Poooof - i really hit the wall here.
Man it's hard to write this, but I really smacked into a wall here..
Just want to vent this, get it off my chest and move on really....
I've been at this for a couple of weeks now, I mean really diving deep into it and putting all my spare time in, believing that finally i would get a break and maybe be able to pursuit my happiness... You know the feeling and the excitement right....
I was just googling around earlier, and came across some reviews of this place of not so - positive nature you know... Googleld some more and had to read it...
Allegedly former members who was talking about either how the AB-route was so saturated it was not even possible, or how we all had fell for the bait and was just naively part of getting others blinded by the light, and getting them to hook on as well....
Either that or the fact that if one was to go with ones own niece, how incredibly hard and time consuming it would be to earn any kind of income remotely close to compensate for the cost of getting there, not even mentioning the time required...
Coming back here to find some motivation and comfort, and of course i stumble across those "I finally made a buck after a year of grind" kind of posts that normally is motivation to me, but now it just threw me in even deeper.......
I also started my WA promotional site a couple of days ago since i was so thrilled by all of this, and i was really both enjoying writing it, and exited about running it. I went in there to get the positiveness flowing aging, but man, when going back there now, my own written words tastes foul...
I almost gets ashamed of myself and my biased preaching in there... I'm two weeks into this, and for gods sake, who am I to talk like an expert about this to anyone! Sitting there in my plane with my sunglasses looking all successful and hapy, and getting people to throw their hard earned money on the table in pursuit of their own happiness.... Really, I'm not sure i got the stomach for it....
I'm thinking of giving my niece site some time instead for now, but is it really worth it? Something your're passionate about right... Sure, but I also need the money.... And I'm not that good a writer in the first place.....
Shit, this was a bad trip down a shitty road. I really thought my faith was a lot stronger.....
Any advice guys?
I really need to shake this blues...
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Over two hours, and only two answers... That's a new one in here...
Anyway, Xin and Turner, thank you!
I know it's stupid to learn from the ones that have failed, but I also feel that in this context failure is not the word to use perhaps when one is exploiting new options and giving the unknown a shot.
As for those peoples other abilities, I'm in no position to judge.
Of course I'm in it for the long haul if it pays off, not only in the money way. Of course I get it when it comes to the amount of work needed and time to invest to make it. I am willing to invest it.
What hit me the hardest was the doubts about the community in general and I sort of felt that i fell for the good old Shiny-Object syndrome like a complete idiot.
The support and positivity within here have truly been second to none, but right now it feels like when real shit hits the real fan, folks seems to make themselves scarce.
I know this is not one of my brightest moments for sure, but I am not put together in a way that I can blindly convince myself to believe something without question. That's one of my great strengths, but also as you see one of my biggest weaknesses.
As for the flying comment:
The takeoffs and the flying is easy. The landings are the hard ones.....
And to further draw parallels to the above discussion, the decision not to take off in the first place, to return and land or divert underway is a really hard one. It might be the one decision that saves you, but on the other hand it's also the one that prohibits you to reach your destination....
I'll log off now, go to sleep, and hopefully wake up to lots of back pats here and with a renewed will to press on.
It's not that I have given up, but more that i have lost the faith right now...
I certainly think it is possible to earn money from niche sites. There are a number of people here who seem to be doing so. If you don't feel comfortable marketing WA focus on your niche. I have reviewed many sites here by doing the site comments. I have seen people with niche sites in music, camping gear, electronics, diet products, weight loss, fishing gear, art supplies, just about anything you can imagine. I can see by personal experience that my keywords are getting my posts displayed in Google searches. This leads to clicks and sales. It takes time. I have seen many people suggest that you really start to gain traction in 3-4 months which is what I saw with my site as far as traffic goes. So, it can work and does work for some people. Certainly writing ability and research of a niche can affect the results as would being consistent in making your website better.
What you do is up to you but listening to people who failed isn't a good answer either.
Just my thoughts.
Xin
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Kevin, I'm sure you have been told this is not a fast way to earn money. WA gives you the tools to start your online business, and if you don't apply these tools you will fail and give up. Its up to YOU if you want a successful business. You need to take it day to day, grow your site, And stay POSITIVE because negativity will make you lose site of your goal.
I'm still working on my site and for me it is about money because I really cant afford to be here, but I have faith and I KNOW I WILL BE A SUCCESS. Don't listen to what others say, the ones that are negative are the ones that gave up.