The no-BS guide to making your first dollar online — and then a lot more
Ten chapters, in the order you should actually do them. If you need money this week, read Chapter 1, jump to Chapter 3, then come back.
This edition has been rebuilt from the ground up, and I’ve been honest about the things in the old version that don’t work any more.
The last edition sent you to a product that no longer exists. It was retired and replaced by Spark by ClickBank. The marketplace is still very much worth your time — the training product changed.
TikTok has publicly said there’s no local rollout on the roadmap. Anyone selling you an Aussie TikTok Shop course is selling a cross-border setup with the hard parts left out.
Fiverr takes 20%, so a $5 job pays you $4. The people actually earning there start at $25–$75 packages and build up from there.
The ACCC has been issuing infringement notices running into tens of thousands. Chapter 7 has the labels that work and the ones that don’t.
The old edition told you to text and email your Amazon links. That breaches the Operating Agreement and closes accounts. Fixed, with the 24-hour cookie and the 3-sales rule spelled out.
Not as a magic money button — as a way to do the writing, research and admin faster. Where it helps is marked. Where it gets you banned or sued is marked too.
Money stress and mental health are joined at the hip. If the bills are piling up and the wolves are at the door, that grinds a person down. If it’s getting on top of you, please talk to someone. There’s no shame in it — just make the first step. I’ve lost too many mates and loved ones to say nothing here.
| Lifeline | 13 11 14 | 24/7 crisis support |
| Beyond Blue | 1300 22 4636 | 24/7 anxiety & depression |
| MensLine Australia | 1300 78 99 78 | 24/7, men of any age |
| 13YARN | 13 92 76 | 24/7, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander |
| Suicide Call Back Service | 1300 659 467 | 24/7 counselling |
| Emergency | 000 | If life is in danger, right now |
Movember is a great cause and worth your support, but it’s a charity, not a crisis line. The numbers above are the ones that answer at 3am.
You can also reach me. Go to poidabogan.com and send an email or a message. I’d rather hear from you than read about you.
Chapter 1 takes twenty minutes and saves you months. That’s the whole pitch.
Or grab the whole thing as a PDF and read it on the couch — download here.