At what income did you quit your day job?

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Just curious, I'd like to hear some success stories here of those who fully made the the transition from having a full time job to a full internet marketer/online entrepreneur.

Simple answers please, don't need to hear the whole story. Just income/day, the length of time it took you to get there from starting your internet "side" business.

Thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author dana67
    I made online my day job when I got laid off almost a decade ago.
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    • Profile picture of the author daweller
      Originally Posted by dana67 View Post

      I made online my day job when I got laid off almost a decade ago.
      Wow, this is pretty much what happened to me... except more like 12-13 years ago.
      I think getting laid off somehow makes you a better internet marketer
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    • Profile picture of the author nicheblogger75
      Originally Posted by dana67 View Post

      I made online my day job when I got laid off almost a decade ago.
      Very familiar with this story as I got laid off in late 2007 and that's when I started my online business. Since I worked as a hotel manager and the Travel & Tourism industry took a huge hit, I was unable to find employment in my chosen profession. However, I did work at several basically "dead end" jobs while I was building my online business. I did 40-50 hours a week during the day at my "dead end" job while working on my IM business 4-5 hours per night after work.

      I did this grind until February 2011, when I noticed that my monthly income from my online business was right around what I used to make per month as a hotel manager (approx. $3500/month). The very next day I went into my "dead end" job and gave my two weeks notice!

      I've been working for myself online ever since! My income has increased every year since I quit. Some years it didn't increase by a whole lot, but as long as there is noticeable growth every year I'm happy. I'm not a millionaire or a big "guru," but I do OK.
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  • Profile picture of the author TeKn1qu3z
    I never did a day job and satisfied with online business, presently running an offline business too. I bought everything what I want and all those monies came from Internet marketing.
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    • Profile picture of the author alvinguy
      Hah, yes, nothing like losing your job as a motivation. I was hoping to hear $$ figures. Anybody care to be bold/honest enough to share?
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  • Profile picture of the author RealCasher
    Started making money before my day job, but even I was making enough money I got a day job for a change & challenge.

    Now i'm going to make a real offline startup
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  • Profile picture of the author Phil Essex
    I quit my day job in 2000 (or so I forget actually) after starting a website in a health niche. On the site I had a forum and answered questions about health issues. I sold a $400 dollar training course - people got a lesson a week for a year and I wrote it as I went. Should have written it all first - too stressful creating it week by week! People asked for the course FYI - I hadn't intended to make one.I made $4000 the first month.. that was it for me..

    It was stupid blind luck really - I had no idea about marketing or anything - but it convinced me that helping people benefited everybody.
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    • Profile picture of the author alvinguy
      Wow so you quit after making 4k your 1st month? Bold move. I guess I'm conservative! Hah!
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    • Profile picture of the author Woodsusa
      Originally Posted by Phil Essex View Post


      It was stupid blind luck really - I had no idea about marketing or anything - but it convinced me that helping people benefited everybody.
      Phil, that last bit is so true!

      I haven't had success with IM just yet, but I have made a little money with self-publishing. Most of my money has come from creating content for others, and last year I earned just over $14,000 working 4-6 hours a day. Not impressive, but considering I have a toddler underfoot, a daughter who's been recently diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum, and a sulky teenaged boy to deal with while my husband works 12-hour days, I'll give myself a pat on the back, lol!

      I started after the youngest was born, because I couldn't afford to work and pay for daycare. Every year, I earn a little more, and learn a LOT more. Been doing this since 2012.
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      • Profile picture of the author Jimilof
        Very inspiring post from this community. I agree that you should probably not quit until you are consistently making as much or more than your day job. Also it may be wise to have some money saved up to live off of just in case things turn around for the worse and leave the company on good terms, never know when you might need them again.
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    • Originally Posted by Phil Essex View Post

      I quit my day job in 2000 (or so I forget actually) after starting a website in a health niche. On the site I had a forum and answered questions about health issues. I sold a $400 dollar training course - people got a lesson a week for a year and I wrote it as I went. Should have written it all first - too stressful creating it week by week! People asked for the course FYI - I hadn't intended to make one.I made $4000 the first month.. that was it for me..

      It was stupid blind luck really - I had no idea about marketing or anything - but it convinced me that helping people benefited everybody.
      I would have waited a few more month before quitting my day job..Nice for you
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  • Profile picture of the author salegurus
    Quit after making my first Million six months after starting. Only work 4 hours per week, devide my time between my Villa in Monaco, my ranch in Texas and my penthouse in Naples Florida. I also own a 60' Bayliner which is moored in Cancun and a Gulfstream G650...
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    • Profile picture of the author humantheme
      I would say when you start making enough money to cover your basic needs like rent, food, etc.

      Then, if you have a sure shot strategy to multiply your existing income to point in which you, only work if you absolutely want to
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    • Profile picture of the author graeme_pc
      Originally Posted by salegurus View Post

      Quit after making my first Million six months after starting. Only work 4 hours per week, devide my time between my Villa in Monaco, my ranch in Texas and my penthouse in Naples Florida. I also own a 60' Bayliner which is moored in Cancun and a Gulfstream G650...
      I'm only surprised it took you six months when there are products out there that can make you a millionaire MUCH quicker! And they even have screenshots to prove it!

      Slow coach!!!
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    • Profile picture of the author ANonnaMoose
      Originally Posted by salegurus View Post

      Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.”

      ― George Carlin
      Sounds like Carlin didn't know the difference between average and median.
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  • Profile picture of the author kamaldeepchandel
    I quit my Job in 2001 and try to grab the internet industry and make money online. I have 13 yrs. of experience in SEO and Internet Marketing. Internet industry is one of the big one where you can earn huge money if you have right ideas with some creativity.
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  • Profile picture of the author hometutor
    I went cold turkey into my full time in home computer tutoring and later virus removal from the savings from my previous job. The signs were all there.

    Rick
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  • Profile picture of the author andorod77
    I currently make around 200$ a day from internet marketing; this is great coupled with my offline job and after I gain more knowledge and expand my online business, I'm sure the numbers will go up
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Lee
    I quit after making $3000 consistently for 5 months in a row.

    That's when I knew this was pretty sustainable, and scalable.
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    • Profile picture of the author Devilfish168
      Originally Posted by Chris Lee View Post

      I quit after making $3000 consistently for 5 months in a row.

