My First $4,300+ Day With CX Digital

Chad from CDF Networks wrote an interesting post about why he does not post screenshots. It actually had me second thinking posting some of my own CX Digital screenshots. Here is another new screenshot which shows my first $4,000 day with CX Digital (i’ll explain why I posted this below):

I Posted That Screenshot To Try and Make A Couple Points:

1. I STILL THINK SCREENSHOTS SERVE A PURPOSE AS INSPIRATION.

A few months ago I never thought I would be making $4,000+ a day in revenue from one network. Like I’ve mentioned before, when I see other people’s screenshots it inspires me to work harder. It shows me the possibilities. I believe I can do better than you. You should believe that you can do better than me. I figure that If they can do it then I CAN do it.

Believe me, I’ve had a lot of failures along the way and I still have failed ppc campaigns all the time. “Failed” campaigns is probably the wrong word for it though because I usually always learn something from them. Mistakes are a part of achieving successFool.

2. SOCIAL PROOF AND CREDIBILITY

I have to admit my first post of screenshots were to try and establish more credibility. There are hundreds if not thousands of “make money online” blogs. How do you know which guys are faking it and which ones are the real deal?

After I posted my previous screenshot there was a comment “… I have to admit I have browsed around your blog several times in the past, but you have my full attention now! I need to step up my efforts and this looks good.”

My point being that screenshots do help a blog get attention. Ultimately though it is the quality of your posts that will keep people returning. I’m an affiliate marketer and although I blog, I don’t really consider myself a “blogger.”

I still blog (on an inconsistent basis) because of the people connections I make. I’ve chatted with (online) some really cool people whom I probably would have never known had I not had this blog.

3. SCREENSHOTS OF REVENUE DON’T MEAN MUCH!

I could do the “fake it till you make it route” and pretend that I make $4,000 each and everyday. The following day my revenues dropped to $2700. Tomorrow they could possible drop to under $1,000. Yesterday I spent almost $2,000+ on one campaign where I ended up pretty much breaking even! If I pause that campaign my daily revenue could drop by thousands in one day.

Do you notice where I keep mentioning “revenue.” My actual profits were much smaller. I hope I do get to the point where I’m consistently making $1,000 or $2,000+ in profits each and everyday. At the time of this post, I’m not.

There are a lot of “make money online” bloggers doing the faking it route (not all). Sure they may have posted a screenshot of a Bajillion Billion Dollars (<-sarcasm) in revenue in one month but all that really means is that “may” have had a hot streak. It’s just a small snapshot in time. Some may still be making that kind of money but a lot of them are not.

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When it comes to screenshots, I agree with the who-seems-to-be-a-super-cool-guy Andrew Wee (and has been waiting for me to get back with him for weeks). Part of his comment on CDF was:

IMO, showing your earnings from a single campaign can be useful for illustrating a case study. I’d certainly not show my income tax return, but showing a certain segment might be instructional and illustrative as per Robert Cialdini’s social proof principles.

There’s a different in showing figures/stats/hard data to impress UPON the audience certain principles, rather than merely impressing them alone.

I’d use revenue/profit generated in conjunction with other statistically meaningful data such as visitor numbers, conversion stats, which are useful reference data for new marketers.

By the way, Chad’s CDF NETWORKS blog is the highest quality no-fluff affiliate marketing blog I read. There are way too many affiliate marketing blogs that have a whole lot of fluff and very little real substance. You know what I mean. I’ve lacked on the substance myself lately and hope to improve that.

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