Quit your job tomorrow to persue a carreer in Internet Marketing. I even told my Daughter this.

[George Wright]

Hi All,

I think you should quit your job tomorrow and start your Internet Marketing business. It's the best thing that ever happened to me and I even told my daughter to do it.

This is the story of two Wrights. (and you know two Wrights don't make a Wrong.)

At the beginning of the new millennium my Mom was dying so I "quit my job" to take care of her full time. "Quit my job" is in quotes because it was a temporary quit. I left the job knowing that after my time was no longer needed to help my Mom I'd either be able to go back to work at the job or find another one.

While my wife and I were taking care of Mom, I had some free time to pursue my online endeavors. I liked what I was doing and what I was earning so I still do it today and except for the occasional Temp job I've never been back to "work."

A couple of years ago I told my Daughter, "Tammy quit your job and join me in IM." She responded something to the effect, "Are you crazy."

I explained to here just "pretend quit," take off a week, write an eBook, do a WSO and see how you like it. If it doesn't work out you can go back to work on the following Monday.

She did that, she made a nice little piece of pocket change, however, she did go back to work. Since then she started a membership site and now I run it for the both of us.

Do you get it? If you have a burning desire to "Quit Your Job," Do it. Do it for a day, a week or a month.

You don't even have to lose your pay if your benefits have vacation pay or other type of leave pay that you can ethically collect. (Tammy did)

When you do this, work IM like you never could while working on the job. pretend that you really did quit and you have to sink or swim. You will learn a lot, you will probably make some money and if you don't make your first million or at least replace your income, during the job quitting period, there is always Monday morning.

It really feels good to "quit" if that is your buring desire, even if it's a pretend quit and even if you have to unquit on Monday.

My best to you,

George Wright

[Krish2007]

Well it's good, but it takes a lot of time, effort and in most cases Money, to make a living on Net.

Krish

[George Wright]

Originally Posted by Krish2007

Well it's good, but it takes a lot of time, effort and in most cases Money, to make a living on Net.

Krish

Krish,

That's true.

However, do you think that if someone spent a full month full time working one of the offers in your sig file that it would at least be possible to make "some" money?

Remember I had, Tammy had, and I'm recommending to all to keep the safety net of the return trip to go back to the job. By the way Tammy Loved the experience and has "quit" a couple of times since. It really feels good.

George Wright

[VegasGreg]

Originally Posted by Krish2007

Well it's good, but it takes a lot of time, effort and in most cases Money, to make a living on Net.

Krish

Doesn't it also take a lot of time, effort and in most cases money to make a living OFF the net?

There are no free handouts in life, no matter which way you go.

[George Wright]

Originally Posted by VegasGreg

Doesn't it also take a lot of time, effort and in most cases money to make a living OFF the net?

There are no free handouts in life, no matter which way you go.

Thanks for that VegasGreg,

In my case it took 8 to 12 hours a day doing boring and or back breaking things.

In IM I'm in the comfort of my home kicked back with my favorite beverage or I'm walking down the street talking to different people in their businesses.

You make a very good point.

George Wright

[Erica Leggette]

I wish I had the guts to quit my job and focus on IM for atleast 2 months straight. I had the honors of working for home when I quit my job of 4 years around April '08 due to a little brow beating contest with my past supervisor.

I was making some consistent money with incentive marketing but then the house burned down and that particular industry slowed down drastically so back to the workplace I had to go. I wish I had been introduced to affiliate marketing during the 3 months I was working from home. I was in grind mode because I had nothing else to fall on so I had to make that work and it did for a while. But it seems like I have not been as persistent because I have something to fall back on but the reality is, there is no way my job can potentially bring me in $1000's/day so the grind is back on!!

Maybe I can make a few sales off of them by affiliating myself with some eldercare products and have them purchase from my affiliate link.

[Sparhawke]

Good compromise, so many people have the "fear" so bad that they don't take the chance...

[PerigVe]

Hi George,

This is a very interesting post. I always wanted to do exactly that. Take a week of, get something going and crate a WSO out of it. After reading your post, maybe I'll do just that

[Slin]

This is a cool post that made me think a lot.

