subject: Why Can't You Make Money On The Internet [print this page] A few years ago, it was easy to make a few dollars on the Internet. You simply placed an ad on Google and let it run.
Clicks could be purchased for a little as 5 cents. With a little luck, a person could get customers.
But then a guy began to apply sales technics and psychology to produce sales without content. Using the combination of fear, greed and shortage, he began to produce massive income.
Then he started training others to do this and soon a group of men was dominating the Internet, promising much and giving little. They took in thousands of dollars and benefited very few.
Today it is so out of control that the government is beginning to crack down and for a change, that is good. To see these people hit with massive fines is refreshing.
You see their ads everywhere. Over night wealth, make money on autopilot, copy my ad, free report, etc, etc. Appealing to people with the idea basically that they can get something for nothing.
They began bidding on popular keywords and drove the price through the roof. With calculated effort, they began to get the top places on Google search.
When the sales begin to drop, they employ a cadre of affiliates to milk the market dry. Then they start a "new" launch, offering similar things with a different twist.
New people are suckered in and spend thousands more. When they finally realize the program does not work, it is usually too late to get a refund.
So the "gurus" keep marching on, devising new ways to peddle worthless, regurgitated information to the masses. They enlist affiliates to help and finally the word gets around and people stop buying.
Then you see their inflated prices cut drastically in a effort to sell more stuff. They begin to offer 'free' things in order to get a person on the mailing list.
Then the person gets hit with a barrage of 'special' offers and "buy more stuff" until they finally tire of the game and unsubscribe.
You can always tell because these offers create a need to "buy now". All merchants use some form of this in their advertising in order to motivate buyers.
But the hucksters imply you are getting the whole enchilada until you buy. Then suddenly, you find that for only $$$ more, you can get an "upgraded" version.
Then more emails offering you ad ons etc. You continue receiving the emails until you either buy or unsubscribe. It is a continuing practice because it works for them.
This makes it almost impossible for the "little" guy to make any money on the Internet. Because now the shysters have moved into "niche" markets as well.
The reason 97% of people fail with Internet marketing is because they just keep doing the old thing over. Simply changing gurus and offering the same old thing in a different package is a recipe for failure.
It was Albert Einstein who said: doing the same thing over and expecting different results is the definition of insanity.
It is still possible to make money on the Internet, but it is a lot more difficult than it sounds. Whether you have a job or work from home, The reality is, you do have to show up for work every day.
Sorry to tell you this, but, the idea of making money without working is a pipe dream.
