Why Most People Fail Online?

There are a bunch of holes in this post.

Too lazy to go through them, but I'm sure one of our regulars will.

Yeah. You are right. Have wrong mindset and try too many things at one time.

Thanks for sharing!

They fail because they give up.........

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Any way failures comes naturally by with many reasons,but failures are the sepping stones of the success.The real thing is if you promote the post in different ways by testing yourself, then sooner it gives the result.And the final point in any niche, expertism will bring the results.search for findings to get the best results.

I agree 99%!

Especially with the first 3 bold points.

I think traffic should come from both paid and organic sources but whatever you do, stick to it long enough for you to break through!

There's nothing worse than spending a year jumping from idea to idea never progressing at all and being in the same exact place you were at the start of the year.

Spending money on knowledge can save you a few failure if you apply them correctly. But you are right about doing too many things at one time can lead you down the path of failure. Having focus on one thing is better. Thanks for the post.

A big reason for failing online is probably a lack of perseverance... not sticking with one project until it succeeds before jumping on to the next time, hoping that the next thing will be easier or bring quicker results.

This is what got me. I wasted a lot of time jumping from one project to the next. I only started seeing results after I returned to one of my earlier projects and stuck with it.

There's lots of different online business models, and lots of ways to get traffic. So it's not so much about finding 'the right one' by jumping from one thing to the next, or trying everything. Find one online business model and one traffic strategy that works for you (given your time and resources) and then take action constantly, and stick with it long enough until you succeed.

Inorder to be successful at online, one needs to make sure they have optimized their website and have improved their visibility in the search results. Only then we can determine a business or a website to be successful at online.

Because they don't want to post regularly here, or at least answer a new thread. They just read.

Making money online is not that hard but also not easy because it still requires work.

I think the reason why most people fail is because they don´t take action or they don´t take it serious what they are doing.

I agree with you on the taking courses after courses leading to failure. What I don't agree with is the power of article directories.

Most of them are spammed to death with low-quality articles and don't have the ability to get you traction anymore. You should spend your time getting a position as a contributor in one of the major publications like Forbes, Inc, or entrepreneur to name a few.

You should learn how to build websites, at least the first few you start out, it's important to have the knowledge to do things on your own when you're first starting out. After you have a good understanding, you can start outsourcing.

That way, you know how to direct the process and won't be at the mercy of the outsourcer.

Success is never guaranteed, you need to try one or two strategies, stick with them long enough, if they don't work out, move on to the next one, but never ever give up.

I think the main reason people are failing is because they aren`t able to select the good information from the bad one.
The internet is full of false claims (just look for example how people are still talking about PR after 3 years) and many newbies listen to these false 'gurus' because of the lack of experience they have.

Good points you bring up but in reality this post could go on into infinity why people could possibly fail.

Many people are told to just take action and that can result in a newbie giving another newbie advice! It creates a perpetual merry go round people can never jump off of.

With so many thousands of scenarios in play it is hard to just say "do this don't do that" because everyone has a different threshold for learning, different comfort zone of activities they are cool with doing everyday and of course budget.

Still a great topic to touch on.

Oh goody - another "why they fail" thread.

Look, I make it 2016. The internet isn't some scary, mystical, novelty force any more. Many, if not most, of this forum's members will have grown up with it and be fully conversant with using the internet as an everyday experience. I think we're now at the point where we can safely say that the reasons people fail online are broadly the same as why people have always failed in business.

You've either got it or you haven't.
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Two main reasons:

1. The source of success comes from outside themselves, rather than within. They are depending on the shiny object to do the work for them.

2. When the shiny object doesn't produce immediate results (ie. after 3 days or so of effort) they give up on it and switch to another shiny object.

This results in a constant 'reset' to zero. The newbie never gets known for something, and never develops competency with a method--which takes adjustment. Things rarely work perfectly out of the box.

Finally, expectations are wrong. People expect linear growth when in fact growth is exponential. This means a flat level of improvement at the start even though effort is being pumped into the project. Given that people give up after just a few days, they never get out of this opening round and return to 0,0 on the curve when they jump to the next shiny object (two months ago a whiteboard animator, last month an SEO expert, this month a web designer...).

Yeah, You are right.

The number one reason offline businesses fail, at least in the USA, is due to lack of cash flow. I doubt it's any different with online businesses.

I think you make some good points. Nothing groundbreaking but solid.

I will say for #1 you may be operating in a "vacuum".

Just from a bigger perspective there are plenty of people who do invest in businesses including Online one's...and its a very prudent investment with high ROI in some cases.

There is nothing wrong with being a 'silent' partner whether that be a Silicon Valley Upstart or someone partnering up with their son or daughter giving them 5k or $10K to invest in a top notch Coach. And then the parent takes a percentage of their Profits once they start making money


- Robert Andrew

Sorry, but I had to chuckle at the irony here...

