Reconnecting...
Is Making Money Online Hard ?
Yesterday I told a friend about my online business. Once I told him how long I've been doing it and how much money I'm making his wheels started turning.
His first question was, "is making money online hard"?
My short answer to this was and still is, "No, it's easy if you're a member of Wealthy Affiliate".
Now I don't mean to say that it's EASY peezy lemon squeezy. It really is a lot of work. It requires focus, dedication, consistency, discipline, patience and passion. Among other things.
BUT the training here at Wealthy Affiliate really is amazing. It shows us step-by-step how to do anything and everything and in a way that makes it seem easy.
It's also great that with affiliate marketing you get to work on something that you are passionate about. The training here teaches us to pick a niche that we have a genuine interest in so writing and researching this topic is fun and enjoyable.
Another big factor is THE PERSON. Everybody is different and this business is not for everyone. I often think about some of my family or friends and I wonder if they could be successful at this.
Most of them I say Heck No they couldn't. Not because they aren't smart enough or hard working enough but just because they hate writing or they hate computers or hate the thought of not knowing exactly how much money they will make this month and next month.
For me it's perfect and thrilling and the sky is the limit. I couldn't imagine not doing this.
I'd love to hear some of the members thoughts on this.
Do you think internet marketing/affiliate marketing is hard? Can you even answer that question?
What is the hardest part for you? I know a lot of people struggle with writing and a lot of people struggle with the self discipline it takes to site down and be productive. Let me know.
Cheers,
Robert
Reply
The hardest part for me is, something always seems to pop up & takes me away from my work. When I come back, I've lost track of where I left off. It's hard for me to refocus again. I have to start using the "no" word more often so I can get the course finished.
You're right, everyone is different & it's not for everyone. I have relatives that just shake their head at me & think I'm wasting my time. Their comments just go in one ear & out the other. For the first time in my life I actually love my job.
The hardest part for me is finding time to do everything I want to do with my websites. I'm at a point just now when activities that use my time are a little annoying. I just want to dive in and keep going, like some marathon swimmer.
I'm more driven and excited now than when I first started.
Your question I found very interesting and thought I would come and read your thoughts.
I SO agree with you that creating a business with the aid of the training here at Wealthy Affiliate makes this a much easier process. I have loved learning and developing my website. The training is stellar and it methodically moves one's business into existence. There are many within the community who are doing well, have been earning an income and in time have become full-time internet marketers.
The key to all of this has been to know it will take time to build traffic and create authority. My challenge has been getting the writing done. And its not because I don't like to write. That has always come easily to me. I have to edit for clarity and brevity, my posts often exceeding well over !,000 words.
So...no affiliate marketing is not hard. The hardest part is the consistency and the waiting. It's a matter of discipline really. Trying to get into a routine so that I can at least put up 2 posts and pages a week. My research takes me about a day. I'm thinking I need to find a way to skim that down and once I have material enough to run with it, rather than being in the "perfection" mode.
I wonder what others think and what their experience has been.
Linda
Thanks for the input. I agree that the hardest part is consistency and discipline. There have been way too many days where I was planning on writing a nice long post and I ended up watching Netflix instead. I need to be a little more structured and stick to it.
Thanks for your great addition to this blog.
Robert
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Glad to hear what others could be finding hard, like edutton.
Smile away the day, I say! Fussing over things doesn't make a bit of difference anyway.
Linda
I don't know how to increase my productivity without being desk bound 7 days a week. I don't think that would be good for me or my site and visitors.
Colin
You have the right idea, though. Take care of yourself, make time for your lovely wife and write one post a week until the juices start to rev up.
I seem to be in the mode of one post per week but want to bump it up to two a week and I'm looking at ways to accomplish that goal without becoming anchored to my desk. So....I totally get what you are saying. The goal, of course, is to be seen as an authority and in time with that should happen for both of us.
Keep smiling! Its oh so good for the heart. "-)
Linda
