Have you been wanting to start making money online but aren’t sure how to get started? Or maybe you have been trying already but just can’t seem to get any money coming in? There are thousands of people in the same situation as you. Trust me, you can make money online if you go about it the right way. Below you will find six steps for getting started making money online and eventually build it into a full time income.
1) Figure Out Your “Why” – The most important step to making money online is not “how” to do it but “why” you want do it. Without defining your why, it’s hard to move on to your how. You must search within yourself to find out why you really want to make money online. Once you have found it, write it down and post it in places where you will see it many times per day. This will keep it in your head at all times and subconsciously help you strive towards it.
2) Write Down Your Plan – Before you get started making money online you will need a plan. What exactly are you trying to accomplish? How long do you plan it will take? What steps do you need to follow to ensure you can do it? How many hours can you put in each day? What is your budget for marketing and other costs? Think about these questions and other questions you might need to answer before you get started.
3) Decide on Your “How” – Now it’s time to figure out how you will make money online. There are many different options for you to choose from. A few of the more popular ones are: affiliate marketing, network marketing, niche marketing, creating and selling your own product, blogging, or doing an actual job online. Most of these actually fit well together so you will usually be doing more than one at a time. They are typically referred to collectively as “internet marketing.” There are plenty of other ways to make money online too, that is not all of them. Do some research on each method and find which one suits you the best, then start with it.
4) Start Your Education – Walking into an online business blindly without first educating yourself is just plain crazy! You need to at least know the basics of marketing and promoting online, as well as some information about the particular money making strategy you chose in step 3. This education is available to you for free all over the internet. Great places to start your education are internet marketing forums and money making blogs. You can also search on Google.
5) Take Action – It’s now time for you to get started on your business. It is very crucial to stay focused in this step. Make sure you don’t join every opportunity and try every money making idea you see just because it promises to be the next big thing. If you have done plenty of research and educated yourself on your “how” then you know you have already found a solid money making idea. Stick with what you started and put your full effort into it.
Remember, you are taking action here! Don’t sit back and wait for the money to roll in because it never will. You have to EARN the money. And don’t expect too much too fast; it takes time to build up a good online income.
6) Work, Work, Work and Never Give Up – This is the best advice I was ever given and I think it’s one of the most important things I can tell you! No matter what anyone says, making a living online is not easy. You have to put in a lot of time and effort before you will see big financial gains. It’s all but guaranteed you will have failures, but you must get up from those failures and trudge on to find your successes!
There you have it, the six steps to making money online. Obviously, the above is a simplified version of what it truly takes. I can’t put everything in one post but those are the basics of what you need to do. I’m not going to lie to you, it won’t be easy. But it definitely can be done and YOU can do it!
1) Figure Out Your “Why” – The most important step to making money online is not “how” to do it but “why” you want do it. Without defining your why, it’s hard to move on to your how. You must search within yourself to find out why you really want to make money online. Once you have found it, write it down and post it in places where you will see it many times per day. This will keep it in your head at all times and subconsciously help you strive towards it.
2) Write Down Your Plan – Before you get started making money online you will need a plan. What exactly are you trying to accomplish? How long do you plan it will take? What steps do you need to follow to ensure you can do it? How many hours can you put in each day? What is your budget for marketing and other costs? Think about these questions and other questions you might need to answer before you get started.
3) Decide on Your “How” – Now it’s time to figure out how you will make money online. There are many different options for you to choose from. A few of the more popular ones are: affiliate marketing, network marketing, niche marketing, creating and selling your own product, blogging, or doing an actual job online. Most of these actually fit well together so you will usually be doing more than one at a time. They are typically referred to collectively as “internet marketing.” There are plenty of other ways to make money online too, that is not all of them. Do some research on each method and find which one suits you the best, then start with it.
4) Start Your Education – Walking into an online business blindly without first educating yourself is just plain crazy! You need to at least know the basics of marketing and promoting online, as well as some information about the particular money making strategy you chose in step 3. This education is available to you for free all over the internet. Great places to start your education are internet marketing forums and money making blogs. You can also search on Google.
5) Take Action – It’s now time for you to get started on your business. It is very crucial to stay focused in this step. Make sure you don’t join every opportunity and try every money making idea you see just because it promises to be the next big thing. If you have done plenty of research and educated yourself on your “how” then you know you have already found a solid money making idea. Stick with what you started and put your full effort into it.
Remember, you are taking action here! Don’t sit back and wait for the money to roll in because it never will. You have to EARN the money. And don’t expect too much too fast; it takes time to build up a good online income.
6) Work, Work, Work and Never Give Up – This is the best advice I was ever given and I think it’s one of the most important things I can tell you! No matter what anyone says, making a living online is not easy. You have to put in a lot of time and effort before you will see big financial gains. It’s all but guaranteed you will have failures, but you must get up from those failures and trudge on to find your successes!
There you have it, the six steps to making money online. Obviously, the above is a simplified version of what it truly takes. I can’t put everything in one post but those are the basics of what you need to do. I’m not going to lie to you, it won’t be easy. But it definitely can be done and YOU can do it!
Comments