Have you failed a dozen of times before making your first $$$$ ??

Maybe not a dozen times but I failed quite a bit. Starting intelligently is key, as well as knowing that you must push yourself to do uncomfortable things to succeed online.

I'm kinda the opposite. I made a bundle in the first six months of my first website launch in the early days of the web with my own membership website (before there was even a term membership website). Then users of that system started asking me to help do the same for them. So I sorta got sucked in to doing web work for clients thinking that was the higher-end way to go. It took me many years to come full circle to realize how much more enjoyable life could be with promoting my own products myself instead of being held hostage by clients needing emergency fixes as 2am on a Saturday. Still have a few clients but for the most part I'm almost entirely promoting my own products or affiliate products. Goal for 2014 is to be 100% client free.

If you are able to make any amount of income when you take a start but not as you expect, you can't describe it as a failure, I started slow but I learnt things fast and worked really hard to make full time income.

I'm actually just getting started and am still stuck in one of the hated "corporate jobs", really want to make this work in the next 12 months so I can be corporate free for 2015!!

Ouch, a dozen times? Kudos for sticking with it...

I first found success through Fiverr believe it or not. This was a while ago though. I believe it's harder to get started on there now with how popular they've gotten.

My advice to anyone first starting out who wants to make some quick cash is to offer a service. Find something you're good at that people like to outsource.

I've failed more than a dozen times. Or "quit" rather. I'd get wish-washy sales, then get frustrated cause i wasn't getting sales everyday - then i'd abandon the project. I did this 12 times.

Imagine where i'd be now if i hadn't quit so many times.

I got pretty lucky my first time around and got into the right things at first.

The second time around was a different story. I tried a lot of different things before finally finding something that worked and I enjoyed doing.

Got lucky my first time out, but I knew that there was a need for what I was going to provide (others were providing it online, and I knew from offline experience as well), so maybe not just lucky after all, lol. As someone else said, though, the second time was harder.

Lessons I learned were:

1. Stick with a niche you know. Don't just throw something out there because you think it'll make money.
2. Don't be in a rush. I contracted a website off of a WSO that sounded good (KW researched, site built for you, a dozen or so "optimized" articles done as well) and got exactly zero from it. No traffic, no income, nothing. It's better to do something you know and like, and build everything out slowly.

I've thrown away more than a hundred domains and I think each domain I threw away equals to one failure. No expert became expert without experiencing failures. Even scientists failed miserably before realizing their dreams.

Never quit, quitting becomes a habbit. Winners never quit.

Oh yes, Quitting is never the right decision to make. But isn't so hard?

When things get so hard, it makes me want to scream right at the problems.

It all depends how you perceive the situation and how positive you are.

The struggle is great, and I am still pushing forward no matter what.


Just keep going.


- Samuel

Failing is all part of the process. Fail quickly, move on even faster .... and smarter! My major problem has been getting stuck on IM tasks that do make money, but not enough. Then wasting time on the smaller earners without moving on to more lucrative projects. Sometimes you have to let go of ideas that do work in order to find greater rewards.

I hit success with my first website. I think that a significant part of my success has come from treating my online project like a proper business and not like a biz-opp fluke. Other than that, an absurdly high work ethic and focus have been key too.

Obviously, not all my websites turned out as successful as I had expected, but I always felt that I had done things the way they are supposed to be done.

I would like to comment on a stupid quote that is often thrown around here...

"Never quit. Winners are so because they never quit"

This is the most absurd statement in the world from a business point of view: quitting and relocating is fundamental. You must learn how to quit FAST an ill-fated venture so you can move your efforts and resources on to greener pasteurs as soon as possible.

One of the core characteristics of successful entrepreneurs is flexibility and adaption. Sttubornly hitting your head against a wall, fighting a battle you wont win, is silly and counter productive. And if you feel that Internet Marketig is not your thing, there is nothing wrong in packing up and search for another activity fitting your skillset better.

Learn this: winners do indeed quit, and they do fast, in order to relocate as quick and as efficiently as possible.

I'm the opposite as well. I started making big money almost right away. Then the dotcom bubble burst and I fell flat on my face. It would be several years before I again realized that making money online was still possible, always trying to stay one step ahead of Google before finally realizing how to avoid needing them.

Depends on the person. Some people get really lucky and make tons of money in a short time after starting out .

I failed not 12 times but many dozen times, haha! However, I'm certainly glad I stuck with it and kept on chugging. In the beginning, I would buy every WSO and try it for a week or so and then move on to the next WSO. I don't even know how much money I "lost", probably in the $1,000's. However, today, I am glad I stuck with it and think of the lost money as an education more valuable than a degree from Harvard. I have never looked back. I choose to work when I want, not a pot belly boss who himself is a slave to the corporate world!

I WOULD NOT CALL IT FAILING:
I CALL IT LEARNING; YOU LEARNED WHAT NOT TO DO THE NEXT TIME AROUND.