      That's when I knew this was pretty sustainable, and scalable.
      cool can share what you in?
      just affillate or selling own products?
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  • Profile picture of the author Slade556
    I think job quitting is relative, it depends on where you live. For some, it's enough to make $200-$300 a month from online work and they will quit their jobs in the blink of an eye!
    So, IMO, I'd say it's OK to quit the day job when you're able to generate online as much money as you would earn from your job. Just to be on the safe side!
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    • Profile picture of the author Mike Martel
      Originally Posted by Slade556 View Post

      I think job quitting is relative, it depends on where you live. For some, it's enough to make $200-$300 a month from online work and they will quit their jobs in the blink of an eye!
      So, IMO, I'd say it's OK to quit the day job when you're able to generate online as much money as you would earn from your job. Just to be on the safe side!
      Great answer. As you say, it's all relative. What you really want is a firm picture of the lifestyle you want for yourself. For some (and some of your customers) quitting a day job isn't part of the plan. It is having the little extra income to take vacations, get a boat etc.
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    • Profile picture of the author Chrisrocs
      Originally Posted by Slade556 View Post

      I think job quitting is relative, it depends on where you live. For some, it's enough to make $200-$300 a month from online work and they will quit their jobs in the blink of an eye!
      So, IMO, I'd say it's OK to quit the day job when you're able to generate online as much money as you would earn from your job. Just to be on the safe side!
      Yeah pretty much. I think it's a good idea to have a hefty safety net setup though as well. For many entrepreneurs, I think it's a good idea to have several months of expenses accounted for in savings. Then again, I like to be on the safer side compared to most people, but it can't hurt.
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  • Profile picture of the author imperets
    I was making loss with my eBay business when I quit my day job as a hotel receptionist. In retrospect it was not a good decision because I remember not having food some days. But then I discovered niche marketing and Flippa, and the fortune smiled at me.
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  • Profile picture of the author Easy eBay
    I worked as a waiter, 20 hours a week which brought in roughly $600 per month, then another $500 with tips.

    I quickly built up an ebay business which was making about $1500 per month consistently then quit. I'd say if you can consistently make as much as you'd be earning in your job and what you're doing is sustainable then quit.
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    • Profile picture of the author alvinguy
      Originally Posted by Easy eBay View Post

      I worked as a waiter, 20 hours a week which brought in roughly $600 per month, then another $500 with tips.

      I quickly built up an ebay business which was making about $1500 per month consistently then quit. I'd say if you can consistently make as much as you'd be earning in your job and what you're doing is sustainable then quit.
      Are you still at about $1500 today or more? I started from Ebay as well, but have expanded to other business lines.
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  • Profile picture of the author PBScott
    I quit a high paying day job because I just couldn't take being an employee anymore. After a couple of weeks of no work I started what I do now. I do make a living, but nothing like I made when I was a highly paid employee.... still life is much better on my own terms.
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    • Profile picture of the author alvinguy
      Very nice insights so far. It's nice to see though how many have made the transition. I'm at the crossroads myself, but oh so afraid to pull the trigger.

      Regardless though, this has been very inspiring so far.

      I'd be curious to hear stories as well of other people here who "could" quit their day job with their online income yet refuse to pull the trigger.
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  • Profile picture of the author Slade556
    ^ This is yet another risk one has to take. You can consistently make a good income online, quit the day job and then realize after a while you're not doing as well as you had hoped. But I say it's a risk worth taking! Living on your own terms is so much better!
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    Originally Posted by alvinguy View Post

    Just curious, I'd like to hear some success stories here of those who fully made the the transition from having a full time job to a full internet marketer/online entrepreneur.

    Simple answers please, don't need to hear the whole story. Just income/day, the length of time it took you to get there from starting your internet "side" business.

    Thanks!
    I quit my day job just over 7 years ago (at the start of the credit crunch) to become an independent financial trader (which didn't really work out), so I didn't really have any guarantees of income, but had £35k of savings to give me some breathing space.

    I realized after about 9 months that, I didn't have the stomach or bottle for spread-betting and got into marketing and web design by accident after watching and reading about it around 6 years ago.

    The first couple of years in IM weren't that good, but I was learning a lot about myself and through trial and error what works and what doesn't. The key in this game is time. Basically anyone can do it, you just have to be determined in piecing the jigsaw together and see the learning process out until you turn the corner.

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  • Profile picture of the author web lover
    Before Quit Your Offline job You Should Find A Real Alternatives and Your Online Earnings Must be From different sources not Only On Source ,For Example If You Use Adsense Only , May be once upon adsense close your account What You Will do Now ? You Understood ?? ,So You Should Have Long Term Plan Before decide To Quit Your Job

    Good Luck ,

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  • Profile picture of the author midasmarketing
    I quit when I was making 5x my monthly salary. Looking back (2.5) years ago I should have quit much sooner but I was scared.
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    • Profile picture of the author Brentg22
      Originally Posted by midasmarketing View Post

      I quit when I was making 5x my monthly salary. Looking back (2.5) years ago I should have quit much sooner but I was scared.
      midasmarketing, how did you learn to do what you ended up doing with Internet marketing?
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  • Profile picture of the author tudexo
    I never had a daytime job to begin with. Started out as an affiliate and gradually branched out to product creation.
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  • Profile picture of the author palmer9999
    Originally Posted by alvinguy View Post

    Just curious, I'd like to hear some success stories here of those who fully made the the transition from having a full time job to a full internet marketer/online entrepreneur.

    Simple answers please, don't need to hear the whole story. Just income/day, the length of time it took you to get there from starting your internet "side" business.

