Make Money Online Success Story

by ChiQ 16th September 2009    |    85 comments

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As you might already know, I am a Freelancer and I Make Money Online creating WordPress Themes, Blogging and Affiliate Marketing. I own around 50 Niche-Based websites using 3 GoDaddy Accounts and 3 Web Hosts. Some websites I announce publicly, some are just lying around giving me monthly passive income and others, I do for fun.

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So if you are still having doubts if it’s ever possible Making Money Online, leave your address below and I will gladly come visit you and personally kick your *&&(*. Truth is, this isn’t a blog post to persuade you to Make Money Online and then leave a bunch of affiliate links for you to sign-up. The purpose of this blog post is to inspire you that if you have just started blogging, then go on and continue with it becauseyou will be able to reap and enjoy your benefits pretty soon. If you have been working day and night using Odesk and GAF to get clients with your web/graphic design and coding skills, well then I assure you, you’re on the right track.

Why? Because I was once doing these things and they worked for me. You want proof? Yeah I know.. Everytime I read Make Money Online websites, I always head out and look for proof and what they offer are stolen pictures of other well-known bloggers showing a year 2003 google adsense check! So maybe I’ll just share what I get from this website alone, yes WPThemeDesigner.com (doh)

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Traffic of this site is around 50,000 Unique Visits monthly. Alexa Rank is at 18, 412 (it might be different in other locations), and with 3k Feedburner Subscribers for this month. With Clients alone coming from this site, I earn an average of $3000 per month on my paypal.  I will show you a recent screenshot from my account, this is from Aug 6 2009 to Sep 12, 2009 which is at $2871 only (well I haven’t really been working the past month). I also earn from Google Adsense but I feel that my adsense earnings from this site are quite insignificant since I never even bother to optimize it. In fact there is only one Google Adsense Banner you can find here which is at the sidebar. I get $xx earnings daily. I also have 125×125 Banners here on the right side and these banners used to pay my $125 monthly webhosting account but since WPWebHost (try them and you won’t have to go find another webhost, excellent customer support) hosted me for free, i decided to sell them only at $10 each (very cheap for a website with high traffic).

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There are also other achievements worth mentioning like I have already released around 70 WordPress Themes for Free and 13 of those WordPress Themes are featured on Smashing Magazine 100 Amazing Free WordPress Themes for 2009. Also, since I am a Filipino and we have this Ratified.org website which features the Top 100 Blogs of the Philippine Blogosphere, I am currently Number #1 right now (allow me to celebrate since rankings might change next week, hehe).

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So don’t ever give up. Making Money Online is possible. Anything is possible if you are passionate at what you are doing. Don’t be discouraged with your websites. It all boils down to three things really.. 1. Content 2. Marketing 3. SEO and then traffic will follow. When you have traffic you’ve hit the right SPOT! I have niche-based websites that earn as much as this site. I do Affiliate Marketing which also earns me a decent income even if I am not based in the United States. Hope this blog post will encourage you. If you have followed this site from the very beginning then you would know that right from the start, I have been very inclined at learning and discovering ways to Make Money Online. In fact, next year I plan to launch a Make Money Online Blog separate from this site so I can possibly discuss my articles extensively, so watch out for that. With my extremely busy schedule, I only get to work thrice a week. But I have plans to double my current income.

As for WPThemeDesigner.com, I would like to thank all my subscribers and visitors who never fails to take time and say, THANK YOU when they download a theme. That means a lot to me. Next month is my birthday (yeah October baby!), and I will be preparing for the Launching of the Version 3 of this website. There will be a lot of changes 1. Premium Themes/WordPress Store 2. More Articles on Design, WordPress, and Blogging/MMO 3. and absolutely more AMAZING Free WordPress Themes for everyone to download!

Also, you can check out this new article on my Personal Website: Up Close and Personal on my DotCom Lifestyle.

Cheers!!

PS. Lot’s of Free WordPress Themes coming out next week! Subscribe now if you haven’t so you get updated right away!

Allan
16th September 2009 at 10:56 pm

Wow nice collection you have here, thank you! I will recommend this to my friends. This is also a great blog like one that you have http://www.icpep.org

clarence
16th September 2009 at 10:56 pm

homaygad!

nka remember ko atong first nato kita then you shared these stuff to us. :D

congrats!

grace
16th September 2009 at 10:57 pm

Wow. This is very inspiring Chiq. Thanks a lot! :)

goma
16th September 2009 at 10:58 pm

Inspiring indeed! Thanks for sharing..

I still have doubts. You know my address, please visit me chiq. LOL.

shopaholic
16th September 2009 at 11:07 pm

bayuta ka ti…ka nice ani…ahahhaha how long ba ni kay mao ako goal….. =)) bayuta…nice ti…hehehehhehe

Jhelo Cruz
16th September 2009 at 11:19 pm

congratulations to you and your awesome success in making money online!
i hope this success story of yours can encourage other people to be as hardworking as you.. keep it up and GOD bless! ^__^

ChiQ
16th September 2009 at 11:35 pm

alla, is this a default comment of urs? LOL.

