Lurker here. Just for some motivation, i started a site a couple years ago (can see post history on here when i made my first sale!) which i haven't added anything to in over a year and a half which brings in some pocket change every month to accompany my full time job salary. I had zero experience of IM beforehand and to set this up cost me less than $100. I simply bought hosting and a domain and thats it. Searched google, found a cool little niche just by browsing amazon products and searching them on google, not really knowing what i was doing but thought id give it a go.
i posted a SS of the income its provided me since i made it, granted not much over the time the websites been active but its money i would of never had beforehand. I will probably spend more time on it at a later point, but i thought i'd like to post some motivation for anyone who is new and is starting out. I'm exactly the same. NEW but its all about just trying and seeing where it goes. I didn't make any of this instantly and i honestly just let it do its own thing. It makes different amounts monthly but for something i don't even update, its essentially free money. Keep working at it guys, i made mine when i was jobless and had lots of free time, so i'd advise anyone that is passionate about IM or is in a similar rut that i was to give it a go.
For anyone who is curious, i spent the money on a macbook pro. Have fun along the journey guys!