Making Money Online Is Not Quick and Easy
Sure there are opportunities to make a lot of money online, but they are far and few between. It takes a lot of work, a lot of hours and a lot of doing the same thing over and over again to make a good income online.
I currently spend 10+ hours a day working on my online business. I wake up really early in the morning and stay up really late at night. When I calculate it per hour, I could probably be making more at a regular 9-5 job.
There is a key difference though that keeps me going. Instead of working a job, I am building a business. I am working for myself, I have no boss. I have freedom to work as much as I want or as little as I want and get results accordingly.
I am building a passive income so the more I work now, the less I will need to work later.
If you are going to be successful online, you must realize that it does not come overnight. You are going to be doing a lot of boring and mundane tasks for hours on end. You are going to be writing a lot, you are going to be doing a lot of research.
One day you may make $100 and another day only $10-$15. Income will fluctuate. You need to be willing to push through the hard days. You are planting your seeds.
Each project is a little seed that you are planting and nurturing. Before you know it you will have a full garden that you can harvest. It will be worth it. You may not see the results right away, but they will come.
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Great post. Very true!
I second that. And I guess it can be applied to anything you choose to do - on or offline. It can be extremely hard and frustrating and sometimes it doesn’t work out. But on the flipside, it can also be very rewarding, and I’m not just talking in monetary terms here. It’s what keeps you going.
I quit my day job a few months back to do exactly what you describe, and I have to say that you are right. It just isn’t easy.
Thanks for saying this Amy. To be honest, I had no idea you were putting in these kind of hours. One of your posts a few months ago (maybe in June) which was the first day I read your blog, said that you were only spending a couple hours a day on your efforts. And then when I saw you earned over $5K in August, I thought, WOW, how is she doing it? She’s a natural. She makes it look easy.
And of course when you see someone that seems to be able to generate money “easily” online, the rest of us think — Why can’t I do that? I must be a dummy.
So how do you raise 4 kids, including a baby and spend 10 plus hours a day online? Do you sleep?
I can so relate to your story with the debt and spouse having health issues.
One approach I’ve used, that you haven’t yet, is if you end up with websites that you’ve created and you have more than you can continue to maintain, consider selling them on forums.digitalpoint.com — they have a BUY, TRADE, SELL section with a website subtopic. While others would argue, no, work to generate passive income from those websites, the truth is there ARE only so many hours in a day AND once your websites have aged a bit and if they get PageRank (Google it if you don’t know what it is), you can sell them.
Again, I’d only do this for sites that you don’t have the time or interest to maintain.
Good luck. You ARE a warrior.
Hi Amy,
I agree with what you say. Instead of going out and getting a job, I am building my business. Even if it gets hard sometimes we have to remember we are doing this for ourselves and family.
We are our own boss. I can work as much hours or as little. Heck if I hit a flat spot this month, I know I will still get my check next month because of my residual income.
It does take time to build a business and time is what you give. Don’t give up, just remember your WHY.
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” Theodore Roosevelt
Ditto what everyone has said. The worst part is starting online because you do not have that much exposure. Results can be very erratic and hard to fight on when you don’t see results. But if you believe in yourself, the exposure will increase and so will your business.
Amy,
I just found your blog via MyBlogLog! I have a similar goal, but my debt is even bigger adn I don’t spend nearly as much time as you do.
Did you see an increase close to the same time you started increasing your hours?
Thanks, please stop by and let me know if you have any advice! I’m doing a “free review” promo right now…
Suzanne, Yes more hours = more income.
Amy-
How many hours do you sleep at night and how do you get housework done and take care of the kids, while you are working so many hours? Are any of your kids in school? What time do you rise in the morning and what time do you go to bed? Do you take any days off to hang out with family and friends?
My husband does most of the housework. Yes I spend a lot of time with my kids. I wake up about 5 AM and go to bed around 11 PM. Yes my kids go to school except for my two youngest. I take a day off here and there, but not on any set schedule. That is the freedom of working for yourself.
This is an excellent perspective Amy. The extra hours put in to build a business will be well worth it once things start becoming more automated as your business grows! This same thought keeps me going on those 10 hours days.
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