My first 8 months

[garovich]

I remember logging into my Google account and seeing my first ‘sale’ of 24 cents. My first thought was ‘this could work’.

I remember logging into my ClickBank account and having my first sale before I got out of bed. Between that and a few other things it totaled over $40 before I even had my first sip of coffee.

I remember emailing Erich last December and thanking him because I had cleared a $400 profit (my wife was absolutely blown away).

I remember being thankful for my ClickBank check (about $180) showing up in January and helping pay a few bills (that and Feb are my slowest months).

I remember my first $200 net profit day.

Our lives, jobs, and the new offline business were in quite a bit of flux just that short amount of time ago. It was pretty stressful. But now things are more solid than they have ever been and a lot of good things have happened for us simply because we believed they would. That belief led to doing the things and taking risks that had to be taken in order to achieve what we wanted.

The main reason everything is so solid now is this program and how extremely powerful it is. No, it’s not easy. But if it were then everybody could do it and there would literally not be an opportunity.

I’m in my 9th month after starting with Erich and a whole world of new possibilities have opened up for us. And it will for you too if you stick with and work the program.

Believe that you can accomplish and you will. Believe that you can’t and you won’t.

Personally, I believe that I will be selling our offline business in March or April and I have made that my goal. Based on my past experience I don’t think there is a doubt in the world that this will happen. But I’ll keep you posted.

And a huge thank you to Erich! We wouldn’t be where we’re at if it wasn’t for you.

Gary

[stirls]

Gary - thank you for sharing your experience with us. I think you are one of the hardest workers here and I have no doubt you will achieve your goals.

garovich said:

Believe that you can accomplish and you will. Believe that you can’t and you won’t.

This is so true and not only in the 3PPP program but life. Positive attitude is so important to every part of our lives.

I look forward to reading a post by you in March or April telling us you have sold your offline business and earning a full time income from your online business.

To your success
Chris Stirling

[Lori G.]

Hi Gary,

Thank you for sharing. It is great inspiration and motivation for all of us just beginning. I too, look forward to posting my success story in the very near future.

Wishing you much more success!

Lori

[zeta]

Gary,
Wow - Congratulations! I know your dreams will come true of selling your offline business next spring.
It is so nice to read your post and for you to share with us and especially how long you have been involved
with Erich's program. Is that when Erich started this? You are such a great help on this forum! I know I love this opportunity and work hard on it everyday, but actually make more money while I am sleeping than I do working at my part time job!
Good luck
Zeta

[Sandra]

What a nice post Gary! I love the way you explained it step by step... you start off small, then it gets bigger and better and now you're actually looking forward to soon doing this full time. Thanks for sharing and congrats on what you've accomplished

Sandra

[David B]

garovich said:

The main reason everything is so solid now is this program and how extremely powerful it is. No, it’s not easy. But if it were then everybody could do it and there would literally not be an opportunity.

Gary,
Thank you for saying what may not be obvious to some. Our world of Internet Marketing is so full of hype and false promises that it's easy for some to get discouraged and turned off completely. TOPS and 3PP are such a breath of fresh air amongst everything else. No, it's not easy. But, you and others who have graciously shared their triumphs, no matter how small, are a great encouragement to the rest of us.

Keep it up and you will live your dream!

David

[troyzone]

Congrats Gary! The fact that you've been at this for well under a year and already have pretty solid plans to sell your offline business in favor of your online one shows just how well this system works. I have no doubt that we'll be hearing next spring about how you've sold your offline business so that you could work at this full-time from home.

To your continued success,

Troy

[pjesse]

Gary,

Thanks for another outstanding post. You are doing an outstanding job with your business. I remember all your posts especially the excitement of your first $200 day post. You are truly a leader. Continue to keep us informed of your progress.

Paul Jesse

[mackie]

Hello Gary, i have just joined TOPS and the forum. I live in Bury St Edmunds, Uk. I am as determined as you are to get a good online business going. If you have any advice for a new kid on the block it would be much welcomed.
Regards,
Brian

[Lori G.]

