Irony... my old boss wants me to show him how to make money online

You sure thats a good idea?

That was a nice story Mick, and I could say that from what you are about to do with your former boss, he is a nice man that respects people beside and beneath him. It shows from what you are about to share with him that you are willing to teach him in the IM business for free. It just proves the statement that "If you plant respect, you reap kindness"
And also, I may add that everything is not about money and personally, I will do the same as what Mick have done not to charge his former boss even a single cent for teaching him. The friendship and respect to other people are far more important than money. His boss has been kind to him when he was still working with him and this time, the kindness reaps the same as he will be teaching his own boss in his new business.
I really admired what you believe in Mick, keep it up and always keep moving forward without stepping the shoes of other people. Thanks for sharing us your story.

The most painful thing is explaining the same thing over and over to different people and answering the same questions over and over from different people, because these different people asking the same question over and over.

Wow, that's cool! And I agree with others that karma is certainly coming your way! You usually don't hear about ex-employees who went on to start their own businesses helping their ex-bosses out.

BETTER STILL!

My father-in-law (who is totally anal) constantly criticised my IM interests, using "Fly by Night" and "Get Rich Quick" type put downs. He was not prepared to listen to how easy it can be to start an income, and I could see that the negativity could never be beaten. He's ALWAYS right! :rolleyes:

At every opportunity he would make some sneering put down, like "Made yer first million yet?" I would reply that things were steadily ticking over.

Roll on 6 months.
I MADE A SALE!!!!!! Well, it was only $7.00, but it was a sale. He lapped it up. "Six months work for $7.00? Man, you're a joke.

What I didn't tell him was that the next month I made 23 sales of $7.00 each . . . plus - 2 more at $60.00 each!

Still not a fortune, but I was getting motivated to keep going.

4 months on.
A steady income (from membership sites) of nearly $400 per month and growing (and the odd $7.00 sales still popping up), plus some affiliate referrals which were bringing in about $200-$300 per month regularly (all on tickover). Mustn't forget the occasional $50-$60 from on-site ads, such as web hosting etc.

Then One Day . . .

In the usual derisory manner, over dinner, he smarmed the following remark. "You know, you ought to be squirrelling away enough money to pay your taxes on you vast wealth". Followed by a loud guffaw.

I replied, quietly that I had set aside about six grand to cover the last years tax implications, but I'll need more for next year, definitely.


The silence was deafening.

A little later, he quietly asked 'just out of curiosity' how I'd made so much money in one year. :confused:

I replied, "You didn't want to know then, and I can't be bothered to tell you now. Go find out for yourself, like I had to".

Cheers
Alan

I understand why you say that, I've seen loads of newbies go from zero to full time income relatively quickly... my plan is to have him making his first $50 within 3 days.

He knows that this isn't a 'get rich quick' kind of deal, he knows that it's going to take work, focus and there will be obstacles to overcome along the way.

I know he can follow simple instructions.. which is all he really needs to do.

The most difficult part of making money online is mindset, at least from what I've seen. That's my concern here, that he makes enough to keep his interest in the early days.

Great moral in that tale!

Thanks for sharing!