Posted on: 17 November, 2002

Author: Grady Smith

Here’s a very ... fact:95% of people that make an attempt to start an online ... spend more than they make. In time, after not ... aprofit, they will throw in the towel and give Here’s a very disturbing fact:95% of people that make an attempt to start an online businesswill spend more than they make. In time, after not realizing aprofit, they will throw in the towel and give up.Does this sound familiar? Are you spending more than you’remaking? Or, are the profits you’re pulling in so low that youdon’t understand how someone can make a full time living online?Rest easy. I was in your shoes at one time. But now I am happy toreport that I’m in the 5 percentile that makes a full-time livingonline.Here’s how I rose above from the other 95% and made a lot ofmoney online.First, I want you to put aside the thought of overnight riches.Sadly, it rarely works that way. I can say that I made a decentprofit online in under a week, but I spent over a yearresearching how I was going to do it.And that’s the real secret to making money online. You can’t jumpin without an idea of what you’re going to do and expect thateverything will take care of itself. That’s a pipe dream thatmany cling to. But it’s a very bad way to approach an onlinebusiness.Think about it. Let’s assume I want to be a computer programmer.Without a lick of experience I begin to drop my resume at everybusiness in town. Do you think I’m going to be offered a job andprofit from being a computer programmer even though my onlyexperience is running a cash register?To acquire a job as a programmer, I would need to go to college.I would spend thousands getting a degree, and spend yearslearning the subject so I’m prepared.But most feel that they can turn an online profit without anyeducation. Why should it be any different? After all, theInternet is still the real world.The reason I make a profit online is that I understand thisreality. I know that to make money online I need to possess theright skills. So I spend time and invested money in doing so.I bought books that would show me what I needed. I learned webdesign through a few e-books I purchased. I learned the secretsof online marketing through other materials. I purchasedcountless products that taught me different methods to createonline products that would sell. I’m still learning everyday,spending money to make money.So, you really want to make a living online? Trust me, it’s agreat way to run your own business and do whatever you want withyour time. But it’s a real business. One that can take time togrow.To profit, you can never give up. Set your sights on somepowerful dreams that motivate you. Think of how nice it will beone you can call all the shots. No more time clock. Plenty oftime to do the activities you enjoy. Call in sick when you don’tfeel like working. Sleep in as late as you want with no one toanswer to.Spend time learning the skills you need and buy products thatwill help you achieve your goals. Ask others that are makingmoney online for their help. Get a consultant. Pay someone towrite sales copy or design a website if you don’t want to takethe time to learn. And just keep pushing on. Soon, with time,you’ll reap the rewards of running your online business if youjust invest the time and money into reaching your dreams. Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com