    Thanks!
    I quit my job in October last year and at the time I was earning $5000 a month in my day job and about $2000 a month on my website. I was working 40 hours a week in my full time job and about 20 hours on my webskt give or take.. First month i put a ton of work in ended up getting over a million plus visitors to my site and making 8000$ plus the next month! Sometimes when your back is against the wall then only option is to succeed. If you believe you will be successful and put the work in chances are you will succeed and if you don't... Well just get another job 😄
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    • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
      Originally Posted by palmer9999 View Post

      I quit my job in October last year and at the time I was earning $5000 a month in my day job and about $2000 a month on my website. I was working 40 hours a week in my full time job and about 20 hours on my webskt give or take.. First month i put a ton of work in ended up getting over a million plus visitors to my site and making 8000$ plus the next month! Sometimes when your back is against the wall then only option is to succeed. If you believe you will be successful and put the work in chances are you will succeed and if you don't... Well just get another job 😄
      What kind of website you are running? Could you plz share the link? Are you still earning from home(ur website), if yes how much $ a month?
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  • Profile picture of the author astral walker
    I quit my day job when I started making around $2000 per month. I mostly earn it from logo designing and promoting hosting affiliate program.

    It took me around 2-3 years to get to $2000 per month and I'm happy but it also difficult to handle work all alone.
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  • Profile picture of the author Greg Jeffries
    The best answer for this question is whenever your online income (ideally passive income) exceeds your monthly expenses, you can quit your job. This amount varies for different people, but I've found that $100/day covers most people.
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    • Profile picture of the author Devilfish168
      I still hard to at least earn 100 bucks or even just 20 bucks per day lol

      how to quit man
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      • Profile picture of the author astral walker
        Originally Posted by Devilfish168 View Post

        I still hard to at least earn 100 bucks or even just 20 bucks per day lol

        how to quit man
        True its pretty hard to earn $100 per day. reaching the target audience is the most difficult task IMO
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      • Profile picture of the author hammadsaeed
        Originally Posted by Devilfish168 View Post

        I still hard to at least earn 100 bucks or even just 20 bucks per day lol

        how to quit man
        I agree with you..!
        Whenever I read posts here, one thing comes in my mind, oh Hammad! How do they do it?
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  • Profile picture of the author Omarkenawy
    You should create five or six figures income funnels income before you quite your current offline day job. The best concept that I found during my internet business adventure is allowing to build multiple streams of income. Also keep in mind promoting residual affiliate programs that generate commissions on a monthly basis.
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    • Profile picture of the author astral walker
      Originally Posted by Omarkenawy View Post

      You should create five or six figures income funnels income before you quite your current offline day job. The best concept that I found during my internet business adventure is allowing to build multiple streams of income. Also keep in mind promoting residual affiliate programs that generate commissions on a monthly basis.
      Yes diversifying the business is really important. I started with a blog and then after some time, I created a sub-domain for logo designing.

      Promoting an Affiliate program really helps. But its always better to promote only 1 product that you truly believe in. People will only trust you if you stick to one product for a long time. In my opinion promote those services or products which you are using currently.
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  • Profile picture of the author WriteAssociate
    I quit my full-time job back in 2008 after my daughter was born. Daycare services would have eaten up one whole paycheck anyway, which would leave us short on other bills, so quitting to work from home made the most sense. For a while I worked outside the home part-time in the evenings after hubby got home from work, and then I quit that job when I was steadily earning more in my copywriting business than I was in the job. I've been working exclusively as an online entrepreneur for about 3 years now and love it!

    As far as dollar amounts, I agree with what others have said that it's all relative. Living expenses where I live are low, and it didn't take as much to replace my corporate income as if we lived in NYC or somewhere similar. We did have some struggles financially in the early days when my income was more sporadic, so if I had to do it again I'd probably save a few months' worth of living expenses before quitting. But throughout it all, we've made it work, and nothing beats the freedom of running your own show.
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    • Originally Posted by web lover View Post

      Before Quit Your Offline job You Should Find A Real Alternatives and Your Online Earnings Must be From different sources not Only On Source ,For Example If You Use Adsense Only , May be once upon adsense close your account What You Will do Now ? You Understood ?? ,So You Should Have Long Term Plan Before decide To Quit Your Job

      Good Luck ,

      Web Lover ,
      Yup! My current situation I can quit once what I'm seeing as my main income source gets where I want it to be. But I'm also working on creating other streams at the same time. Everything will be passive & outsourcable so once I have it built up I'll be able to outsource the content & maintenance. So I'm not working 23 hours a day.

      I'm currently in a roommate situation but my goals are for when I move out on my own. again. And I have everything calculated based on that & setting aside for tithes, taxes & my "retirement" savings. So at whatever point I end up "retiring" I want to have $X amount to cover me as back up.
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        • Profile picture of the author Tom E
          I quit my dayjob when I got laid off in 2000. Did not have anything to fall back on, but I refused to live my life on others terms. Scraped by doing graphic work for years, got into IM in 2007, struggled for years, then I hit the big time in 2012 with my first WF WSO, and since then it's been a very pleasant and fun six figure ride
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          • Profile picture of the author shadys
            Glad that you found success after your struggles. Even I am in a way like that. Thats amazing! It motivated me a lot!
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  • Profile picture of the author Phil Essex
    I just want to add that though it takes time what I said in my first post is a really good way to make money online if you have a skill or knowledge. (I said: On the site I had a forum and answered questions about health issues. I sold a $400 dollar training course)

    People love to take courses and improve themselves - look at Udemy - even more so outside the IM field. The BIG thing is you get to know people and they you - so trust gets built which is everything in this business.

    If you sit down and list the things you know - I bet there is something people want to hear from you. It's not hard to built up a forum. Sure it's work but the money is in a product selling for $400 - not a $7 ebook. My two cents
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  • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
    At what income did you quit your day job?
    Secret Agents work mostly at night.

    I never could work for anyone but myself and I tell myself to **** off quite regularly.