It is pretty simple....

People fail because they don't see "online business" as a real business where people hand you money for solving a problem.

They're wasting time looking for the "secret" to earning money with zero work instead of looking for profitable problems to solve.

I can tell you exactly why many fail, based on doing this a long time and reviewing hundreds of websites:

- Lack of common sense and strategic planning.

Here is a typical Warrior fail:

- Create WordPress site (because easy and not need to learn html or php skills) reviewing an Amazon product (easy to be an affiliate making 4% commission on a 1 day cookie). The site looks like a zillion others online (because some WSO recommended a theme). If the content is unique (big if there) it is generic glop or poorly written. A visitor to the site reads one paragraph, realizes this is generic glop and hits the back button to find a site with REAL expertise and a REAL product review.

End result is site makes pennies, if anything.

This isn't rocket science.

Here is a simple test: review websites where you get information and/or buy products from. How professional do they look? How much information is available? Is this information you trust? Why do you trust the website?

Now look at your website.

This is going to be harsh - but necessary: OP, check out your original post because in one paragraph we have a good example of what I am talking about:

What we have here is:

- Generic.

- Poorly written (if English is not your first language most of the time the content you are writing and think is good will be viewed as mediocre by others). Sorry. That's the way it is.

- Lacking common sense and strategic planning. If you are paying to have articles written, and paying dirt cheap amounts, the quality will be, at best, mediocre. Spending less to have an article written does not mean you will make money from the content.

Article directory marketing has been dead for years as a means of making money. Basic research, such as doing web searches and noticing how often content from article directories appears in the top results, would tell you this is a waste of time.


One of the conclusions from the OP, that buying products only drains your money - is wrong. If you are not educating yourself how do you expect to be successful?

Example: the OP mentioned "building backlinks". OK. If you are not reading up on the subject and buying products from experts how do you expect to build backlinks that will improve your search ranking instead of nuking it?

Instead of saying webmasters need to build backlinks but it would be a waste of money to actually learn how to build good backlinks - how about saying webmasters need to build backlinks and here are 5 excellent resources I used to learn how to do this right and which improved my website rankings.

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I usually fail due to procrastination and perfectionism.

Sorry, but if your avatar is any indication, you don't have the body for it...

I believe most people "fail" to make money is not so much because it's online, but because it's hard to make money for yourself period. I don't have the statistics in front of me, but I bet you the success percentage of new businesses is extremely low.

That's why most people just work for the man.

I agree with the mindset thing.

I think most people just think of it as "make money online" and not as running a real business.

I think that is why people with a truly entrepreneurial mindset can take just about anything and make money with it.

Those without, you can even give them a step by step, proven money making system, and they either won't do it or try to do something else, or don't stick with it and on and on....

It takes a plan, a mindset, a goal, focus, persistence, and dedication.

Good tips ! I total agree with you

I agree with ALL of your points.

I think the main reason people fail is that they don't take enough action and aren't focused enough. There are so many distractions out there online and it's easy to get wrapped up in BS.

Find a "guru" that is successful...do some research and see what they did to get there....and do what they did, in your own business.

Simple.

Totally agree.

I will tell you why people fail. The number 1 reason is because they are side-tracked by wrong advice that is jumping out everywhere they look for decent methods to earn money. If someone who is really making money online would show them how to really do it - they would all be making money in no time.

But because there is so much non-applicable and wrong suggestions people just get lost and distracted and they never complete any job properly. What people need is step 1, then step 2, then step 3....and they need real things that really make money, not some high promises and false claims. If those "gurus" would give them real advice about how money is really made, then people would not fail. But big majority of "gurus" are just promising and showing photos and videos and taking people for a ride...

My ex-mentor in insurance once told me this which I can still remember.

He said -

You are your best mentor.
Even with me guiding you,
You have to learn to manage your time,
work and finances.
You have to learn to prioritize what is important from what seems to be but is not.

becous manny people dont use internet

If we have good knowledge in SEO. Never fail ..

Giving up on ideas frequently is one of the major issues why people fail online. Great advice here in this thread.

FEAR: Fear of failure, self doubt & fear of taking some small financial risks. This leads to never taking action or giving up before they see any success! They fail because they give up before they even really get started.

UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS: If they manage to get over their fears and get started, they have urealistic expectations that money will just roll in. It takes time to learn how to make money online and when that money doesn't start to roll in they give up and move onto the next shiny object.

Hi Amuro, I agree with you on number 2 and 3. I think most people have the right mindset but it is hard to find the right information between all the rubbish which is advertised. People might get confused and try too many things instead of concentrating on one business model and doing that well. Christina