Why do you want to make money online?

nick1123 · 08-15-2009, 11:06 AM

Why do you want to make money online?

What's your real motivation? Your dream?

For me, I would like to pay off my mortgage and have more control over my time. I would love to have the time to read more. I would love to take a month long tour of Europe with my wife and go back to school and get a degree in math and maybe one in literature.

What's your dream?

Alexa Smith · 08-15-2009, 11:51 AM

I want to build up enough steady and secure "self-employed income" not to have to get a job when I finish university.

dean_holland · 08-15-2009, 12:03 PM

Hey Nick

Nice post idea !!

Well my goal was to quit my job on my 25th birthday on September 25th this year ( Yes I know, many 25's lol .. It's my lucky number )

I actually managed it about 6 weeks ago now so I have accomplished that goal

However I recently separated from my finacee and had to move back to my mothers.... So my goal now ?

Before my 26th birthday in September 2010 I want to have purchased my own home in cash with no mortgage

BIG AIM ... and here I am holding myself accountable

Of course my ultimate aim is to make my family proud of me, to achieve success and provide the best life for them as I can !!

Their support to me has been insane, I would give them every cent no matter how much I made. That is whats important to me

Material things are cool, and boy do I want a lot of them lol but its life and quality of life that is important

The freedom I now have is worth 10000000 times more than what I make

Thanks !!

Dean

nick1123 · 08-15-2009, 12:13 PM

That's awesome Dean!

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Originally Posted by alexa_s

I want to build up enough steady and secure "self-employed income" not to have to get a job when I finish university.

Sounds good. But why do you want to "not have to get a job"? What will you do with all that extra time?

warpri · 08-15-2009, 12:36 PM

I don't like to working under any person (Boss) So, I wanted to start my own company but i had not enough capital to begin it. finally, I was chosen online money making for finding the capital I want.

JonTuckerUSA · 08-15-2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by alexa_s

I want to build up enough steady and secure "self-employed income" not to have to get a job when I finish university.

Keep working hard toward that goal Alexa. That was my goal and I *basically* got there lol. I'm doing a few different projects that bring in steady income, although I'd like to get it to be a bit more on auto-pilot.

Just graduated in May, living by the beach for the summer in San Diego, and then heading to Australia/Indonesia/NZ for a few months starting Sept. 9th. This trip lit a fire under my butt to get my ideas moving forward even faster.

Traci · 08-15-2009, 02:36 PM

I have a few reasons. One, I get to spend way more time with my family than if I had an outside job. Two, flexibility. Where else can you sleep late, work at night, work in your pajamas, or take a day off whenever you want? Three, I love what I do (copywriting) and wouldn't be able to only take on the projects I wanted or build my business like I wanted if I was working for someone else.

Alexa Smith · 08-15-2009, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nick1123

But why do you want to "not have to get a job"? What will you do with all that extra time?

My Ph.D., but without needing to be an "impoverished research student" and do coaching/tutorials at the university for about £8 per hour.

Kris.Sm · 08-15-2009, 03:03 PM

My intention
A. to be the boss of my own job
B. To be with my family
c. to takecare of myself and my expense
d. to leave a peaceful life
e. to never worry about loosing job again..

Am i asking for toooo much...

Mohammad Afaq · 08-15-2009, 03:11 PM

My dream is to be able to make some money and don't work. I am a high school senior and all of my classmates work either at walmart or JC Penny or any other stores like that but I don't like doing that.

I also want to make money online so that I can pay for my collage. I am palnning on going to Tulane University and and the cost is $40,000 a year. I am working hard for a scholarship and if I don't get a full scholarship I will try and pay my collage.

This is my motivation and this is my reason for being online.

abo28 · 08-15-2009, 03:33 PM

To pay the mortgage and the kindergarden monthly fee for my 2 kids. :-)

Yes, I am a sort of a practical guy...

Snappinn · 08-15-2009, 03:44 PM

I would like to be able to pay off my mortgage and all the other loans that i have,

Tyvan · 08-15-2009, 04:13 PM

Would like to be able to stay at home with my kids.

Ken Durham · 08-15-2009, 04:26 PM

I have been self employed just about forever. Before delving into the Internet nearly 20 years ago I had brick and mortar businesses.

I enjoy the business development end of it I guess.
Once the business is up and running successfully I get bored with it.
So I flip it and move onto another challenge.

I guess the answer would be so I can enjoy my passion and get paid for something that started off as only an idea. Though taking on the video game niche has been quite a challenge.
But that feeling of competing with billion dollar businesses and then seeing yourself climb the ranks to be right there in the middle of them is extremely exciting. Now if I can just capture some of that billion dollars

babushka99 · 08-15-2009, 04:48 PM

To fund my online addiction to SecondLife!

Peter Temp · 08-15-2009, 04:57 PM

Well, i want to earn money and work online for the reason that i don't need to live house and consume time driving to work everyday, also i don't need to deal with different people in the office.

Ken Durham · 08-15-2009, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by babushka99

To fund my online addiction to SecondLife!

