, write and sell plr packs of popular niches. write 10 articles, sell the pack for $10 and only sell 10 packs so you keep the value high for the buyers. you make $100 a pop. Do that 30 times and BANG, your bedroom will be exploding with the sound of MW2 ownage, or halo tea *****ing !!

if your really smart though, save some of that money and invest in other more IM education then put it to practice.. when you need your first car, you won't need to post here asking how to make 10k or 20k.

just my $2 worth. When you get your xbox, add me. my tag is the same as here.

Hey Kamal, it is great that you have the desire to make money!

It all depends on how much experience and knowledge you have in the Internet Marketing Industry. It takes dedication and work to start making a living.

Do you have the ability to build your own website?
Do you have experience in SEO?
Have you tried to make money online in any form?

It all depends on your knowledge, ability and common sense...

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To do this you need to work out how you want to make the money!
Affiliate or service?
Then get traffic to your what you are offering, and you should we well on your way!
Don't spend forever making it perfect. Take action today!

If you are a starter in IM then you have to be patient. Gather knowledge first and then implement it.

If you want to jump into niche marketing, you can get a complete niche marketing system WSO from a reputed warrior. There are very cheap WSOs that has plenty of great information. I remember getting one for $9-$10 that had great information.

But remember, there are so much resources out there that you might drown in it and keep reading and researching more and more. So remember that, and do take action.

I would advice, follow one system, stick to it until you make money.

LOL at the number of people in this thread that have probably spent well over $3,000 on WSO's and other online "services", trying to kill this kid's dream of owning a decked out XBOX.

He's already showing more initiative than most people his age, and if he makes the money he is free to spend it on whatever he possibly wants.

Get off your high horses people

Get a job while working on your online business because succeeding takes a lot of time especially 3k $

Get a job, or purchase an income-in-a-box type of thing.

Make a blog about some of the xbox games you know, or video games that are hot at school, and affiliate with amazon.com or another business that will pay affiliates.

Someone at fiverr can set up a wordpress blog for $5 and If you do a wordpress blog, you can buy plug ins that will have the basic Amazon info up and running with a couple lines filled in and a couple clicks. You would then write more for each post. So just start out with a few posts and add more over time. There is a cost for the plug ins, domain name and hosting.

Do reviews, talk them up and then pass your url around among your friends, school mates, etc.

You should make sales and will get paid in one to two months on what you do in the present month.

Learn about backlinking and continue to get backlinks to your blog. This will bring more visitors over time.

I never realised Xbox was so expensive.

Work your behind off on freelance sites like odesk and you should be able to do it maximum 3 months.

You can also use eBay to earn fast! Just look around the house for anything that's worth some money and list it on ebay..kids clothing sell very well..anything of value that you might not need ..

There is no reall formula to do it. Research here on the forums or in the WSO section to find methods and then apply one at a time!

I admire the fact that you're trying to find ways to earn the money yourself and not just expecting your parents to buy the stuff for you. This puts you a step ahead of many teenagers today.

That said, $3,000 is a big goal. As said earlier, why not focus on step-by-step goals.
Get the $400 for the console and go from there.

Look through Fiverr and see if there are jobs there you could do or do better. Can you write articles? Draw Manga? Make videos? Write posts on other people blogs?

If you already know about gaming try starting your own blog (as mentioned earlier). Review games and sell them through an amazon link.

None of the ideas mentioned in this thread will make you a quick $3000 dollars. But they can make you some money and you'll learn a lot about what works and what doesn't.

A lot of well-known entrepreneurs started young so why not give it your best shot!

As the mother of business minded teenagers I say "Good Luck"!

Rose

what is brokering?

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I just turned 15 last month and make more than 3k a month. The trick is to never give up. It really depends on how fast you need the money, If you need it by next week, then your best shot is to go and get a job, mow some lawns, etc... BUT if you want to build a BUSINESS that will provide long term income and will pay for everything you will ever need, I would suggest reading up on this forum, there is tons of valuable information here. It took me about a year to get to the 3k a month point, but I am totally loving it right now. I can now pay for my own car and insurance next year.

thanks a lot people! i will take your advice and go thru even if it will be a bit difficult for me!

Something that interests teenagers is graphics design. My say is to go learn some photoshop or another photo editing software and then offer yourself for outsourcing. You can be getting an easy $97 per project, and over a couple of weeks it will add up to $3000.

well dear teen, there are many ways to raise 3k...but how hard are you willing to work? the other option is winning a lottery. all the best with that one.

What I would personally do if I was in your position is to read up on as much information as I can whether it be with Internet Marketing or just making money in general!

I personally would hate to get a job, so I am not recommending you to go get a physical job!

If you can do CPA, then join a CPA company and talk to an Affiliate Manager [AM] and ask them some techniques or methods that they heard that work pretty well. Depending on your CPA company, it could be really helpful!

I would spend some time looking at WSO's. There are a lot of inexpensive ones, that have potential. Read the comments others leave regarding their perceptions of the product, to help you evaluate it. I really comb through all the comments to see what others are asking and it brings to mind things I want to ask.

Another idea: Look for free info in the "Warrior Forum Classified Ads" and "Wanted - Members Looking To Hire You." I have been finding a lot of free info, free ebooks and although you do have to sort through, because not all of it will be useful to you, it is all part of the learning curve and it will pay off in the end.

Bum marketing: Google it, it is free, and it will give you some really good info on article marketing. You might have to outsource some of it and so you might need to search "outsourcing" in the Warrior Forum and Google. I have found there is a learning curve for article marketing, especially if you are doing the writing yourself and want to make an article that is readable and appealing, although less appealing articles can be used to drive traffic. It can outsourced, as already mentioned.

All the best, I hope you earn your money in a reasonable time frame.