    I got a SS card when I was nine because the farmer who paid me ten cents per gopher trapped, wanted to claim it on his taxes. I was making $2 - $3 a week when I quit.
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  • Profile picture of the author flyboy80
    I quit my corporate job December 2014 after years of BS, stupidly long hours and not seeing my family enough. I should have quit maybe way before then - but stubborness and a fear of failure held me back. My wife had already become successful in Network Marketing and in reality, I always had a safety net anyway. Income wise $20K monthly after 4 years of hard graft has allows me now to have the confidence to at the very least take the time to learn new methods of IM and adapt it accordingly to our business which was built on marketing via various social media platforms. If you have a sustainable vehicle that is the bedrock of your business - then success can always be achieved - but then again if it was that easy then everyone would be doing it!
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  • Profile picture of the author copycash
    I retired from my day job not quit. Too good of a job. I retired young because I started young, but also did and am doing internet marketing which is mostly affiliate and cpa. I also did own real estate and several stocks, but sold it all. Some of the stocks were Walmart, Home depot and Ford. I was always trying to quit my day job but well it happened because my ex wife died and I had to raise my children. I went back to school and got my degree in computer science majoring in programming. Guess who paid for that..My old day job. My wife now which is an Asian Lady has Hep B and had a liver transplant in July 2014. Guess who paid all of it. My old day job. $1,500,000 and counting. So if you are an internet marketer I suggest keeping the good job and quitting the bad but only if you can pay for emergencies like I did. Younger people these days don't look past making money. I didn't expect these things to happen but then again. I didn't quit my good paying good insurance and other benefits to do internet marketing, but I was doing it and am doing it today.
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  • Profile picture of the author HDRider
    I quit my day job when I started making more part time, internet marketing than I did working my job full time. Was 15 years ago.

    Since I liked working at home much better than driving in the morning rush hour it was an easy decision.
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  • Profile picture of the author Adam Hartwick
    I have the opposite story from most IM'ers..... I owned a successful online business and I worked from home for years... I pitched a product to a large network and they offered me a full time position running their affiliate program and their PPC program, which i accepted... so now i go "to the office" everyday, but the contacts and knowledge i have gained have been incredible!...

    Don't stop learning and don't stop connecting with other people in the business!
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  • Profile picture of the author Val22
    I have no day job yet as I'm still a college student. I still can't believe that my little website i built about 2 years ago is generating me a staggering amount of about $4,000/month and it has been doing this for 4 months consistently. Sometimes, i even get up to $5k.

    This has made me to believe that there's really money to be made in internet business and it is very scalable. You just have to open your eyes and try what others haven't tried yet.
    If i continue earning like this for one year, i won't even bother to take up any day job offer after graduation rather i'd go IM full time
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  • Profile picture of the author ChoiceDirect
    How does one start this online business? Trying to pick an interest in it. Please someone concerned should inform me via e-mail @ ahypolitus@ymail.com. Thanks in anticipation.
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      Originally Posted by ChoiceDirect View Post

      How does one start this online business? Trying to pick an interest in it. Please someone concerned should inform me via e-mail @ ahypolitus@ymail.com. Thanks in anticipation.


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  • Profile picture of the author jharvey108
    I have always been self-employed but quit working hard five years ago, when I finally figured out Google Places listings was the key to generating lots of phone calls for service related businesses. Now I spend 1 hour a week working and earn $30K a month billing my clients on a Pay-Per-Call basis.
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      What do you use to track incoming phone calls to the business generated from your work?
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    • Profile picture of the author billnixon
      Originally Posted by jharvey108 View Post

      I have always been self-employed but quit working hard five years ago, when I finally figured out Google Places listings was the key to generating lots of phone calls for service related businesses. Now I spend 1 hour a week working and earn $30K a month billing my clients on a Pay-Per-Call basis.
      Wow!! Impressive. How are you getting around the maps issue with having to have an address?
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    I have one foot on-land and one foot on-line. I worked as a Designer for over 30 years in the woodworking industry. Never really made great money but a fair living. I am now working my own home design business when the work comes in. I work on-line the rest of the time have a few sites, product creation is becoming my main focus. I can say I hated working for someone else all those years but it is what I was taught in the old days. I do not yet make a fortune but what I get in my personal freedom to make choices is priceless!
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    • Profile picture of the author Phil Essex
      Originally Posted by dhdejordy View Post

      I have one foot on-land and one foot on-line. I worked as a Designer for over 30 years in the woodworking industry. Never really made great money but a fair living. I am now working my own home design business when the work comes in. I work on-line the rest of the time have a few sites, product creation is becoming my main focus. I can say I hated working for someone else all those years but it is what I was taught in the old days. I do not yet make a fortune but what I get in my personal freedom to make choices is priceless!
      See this is what I mean - you have a very valuable skill that people would pay for - if you could create a simple course in introductory design and put it up on UDEMY or offer it on your own site/forum you would get income from it.
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    • Profile picture of the author tchouken
      yet, quitting is not an easy decision...
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  • Profile picture of the author tonyscott
    I went full time 6 years ago. Didn't have much choice really. Back then I was working towards that goal, but my main income was from mortgage broking. Then the credit crunch hit. I think my income from IM was around $1,200pm - I took a job as a part time cook on $10 and hour to make ends meet whilst I rebuilt things. Six months later, I quit the job.

    Tony
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  • Profile picture of the author elninho23
    My last company broke apart 4 years ago I started freelancing and it took me 15 days to get first job - the mobile app testing. Now I am a PPC and Affiliate Marketing "Expert" and can bill $30 per hour.
    In my country that's like 5 times Medical Doctor's salary.
    I knew I am not going to get back to nine-to-five work as soon as I got the first freelancing job as I saw what other's are charging for something that was so easy to learn.
    After some time was offered to be a shareholder of an online Poker company and a big online Casino Affiliate site so income graph is skyrocketing for last 1-2 years moment.
    Since I started, every year was 50-100% better than the previous.
    There is no other job that can make your salary jump so often and so much.
    Cheers!
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    • Profile picture of the author im1217
      Doctors make $6.hr. ? Where the hell do you live?


      Originally Posted by elninho23 View Post

      My last company broke apart 4 years ago I started freelancing and it took me 15 days to get first job - the mobile app testing. Now I am a PPC and Affiliate Marketing "Expert" and can bill $30 per hour.
      In my country that's like 5 times Medical Doctor's salary.
      I knew I am not going to get back to nine-to-five work as soon as I got the first freelancing job as I saw what other's are charging for something that was so easy to learn.
      After some time was offered to be a shareholder of an online Poker company and a big online Casino Affiliate site so income graph is skyrocketing for last 1-2 years moment.
      Since I started, every year was 50-100% better than the previous.
      There is no other job that can make your salary jump so often and so much.
      Cheers!
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      • Profile picture of the author elninho23
        Originally Posted by im1217 View Post

        Doctors make $6.hr. ? Where the hell do you live?
        In Serbia, eastern Europe.
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  • Profile picture of the author sainthood
    I am about to quit my day job, i am in the notice period which will get over on 9th April. I am doing online business for about an year now and i have made well over $3000 or more per month each month. So unless you get a reliable and sustainable profit, don't quit your day job.
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  • Profile picture of the author TammyHawkBridges
    I had a six-figure job that I loved and worked hard in for 9 years and it got TAKEN from me during the recession. I decided right there and then that no one would ever have that power over me again!

