What is the secret to making money online? This is something many people around the world want to know. Today I am going to share with you what I have discovered in this subject while making money online.
Actually, I am going to share TWO secrets! The first one is:
There are a lot of people out there that has the nerve to claim that making money online is easy and all you need to do is spend (for example) $149 to buy a piece of software (or program) that will make you rich with no effort on your part. You have probably run into these guys at some point online? They lure you in with fake testimonials and fake screenshots of accounts that show earnings of thousands of dollars per day and tell you something like “Anyone can do this! Buy this program now!”
The thing that is most sad about this is that these “products” are the best sellers online. People fall for this bullshit all the time.
The one/s behind these (often very convincing) sales page laugh all the way to the bank while you are stuck with bad advice, no support, and a $149 charge on your credit card. And the when you are about to give up, they come back with one upsell after another.
They will tell you, “The reason why you didn´t make money is that you forgot to buy our VIP support package and super duper ultra deluxe add-on software! It only costs another $2,995! It is cheap because you are going to make millions within two months!
This kind of scams makes me angry. Every day people “fall victim” to these scam marketers online.
You have to understand that there are no guarantees when it comes to making money online. There is no “magic” program or software that you can run that will automatically bring the money into your bank account each month. Anyone telling you that such things exist are lying to you and are only after your money.
But do not get it twisted, however. There ARE real ways of making money online and it can be very profitable, but it involves WORK.
When I started out trying to make money online, it took about 3months before I made my first $8. But after that, it started to happen things!
After 8months, I made enough money to be able to quit my 9-5 (that I had the whole time while doing the internet thing on the side).
So I simply just quit my “normal” 9-5 and started doing my living completely online. It´s been about 1,5 years now and I am making much more money online that I have ever done with any “normal” 9-5 job.
How did I do to achieve this? I found good training and I worked my ass off until I reached my goal.
The thing is, Internet Marketing is nothing you have to study or take classes in a “normal” school to do. I reached out for help online and paid money for training. I did not understand anything at all about how and what to do at first, but I learned how to build an online business, and how to make it grow.
So, if you want my advice? Stop looking for something “magically” that will make you money just by pushing a button. It does NOT exist.
If you understand this and are still interested in learning how to make money online, keep reading below.
2. Set Small, Achievable Goals
This secret is just like the first one you have to “understand the reality”. I see many people think (and expect) that they can replace a regular full time salary instantly. When they set their goals it many times look something like this:
- Decide to start making money online
- Become rich
That is totally fine of course, but you need to do a lot of small things before you will reach that BIG goal. You need to set up small goals (that are faster and easier to achieve).
You need to understand that building up an online business online takes time. There is no solution out there that is going to make you money from the start, regardless of how much you invest.
The best thing you can do is to set small, achievable goals and build from there… Think of it this way, if you grow 1inch every day it might not seem as much… But in one month that is a remarkable change, after 3months, it is a BIG change, and after 1 year it is a HUGE change!
This could be a good list of goals for example…
- Decide to start an online business
- Begin training, understanding the process, & getting comfortable
- Build your very first website
- Create a nr of articles to fill your website
- Learn how to get these articles listed and ranked in Google
- Attract visitors to your site and grow traffic
- Connect with advertisers (to make it possible to make money from your site)
- Start making $1/day
- Discover new ways of getting people to your site
- Grow to $5/day
- Connect with readers by creating a Facebook fan page or Twitter account
- Increase income to $10/day
- Guest blog and increase your online presence
- Go for $1,000 per month
- Create your own product to sell
- Start new projects and expand
- Celebrate your success
As you can see, this list is much more defined, and makes it a lot easier (and more likely) to achive you BIG end goals, whatever they might be. It can take days or sometimes even weeks to complete each and every goal on this list, but the point is that you are always have something to accomplish and work at instead of just aiming for a BIG, seemingly unachieavable, goal.
I hope this make sense?
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If you get the point here, then you are one of the very few people that understand that there is no fast and easy solution to making money online. You understand that you need to learn how this stuff works and that takes some time.
The good news is that if you understand all this you will learn very quick how it really works to :o)
So, are you ready to get started? Do you want to know how to actually build an online business from scratch? Do you want to work alongside me and thousands of other Internet Marketers who all working to achieve their money goals online? Try it for free.
Just click here and join me at Wealthy Affiliate. One of the best things about Wealthy Affiliate is that EVERYTHING is included. There are no upsells or add-on packages or programs or any of that bullshit stuff you always see with the make money online scams out there. One program. Everything is included. You can even get personal coaching and help.
It is also free to join to see if it might be something for you or not… If you do not like it then there is no problem, you did atleast check it out first. But I am almost sure you will LOVE it :o)
IMPORTANT TO MENTION!
