Are you here to make a quick buck or in for the long term?

by Stuart Walker

Posted: 12 years ago 34 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Just curious as to why you are here. Do you want to spend time (perhaps years) building a steady and consistent long term online business or are you more here for the quick buck?

#buck #long #make #quick #term

Marketing Fool 12 years ago

Well...I've been doing this full-time since 1996/7 so...definitely the quick buck :rolleyes:
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- mizesean 12 years ago
  
  I echo Marketing Fool - I got started in 2006 and still going strong :-) I guess that means long term !
  
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Mr. Ken Russell 12 years ago

Definitely the long term. It's a great feeling not having to worry about money.
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enterscope 12 years ago

When I first got started in internet marketing I was blinded by the "get rich quick" mindset, but after 10+ years my business is booming and my work is finally paying off.

While there are (rare) cases of people making fortunes overnight online, you have a better chance of winning the lottery.
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Roslyn Agosta 12 years ago

I would say it would be hard to make a 'quick' buck. If you do get around to making a list, you need to build trust in order to get a responsive list. So, definitely long-term mindset.
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LeonLion 12 years ago

Yay, a poll to distract me from actually working!

I'd go with long term, since I'm not even doing any internet marketing yet. Mainly looking around to see whether it'd suit me.
Oh, and learning tricks in the meantime, of course.
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Stuart Walker 12 years ago

There are always ways to make quick and easy money but they tend not to last because they become saturated or people catch on and become wise to it.
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- Michael Oksa 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by RockingLastsForever
  
  There are always ways to make quick and easy money but they tend not to last because they become saturated or people catch on and become wise to it.
  
  ...or people abandon those ways as soon as they realize they have to actually DO something.
  
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Michael Ten 12 years ago

I'm in for the long term. I want to be success. I've been going on for six years with little success. My success, if I ever have it, will be sustainable.
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Marketing Fool 12 years ago

But to elaborate...you always have your core businesses that are long term real businesses...

But when fads come along, I always jump on them and make a few quick bucks before the bottom drops out. But you never invest much capital or time into such things, and you always realize that it's like "found money"...you treat them almost like hobbies; all the while still focusing the majority of your time and effort on your tried and true long term real businesses.
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- Stuart Walker 12 years ago
  
  Fair point.
  
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Troy_Phillips 12 years ago

There are several people who make a long term business out of making a quick buck.
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TimothyTorrents 12 years ago

Bit of both. Like 80% of my energy is spent trying to make quick bucks and the rest is spent on setting something up for the long term.
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jkibbles 12 years ago

I'm going long term. My plan is for multiple income streams, so that if/when one dies I have others to fall back on until I can replace or repair it.
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JorgeLuis 12 years ago

I'm for the long term as well... To be 100% hones, when I started I did it with the "I'll make huge amounts of money by tomorrow" kind of mindset, but today, I'm more than convinced that long-term is the only way to go.

What I like more about IM is that it's practically an endless profession: Each day more and more people are getting internet access (meaning more prospects each and every single day)

And with new tactics and methods (and softwares, and so on) been created and shared each day, there's no way you can feel "bored" in this field.
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cra16 12 years ago

I'm in for the long term! But could do with a few 'Quick Bucks' lol.
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- glowworm Banned 12 years ago
  
  I should think for most the idea is to be in for the long term, but no-one turns down a quick buck.
  
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Perrymma 12 years ago

Kind of a oxymoron, The quick buck makes it long term if done right.
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tylerjaysen 12 years ago

of course both...the quick buck and the long term.
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- signumdomine 12 years ago
  
  long term fo-sho
  
  planing to expand my niche soon
  
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sabluuk 12 years ago

like people said many times befor here, i am in it for both
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Sarevok 12 years ago

I started promoting offers when I was in highschool. Then I went to college, got a degree in computer science.

I got a high paying job, but ultimately find it too stressful.

I'm the only boss worthy of my devotion.
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NadiaChaudhry 12 years ago

I wanted to make a quick buck. But I definitely got bit by the digital entrepreneurial bug and I'm doing this full time as a copywriter.

Loving it!
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dahcster 12 years ago

I'm just here looking to find people who need writing services on the technology niche.
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Merylo 12 years ago

Overnight success only happen once, there is no way a beginner's luck is repeated. In the end, people will look for long term success by nurture their business, gaining trust slowly, evaluate its process time to time. Once you get even a small accomplishment, you can expect a a steady income ahead.
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Jay Brass 12 years ago

I did the whole "grab a quick buck and move on game" for about a couple months and then realized I actually have a passion for this stuff. Been full-time for nearly 5 years.
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Randall Magwood 12 years ago

Long term definitely. Don't wanna reach 68 years old only to find out that i'm not getting any social security income.
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ramonakicks 12 years ago

I'm here for the long haul
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denimdragon 12 years ago

I'm in it for the long run. I want to create a perfect system but I know that's gonna take time and research. A good formula could yield a very good income
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FelixUng 12 years ago

Long Term!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahaha XD

I prefer to work hard for the first few months/years and then the money just flows endlessly into my pocket.
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- goindeep 12 years ago
  
  Im In for the long haul and I have the body to prove it.
  
  I stock myself full of pizza and cheeseburgers so that I can spend copious amounts of time in front of the computer. At the current rate I should be good for the next 3 weeks.
  
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Robert Montgomery 12 years ago

Im here for the long haul everytime I get knocked down I get right back up and carry on, I want to make it my full time job and quit the 9-5 shambo.
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Mark Kent 12 years ago

I am here for both.
While I am making quick buck I'll be setting up a system for long term passive
income.

You can always have both. Why settle for one income model when you can have both?
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FIP 12 years ago

Long term all the way. The 'quick bucks' are always gratefully received - but they come as a result of a long term approach....not of a primary focus or a deliberate intention.

For me a quick buck mentality would mean I don't take my life, lifestyle or my business seriously...or the people I work for and with.
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