14 reasons why most of us didn’t earn money working online
This article was originally entitled 7 reasons and another article of the same title thus, making it 14 reasons.
LAZINESS
1. No one would make even a single cent if he’s lazy, ya know. If you think that setting up a blog, stuffing some ads on it and leaving it alone would make you any money, then you’re definitely wrong my friend. Success will only come if you exert effort and concentrate on your tasks.
2. You grew up in the world of instant gratification and as a result you are not willing to put the hard work and effort required to start and run a business online, even though starting a money making business online is much easier than a brick and mortar business it is still too much work for you.
You’re doing the wrong thing.
3. You may be very hardworking, but if you’re doing the wrong thing, then you won’t make any money! If you create a site for kids and place ad spots that are for sale (meaning they’re not CPC/CPM ads), then don’t expect any revenue. Kids don’t have credit cards or PayPal accounts!
4. You believe what you read on sales pages.
Those are sales pages and they are designed to make you buy the membership or the software. If you use the product to the fullest you might just make the tens of thousands of dollars they mention that are possible on the sales page. Reality is most people will not make that money, but you can still earn a decent income online but because you won’t make the 6 figures right away you quit.
5. You limit yourself to one source of income.
This is probably one of the most common reasons why people don’t make any money online. They either stick to AdSense and hope for a lot of clicks, or try to sell one product that’s not really attractive. Why not try to mix and match stuff? Do a little bit of affiliate marketing, put some CPC ads on your site, and at the same time, sell your ad spaces on an internet marketplace.
6. You are cheap
Ever hear of a business person starting a brick and mortar business for free? Why should an online business be any different? Sure online businesses have far less start up costs and overhead costs than a traditional business, but they still have costs. As soon as a cost comes up for your online business, like $8 per month for a hosting account for your website, you run away in search of the “free” opportunity.
7. You believe those free e-books saying you can make $1,000 in an hour. While making thousands of dollars in an hour is not impossible, the methods presented by those e-books don’t usually work. The e-books are just full of crap, and you can’t really expect to make tons of money in an hour especially if you’re still new to the internet marketing world! Just remember this: “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.” and you won’t be wasting any more time in subscribing to those worthless newsletters/reading those e-books.
8. You are a scatter brain
There are so many distractions online, from email to IMs to videos that you have a hard time paying attention to your business and actually making money. Focus and you will succeed, focus on nothing and you will fail. Decide what you want to do, make money or watch another stupid video about someone’s cat chasing a red laser up a wall.
9. You expect to earn big money without spending a dime. Now, I’m not saying that you can’t make money with free blogs or the like, but do you think you can make $1,000 (or more) a month without having promotion expenses? Sure, you can tell your friends about your site and it can actually get featured in social bookmarking sites if the content is great, but you can’t go so far without really spending.
Still not convinced? Okay, let’s say you’re that good in writing articles and in promoting your stuff. Well, you still have to spend for your website’s development to attract more visitors! You need unique features and a probably great design to really stand out and make big money. Don’t tell me you’d settle for a very plain site which has a white background and uses Times New Roman as the font.
And if it wasn’t obvious yet, Time = Money, so if you say you just used up your time and didn’t spend a cent, you still invested TIME, which can be considered as MONEY. Hope that’s clear!
10.You want results in a nanosecond
Again this is the age of instant gratification and without it you get bored or frustrated. If you don’t see a check in the mail or a “you made a sale” email within nanoseconds of joining a program you are thinking about quitting. Results take time, put in the effort to build your business and you will see results put no time in and get no results – it is that simple.
11. You lack focus. One day you’re so energetic and you’re promoting your new site. The next day you’re being so lazy to update your website and you think of quitting. If you’re like that, then don’t expect to make money. You should focus on your task and your goal if you really want to succeed in your endeavors.
12. You believe your family and “friends”
The moment you started your online business or joined a program online you told your friends and family. They told you that it was a scam and that you had just been had. You believe them, listen to them, and quit. You then look at your friends and family and say to yourself, hey they have 9-5 jobs and hate it they must know what they are talking about, I should follow their lead and not create my own path to success.
13. You’re not open to new ideas. This is a big hindrance to success. If you just stick to what you know and what you want, then you’d probably be left behind with $0 in your pocket. Try out new techniques, experiment, and learn! Always consider new ideas. There’s nothing to lose anyway…
Now, think deeply. Are you not making money online because of one of the reasons stated above? Well, I guess it’s time for you to focus, be more creative, and be open-minded. I guess that’s it for now guys. Gotta go. See ya later!
14. You think it is a scam
When you joined an online program or purchased training material to learn how to make money online you heard a voice in the back of your head that told you it was all a scam (maybe the voice was one of a friend or family) and you believed that voice. As a result you never really gave the program or information your full attention, read it with your guard up and didn’t follow it because it was a scam. Then told everyone else that it was a scam because you made no money with it, meanwhile those that followed the program go about quietly making their money following the exact same advice you discarded as a scam.
The are endless opportunities to make money online, unfortunately if you see in you one or all of the personal characteristics above then none of that money will make it to your bank account.