    The first year was really hard. BUT that was a several years ago now as a mentor I see that the ONLY way to fly is jump off the cliff and figure it out on the way down.

    I've seen an extreme difference in success between entrepreneurs that HAVE TO make it work and others that have a pillow to fall on if they fail. People who aren't all in and have something to lose typically move at glacier pace and will take a long period of time to see success.

    Being an entrepreneur is like being a parent, you'll never be prepared for it, there's no way you can because its a learn-as-you-go experience.

    Just do it.

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  • Profile picture of the author LauraPennington
    I hit my day job income just 2.5 months after starting a freelance career, but I was terrified it wouldn't last. Surpassed my day job income shortly after that, but I stayed working in a day job for 12 months. I got fired, and it was just the push I needed- I doubled my income in the year following just from freelancing.
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  • Profile picture of the author attkadoor
    cool can share what you in?
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  • Profile picture of the author Joshua Young
    I decided to go full time in 2008. Averaging $800-$1200/wk was enough for me to take the chance and run with it. I started off writing articles for businesses and expanded to building websites and lead generation in the offline world. Now I am focusing more attention on list building, affiliate marketing, product creation, and blogging for myself instead of just for my clients.
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  • Profile picture of the author manaskr
    I had a challenge with my girl friend she wanted to teach me how to learn professional so after that i left my job and start work and i earn 1st $200
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  • Profile picture of the author Archimedes
    I quit my job as a Sales Manager almost two weeks ago just because I was so fed up with in-store politics and corporate BS. I did give my two week notice and left on a high note having met and exceeded all my sales goals. Preparing now to set up my new online business and do this thing I have been wanting to do for so long. Dabbled here and there online before but not really serious about it because I had a fulltime + OT job. Now, I have a fire under my A$$ to get cooking ASAP!
    Excited!
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    • Profile picture of the author hometutor
      Originally Posted by Archimedes View Post

      I quit my job as a Sales Manager almost two weeks ago just because I was so fed up with in-store politics and corporate BS. I did give my two week notice and left on a high note having met and exceeded all my sales goals. Preparing now to set up my new online business and do this thing I have been wanting to do for so long. Dabbled here and there online before but not really serious about it because I had a fulltime + OT job. Now, I have a fire under my A$$ to get cooking ASAP!
      Excited!
      The high notes a good idea. My old boss said never burn your bridges. I took his advice and he is now one of my computer clients.


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  • Profile picture of the author Seabella
    After 20 year working in big pharma I quit when I discover that you can make money in one month comparing to your one year corporate salary
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    • Profile picture of the author astral walker
      Originally Posted by Seabella View Post

      After 20 year working in big pharma I quit when I discover that you can make money in one month comparing to your one year corporate salary
      Are you serious? 1 year salary in a month.. what is your business anyway ?
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  • Profile picture of the author joelraitt
    I worked my normal warehouse job for a while as I was making money online. I new it can stop fast and wanted a nest egg. I saved about about 100k or so before I quit.

    When I lost about $350 bucks (I messed up an Ad on FB) in a couple hours because I was at my $15 an hour job...I new it was time to quit haha

    I'd wake up at 5am - start my ads - go back to bed - get to work for 7am and I already had made in a few hours what it took me to make in a week at my job but I stayed.

    Good times. You don't want the stress of ups and downs with 0 income. And I new it might not last.
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  • Profile picture of the author charliefass
    Originally Posted by alvinguy View Post

    Just curious, I'd like to hear some success stories here of those who fully made the the transition from having a full time job to a full internet marketer/online entrepreneur.

    Simple answers please, don't need to hear the whole story. Just income/day, the length of time it took you to get there from starting your internet "side" business.

    Thanks!
    Worked for the phone company for about 7 years. They laid me off for the third time in April of 2008 so I decided then and there that the "regular jobs" were not for me. I immediately ramped my part time business (comedy magician entertainer) to full time and I am not going to look back. Still going strong :/)
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  • Profile picture of the author abbystabby
    I quit my day job around 12-13 months. I made sure the last 6 months were stable. I did this through Blogging. I wrote a bunch of reviews and on my 3rd month i made my first sale. 6th month i was seeing regular sales and after that things were looking consistent. I still own the blog, I just out source the content now.
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  • Profile picture of the author jamescanz
    I got laid off from both of my person training jobs.

    At that time I came online, so there wasn't really income...

    Just had to make it work.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mowg-Developer
    I committed to figuring out how to make a living online 2 years after I bought my first computer. It took me 2.5 years to figure out what I was doing (I focused on it basically all day, every day). In 2004, I made $40,000 by running a forum teaching internet stuff that I was learning, where folks could pay $15/month (or $150/year) to join and learn. I had between 100 and 300 members/month (so made between $1500 - $4500/month, about $3000 monthly). The next year, I upgraded to learning Photoshop/DreamWeaver/Camtasia Studio so that I could offer audio/video training instead of print. I was selling 40-hour long EBooks (audio/video recordings in chapters) for $750 each, and made 1200 sales in a year. Because I had resellers, I had payouts: I paid out $500,000 in 2005 (nothing in 2004 because I had no resellers back then). But I kept $400,000 in profits ($80,000 in federal taxes and $24,000 in state taxes came out of that). That was before the economy fell through; I make around $250,000 annually now, but I spend a lot of time on R&D (my real love) instead of marketing, so I'm only making about 5% of what I could be making if I quit with the R&D, lol. (I try, but I keep getting pulled back into new developments).

    Personal milestones:

    Early 2005, the first big step up from the $40,000 I made in 2004 (we were still living in a single-wide trailer in a trailer park -- my wife made about $40,000 at her job that year, so we were pretty well off that year, for trailer folk in Allendale, Michigan!):

    We launched a teleconference with about 815 people on it, and made $41,000 in 3 days. We wrote a check for $31,500 to pay off the rest of my university student loans. That was a GREAT day. So yeah... we made more in 3 days than I made the previous year. Time making money really teaches you what to do, to improve revenue.

