I get emails every day asking how I built a successful and growing income online. There are many key factors that come into play when earning an income online. Today I'd like to focus on two of them. Two factors that contribute to successfully building an income online are Consistency and Commitment.
Let's start with the aspect of commitment. As with anything you want to be successful at in life, commitment is very important. Whether it's your career, a work out regimen, diet, sports, etc. commitment to you goals and activities is crucial.
When it comes to commitment in online earning, you must commit to whatever program you join and are working to earn an income with. There are many different legitimate ways to earn an income online, once you have selected what best fits your interest you must commit to it. I recommend a time frame commitment of no less than 90 days, for whatever it is you are working on. You must realize that you cannot and will not get rich overnight. Building a successful online income takes time and perseverance just like anything else of value.
The #1 reason that I have found that people fail to successfully earn an income online is because of a lack of commitment. There are many reasons why people may not commit, but I think one of the biggest reasons is because of distractions. Distractions in the sense that there are 100s if not more new programs popping up every single day.
Think about this, we know there are many new sites and there are all kinds of scams out there. Beyond that, we also know that most businesses (online or offline) fail/close in their first year of business. Knowing this, once we find something that we have interest in and do the research to know that they pay, we should then commit ourselves to that program. Again, my suggested time frame is 90 days of commitment. During a 90 day period, you should be able to ramp up what you need to ramp up for your marketing (again success doesn't happen overnight). And you should be able to build some sort of an income from your 90 day efforts. At that point you can reevaluate whether the program is worth the amount of time vs the amount you earn.
Secondly, consistency is just as important as commitment. If you aren't going to do the things necessary to make yourself successful on a daily basis, then there is no point in joining anything. There is no such thing as a do nothing and earn thousands program. We've seen them all before, and we know that these programs just don't exist.
Be consistent in what you do, whatever it is you do. If your program requires you to market, commit to a daily marketing regimen. If it requires you to take time do do other tasks, commit to them daily. When you have a built a foundation, you must then stay consistent to that foundation. I can remember in previous jobs, telling my employees to remember the first or second week of their employment. During that time period, they are typically most excited and have the highest work ethic. Apply your work ethic and consistency to your online money making ventures and the rest will follow.
A lot of people have been asking me both online and offline how I've been able to create a good stream of income from the internet. These questions have led me to think about why more people aren't successful online in building an online income. And I have some very fundamental things that I think are the reason people don't succeed online. This list is not all inclusive, but they are some of the popular ones that I can think of.
Outside of scam sites, programs, opportunities, etc., there are certain fundamental reasons why people aren't successful online, here are some of what I see.
People think they will get rich overnight. Let's get real, there is no such thing as a get rich quick program and for that matter, there is no such thing as do nothing and get paid thousands of dollars programs. Yet, people want to think that it's possible, so they join every program thinking that it will be there lucky break. For those who are successful online, there is no such thing as luck! First and foremost, people have to have the right mindset when working online, you don't go to work and expect to get paid for not doing your job do you? The same goes with online ventures, treat it as though you are working a job, better yet, think of it as owning your own business!
Let's assume people understand you can't get rich overnight. The next thing is a lack of commitment. How many people do you see online, promoting and joining every new program that emerges? If a person is jumping from program to program, odds are they aren't successful. Keep an eye out for patterns, if someone is promoting something and months later they are still promoting the same thing, odds are, it is working! People need to accept the fact that it takes time to build an online income, commitment in my eyes is giving at least 90 days to a program that you choose to give the program time to work out for you (in that 90 days you need to give 110% of yourself doing the things you need to do to be successful).
That being said, it takes hard work to be successful. If you're a couch potato, like I said above, there is no such thing as do nothing and get paid. Hard work is necessary, as it is with anything in life, whether it's maintaining a relationship, dieting, athletics, hobbies, etc. Without hard work, there is no point in even trying to make money online.
You must be patient. This plays along with a 90 day commitment. Again, you won't get rich overnight online, patience and working hard comes a long way.
You also must be consistent in what you do. You can't say you commit to something, work hard for 1 week, and then do nothing and then say in 90 days that the program didn't work. That's garbage, again, if you aren't willing to work hard, commit, have patience, etc., why even bother?
I would like to think that the above is obvious, for many it is, but for some it isn't. If I can do it, anyone can. I knew nothing about marketing or making money on the internet when I first started out, but I did know that if I found the right opportunity that I would be willing to work hard at it to be successful. I can tell you that in the last 90 days I joined 1 program and committed to it, and I've been paid $2,525 from this one program alone by staying dedicated to it. It doesn't matter what program it is, you can be successful with the programs out on the internet, there isn't just 1 program that works, but if you don't stop to reflect on what I said above, you'll never have the success you want online.