I am young and still wonder whether I should base my entire career off of online marketing.

Some good points here.

[thescribe]

I really like what you have said here. When you pretend quit your job to pursue IM, your eyes may be opened to other things as well.

For example, do you REALLY have the motivation to do this (IM) on a daily basis? Are you focused enough to treat IM as your source of income? Many people have a difficult time focusing on what needs to be done when they run their own businesses.

"Quitting" your job in this manner may help you see if you have the focus and discipline necessary to succeed full time in IM.

[AllyW]

I like your idea of "quitting" your job on vacation or leave time and working IM like mad to see what you can do. Of course it probably wouldn't turn out very well for anyone who was basically a newbie, but if you've done your research already and have a little know-how under your belt, if you just need to take the plunge, it would be great!

[Dennis Gaskill]

Oh George, there you go again talking sense. Don't you know everyone wants to believe NONsense?

[mine1718]

you need to know what your doing and also have some cash

[George Wright]

Originally Posted by mine1718

you need to know what your doing and also have some cash

This is about "Quitting." If you have a job you should have enough cash to test the waters.


I didn't know what I was doing.

Back to having the cash. You do not need cash. However that is another topic.

George Wright

[jasonmorgan]

considering the number of people who are making very little or no money at all with IM, it sounds like the dumbest idea I've heard all day.

for many people, making a living through internet marketing is a dream that is never going to happen.

Of course, in your case, you've got it figured out and can teach your daughter how to succeed but that isn't the case for everybody.

How many people here have a WSO in their signature that claims to bring instant success and huge financial rewards but are are making less that $100 a month?

BTW... I do sit at home in my lounge gear as a self-employed IM guy but not everybody can pull this stuff off.

[Dennis Gaskill]

Jason, there have been a few threads lately about people quitting work to go full time in IM when they're not really doing that well with it part time. George is trying to offer the idea of testing the water on a "temporary" full time basis without risking your job.

PS - I like your bulging eye. Reminds me of Marty Feldman

[George Wright]

Originally Posted by jasonmorgan

considering the number of people who are making very little or no money at all with IM, it sounds like the dumbest idea I've heard all day.

for many people, making a living through Internet marketing is a dream that is never going to happen.

Of course, in your case, you've got it figured out and can teach your daughter how to succeed but that isn't the case for everybody.

How many people here have a WSO in their signature that claims to bring instant success and huge financial rewards but are are making less that $100 a month?

BTW... I do sit at home in my lounge gear as a self-employed IM guy but not everybody can pull this stuff off.

Hey Jason, you are entitled to your opinion but your opinion is totally wrong.

If I said Quit your job period it would probably be dumb.

I didn't say that I said "pretend quit" to test the waters.

Another thing you are wrong about in the context of this thread. you say not everyone can do this.

Remember I said if you have a burning desire to do it. Anyone with a job, who holds down that job, day after day month after month year after can do this IM thing if they, first of all work at least as hard on IM as they work on the job. And, if they don't expect riches overnight they won't be disappointed. On the subject of riches, they might not even come ever. Some would be happy replacing or almost replacing the job income.

I truly think if I can do this anyone who flips burgers at McDonald's can do it. One of the best pieces of advice that is given over and over on this forum is to learn one thing well and do it over and over. That is the consummate definition of a worker at McDonald's. Burger flippers flip burgers, Cashiers cashier etc. (at least that how they rolled back in the day)

Of course as you learn IM you may wear many hats, but, you don't have to, to succeed. One hat will do.

You can say it's a dumb idea if you want. however too many success stories I know of make your statement false.

George Wright

[jasonmorgan]

I'm all for 'living the dream', I'd just hate for somebody to give up their job (especially in this economy) for something that might or might not work out.

Something I think a lot of people don't realize is that when you do do this full time, you have to have a lot of discipline and focus. It's too easy to slack off when you're not on-the-clock. I'm doing it right now

You can say it's a dumb idea if you want. however too many success stories I know of make your statement false.

But how many failures have their been?