ChiQ
16th September 2009 at 11:35 pm

thank you bff *hugs

ChiQ
16th September 2009 at 11:35 pm

yey :) article has served its purpose :D thank u

ChiQ
16th September 2009 at 11:36 pm

LOL very funny goma.. we’ll order jollibee when i visit ..:D

ChiQ
16th September 2009 at 11:37 pm

wooohooo yet bayeeett :) let’s keep blogging! hahaha..

ChiQ
16th September 2009 at 11:37 pm

wee! thanks jhelo :) *hugs

island travel
16th September 2009 at 11:38 pm

Hello ChiQ,
Thanks for this very informative and inspiring story.

shopaholic
16th September 2009 at 11:40 pm

heheheh cge start nako balik ron ;) )

ChiQ
16th September 2009 at 11:46 pm

thank u for reading and leaving a comment *hugs

Dave Starr
17th September 2009 at 1:02 am

Great post. You should have “tooted your own horn” sooner. I subscribed to your feed some time back and have enjoyed many of your designs. Your contribution to the community is appreciated, and not just by me I am sure.

I also, sorry to say, did not put two and two together and realize you are a Filipino. I’m an American living permanently in the Philippines and I blog actively. One blog is on the subject of the Philippines and especially now that I have built up a Filipino as well as a foreigner audience (thanks readers), I always get questions that start out with something like, “If only … ” and end with “Please help me make some money”. I am always on the lookout for successful Filipinos online to point them to for inspiration/information.

Thanks for sharing and write more articles like this one.

CDO Guide
17th September 2009 at 1:10 am

wwwoowwww….I love it…..kanus-a kaha ta maka ingon ani bah..;-)

Stephen
17th September 2009 at 1:18 am

Hello,

Great story, great income and great traffic.
I’m not sure but I think I ever use your submission services to submit my theme in the past.

I have similar website that provide free wordpress themes since Feb 2009, but till now I still not get a lot of traffic and download. Do you have any tips for me?

I want to increase traffic and download from my site, then to increase my income for sure :)

Currently I only promote my site only by submit the free theme to wp theme site and forums.

Thanks,

Stephen

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cigarettesdigest
17th September 2009 at 1:59 am

Adsense only and ctr is below 1% in this niche. Maybe you can advise something. thx

Meikah
17th September 2009 at 1:59 am

I totally agree with you. We can make money online. All we need is persistence. I’ve been problogging since 2005, and it was only this year that I got direct ads for one of my business blogs, and opportunities are also slowly coming in for my personal blogs. :D I’d like to believe that slowly but surely, I’ll earn more in the coming months. Thanks for sharing this inspiring story. All the best!

DaCoder
17th September 2009 at 2:44 am

Hi
A big congrats on the success of your site. I have been trying to increase the traffic to my site with no real success so far. This article keeps me inspired. I have been visiting your site for the past one year now and can call my self a “fan”
Any pointers you may have for me to improve traffic would be appreciated

Thanks
DaCoder

iggy
17th September 2009 at 4:02 am

well your WP themes are very nice and you very much deserve your success!
I will be diving through your archives since I’m planning to use one of your themes to launch my very first WP blog :D

Cheers!

Arthur Charles Van Wyk
17th September 2009 at 4:16 am

I’d like for you to help me or just give me some pointers to start off.. please

Naeem
17th September 2009 at 6:29 am

you are a great designer, keep up the good work!

brandon
17th September 2009 at 6:37 am

congrats ChiQ on the success and your number #1 ranking for blogs from the Philippines

Jenar Idn
17th September 2009 at 7:41 am

Wow, this is really inspiring! Been thinking work from home for months now and your blog helps to pursue and try other things around the web.

jlapitan
17th September 2009 at 9:52 am

Hi, kaingit nmn ng mga earnings mo.. hehe.. ngtutor kaba about sa pag-gawa ng sariling WP themes? hehe..

attend kb sa wordcamp sa saturday(Sept 19, 2009)?

Hal
17th September 2009 at 9:58 am

This is just what I needed. Some days we all need some inspiration to keep going. I too have subbed to your blog for some time. Thanks for a great inspirational post.

Calvin
17th September 2009 at 10:05 am

if I want to start studying how to properly theme for wordpress, what site would you recommend? I hope it’s not wordpress.org. hehehe. thanks!

Premium Theme Info
17th September 2009 at 10:44 am

Thanks for sharing the story. This will be useful to bloggers.

StartaMicroBusiness
17th September 2009 at 1:31 pm

Congrats on your success! Wordpress sites and blogging are an excellent way to build multiple passive income streams.

