| I've spent the last three years working towards | | | | traffic is stillgetting higher each week. Even though I'm |
| actually earningmoney online. In most of that time | | | | not earning a whole lotof money now, I believe it's just |
| period though, the money hasbeen leaving my wallet | | | | a matter of time until I canleave my day job. |
| faster than it has been coming into mywallet. | | | | THE FIRST LESSON LEARNED |
| "EARN MONEY FAST OPPORTUNITIES" | | | | Looking back on these last three years, I have learned |
| In my first year online, I tried all kinds of | | | | a fewthings that I would like to share with you today. |
| "earn-money-fastopportunities" --- everything from | | | | First of all, you should never join any of those scam |
| MLM to turnkey websites. Ihate to admit this, but if I | | | | sites thatclaim you will make a lot of money fast |
| didn't make any money the firstcouple of months after | | | | without working hard. |
| I had signed up for one of these programs, | | | | The cold, hard truth is that there is no way that you |
| I just gave up and moved on to the next opportunity. | | | | can makemoney online unless you are willing to work |
| Then I would begin the whole process all over again. I | | | | hard! |
| found anew site that promised to all who joined, that | | | | The next time you read about an opportunity where |
| they would earn alot of money fast, and they would | | | | the promoter istelling you that you will not have to |
| earn their money without hardwork. | | | | work hard to be successful, |
| I know the truth now, it was just another line of | | | | Stop! Stop and ask yourself "how hard this person is |
| bulls**t!!!! | | | | working" topart you with your money? |
| Twelve months later, all I had to show for my first | | | | What about that email opportunity you are reading, |
| year online,was many wasted hours and lots of | | | | where thisanonymous person is telling you that you will |
| wasted money. | | | | not have to sendother people email in order to make |
| THE MAKING OF A WEBSITE | | | | money? If he is being honestwith you about the nature |
| As I began my second year, I realized that I had to | | | | of his business, why did he have tosend you an email |
| make my ownwebsite. I didn't know anything about | | | | to get Your business? If his way is best, whyis it that |
| HTML. And, I knew nothingabout where to find a | | | | he is not practicing what he preaches? |
| hosting company, or even why I needed one. | | | | You have to approach new programs with your eyes |
| So the first six months of that second year, I was | | | | wide open! Bewilling to read between the lines to see if |
| learning thebasics of how to become a webmaster. I | | | | the promoter is lyingto you to part you with your |
| read through all theforums about web-mastering and | | | | money. Be willing to research on theinternet what other |
| SEO that I could find on the | | | | people have said about the program that youare |
| Internet, and tried to build a website that finally could | | | | looking at. Be willing to discover and separate the |
| make mesome money. | | | | peoplewho are trying to sell the program, from the |
| I finally got my website up and running. | | | | people who aregiving you an honest appraisal of the |
| For the first 8 months that I had my website, I did not | | | | program, from the peoplewho are just complaining |
| earn anyreal money for all of my hard work. The | | | | about everything to hear themselvestalk. |
| worst thing that couldhappen to a person began to | | | | In the end, it comes down to this. If you get involved |
| happen to me... I began to lose hope. | | | | with oneof the myriad of scam opportunities floating |
| I began to believe that making money from the Internet | | | | around out there,you will end up spending all of your |
| was just afar-fetched dream that I could never attain | | | | money with zero rewards inyour pocket for your time |
| on my own. | | | | or effort. |
| I was not alone. Hundreds of thousands of people | | | | THE SECOND LESSON TO BE LEARNED |
| have met or willmeet this same crossroad in their | | | | Find a niche product to sell or promote. And then make |
| Internet careers. Some willtake the easy road and | | | | your ownwebsite. If you don't know anything about |
| walk away from their dreams. Others willpush on, not | | | | how to become awebmaster, use Google to find |
| willing to let their dreams die. | | | | forums about the subject. Or, youcan buy a ebook |
| I decided to push on. | | | | about web-mastering. |
| I added new pages of content to my website every | | | | Don't expect to earn much money the first year your |
| week. Iexchanged links with other websites as often I | | | | website isonline. Look at it as your learning period. Be |
| could. Slowly andsteadily, the visitors were starting to | | | | persistent anddon't take any shortcuts. It takes time to |
| come to my little cornerof the internet to browse and | | | | build a money makingbusiness, whether you make |
| buy. | | | | your business online or offline. |
| In the early stages, I had 30-50 visitors each day. Then, | | | | And finally, try to have fun while you are working on |
| I beganto see 100-150 a day. And soon, the first small | | | | yourwebsite. It's much easier to become successful if |
| amount of moneywas earned through my website. | | | | you like thework you are doing. |
| Now it's 4 months after my first payday, and the | | | | Good luck! |