[Buildingfutures]

Originally Posted by jasonmorgan

I'm all for 'living the dream', I'd just hate for somebody to give up their job (especially in this economy) for something that might or might not work out.

Something I think a lot of people don't realize is that when you do do this full time, you have to have a lot of discipline and focus. It's too easy to slack off when you're not on-the-clock. I'm doing it right now

It's so easy to slack off when you're on your computer that has all your favorite programs, games, etc on it. I do it all the time, and its hard to get work done during those times. It's why I'm opting to get a laptop/netbook at my earliest convenience, so that I can't play all my games and the like on it.

But you're not understanding the OP.

He says take a week off, aka, ask for some time off. He's not telling anyone to flat out quit their job this very second and just do IM, that is ridiculous.

Hell, just take a 3-4 day weekend to work nonstop on an IM idea and get it going, then check on it the next weekend and see how it did.

That's what he's getting at. TRY and SEE RESULTS before doing anything drastic.

-Sean

[George Wright]

Originally Posted by Buildingfutures

It's so easy to slack off when you're on your computer that has all your favorite programs, games, etc on it. I do it all the time, and its hard to get work done during those times. It's why I'm opting to get a laptop/netbook at my earliest convenience, so that I can't play all my games and the like on it.

But you're not understanding the OP.

He says take a week off, aka, ask for some time off. He's not telling anyone to flat out quit their job this very second and just do IM, that is ridiculous.

Hell, just take a 3-4 day weekend to work nonstop on an IM idea and get it going, then check on it the next weekend and see how it did.

That's what he's getting at. TRY and SEE RESULTS before doing anything drastic.

-Sean

Thanks Sean. I'm calmer now.

George Wright

[jasonmorgan]

No, you're right.

By the time I had read through all of the replies and finished doing a couple of other things on my end I had lost track of the 'pretend quit' aspect of your post.

Nothing wrong with 'pretend quit', you're right. It is a good way to test the waters.

[Jeffery]

George,

As a good father and son I applaud you.

Not everyone reading this has a father that will sit down with them and show them the ropes. It is almost a given that not everyone reading this even has a friend to sit down with during the temporary time-off from the bread and butter job. Do you agree?

It also sounds like you knew your daughter could do this with her education, experience, skills, and a guiding (loving) hand. Do you think that anyone/everyone reading this thread has the same going for them?

Like you George - I have sat down with my own son and did almost exactly what you have done with (for) your daughter. He is very good at what he does and if he kept at it he would pass me some day. However, when he wanted to turn left - I showed him that he needed to turn right - and why. Without me or someone like me he would have made honest, but costly mistakes. Those mistakes alone would have cost him money and failure.

et all,

The moral of this is if you don't know what you are doing, if you don't have a plan, if you do not have the benefit of someone at your side.. think long and hard before you jump in the pond with both feet.. always keep one foot on the ground.

Now, if you know what you are doing, have a plan, the benefit of a mentor/coach/family at your side to show you the way..

Go For It

As long as there is nor harm done - it could be a career changer.

Like Dennis said "George is trying to offer the idea of testing the water on a "temporary" full time basis without risking your job."

Jeffery 100% :-)

[JasonP]

I recently quit my job for IM. Best decision I ever made.

[ArticlePrince]

I left the restaurant business where I had worked for almost 10 years and had a college degree to do IM full time. For 3 months, life sucked. We had very little money (I hate Ramen noodles!), and I try every ebook under the sun. I finally picked one, and followed it to the letter. Now (18 months later, not get rich quick), I make 6 figures working from home, and can play with my four month old son whenever I want to. I think that the problem is that people think that IM will be easier than their day job. It's not. Work is work is work, it just depends where you want to work. The main difference here is that the work is so easily outsourced, you can quickly cut your workload as you grow. Great thread :-D

[paulie888]

Very good suggestion, George. This way you get to learn about yourself and whether you're cut out for working in IM full-time, but with minimal to no risk. The important thing here is that you'll learn whether you can manage responsibilities and stay focused on what you need to do without a boss breathing down your neck, and perhaps develop that focus if you initially find that you don't have it, all while still keeping your safety net (job) and getting paid. Excellent idea for those who want to test the waters but aren't willing to take the plunge just yet (which I'd never recommend anyway unless you have already been making job-replacing income from the internet for at least 6 or more months straight, at least not in this economy).

