5 Reasons Why You Aren’t Earning a Living Online
Author info: This guest post was written by Alan Johnson, the author of The Online Business Handbook.
Do you think that earning a living online is nothing more than a foolish dream? If that is the case, then you can rest assured that things stand quite a bit differently and that your attitude is an important part of the problem. That being stated, here are 5 of the most important reasons why you are currently not earning a living online:
1) You Lack Self-Confidence
Do you think that successful online entrepreneurs are somehow special compared to you? Think again: we are all humans, all of us have qualities and, naturally, all of us have flaws as well. But why let the fact that you are not perfect keep you from believing in yourself? Yes, you can be able to provide value and yes, you can earn a living online but your attitude has to change.
2) You Are Not Knowledgeable Enough
Sure, you want to earn a living online, but are you knowledgeable enough? Are you able to share in experience in a way which provides value to your visitors? If not, then you have to understand that you need to first establish a solid foundation as far as knowledge is concerned and, of course, gradually build upon it afterwards.
3) You Are Afraid of Hard Work
If you think that earning a living online is extremely easy then, my friend, I am afraid that you may just be facing quite an unpleasant reality check. Yes, earning a living online can be a pleasure and so it should be, but that most definitely doesn’t mean that you can succeed if you are afraid of hard work.
The fact that you can earn a living by doing something you are passionate about should motivate you to work harder and harder, being afraid of work is simply not an option.
4) You Give Up Too Quickly
Do you expect things to happen overnight? If so, then I’m sorry to burst your bubble there but that is unfortunately not the way things stand. Giving up simply because you may not be seeing worthwhile results right away is an attitude which will get you nowhere, it’s about time you understand that.
Be determined, be persistent and be willing to give it 110%, even if it may seem that giving up is your only option. In the end, that’s one of the most important things which separates winners from losers, that’s the way things always were and that’s the way things will stand in the future as well.
5) You Don’t Listen
As an online entrepreneur, you always have to listen to what your visitors have to say (never make the mistake of not taking feedback into consideration) and, of course, listening to what numbers have to say as well (traffic stats, income stats and so on) is also recommended.
These are just a few of the indicators which should tell you that you are not on the right track. Taking them into consideration and acting accordingly is simply a must if you are serious about long-term success.
Best wishes,
Alan Johnson
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By PS3 on Apr 15, 2008
Only number 2 is a possible issue for me right now. As they say, it is easy once you know the answer.
By shawal on Apr 15, 2008
I agree with this article…
Many newbies nowadays give up to soon…. To lazy to do a hardwork and didn’t want to read…..
All the thing’s to success online is hardwork…
By Recliner on Apr 15, 2008
It is easy to get discouraged, if one doesn’t meet with success immediately. Which is why it is important for successful bloggers such as yourself to write posts such as this, which carry the benefit of your experience.
By SEOrious Results on Apr 15, 2008
Hard hitting post, Alan. It forces one to look into the mirror and ask some very critical questions….the greatest limitation in one’s evolution is ultimately oneself, and to set oneself free of fear and open up to and embrace unlimited opportunities is the challenge. More of these, please Ades!
By Make Money Blogging on Apr 15, 2008
I think you can add, you do not dedicate enough time to that list. THe major misconception people have is thinking its easy.
By Dining Tables on Apr 15, 2008
Bang on. I plead guilty.
By Sergio on Apr 16, 2008
“5) You Don’t Listen”
mostly….
cheers Ades!
By Rice Blogger on Apr 16, 2008
2 is a hard one….i guess you have to learn and at the same time provide traffic….so eventhough you do not earn anything..you may actually learn somemething
By web design on Apr 16, 2008
Very interesting things you pointed out!
By Harrison on Apr 16, 2008
What a wonderful article!
Personally I have reason #3 - laziness. I believe laziness has blocked me from achieving what i want to. I must find a way to fight with it. If not I’m not going to success.
By Futon-Matt on Apr 17, 2008
I have to strongly agree on #2, gaining knowledge is tough.
By Eddie Poh on Apr 17, 2008
I don’t mind to work extra but with a full time job that always is holding me back.
By Make Money Blogging on Apr 18, 2008
A full time job can hold you back and making the just is sometimes not something you can risk. I’m sort of juggling both at the minute and my earnings could be more than there were online but they would not complete with my month wage from my 9-5 job. More learning and testing in my spare time.
By komodo dragon on Jun 9, 2008
procrastination is also a big factor among this list!