My friend used to make around 500 dollars per month. And he was damne lazy at it. To top it off he was a newbie. He didn't even know the tricks I already new from blackhat.
So my tip to newbies is to "learn learn learn". Keep on learning new things. Innovate. Even in traditional businesses it is a "requirement" to gain new knowledge almost everyday.
They say black hat is a lazy man's dream. But that ain't true. You'd have to put in a decent amount of work into it. Most of that work goes into developing your knowledge.
Best of luck everyone. I'm good with even just earning 2,000 dollars per month. In my country that's enough to live a life of luxury. Specially if you're single
<take a hint ladies, i'm available. wink wink. hahahaha>