Greetings BHW!

I followed trends in IM for a few years now, but it was only a year ago that I started putting in effort, learning and testing. I'm already making a few $100s per month from niche and microniche sites + CPM ads I built last year, and the fact that they still bring in that much is inspiring. I hope to really dive deep into IM for the new year, scaling up and making a full time income at last. I'm also considering starting a CPA journey here soon using everything I've learned about SEO from this forum and others, as I think I can capitalize much more off of it.

A few major tips I can give you guys off the bat is:

• Learn how to get traffic on your platform before you even think about making money if you want stable, long term income.
• Don't waste your time looking for some secret method or loophole no one else knows about because it's much simpler than you think, you just need to spend a little money in the right places.
• Pick something and stick with it, do one thing at a time, research and test, test, test.
• Learn from other people's mistakes and successes.
• If something isn't working, know what you did right and what you did wrong and change your approach.
  
• Get some starting money even if it means doing some overtime at work, it's worth it.

Testing and persistence is everything in this game. You will save yourself a lot of pain if you focus on the process rather than on the money first. Good luck everyone!