[KatyaSenina]

You make it sound so super easy. Write an ebook, do a WSO. May I ask you what she wrote an ebook about? Or made an WSO for?

She didn't seem motivated at first, little did she know about marketing and she made some pocket change within a week?
That's amazing...I mean some people struggle for weeks on their ebooks/WSO's.

Give me the details

[Marketstriker]

Originally Posted by Krish2007

Well it's good, but it takes a lot of time, effort and in most cases Money, to make a living on Net.

Krish

Can you tell any job or business that doesn't require time, efforts and money. I think this depends on want you want. So if Internet Marketing can satisfy your ambitions and needs better that offline job or business, then you have to try it.

[Joe Benjamin]

Originally Posted by paulie888

Very good suggestion, George. This way you get to learn about yourself and whether you're cut out for working in IM full-time, but with minimal to no risk. The important thing here is that you'll learn whether you can manage responsibilities and stay focused on what you need to do without a boss breathing down your neck, and perhaps develop that focus if you initially find that you don't have it, all while still keeping your safety net (job) and getting paid. Excellent idea for those who want to test the waters but aren't willing to take the plunge just yet (which I'd never recommend anyway unless you have already been making job-replacing income from the internet for at least 6 or more months straight, at least not in this economy).

I'm liking this guy more and more every time I come to these
forums.

The only thing I don't agree with is the last economy is in a bad
situation comment.

I just don't see, nor understand how the economy is in bad shape,
and myself and so many others here are making money.

Makes me wonder what the difference is? Ah well, another topic

[George Wright]

Originally Posted by KatyaSenina

You make it sound so super easy. Write an ebook, do a WSO. May I ask you what she wrote an ebook about? Or made an WSO for?

She didn't seem motivated at first, little did she know about marketing and she made some pocket change within a week?
That's amazing...I mean some people struggle for weeks on their ebooks/WSO's.

Give me the details

I've written ebooks in two hours that made me $1,000 and this is nothing others have done this and made many times more. I have then rewritten them with a different spin and resold them to the same people with rave reviews from all. It's not hard to hit once in a while.

In my daughters case she chose to write an eBook on how to go to College for free. She sold it as a WSO and her eBook was picked up by people all over the world, although it was written for the American market she got a personal note from someone that said it was helping people in China.

We've made so many mistakes in this game its not funny. Our eBooks are all over the world on hard drives with no links or dead links. .... If only.

George Wright, P.S. I wrote a post once and a warrior sent me $50 (Oh, for the good old days of the buy me a beer mug ) because of it. I said to my self, "Heck Self, make this post a report," I did and sold another couple of hundred dollars worth of it. This was a WF Post mind you. Some people make this too hard. Please keep in mind I'm talking small potatoes. Others here are doing much, much, much, better than me because they are better marketers than me.

PLEASE, Look in the WarRoom. READ every word by Allen Says, even if it's years old. Read the WSO posts by Bryan Kumar, John Taylor, and others (help me out here vet Warriors) and just do what they say. THIS is NOT hard to learn.

[houdini]

George thanks for the wisdom!

This sounds great because I am just starting on a 2 week vacation (from my job) and I am putting this to the test.

Jon

[Hamish Jones]

Originally Posted by jasonmorgan

considering the number of people who are making very little or no money at all with IM, it sounds like the dumbest idea I've heard all day.

for many people, making a living through internet marketing is a dream that is never going to happen.

Dude, i get what you are saying, but this is the worst advice I have heard in a long time.

Whilst I agree that many people will fail, because they lack the desire, this doesn't mean that everyone should give up. Sometimes people just need to be thrown in the deep end and this will give them the incentive to do what they know they should have been doing for a long time.

[George Wright]

Originally Posted by houdini

George thanks for the wisdom!

This sounds great because I am just starting on a 2 week vacation (from my job) and I am putting this to the test.

Jon

My Best to you Jon. Enjoy your two weeks and I hope you do very well. At best you can permanently quit your job if you want to and at worse you will learn some things you need to work on to do IM as you want to.

