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    Default What was it like for you in the beginning?

    To any of you who would like to answer...

    What was this business like for you in the beginning? In particular, I am (and perhaps some other webmasters are as well) interested in knowing how long it took for your site to begin to pay off.

    I've read a lot about the heady days of the past, and how they are now only a memory in some ways, and profits are down right now, players are holding back, perhaps, but things are expected to get better. I've read accounts about staggering sums earned by some affiliates, as well as more realistic amounts. After being in this business for only a few months, I can see it's a lot of work (which is very enjoyable), and I still am convinced that this is a viable business, with a great deal of potential in more ways than one. But although the hits keep coming, the conversions have not appeared as of yet.

    So what was it like for you when you started? I think others will be interested in knowing.


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    It's been a while so my memory may be off a bit...


    Month 1: Profit $8.00 (yes that's 8 dollars)
    Month 2: Profit $400.00
    Month 3: Profit $1000.00

    It kept doubling from that point onwards until it hit a peak at 50k at one point...
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    I came into this game about 3 years back but it was mainly for fun (mixing 2 great hobbies - gambling & tech) so my earnings stay low for a long time and then grow slowly.

    If I had the info I have now I could have made a killing - but I guess that's the same in any walk of life

    The business is over crowded and more difficult to break now - but determination, good business & marketing sense, and the help of others (join the GPWA ASAP ) can still prove profitable. A unique twist will always help too

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    It's not that fast anymore. There are a lot of sites to compete with, and it's harder to get good searchengine placing. So, unless you have money to buy quality traffic with, count on 6 months to a year at least.

    Even if you do have money to buy good traffic with, you will have to do a bunch of learning.

    Go and build a good site, work on getting search engine placement for 3 months and then join here. You will learn a lot of what it takes.

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    3 years ago -
    month 1 - some gaff casino _ i dont even remember the name
    $2500 commission off 3 players - probably one of the happiest months of my life - - - still waiting for the check!!!!!!
    same month - sportsbook - (some starnet licensee) 34 sign ups - my profit $1700+ - - - still waiting for a check!!!!!!!
    then i sign with referback - from then until now - a gazillion hits - a few real players and a whopping $0 commission!

    i promote casino rewards and richwebmaster ONLY!
    cant trust another casino in this industry -
    it's been a grind, but i know i will get paid
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    Default how i started

    My first site never earned anything for six months then I earned $250. I used this on pay per clicks with goto (now overture), it was quite cheap then. The next month I made over $5000 not a bad return on $250.
    Nowdays it's more difficult with the number of casino affiliates and one has to specialise to find their own little corner. I now promote UK casino's only which keeps the costs down and brings in a return every month (not as much as US based sites). I now plan to set up a series of sites that are country targeted and only promote casinos that are known in that country.
    I'm just off to brush up my language skills.

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    I think it is very difficult to compare the casino industry now with what it was when I first started back in 1999. Competitions is much more fierce, search engines demand hefty fees for listings and the problems with credit cards/payment mechanisms have all impacted on us.

    I started my first site (hosted by geocities lmao :LOL: ) at the end of May 1999 and I think my first months earnings were $31.99 - the next month was $250 and then I decided it may be a good idea to get a real site :LOL:

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