Hello everyone! Glad to be here, I'm very interested in learning to make some money through my own means.
Recently I finished my computer science education (USC) and I am fortunate enough to have some time where I can live off of my parents so that I have a chance to explore what I'm interested in. I'm really interested in non-traditional employment, where I can make my own money, work when I want to, do what interests me, and ultimately not be stuck at a certain salary that can only be increased by playing politics over the course of years. I like the idea of being able to use creativity and ingenuity to increase my earnings, as my talent wouldn't serve me well when I get paid the same regardless of my performance, assuming I'm performing well. Maybe that sounds a little arrogant, but this is a major construct of what has made traditional employment so unattractive to me, and I feel like internet marketing is a good fit for that, and is also a place where I can make good use of my technical background and abilities.
I actually wasn't sure what I wanted to do until very recently. I always knew earning money on the internet was possible, but it seemed like it was a lot of work for little returns, and I just had no idea of where to start. Every potential opportunity sounds like such a waste of time, never amounting to a real income. I was actually looking into what was possible to make with hacking, but was still a little uneasy about the idea. Eventually I happened upon a huge cache of guides that a friend shared with me recently. It was maybe a couple hundred PDFs of money making guides that have been sold on the internet over the years as "Learn to get rick quick for just $29.99!!!" types of adverts. Well people have amassed a collection, and I got ahold of it, and read a fair bit of them. After sorting the good from the bad, I realized that CPA type offers were far and away the most effective ways of making money. I saw a lot of what were labeled "Black Hat" CPA techniques as well, and I think there was some value in learning what was out there, but ultimately, the more research I did, the more legitimate marketing seemed like the best path, especially if I'm looking to make a sustainable living off of this.
The benefit to this PDF library was that I got a lot of methods delivered to me in a mostly succinct format, and explored the various complexities of various methods. The downsides are that many of the guides are from the mid to early 2000s and are outdated, and also a lot of them are unethical or unscalable, but nonetheless, the learning experience was interesting. So what I'm trying to do now is imbed myself into the internet marketing communities, meet some people, especially those willing to mentor me and answer my questions, and learn what methods are doable and what methods are outdated, and how best to develop my skills, where to start, etc.
I posted a thread with a couple specific questions in the newbie section, and also one thread in the programming section, but here I'm just giving an introduction, albeit a long one (which tends to be my style), so if anyone wants to give me any advice or recommendations, I'm very open to it. I'd especially love to meet those making an income with marketing who are willing to mentor me, and maybe my technical background could ultimately lead to some mutually beneficial arrangement.
Thanks and happy to be here
Recently I finished my computer science education (USC) and I am fortunate enough to have some time where I can live off of my parents so that I have a chance to explore what I'm interested in. I'm really interested in non-traditional employment, where I can make my own money, work when I want to, do what interests me, and ultimately not be stuck at a certain salary that can only be increased by playing politics over the course of years. I like the idea of being able to use creativity and ingenuity to increase my earnings, as my talent wouldn't serve me well when I get paid the same regardless of my performance, assuming I'm performing well. Maybe that sounds a little arrogant, but this is a major construct of what has made traditional employment so unattractive to me, and I feel like internet marketing is a good fit for that, and is also a place where I can make good use of my technical background and abilities.
I actually wasn't sure what I wanted to do until very recently. I always knew earning money on the internet was possible, but it seemed like it was a lot of work for little returns, and I just had no idea of where to start. Every potential opportunity sounds like such a waste of time, never amounting to a real income. I was actually looking into what was possible to make with hacking, but was still a little uneasy about the idea. Eventually I happened upon a huge cache of guides that a friend shared with me recently. It was maybe a couple hundred PDFs of money making guides that have been sold on the internet over the years as "Learn to get rick quick for just $29.99!!!" types of adverts. Well people have amassed a collection, and I got ahold of it, and read a fair bit of them. After sorting the good from the bad, I realized that CPA type offers were far and away the most effective ways of making money. I saw a lot of what were labeled "Black Hat" CPA techniques as well, and I think there was some value in learning what was out there, but ultimately, the more research I did, the more legitimate marketing seemed like the best path, especially if I'm looking to make a sustainable living off of this.
The benefit to this PDF library was that I got a lot of methods delivered to me in a mostly succinct format, and explored the various complexities of various methods. The downsides are that many of the guides are from the mid to early 2000s and are outdated, and also a lot of them are unethical or unscalable, but nonetheless, the learning experience was interesting. So what I'm trying to do now is imbed myself into the internet marketing communities, meet some people, especially those willing to mentor me and answer my questions, and learn what methods are doable and what methods are outdated, and how best to develop my skills, where to start, etc.
I posted a thread with a couple specific questions in the newbie section, and also one thread in the programming section, but here I'm just giving an introduction, albeit a long one (which tends to be my style), so if anyone wants to give me any advice or recommendations, I'm very open to it. I'd especially love to meet those making an income with marketing who are willing to mentor me, and maybe my technical background could ultimately lead to some mutually beneficial arrangement.
Thanks and happy to be here
and yeah, it was a delight 
reading your intro.