The secret is to provide interesting content (which you have) and also an appealing site theme. You’ve done a great job at both.

Valentin Yonte
17th September 2009 at 3:13 pm

Thanks for share. I’m a fan of this site. Good work, Congratulations…

—–
Another one that beleive that: Yes, it is possible to make money online. :-)

Cesar Noel
17th September 2009 at 4:19 pm

Nice One ChiQ this will inspire other bloggers to earn money online full time or part time.

AJ Batac
17th September 2009 at 4:54 pm

Amazing! Keep this up!

KC Bairan
17th September 2009 at 6:08 pm

This is a very inspiring story. I believe people can really make money online when they know their goals so they know what to focus on. People who are just beginners or who are just planning to start this venture should also have the determination in achieving their aims.

It was mentioned in this article that content is important and I highly agree with that. In marketing, I believe that people would come to you depending on what you can show, on what you can offer, and what they can learn and get for their benefit. Having great content would not only lure new people but also keep other clients coming for more.

Hoping for more inspiring stories.

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 6:36 pm

Thank you Dave.. I never felt the need to advertise myself but I figured that if I can only inspire bloggers/designers in this very candid blog post of mine.. im sure it will be worth it.

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 6:37 pm

CDO Guide: sus master na bya ka :)

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 6:41 pm

I also just use theme submissions for promoting my themes but most traffic are just viral. like when i release a theme, ppl blog abt it..

i suggest you get exposure from other famous sites on ur niche.. like submitting your themes to wphacks, wpzoom.. sites that are featuring wordpress themes.

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 6:42 pm

true! ctr on this niche is very very low.. i suggest you do keyword research (especially those with higher ctr) and focus on them.

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 6:43 pm

goodluck with it.. just continue with that you’re doing. set a goal and when you achieve it.. double it next time. Research, Learn and then Apply.
Have fun!

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 6:47 pm

Thank you DaCoder.. I just try to put out something useful for my niche. like for wordpress, i release free themes that are of high quality and for Free.
for make money online niche, i release articles which are helpful for newbies. then market your site.. and learn SEO as much as possible. Organic Traffic converts! :)

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 6:47 pm

Thank you so much iggy :) gluck with ur first wpblog.

All Software List
17th September 2009 at 6:48 pm

Inspiring stories. I should file this and compile more “success stories” and post it to my blog.

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 6:49 pm

Hi Arthur..

Try to read my old posts: http://www.wpthemedesigner.com/?s=make+money+online+tips

I’m sure you’ll learn a thing or two.. gluck!

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 6:50 pm

Thank you Naeem :)

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 6:51 pm

Thank you Brandon.. One of my best clients :)
We’ll release a theme next week :D

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 6:52 pm

Jenar: Thank u! Try it.. you won’t regret it :)

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 6:53 pm

I will be attending Wordcamp Philippines this Saturday! Either as a Volunteer (once again) or a Participant! I hope to meet you there :)

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 6:53 pm

Thank you so much Hal :)

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 6:55 pm

haha there are lots of tutorials lying around the web.. just google it! Seriously, everything that I do now .. are self-taught. Sure I learned programming in school.. but I’m good at designing because I practice a LOT and I study a lot and I design a lot even when i sleep. So just go ahead.. research and learn! Have fun!

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 6:56 pm

Thank you too :)

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 7:00 pm

Thank you so much StartaMicroBusiness and you are right with those two points :)

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 7:01 pm

Valentin Yonte, thank you and indeed it is :)

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 7:01 pm

Thank you Cesar Noel .. that was the whole point of this article :)

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 7:02 pm

Thank you AJ :D

ChiQ
17th September 2009 at 7:03 pm

Thank you KC Bairan :) When you have goals .. you stay focused. You know where you are headed so obviously you will definitely reach ur destination somehow.

NomnomClub.com
17th September 2009 at 7:26 pm

Congrats Chiq! :)

Imanhorn
17th September 2009 at 7:29 pm

natatakot ako ahahah. galing nyo po! IDOL!

Kosol-โกศล
17th September 2009 at 11:27 pm

Congrats ChiQ. I would like to thank you for your WP themes I use. I hope you have good things, enjoying,happiness and make more money you wish.

And absolutely you make us, the ASEAN people so proud.

Fred Morgan
18th September 2009 at 1:11 am

What a great article – so good to see someone who’s really honest and succeeding. Thank you.

Lyle
18th September 2009 at 11:07 am

Awesome read, ChiQ! The blogosphere needs more people like you. Sincere, generous, and hardworking.

Thank you for sharing. Your story is truly inspiring!