    Made my biggest deal in Nov. 2005: I made $110,000 overnight from a single client. We're still friends after all these years. My point is that this is the day I called my wife at work and told her to turn in her 2 weeks' notice (she hasn't had to work again since).

    In Nov. 2007, I was really-really-really tired of working from home and not understanding how companies worked anymore (I wanted to stop selling to people and start selling to companies, but it was a long/slow process getting them to react even when they were interested, so I realized that I had gotten 'out of touch.') So I went to work for a company doing consulting, and that way, I could re-discover how companies get things done (everything waits until Friday boardroom meetings, and if there's no time on a Friday, it has to wait until the next Friday). But I was working for them, and not online... for about a year.

    Then, I decided that it was time to get back online (now that I understood the value of PM Software, Gantt Charts, SOP's, and having a Virtual Assistant). So I started something up, and when I had enough income to replace ONE day of work each week, I asked to work a 4-day week. Guess what? That gave me another day/week to focus on my business... so now I made the equivalent of 2 days/week of income, so I asked to drop another day, and work a 3-day workweek.

    See the point? I *leveraged* myself away from that job, one day less/week until I had fully replaced the income. And by the time I put in my 2 weeks' notice, I was making about double what I was making on the job anyway.

    Since then, we've been working from home and creating new products all the time, and I make about $250,000/year in revenue (have been for the past decade).

    The best part is that more than 80,000 people have studied at least 40 hours of what I taught, and I've helped probably over 1,000 of them fully quit their jobs and work from home. I've made a ton of people money, and many of them make more than me, because they just work for themselves and don't provide support for others, etc. (support and R&D are the 2 job functions that take a ton of time, so if you are a 'teacher' like I am, then your income is lower because you provide a lot of support and create new products, instead of focus on marketing head-on).

    We are close to moving to a service-oriented structure instead of a support-oriented structure, so our income will improve because you have more time when you quit 'teaching.'

    Still, I love to teach and do R&D... always been long-winded that way, but it's because I believe in helping restore wealth to the middle class, by helping them learn new (online) skill sets. Folks that are willing to bootstrap their way up the ladder: we love to do everything we can to help them get free.

    BTW, there is a lot of truth to how different neighborhoods/communities are. We need $10,000/month to support our family of 4 at a reasonably comfortable level (the rent here is $2100/month for a 2100 sq. ft. home = $1 per sq. ft.). A job paying $40,000 in Grand Rapids, MI is $90,000 out here ($75,000 starting pay... up to $90,000 after about 2 years). We usually keep $120K - $160K for ourselves, and the rest of what we make generally goes into affiliate payouts and new product developments.

    Anyway... long ramble, so I hope you found it valuable (if not, I'm sorry for the long-windedness)!
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    • Profile picture of the author solomonm
      Hey the guy from Seattle (Mowg)-love your story.Are you still helping people to make money?
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      • Profile picture of the author Mowg-Developer
        Originally Posted by solomonm View Post

        Hey the guy from Seattle (Mowg)-love your story.Are you still helping people to make money?
        Definitely... this is my first great love. I've been doing that since partnering with guys in the Navy to make cash on the side, which I started to get really serious about doing back in 1995. I've been that way ever since -- I feel like 'a guy cannot feel whole unless he's working on a project', so we just decided that we'd work with guys who love projects that help raise cash, since that's what I consider one of the most important kinds of projects for adults to do.

        I love getting heartfelt calls from guys who tell me that I set them free, which does happen. I remember when Michigan's economy crashed, and Montgomery Ward laid off 30,000 people. That was 9-11... which happened just at the time I graduated from GVSU with a double-Bachelor's in International Business & Finance (and fluent in German, and a background in nuclear engineering), but I still couldn't get a job because the competition was insane. That is exactly what drove me online to make an income (which took me 2.5 years to figure out how to do).

        Anyway, if I knew then what I know now, I'd have started working with large groups in university rooms to teach online skills. There are homeless guys that we can help get working online. I try to help guys with all my might, because it's so important to the US economy today. Manufacturing is dead. Learn online skill sets, because that's what everyone wants and will continue to want.

        Check this out... I took a month off to just teach people on live webinars for free. That training is still up, accessible to anyone for free:
        Focal Group Training (nothing to sell - just 40 hours of free training over computers, the internet, and general business concepts)


        Getting good at online skill sets will set you free!
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  • Profile picture of the author kirkfarrar
    I would like to throw another quitting your day job question here. What about getting off of disability. I've been on it for 5 yrs. now, and am really scared to lose that guaranteed income. Working very hard at it now, but the lingering fear is still an issue. Didn't mean to make this into a pop psychology post! Just wondering if anybody else out there has a similiar situation, and how are you doing with it?
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  • Profile picture of the author yitbarek
    I was working as a photographer at local photo studio in Ethiopia, payment was monthly, in the mid month the owner told us its going to be closed for 15 days for renovation of the studio and gave us full salary with 15 days free time. At that time i was so unhappy about my working 10 hours a day and getting paid less than 4usd per day. That full salary and free 15 days was an opportunity to put my effort full time internet marketing, daily i go to where wifi connections available and work for 4-8 hours.
    I had some photo photoshop related gigs like restoration and editing gigs on fiverr and after a few days later i made 40usd that day and that day is i was so sure i will never go back to my day job.

    Glory to God.
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  • Profile picture of the author jasondinner
    I got myself fired right around the time I was doing 15-18K per month and the month I was "let go" I did just over 20K
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  • Profile picture of the author blitz20
    I quit my day job when I was making more money online in a few hours a day vs sitting at a desk for 8 hours.
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  • Profile picture of the author davebestdb
    I quit my job when I was making $0 online. Just was fed up with my 9-5 which I only worked 10 months of my entire life and was absolutely miserable. Took me about 6 months to get to 10K in my first month. Right now I average about $200/day. Still a beginner and working on scaling.
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  • Profile picture of the author hopetomakeit
    I would love to quit my job and be as much successful as the members that say this. Please help me do the same I just wanna make it for my two daughters ..
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  • Profile picture of the author Vic Hutchinson
    Took me 8 years putting up niche site after niche site.. Long story short, I finally understood you have to have sites that convert. After that you will get rich sending targeted traffic to your converting sites. Most people are lazy and just won't do all the hard work it takes. You will NEVER ever get rich listening to these gurus that got rich by selling you how to get rich courses. Find you a niche that you love and get to work on building you a community of loyal subscribers. Simple actually, but that doesn't sound EXCITING does it? lol Was able to retire back in 2006 under the age of 40. Here's to your success..
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  • Profile picture of the author alvinguy
    Wow. Here's to success everyone!