I see some people are making lucrative businesses from Secondlife.

mikeyman120 · 08-15-2009, 05:09 PM

To be free to do what I want for the short 24 hours I have a day.

Mike

JayXtreme · 08-15-2009, 05:13 PM

Every single time I break another massive barrier with online income..

My missus buys more shoes.. so I start all over again.

George Wright · 08-15-2009, 05:19 PM

I want to do Internet marketing to start on my second Million Dollars.

I gave up on the first Million.

George Wright

ksmike · 08-15-2009, 05:31 PM

To recharge my depleted 401k and other retirement accounts. And it would be nice to put my kids through college and maybe get a new car -- my 95 Olds is getting old. :-)

Jackbgd · 08-15-2009, 06:29 PM

I want to buy a Porsche, it doesn't have to be brand new

, a really nice place on the beach, a house or an apartment, Hawaii sounds good, cocktails all day, travelling the world, partying and doing my job from wherever I am (because internet is global), freedom, doing what I really want, helping people, doing something that nobody else around me is doing, and just having enough money to never actually have to think about it. Those are the reasons I'm doing this

maco · 08-15-2009, 06:53 PM

I have few reasons:
-Give up my full time job;
-Spend more time with my family;
-Travel;
-Pay my mortgage.

TyBrown · 08-15-2009, 07:09 PM

I'd like to overthrow small governments, build up the largest collection of pez dispensers in the world, and become friends with all of the Spice Girls.

SMP · 08-15-2009, 07:18 PM

You can't put a price on time and my primary goal was always to give up my 60 hour / week sales management job and work for myself.

Material things are great and I have the same motivations as anyone else, I guess; clearing debt, paying off the mortgage, an Aston Martin or two

Good idea for a post, this. All businesses need to set objectives for themselves or for the products or services they are launching / marketing. You should ask yourself what your business, product or service hopes to achieve.

Setting objectives are important. It focuses you and your business on specific aims over a period of time and can motivate you and your staff to meet the objectives set.

A simple acronym used to set objectives is called SMART objectives. SMART stands for:

1. Specific – Objectives should specify what they want to achieve.

2. Measurable – You should be able to measure whether you are meeting the objectives or not.

3. Achievable - Are the objectives you set, achievable and attainable?

4. Realistic – Can you realistically achieve the objectives with the resources you have?

5. Time – When do you want to achieve the set objectives?

I know this is info straight out of a sales management text book but it's worth bearing in mind.

All the best,

Steve.

lifeempowered · 08-15-2009, 07:20 PM

I want money to work for me on the Internet...in order to be a professional beach bum

JMoney172 · 08-15-2009, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexa_s

I want to build up enough steady and secure "self-employed income" not to have to get a job when I finish university.

I'm with Alexa. I'll receive my undergrad degree in Mechanical Engineering after I write 3 more exams over the next 2 weeks. I'm starting my Master's, but my real passion isn't in engineering. I can't bear to think of myself sitting in front of a CAD tube 8 hours a day for the rest of my life...or worse.

I want the freedom (financial and temporal) to learn to play guitar, take up the piano again, buy my own airplane (already have my private license) and get my commercial pilot's license so I can do some part-time instructing. I want to open and launch brick and mortar businesses too (a brewpub or nightclub even).

My family made a lot of money between 1998 and 2004 in IM (affiliate programs) and I was too young to take advantage of it. When I was younger I had an Amazon affiliate site and made exactly one $25 cheque. I want to use that as my motivation to make EVEN MORE than they did.

JimHardin · 08-15-2009, 07:44 PM

I want to make money online so that My wife can be a stay at home mom that she wants to be. I also want to provide better for my family. It would be great to have a suplimental income and maybe actually be able to do it from home full time. That way I wouldn't have to commute to work. Curerntly my commute is 1hr each way.

John Hixson · 08-15-2009, 07:52 PM

Simply to fulfill my drive to make more money!

I'm constantly coming up with plans, have various fingers in various pies and have a couple of businesses on the go at any one time. Right now I am on the low ebb of businesses but higher ebb of my income (maybe there is a lesson there?) so getting itchy feet about branchign out again.

Financial goals etc are great, they are what I set myself, but it is the constant drive to be setting up and running businesses that has brought my attention to internet marketing - and I think it's a match made in heaven!

nick1123 · 08-15-2009, 09:37 PM

These are all wonderful dreams. Keep adding to the list.

In the end all I want is freedom. Freedom to do as I wish with my time. Freedom to not have to work for money, but rather do something I am passionate about.

Intrepreneur · 08-15-2009, 09:47 PM

I've always wanted to be successful and after ilness literally kicking me out of college I found IM to be a topic of interest that I knew I could learn.

I'm so glad that now a year and 3 months in I didn't give up, because everything started piecing together at the beginning of the year. Joining here especially helped me in my venture. So thank you all Warriors for being supportive of me and everyone else.

Swastik · 08-15-2009, 10:19 PM

To fund my education next year and also build a small lil' income for myself. And I'm well on my way!

buckz55 · 08-15-2009, 10:28 PM

i think once you get the hang of everything ... it's alot easier than a 9-5 kind a job