McCoolot
20th September 2009 at 4:29 am

weeeeeeeee! (bows down)… \m/

Waseem
20th September 2009 at 9:48 am

Well, Thanks for a very good inspiration. It took me to get start making money online around 2 years. and I am still working hard. Now I am a developer too. But I love your themes alot that I used it on many places. I wonder where you learn this all stuff? You are a great ChiQ…..

Marty
20th September 2009 at 1:23 pm

Thanks for sharing!! It is very inspiring indeed :) I hope I can do the same one day soon

V.C
20th September 2009 at 7:14 pm

I wonder what you did to get $3000 a month.
It’s quite a lot of money for a blogger.
Designing wordpress theme? Affiliate? Adsense? Oh…

lito
21st September 2009 at 4:15 am

wow.what an inspiring story! and congratulations for being number one!

Erick
21st September 2009 at 5:22 am

Congrats to you ChiQ, your post is very inspiring & motivating as well!

Ferdielicious
22nd September 2009 at 4:46 pm

Pa burger naman dyan Chiq…grabe dili na mareach imong earnings Chiq..secret millionaire man diay ka…huwaw!

Dave
22nd September 2009 at 8:13 pm

Aha ChiQ, U visited my site then (days later) penned this nice personal post keke..?

That’s so neat! Thks for sharing this encouraging post! :-)

Hmm, I see U use the MacBook. Me too!

There’s 1 thing I hope U can help advise me..

How’s yr experience hosting with different webhosts? Is that a better option than hosting all sites with 1 webhost?

U can respond here or drop me a note in my site.

Thks so much for yr inspiring efforts!
Dave :-)

ceblogger
23rd September 2009 at 12:36 am

wow! congrats! yours is indeed a believable MMO success story, Chiq! and thank you for sharing some of your wonderful wordpress themes for free.

Edgar
23rd September 2009 at 3:19 am

Do you do anything with Blogger? I would love to do what you’re doing and am reading how you did it. Very inspiring!!!

James Mytho
23rd September 2009 at 1:42 pm

Hi

My congratulations for your webblog and web jobs. I find this blog today, when I’m searching for another wp theme for one of my personal blog. Your blog looks like smart and I like it.

Thanks !

Nika Catbagan
25th September 2009 at 9:19 am

Wooo! Very inspiring indeed. I should get off my lazy butt and start writing again. I hope I’ll get to earn that much (or more :P ) by 2010. <3 Congratulations, ChiQ!

be
25th September 2009 at 7:58 pm

You are professional

asaa
27th September 2009 at 7:44 pm

hi,
nice post.
pls se my blog and help me to imrove it.
thnx.

Rafael Arbulu
27th September 2009 at 8:53 pm

You know what makes this post real? A mistype: on the second paragraph, fifth line, you said “becauseyou” – guess the space bar on your keyboard wasn’t hit hard enough. That probably means you’re one fast typer.

Thank God I saw that, because I was ready to close my Firefox tab. But sicne I saw this…

Thanks for the tips on your post.

James
28th September 2009 at 1:43 pm

Very inspiring ChiQ! I’ve been doing this longer than most internet millionairs and haven’t quite reached the success you have. But mostly because of a lack of focus and consistant direction. Thank you for renewing my faith that it’s more than possible to be a successful internet marketer. Wish I could give you a hug.
James

阿里爹地
29th September 2009 at 2:22 am

:sad: oh, your english so good, i can’t speak english, my english so bad, you look so Formidable, i think this blog own by foreigner, now i know you look like chinese girl!

Alex
30th September 2009 at 7:56 pm

A few questions, how do you do to have so many RSS subscribers… I have been fighting and fighting and only reached 10 subscribers in 3 months.. I MUST be doing something wrong obviosly.. is there any secret of that? I also noticed that some people get like 500 followers on twitter.. With all the power i could read barely 15… just wondering..

the other question is how do you convinced wphosting to host you for free and how do you convinced those sites to pay 10 bucks to place their banner in your site.

ramica
30th September 2009 at 11:39 pm

hello please visit my website sometimes and leave a comment..i want to consult my blog if it will generate income or not..i have been blogging for two months now.

blastoff
3rd October 2009 at 4:36 am

thank you for sharing you experience to all of your viewers. and really good.

poorblogger
3rd October 2009 at 1:45 pm

Wow. I Just try to find a wptheme but found about your article. It is nice to know that you can earn more money than my working salary. It make me jealous.. I will work harder to earn much more that I’ve earn through my working daily salary

rollom
5th October 2009 at 3:24 am

ChiQ Montes,you are inspired me,I’m mintspot,you once give me $15,now my website is Rollom.com.yours experience is wonderful,I admit my English is very poor,hehe.I have graduated from school this summer.Do u remember me now?
But I support U,祝你取得更大的成功。

kathangisip
11th October 2009 at 5:49 pm

wow, you’re an idol. I was browsing for themes for my other website and i stumbled on yours.
Ang galing galing! Keep up the good work ;)

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