This is a guest post by Kelvin Igbinigie from Entrepreneurs Discuss
Yes! You really cannot make any money online and I’m not scared to say it and in case you thought that was a mistake please read it again… I said “You can’t make any money online”.
Let me put this clear to you, if you think you can just go online or just buy those e-books or videos from those self acclaimed internet business gurus and just start having money sent into your bank account then you had better wake up from your dream.
Also don’t think you can make money online by opening a PayPal account or make money by reading eBooks that teaches you fast ways to make money online.
Some other people think they can just design a website or create a blog and start making money from the internet in few days.
I know many bloggers are scared to admit this fact but I’m telling you the truth: “You really might never make any money online all your life time”.
Now let me prove my point on why you can’t make money online… I’ll give you just 5 reasons why you really can’t make money online:
1. You buy every e-book or video you come across that talks about making money online
This is one reason many people don’t make any dime online. Do you think you can just make money by buying e-book? Get this: the truth is that most times, the more e-books you buy the more confused you become which eventually stops you from making money online
2. You are lazy
Even when you are privileged to read the right eBooks you end up not doing anything about it because of one truth you have to admit: You are simply lazy. Many of you read good e-books and after reading you don’t just do anything about it. You can never make money online if you don’t take action.
3. You don’t want to sell anything
This is a mistake that is very common among newbies. They expect to make money online without selling anything. There is nobody making real money online that is not selling something. Google is selling advert spaces, Facebook is selling ads, Amazon is selling too, eBay is selling store spaces…
List them for me and I will tell you they are all selling something. Either a physical product or a service. So why are you trying to make money online without selling anything? Sell something or check out!
4. You have only one source of income
This is also another common mistake made by most people doing business online. You can’t just tie yourself up to one source of income and expect to make good money online. Don’t just stick to one affiliate product or just Google Adsense and expect thousands of clicks to make real money online. You will end up poor that way.
You should have at least three-four source of income… try adding Adsense and some CPC, try selling some good affiliate products, try selling ad spaces on your blog privately, try creating your own product etc. All of these will create multiple source of income.
5. You don’t have a focus and plan
How do you expect to make money when you don’t even know how or from what to make the money. Many of you just jump into the internet and put your hands on every opportunity you see. At least try to come up with a winning business idea. Have a plan and a focus before you start your online business. Your plan might not be 50 pages… Just a sketch of where you want to start from and what you want to achieve.
Now you can see some of the reasons why you have not made more than $10 online for 2 years now. Now you know why you are not making any money online.
Stay away from these mistakes and you will start making money online.
Now quickly let me help you a little with 4 tips on how you can start making money online:
- Patience: How patient are you when it comes to making money online? Don’t think you can make money over night. The mindset most people have is that when they read eBooks that promises them $1,000 every week they expect to make that amount of money the very first night they started acting on the information. You must be patient enough to see your business grow. Do not give up too early also… this is the problem with many bloggers: They give up after three months of blogging without making a dime. Be Patient!
- Get Mentors: As simple as this is it is very important if you must succeed in your online business. Meet those that have been in the business for years and learn from them. This is one thing I really don’t joke with. I have mentors online… I read blogs that are way ahead of mine, I ask questions a lot. One benefit of getting a mentor is that you have the opportunity to learn what your mentor learned for years in an hour or less.
- Motivation: Motivation is what you need after creating the plan for you business. Try and create a mental picture of your dream and learn to see it every time to create motivation in yourself. You are motivated easily when you see and talk about your vision or goal of your business.
- Effort: Motivation helps you apply effort into your online business. Putting effort here means taking action towards making money online. Effort is really needed from your end to move your business forward. Someone said “nothing works expect there is a worker”. So also you cannot make any money online until you start working towards it.
So what do you want to do now? Are you going to continue to struggle with making money online or you are going to start taking steps towards making money online?
Act now on that idea that you have!
Feel free to add to the list because I can’t exhaust all in this post.
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The Hitler Graphic is fantastic and the article is accurate, albeit gloomy. I use internet marketing to help me sell my real world services and it does work. Your tips appear to urge the reader to “prove you wrong” by being successful which, if true, may achieve your unstated goal.
Making money online is not just buying ebooks or any sort of things that can be done online. It is about paying your attention in what you do, be patient enough before your success and be confident to go out outside your box. Be creative!
Thanks Paul… You really have to be patient and try to do something out of the box for you to stand out in your online business.
most people these days cant make money online because they spend more time learning how to make money online than actually doing it, more people like to read about money making online methods but they never put the tips and tricks they learn into practice.
Yeah Jason… I wonder how many newbies believe that by just reading about ways of making money online will will just put money into their bank account without them having to do anything. It’s really painful when I meet such people who are looking for “lazy” ways to make money online.
Kelvin:
Great post and very helpful for someone just starting to navigate blogosphere. Having been reading about all the opportunities to earn riches so happy to see some balance being restored.
Regards,
John
Thanks John… So glad I created a balance for you. I guess your hopes have been raised about online business making you think it is a get rich quick stuff… Well there is nothing like that in online business… Hard work is compulsory for success to happen…
Having multiple streams of income is something that I try and drum into everyone who asks me for advice.
Another reason people might not make money is if they try and become a clone of people like John Chow, Shoemoney or Darren Rowse.
Making money online is just a click away, I tell you. Just look at the opportunity we all have. A more accessible and easier job for all people who wants to make money online.
I agree with number 2 here. Sometimes, you just have to stand up and work. You can’t really survive crucial times today if you don’t do something for yourself.
Thanks Kyle for your comment… I remember how lazy I was when I started online business and how frustrated I became until I realized that laziness will take me nowhere other than poverty…
You must hit against laziness in online business…
I absolutely agree with your post. I have a friend too who share me on how to make money online. Before i didn’t believe it until i experienced and received the pay. Very amazing, thanks to my friend who guided me through all this.
Thanks Jaime for your comment… Glad you had someone to guide you through… Keep succeeding…
Way to bring reality into play. Thank you this is the shocker headline I needed to catch my eye. Getting rich online is just as hard as getting rich anywhere else!
You are right Sara… We must treat our online businesses like any other form of businesses. So glad I brought you here with the header.
To earn money online a lot of determination, consistency and patience is required.Knowledge from ebooks and videos is milestone in this regards but how to attract your audience is an art.
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