George Wright

[Dennis Gaskill]

Originally Posted by WhoIsBenjamin

The only thing I don't agree with is the last economy is in a bad situation comment.

I just don't see, nor understand how the economy is in bad shape,
and myself and so many others here are making money.

Are you kidding? The "official" unemployment rate was at 9.7 percent nationwide as of December, the latest month stats are available. The real unemployment rate is worse than that because they don't count people whose unemployment has run out or those that have quit looking for work. They don't count the underemployed either, or the partially unemployed. Count them and experts say the real unemployment/underemployment rate is around 17 percent. The "official" unemployment rate for Michigan is over 15 percent.

Hundreds of thousands of people lose their jobs every month, and this has been going on for months and months. CNN reported that 1.8 million jobs were lost in the first quarter of last year alone.

These lost jobs represent a lot of business going under, not just cut-backs. Some financial analysts are saying the worst is yet to come. We've already had record home foreclosures, and many are predicting businesses foreclosures are the next wave. We never used to have homeless people in my little town, but now we do.

I hate to be a gloomy Gus, but man, you need to get out more, the signs are everywhere!

[AverageGuy]

I worked for a client in the passing week. It is a staffing company. They are very busy during the entire week, the phone ring seems never stop. and people come in all the time (look for job). The manager told me that more and more people are in the job market, but the # of available job is dropping.

economy is not good? definitely true.

if you had a job, and had a family, maybe it is better to think a little bit more before you quit the job. IM is good, but just like all other things, it is mot always good to everyone. I remeber there was a survey that says, 90% monry made in IM was earned by 2% top marketers.


david

[George Wright]

Originally Posted by AverageGuy

I worked for a client in the passing week. It is a staffing company. They are very busy during the entire week, the phone ring seems never stop. and people come in all the time (look for job). The manager told me that more and more people are in the job market, but the # of available job is dropping.

economy is not good? definitely true.

if you had a job, and had a family, maybe it is better to think a little bit more before you quit the job. IM is good, but just like all other things, it is mot always good to everyone. I remeber there was a survey that says, 90% monry made in IM was earned by 2% top marketers.


david

Ok, I give up. Good night. (help, someone help )

[Craig McPherson]

Originally Posted by George Wright

Ok, I give up. Good night. (help, someone help )

Hahah

I think some people simply scanned thru your OP without really reading it George.
I read it and completely agree with you.

1 or 2 weeks of total concentration to test the waters is a great idea. Then if it doesnt look like blossoming back to your job you go.

Good onya mate

Craig

[kevinfar]

Hey George.

I guess the problem is that until you have some type of business model and are certain that you can make it online, most people will not leave their 'safe' job (which might not be safe at all) and try to make it online, even if it is for a trial period.

With that said different people will do different things and are willing to take different risks.

So I guess it's a thing that varies with different people.

Personally, I'm still in University. If I had the option to stop for say, a month, and work full time on IM, I would probably do so.

However it's always good to have options in life and that is exactly the way I see University vs. IM.

Kevin

[Hackbridge]

Originally Posted by Krish2007

Well it's good, but it takes a lot of time, effort and in most cases Money, to make a living on Net.

Krish

I quit and I failed when I tried, because I didn't have a business plan, didn't invest the money I had wisely and I wasn't focused. It's not all about having loads of money in the bank.

If you can afford to be online, and create blogs or are good at writing which cost nothing, you can make money. You just need to have a plan, focus, and take action.

My two pennies worth.

Brian

[iwebtopia]

If only I could get just one day off from the J.O.B. to try this out, but boss won't let me. All my days already used up to take my kids and elderly parents to doctor appts., etc. I want to pursue my IM dream so I can work from home, but can't get any quality time for myself. Very, very frustrating

[KatyaSenina]

Originally Posted by iwebtopia

If only I could get just one day off from the J.O.B. to try this out, but boss won't let me. All my days already used up to take my kids and elderly parents to doctor appts., etc. I want to pursue my IM dream so I can work from home, but can't get any quality time for myself. Very, very frustrating

You can call in sick... Fake a cold

[whippet75]

I would have to be earning a huge amount of money to quit my day job...hence, the reason this is still a hobby !