    Lots of little golden nuggets here from everyone's responses.

    Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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  • Profile picture of the author Jimilof
    Interesting question. I agree with a lot of what is being said. For me personally, at the very least, I should be CONSISTENTLY be making equally as much from my IM business as my day job. I do get some perks from my day job that I will have to consider whether it is worth living without or finding alternatives before I put in my resignation. Healthcare, employer contributions to my retirement plan. Having said all that I am looking forward to the day when I become unemployable.
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  • Profile picture of the author vojohn33
    personally i still have a day job while maintaining a good 4 figures a month with internet marketing. though i do want to someday quit my job, it wont be anytime soon. multiple streams of income is where it's at when wanting to live financially free. a 6 figure income by working a 9-5 + a few hundred a month with this stuff allows me to live very how i want and invest how much i want.
    work hard now, play later.
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  • Profile picture of the author Justin Spalla
    You made it. Fantastic.

    I want to know how do you post to do that and keep with in the roles. I am a new be.



    Thanks

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  • Profile picture of the author alias2002
    As my opinion $10-$15 is enough for me to quit my day jobs. And I will so happy if I can do this. Though my target is not big. It's simple and easy to reach.
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  • Profile picture of the author nexxterra
    This is a bit of a misleading question...The truth is you never "quit" your day job, you just get a new one!
    As a web hosting company, I see people come and go. I am always telling people to run their online business JUST THE SAME as they would expect to run an offline business.
    That said, making the transition from a formal job to an online one is always scarier for those with more to lose. If you have a family and bills to pay, I would make sure that your results are repeated for a number of months before making the move, if you are single, unhappy with your job and need a change, then even working online for less money but having that excitement and happiness may be a great trade off!
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  • Profile picture of the author kk075
    I quit my day job once I had six months of monthly expenses saved up. For me, it was never really a monetary goal of xxx per week...I just needed to have enough room to support my family no matter what. I took the family to Disney World the week after I quit, but the week after that was around $400-500 if I remember right.
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  • Profile picture of the author jtr8178
    I quit a $90k a year job this week. Why? Because my other side business made more than that. I was working 50 hours a week for my regular job and 25 hours on the side business. My wife was upset, and I have 2 kids under 4. I also didn't have any more time to grow my side business. I've saved up a years worth of expenses. It's a huge risk with a family and kids, but time will tell if I chose right!
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  • Profile picture of the author Cityofdreams
    This has been a good read, quite interesting! For me to quit my day job i would need to earn what i am earning now PLUS 20% of what i make on top of it and 6 months worth of savings as a back up plan.

    I am miles away from my goal at this point of time sadly
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  • Profile picture of the author Smeltzer
    10 years ago I walked away from my job making 3500 a week for drum roll please... 100.00 a day. Why you ask? I did not like what I did. I went home feeling like CRAP. Being a shark is not for everyone and I was a shark long enough.

    I wanted to stop being a shark and digging people deeper in debt and actually work for myself doing something I liked doing. To me I would have PAID for the opportunity. I barely knew how to turn on a computer I purchased a website off of ebay. I learned how to use google. Found a couple good forums learned how to make money with my website. It was a lot of work but eventually I was making 100.00 a day.

    That 100.00 a day told me I CAN do this.It was all the confirmation I needed. I quit my job. I never looked back. Has this created some problems? Yes yes it has. I am a mad scientist and I am always testing out new things and making investments and not all investments pay off. TBH I have lost everything since then about 10 times and come back each and every time 100 times stronger. I have no back up plan. I live life to the fullest and I have fun.
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    • Profile picture of the author alvinguy
      Ok, I have had a few warriors PM me asking for some guidance or just flat out asking for help on how to build an "online" business that will afford one to quit their 9-5 job.


      First, please take the time to read the responses so far in this thread. Seriously, some of the responses here are GOLD!!


      Some even outlining the things they do step by step. Take a couple hours, read through. If you don't know what someone is talking about, just google it. I'm serious, you will find everything you need to find regarding the topic they are talking about.


      I've also had some questions into how I got to where I am now that I'm thinking of quitting my job.


      From this thread title alone, you'll see that I'm obviously not making MILLIONS, hence it would be a no brainer (unless I was making millions from my "offline" job as well).


      Just some background, I currently work as a Tech Lead for the IT department of a firm. The firm at it's peak is a billion dollar company, but normally hovers around 500-600M in revenue. So it's a fairly decent company. Needless to say, I am in the six figure income.


      However, my wife got laid off in 2008 from a laboratory job, and I was determined that this was the push we needed to do something out of the typical 9-5. At the time, I was only making 45k and she was even less so we only had $1800 in our savings. We decided to use these savings to start an online store by sourcing products internationally and selling them on Ebay and Amazon. This business alone has now grown into a 12k to sometimes 20k a month business. Along with that, we've also gotten into internet marketing which is where I am right now. We are getting into product generation, PPC, email list generation, media buys, etc. I've also been pushing digital products (Facebook Training, Wordpress, Video creation for ads, etc) that require internet marketing to succeed. Needless to say, our bread and butter is still our Ebay/Amazon business, but I can certainly see how internet marketing will surpass this eventually.


      We aren't there yet, but I can certainly see it in the near horizon.


      For those asking for tips, my best to you is to just get started. Listening to gurus, coming up with the perfect "idea" or plan isn't going to get you anywhere. There is no fail-safe roadmap. In fact, the right road-map is to get started, make mistakes, get better from them and eventually, bam, you are there making consistent money.


      Just get started, the gurus will still be there as your actually learning by practice, the online guides will still be available for purchase, but at least this time, you're actually making progress.