Hi Brian,

The best advice I can think of is to come here often, follow Erich's program and NEVER give up!

Lori

[talfighel]

Gary,

Thank you so much for posting this. I really appreciate you telling us your story here. Life isn't always what we want it to be but the most important thing is to keep the faith and positive thinking going.

Everyone has their own ups and downs in this business but the most important thing is to keep going and to never give up.

I can't wait to see you post one day saying that this business is the only income source for you and your family.

Thank you for being who you are and I am glad to be around people like you here who have a dream and goals.

Much success to you Gary.

Tal

[garovich]

Thanks everyone for your kind words.

I orginally posted this in the General Section because I meant it to be more of an informative post for some that may just be starting out. However it was moved here and I guess it could be considered a success story. There are many other things in my life that define success much more than money ever will, but I'm very thankful that I ran across this opportunity.

I must confess Chris made me laugh (spilled my coffee) when he said I was a hard worker. While I was at first, I probably ought to change my forum name to 'Slacker' as 99% of everything runs on autopilot and has for some time. That's the incredible power of this program. However, I realize the need to start working SFI and as soon as I finish up something else I'm working on I will start getting serious about that.

Thanks again.

Gary

[talfighel]

garovich said:

I must confess Chris made me laugh (spilled my coffee) when he said I was a hard worker. While I was at first, I probably ought to change my forum name to 'Slacker' as 99% of everything runs on autopilot and has for some time. That's the incredible power of this program.
Thanks again.

Gary

That is great Gary. Everything is running on autopilot.

For this you must have worked hard. At first the advertising aspect, like Google adwords, is not easy and I must say that it may take more time to figure it out and see what works and what doesn't.

Once you test with Google adwords to get more traffic, more then 400 unique visitors a day, then you can really have it run alone. Then you need to tweak your site and when you hit the daily positive profit mode, things become a lot better. This is what it is all about. Autopilot Business.

This is my ultimate goal. Once I get that with Google and get into a profit mode, which I already know that my site has that, I will do the same with other big search engines companies like MSN.

Guys and ladies who are strugling, don't give up. Yes, it is not easy but Erich 3 phase profits training DOES work. Sure it can be frustrating at time, but you have to keep on going.

Tal

[garovich]

Hi Brian,

There's a lot of great information throughout the forum that can assit you greatly. Just remember that nothing is ever accomplished by quitting. Lori's post gave the you best advice you can get.

Gary

mackie said:

Hello Gary, i have just joined TOPS and the forum. I live in Bury St Edmunds, Uk. I am as determined as you are to get a good online business going. If you have any advice for a new kid on the block it would be much welcomed.
Regards,
Brian

[shing]

Hi Gary,

This is a very inspirational post and always appreciated by those of us who try so hard to succeed! Thanks for all the help and advice you have given to me!

Shawna

[edh]

[/quote]

Gary,
Thank you for saying what may not be obvious to some. Our world of Internet Marketing is so full of hype and false promises that it's easy for some to get discouraged and turned off completely. TOPS and 3PP are such a breath of fresh air amongst everything else. No, it's not easy. But, you and others who have graciously shared their triumphs, no matter how small, are a great encouragement to the rest of us.

Keep it up and you will live your dream!

David
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I am in phase 3, but still have problems with web site management, making changes, not to mention the advertising side.


I am wondering if it would be better for me to start with TOPS. If I understand it correctly I don't have to worry about making the changes on the site - if needed - because it is done automatically for me?
I don' t know about the advertising side in TOPS. Is there only PPC or are there many other methods?

thanks

ed hensel

[Skyrocket]

This is a great story Gary, you are obviously highly self motivated and have a strong focus on your goals and ambitions. I also am highly self motivated, however I'm not always as focussed as I should be on my goals. Your story has just helped me re-focus and this weekend I will re-write my business plan for my site which will include my goals and objectives.

I look forward to reading the next installment