"Are You Online To Earn Money Or Just To Have Fun?"
by R.M. Blackledge
Published on this site: April 13th, 2005 - See
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Okay, you're online now and you've made a decision that you want
to earn a few extra dollars just like the people do in all
of those late-night infomercials.
Congratulations, you've just gone through the same basic decision-making
process that thousands, if not millions, of home-based entrepreneurs
have done before you.
Believe it or not, the manner in which this first fateful
conclusion is arrived at often times determines whether or
not each home-based business will succeed or fail. { at least,
until they acquire a better understanding of the online business
game, through painful trial and error. } Unfortunately, many
people go online with a vague, undefined notion that they
are going to earn some extra money for themselves, without
really realizing, exactly what they've gotten themselves in
to.
That kind of lack of focus can doom an online newbie before they
even get started.
The first rule of online home-based entrepreneurship is that
it is not a hobby. Okay, it can be a hobby if you want to
put up a personal site, place a few banners ads, and maybe
earn twenty or thirty dollars a month in commission, just
as something fun to do. These individuals we are not addressing.
Such persons regard being online as just fun, because their
personal site is meant only to impress a few friends, and
serve as a conversation piece. Or even as a convenient place
to post some juicy gossip!
If you are online with the express intent of earning money,
then you are an entrepreneur, not a hobbyist. You can never
approach your online business as a hobby. This applies whether
you're intent is to work at your online business full-time
or part-time.
There are millions of commercial websites online now, and
the internet is extremely competitive. In fact, the commercial
side of the internet is like a war-zone. Duck, or you might
get hit by something.
It is well-nigh impossible to earn substantial money, say
$300.00 dollars a month, and up, just stumbling along. All
of those paid-to-surf deals and reading e-mails for pennies
a mail, have been overexposed, and scandalized, such that
people just don't believe in them anymore.
The thrill passed out of those types of online businesses a long
time ago.
If you want to succeed as an online entrepreneur, you have to set
goals for yourself. Write out a business plan, even if it's just
a few short lines on a notepad. What is it that you want to accomplish?
What kinds of businesses interest you?
Then you have to study, and read till your eyes ache. Learn all
you can, from whatever sources that you can.
Most of all you must have determination and patience. Even the
wealthiest online entrepreneurs { the so-called internet gurus }
had to start from the same place everyone else had to start. --
The beginning.
You're going to make mistakes. So keep a positive attitude and
refuse to let the temporary setbacks take you out of the game.
Finally, be proud of yourself. Because you're running an online
business.
You're not a hobbyist who's going to settle for just a few extra
bucks. You want the big cash.
Because you deserve it.
R.M. Blackledge is the owner of TheWorkAtHomeBlog.Com.
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