[iwebtopia]

Katy,

Can't even do that, boss doesn't care. No more sick days to take and if I do call in, there will be no pay and I can't afford that because I'm barely squeaking by as it is.

[Chad Eljisr]

Trying to make a living as an internet marketer is as difficult (or easy) as any entrepreneurial project you may decide to pursue. It takes time and dedication and perseverance.

The good part of IM is that it requires very little investment comparing to more traditional businesses, but a big disadvantage is the confusion that all the hype around IM is creating, giving the impression that people can make a fortune working a few hours per week. I am getting really allergic to sales pages that have words as "autopilot", "instant" or "millionaire"...

What George is proposing is a smart way to test the waters. Anyway, like in any new business, you've got to have a financial safety net of a few months in case you really have this urge to completely quite your actual job.

Chad

[KatyaSenina]

Originally Posted by iwebtopia

Katy,

Can't even do that, boss doesn't care. No more sick days to take and if I do call in, there will be no pay and I can't afford that because I'm barely squeaking by as it is.

It sounds like the guy is really cruel... I can imagine you're not happy being in a situation like that. I suggest to save a little money every month so you can get out of this situation as soon as possible.

May I ask you how much time you actually have in a day to do marketing?

[LetsGoViral]

So many people quitting their jobs? Personally, this surprises me a little bit. I mean, sure it's good to have a home business, but why does everyone has such a negative attitude towards a real job? I mean, you get constant contact with people and socialization. Due to economy and circumstances I was unable to find a job, so I took up internet marketing and it went well but I still want to work a real job in my field of education in order to get experience and socialize. Of course, a decent paying job.

Quitting your job before you have established a good IM income is one of the silliest things a person can do especially in this economy.

[Gary King]

Originally Posted by PerigVe

Hi George,

This is a very interesting post. I always wanted to do exactly that. Take a week of, get something going and crate a WSO out of it. After reading your post, maybe I'll do just that

Why *MAYBE*?

If you've always wanted to do it, and you can actually take vacation time, then DO IT. Yes, you may not be able to take vacation later this year to whatever destination you normally may go to, isn't the destination of living your dreams more important than DisneyWorld?

We spend so much time wanting to do, planning to do, thinking we'll do and getting ready to do... we need to actually do.

All success,

Gary

[iwebtopia]

Originally Posted by KatyaSenina

May I ask you how much time you actually have in a day to do marketing?

About 15 minutes in the morning before taking kids to school and 15 minutes in the evening once household responsibilities are done (if I'm lucky).

Originally Posted by LetsGoViral

So many people quitting their jobs? Personally, this surprises me a little bit. I mean, sure it's good to have a home business, but why does everyone has such a negative attitude towards a real job?

I am negative about "real" job because there is no freedom. I want to be my own boss for a change. As for socialization, I don't need boss and annoying coworkers. I want to choose who to associate with and when.

[Robert Puddy]

took me 6 weeks to make up my offline salary once i took the plunge, wished i had done it years before i did

Robert

[R Hagel]

Well George, that's what you get for being clever -- lots of folks replying without reading your original post.

I think what you've proposed is a great idea. Not only will people find out if they enjoy it and if they can make a little money with it, they also will find out if they have the ability to stick to it, avoid distractions, etc...

Day 1: I took two weeks off from work, so I have plenty of time to get this IM stuff going. Today I watched cartoons in the morning and Titanic in the afternoon. I was too emotionally spent after that to get anything done.

Day 2: My buddy called and asked if I wanted to go shoot hoops. Game on!

Day 3: My spouse asked me to do the household errands and chores since I'm on vacation. Pretty much ate up the whole day.

Day 4: Finally, I got something done! I read the Warrior Forum all day. Research, ya know.

Day 5...




Cheers,
Becky

[John Romaine]

I read Robert Kiyosaki's "Cashflow Quadrant". A few months later my boss had a go at me for being 4 minutes late for work.

I quit the next day. That was 3 years ago