Posted on Tuesday, 29th January 2008 by Bcarter
I read A Reality Check over at Problogger.com the other day and totally thought of myself right away.
In the past I have have made the mistake that many of us make when trying to earn money online or offline; I thought all of the money would come INSTANTLY. I had the mentality of “If you build it they will come and then hopefully buy or signup” and that it won’t cost me any time or hard work. In most of those cases I sucked up my losses of either time or money, gave up for a while and then found something else to try later.
Instant success is a pitfall that many of us fall into and it can be similar to what a gambling addict is thinking; they want instant results. In this day and age if we don’t get something instantly then we think it’s a scam even if we didn’t spend any money to start our online venture.
I have definitely learned from my lessons in the past; building a business is difficult. Whether you’re trying to earn affiliate income from blogging and pay-per-click, selling items online, or get-paid-to refer programs they are all the same; they take HARD WORK. Instead of giving up, take a step back and change your attitude about making money online and start doing some research. You shouldn’t have to spend a lot of money on your research, there’s plenty of advice out there for free and it’s yours for the taking. Once I learned this lesson, I started having some success. Once I had just a taste of success, I wanted more and began to duplicate what earned me that first dollar.
I guess what I’m getting at here is don’t give up when the money doesn’t start rolling in overnight, but keep at it and keep working hard (or smart, whichever you prefer).
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