subject: So You Want To Make Money At Home Online? [print this page] So You Want To Make Money At Home Online?
Hey guys! How's it going? If you've just started tinkering with the idea that some real money can be made online and you're reading this, congratulations! You've taken one helluva giant step.
Let me give you the lowdown right off the bat: Internet marketing isn't some quick get-rich scheme. Far too many (misinformed) newbies get the idea that making money online is easy. It isn't. If you really want to succeed in this biz, you've got to get that right out of your head or else you won't have the right mental attitude to get the dough to roll in. Like any other offline enterprise, it requires hard work, a minimum amount of financial capital and loads of time and patience.
Hard work means exactly what it is. You need to know all there is to know about this industry before you dive into it. Do your research. The reason why so many wannabe Internet marketers fail is that they underestimate the power of "learning the ropes" in theory before going into the real deal. In internet marketing, you just can't afford to go blind. You also need to take stock of interests, talents and skills you may have. Write down the things you can do that others could potentially learn from. Academic, non-academic, vocational interests- all these are fertile grounds of ideas for any venture you wish to focus in.
You also need a minimum amount of financial capital to jumpstart your online enterprise. You would, of course, need a computer with a high-speed Internet connection and a professional-looking website. If you don't have these yet, you would have to fork out some amount for it. Selling a physical product would require you to spend more upfront versus a downloadable one, but a real demand for it would certainly fuel your success.
Any online biz needs time to grow. You need to nurture it as you would your child so it can achieve its highest potentials. If you fail at the start- and believe me, there will be failures along the way- you've got to be able to get up and start all over again. This time, you'll have learned valuable lessons to improve your chances of success.
From affiliate marketing to digital products to paid subscriptions to online services, there are many ways for you to cash in on the Internet revolution. But you can't do that if you believe the con artists who tell you that it's an easy road. It's as tough as hell. But with a never-say-die attitude and know-how, you'll eventually get there.
