So you’d like to earn easy money online?
Who wouldn’t?
While earning money online sure as heck can beat shoveling horse manure for a living or roofing, there is still a certain amount of effort that goes into making money online.
As a consultant, and business coach, I’ve run into this “easy money syndrome” time and time again.
Let me tell a story from a speech I gave back in 2006. I was invited to speak at a seminar and I decided to reveal my strategy for building profitable websites. I managed to cram as much into the hour I was allotted and a lot of people were taking furious notes to try to keep up.
After I finished my presentation, one guy came up and wanted me to clarify a few points in my presentation because he thought he misunderstood what I was saying when I said there was actually manual labor and work that went into doing this.
He wanted an automated solution to do all the work for him. I told him it was a bad idea and it wasn’t sustainable. He gave me this perplexed look, then decided what I was saying was just too much work and pursued a fully automated solution.
I ran into him 18 months later… he had to go back and get a job because he found he couldn’t make enough money with his “easy money” method. My strategies were still working and continue to work to this day.
The Paradox
While there is such a thing as “easy money” on the internet, I’ll tell you the problem with it. Everybody is looking for it and when it’s found, it’s just like a gold rush back in the 1800s. The first few people who get there make a fortune. Another few make a fortune selling shovels. Everyone else loses.
I don’t look for easy methods anymore because there’s no long term future there. I look for opportunities that use the skills I have, can acquire, or can buy (hire), that other people don’t or simply won’t do.
Find areas where you have an advantage you can maintain vs trying to find something easy that everyone can do. If it truly would work for everybody, it’s a bad business because they will and you’ll quickly find yourself undercut by people willing to work harder for less pay.
If you want to have a business that will be around a few years from now, focus on the aspects that require a little thought and effort to implement.
It is a fact that affiliate marketing is among the simplest and most efficient ways to generate income online. However, you will have to make an effort right until you can generate income from your affiliate business. You must work hard if you want to achieve success and you will also have to apply certain tools in order to earn money.
1. Commitment: The very first thing you have to do is to commit to yourself that you are serious with your choice, you’re serious with building your own business, serious about taking 100% responsibility with whatever you do. You might think that this sounds ridiculous, but it’ll guide you rightly on your journey. Once you can think, and are responsible like a real business owner, you’ll stand out from people.
2. Education: The next important part that can make or break your business is your education, or your knowledge about this online business. Most people failed because they did not know exactly what Internet Affiliate Marketing is, how it works, and how they can do things correctly. If you want to see results in the long run, you must arm yourself with enough knowledge. Don’t let something that you don’t know holds you back.
3. Focus: The laser beam can break through even the thickest plate of metal because it focuses its energy. You can break even everything if you stay focus too. Fact is, people have no advantages over you, everyone starts at the same level, the reason why some have success, some don’t lies in the word “focus”. Focus on what you can do best, on what you know the most, and go with them, you’ll join the 5% group soon.
4. Taking actions: Isn’t it true that only taking actions can bring you closer to your goals? You can’t achieve results just by sitting there, making a wish! It’s time to put what you’ve learned so far to real actions. I know this is the hardest part, but believe me that when you can do the very first action toward your goals, the next steps will come naturally. Whatever you do, make sure that it guides you to your goals!
5. Don’t quit: Quitters are losers! In fact, if you’re serious with your online business, having enough knowledge about what you’re doing, and are taking actions persistently, chances are you’ll never quit! Congratulations! Because most people came in fast, but they quit soon as well. If you just stay focus, taking actions, and don’t quit, you’ll be successful. Guaranteed!
You can also contact me on carltonseek@hotmail.com I’ll be more than happy out there to help