Did you know that less than 10% of people that starts reading a book don’t even read past the first chapter?? What a waste, right!?
I think the numbers are about the same for the training at WA, most people just sign up, thinking they will make a million dollars that same day… and then realize it is going to take some work.
Many people don´t even finish course 1. You have a great opportunity here, that will produce GREAT results in your life.
DON´T throw it away! Don´t be like the masses, they are not the ones that succeed!
The only ones failing are the ones that give up or quit. So stick with it and you WILL achieve your goals!
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I talk to you more on the inside of the community,
John
Very honest introduction to how you can make money online. It’s true that there is a lot of people out there that claim that making money online is easy and all you need to do is spend a certain amount of money on training and it will make you rich without any effort. The reviews like this help me to understand this business better before I jump in. Thank you!
Yes but I would probably suggest that you just jump in to it anyway (the right way of course) as fast as you can and you will learn pretty quick how everything is going to work… It is actually much easier than many people think it is. Thanks for your comment. Glad you liked it. /John
I once jumped in the stock market, John! I got stuck there for over 10 years. I learned a lot about many things but didn’t make it financially. But, you are right anyways because one cannot understand anything sitting on the sidelines.
Exactly!
Jhon,
Nice and honest review.
I came across Program called Facebook Bonanza,which claims of fast money.
Please give your views:-)
Thank you Amar glad you liked the post!
Haven´t heard of that one, sure will check it out. Have to say that I don´t like the sound of it though, fast and easy money are not a very common reality 🙂
I love your reviews I wish I read something like this years ago. I spend alot of money online looking for the right opportunity when it ended up being a scam. You aret on point there is too many scams online taking people hard earn money. What you said is so important to take small steps than you will have a successful business. ..
I know what you mean I wish I knew all this long time ago to… I have been scamed online in the past also, it is not something that I am proud of but it has happen… Hopefully some people find reviews like this one before getting scamed… But on the other hand, you learn from your mistakes right? Thank you for your comment/ John
I like the list of goals that you can follow step by step to slowly progress with online business. I’m new to online marketing so I’m still on that creating more contents and getting more visitor phase. I’m 3 months into this gig so I’m not sure if I’m on the right path as others have told me already. I’ll see where it goes. I guess time will tell.
Thank you man! For me it was around the 3month mark when I started to make money online. Content is key so you are doing absolutely right by creating more. Just stick with it and don´t give up! You will achive your goals if you follow the training and put in the work that is required!
Thank you for your comment! Please keep me updated with your progress!
/John
Hi, I really liked your post here. I agree with you that it’s important to stop looking for a get rich quick idea because they really don’t exist. It’s about putting in the work it takes to actually make money online, not that it is tough but it does require actual work. I love Wealthy Affiliate. I have never seen so much training in one place and my favorite part about it is the online community. I have run into a ton of questions and there are just so many individuals that want to help you so you never feel lost. I’ve created my own blogs and even been asked to help create training for others. It’s just an awesome program and the best part is the free trial. Even after that ends, it’s a reasonable deal and well worth it. Hope to see you within the community. Have a great night : )
Thank you Allison 🙂 Hope to see you around inside the community 🙂 /John
Hi John,
Like this article because it uncovers a lot of scamming techniques that people often fall for. The only way to make a full time living online is by setting up the foundation of your online business.
What is the secret to making money online?
Hard work, determination, patience, learning the right things and not falling for push button scam systems.
I recommend anyone reading listen to John’s wise words. I did! Now I’m starting to make money online…not a fortune yet because I’m still learning. I’m aware that it takes time to build up, but that’s where 95% or more people fail, they give up before making a dollar.
Those that reach their first dollar or so online begin to realize the potential of sticking at it. It grows like a snowball as you add new content to your site, get more visitors, get better rankings in search engines etc.
Thanks for a good read John!
James
Thank you James! Nothing makes me more happy than to know I have helped someone out with this, you will start to make more and more money I am sure of!
Thank you again!
/Best regards
Hi John,
I loved your article. It is that you have become a professional within the Wealthy Affiliate program.
I congratulate you find the correct path as young as I found the same after 18 years of being scammed because my dream has always been live on the internet.
I have only one month into the program and already finished five certification courses in which I invested many hours.
I loved what you say you’ve got your economic independence in such a short time. I have 59 years, and I just quit my job. Now I’m working in this program that will surely give me to live well in my old age.
Congratulations
very true. i love the program and am just getting started but i hope i can become as successful as you and others. thanks for being totally honest!
Don´t hope for it, MAKE IT happen instead and you WILL
/Stay consistent and commited