      You will make mistakes, and that is a good thing, because that means you are ONE step closer to figuring it out. Remember, you only need to figure it out once.


      Thanks everybody, I honestly haven't even been able to keep up with all the responses here. This community is truly a gem. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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  • Profile picture of the author vikash_kumar
    Its when I was earning same income as I was earning in my day job... However, Not consistent then... if i see that decision now...It was a scary one... But..Now After one year...i can say...It was an important and good decision of my life...

    Thanks Guys for your inputs...This will certainly make or change someone's life...Who want to achieve his/her freedom in life...
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  • Profile picture of the author multiplecloud
    I quitted my office job for $600 per month. Before I quit I also have some money to reserve incase of emergency.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dustinlopex
    I started my online marketing at home but did not make a good income so I started working in a company by searching a job.Always online marketing is not a good idea.
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    • Profile picture of the author Devilfish168

      till now I feel feel ashamed when parents question me how your so call IM ...stuff

      earn any money...I don't dare to tell much ...
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      • Profile picture of the author alvinguy
        Originally Posted by Devilfish168 View Post


        till now I feel feel ashamed when parents question me how your so call IM ...stuff

        earn any money...I don't dare to tell much ...
        You know that's funny. I was actually inspired by my stepfather regarding internet marketing. When I found out he hasn't worked (a regular 9-5 that is) in 14 years, it was a big wake-up call. He is still doing very well. Net earnings: $4mm in that time. Not bad I'd say.

        Also, I recently reconnected with an old friend who got into internet marketing/advertising after being laid off in 2008 as well. He now has a net worth of $150mm.

        Compared to that, everything I've done pales in comparison. I feel like a bum.

        What have I done my whole life?? Hah.
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  • Profile picture of the author BankSimpleOnline
    Wow, really good inspirational posts here, I'm kinda new to the IM game, still learning a lot from this forum I hope to get to the sustainable 5 - 10k month range, then as many of you, I will quit my day job!
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  • Profile picture of the author Justin012
    I quit my day job to become a self-employed web designer 4 years ago. I am sorry I did though because I decided I no longer want to design websites anymore. I am more interested in affiliate/internet marketing and personal training. But I make my money from my existing web design clients as well as affiliate marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author nicolasmd2112
    I wuit my job only about 8 months ago, when i started to make $200+/day consistently...
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Lee
    Wow this is turning into a really valuable thread.

    I'm surprised at how many people there are who quit their jobs and working for themselves.
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    • Profile picture of the author salegurus
      Originally Posted by Chris Lee View Post

      Wow this is turning into a really valuable thread.
      Why? All it is are a bunch of people saying they make X money online...



      Originally Posted by Chris Lee View Post

      I'm surprised at how many people there are who quit their jobs and working for themselves.
      If you believe everything you read online you are in for a rude awakening....


      PS. You're making $10K per month, why are you still working your day job?
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      • Profile picture of the author Chris Lee
        Originally Posted by salegurus View Post


        PS. You're making $10K per month, why are you still working your day job?
        lol I'm not.

        I quit over a year ago after making over $3000 per month straight for 5 months in a row, and I never looked back since.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joe Lumbergh
    After I had my first month with over 3000$ in affiliate sales, I just quit. I knew it was risky, but I can go by with little money if I dont buy too much unnesecary stuff.

    Real glad I quit back then, allowed me to focus full time and eventually scale up and now I earn better than in my old job
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  • Profile picture of the author CharliePX
    Once I've made an amount that's double from my monthly salary I've quit my job. Now I earn about 4 times more.
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  • Profile picture of the author stackman
    I quit my day job after my web site began producing an income that matched my corporate income, which at the time was about $55,000/year. Even though by quitting I was halfing my total income, I felt that I could use the time to build my online business, which I did, and quickly double my income. Since then it peaked a couple of years ago at about $500,000 a year but has since fallen back to a bit less due Google's changes in search rankings (Penguin, Panda, Pigeon).
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  • Profile picture of the author Ben West
    I never had a day job. I was lucky enough to jump straight into earning online at the age of 17!
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  • Profile picture of the author dvduval
    I made friends with a person in real estate that had 10 properties, and he let me stay in one of them. I then had most of my days free, and built a business online. I quit my day job around 2001. A few years later I moved to California.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kperry51
    When I earned over 12K in one month from two webinars.
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  • Profile picture of the author maxsi
    I quit my offline job 14 years ago (1999 - 2000). My monthly income were $3k per month
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    • Profile picture of the author Devilfish168
      seriously I need guidance and help

      I see it seem like most are selling own products?
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      • Profile picture of the author jasondinner
        Originally Posted by Devilfish168 View Post

        seriously I need guidance and help

        I see it seem like most are selling own products?
        Key word is "most", but not all. Myself included.
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  • Profile picture of the author henryw1981
    I took the plunge into my own business after I saw that I could triple my income doing the same work. It is definately something to think hard about before doing but if you do the rewards are awesome. PS. be sure you have saved 3 months of living expenses before resigning.
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    • Profile picture of the author Maherz
      Some great posts! I'm still on my journey of making £10,000/month but I'm getting there! Even if it has taken a lot longer than expected
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    • Profile picture of the author hometutor
      Originally Posted by henryw1981 View Post

      I took the plunge into my own business after I saw that I could triple my income doing the same work. It is definately something to think hard about before doing but if you do the rewards are awesome. PS. be sure you have saved 3 months of living expenses before resigning.

      My greatest fear was telling my wife lol.


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  • Profile picture of the author HeroZlatan
    When I began making a consistent $5,000-8,000 per month in college, I knew when I graduated that I wouldn't be getting a day job when I graduated in 2002. As soon as I got more time to spend online, it wasn't that difficult to scale up and start really earning.

    I experienced a significant dip with the economic turmoil in late '07/early '08 and that's when I started creating a lot of paid membership websites. I don't like relying on third parties (whether CPA companies or display ad companies) to generate consistent revenue.

    Someone asked yesterday what you would do to make $400K a year and my answer was cut out the middleman. Creating your own products and focusing on re-billing monthly has been my key to accumulating wealth online.

    Good luck mate!
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  • Profile picture of the author amabaie
    I just quit. Period. I wanted to move, so I quit in order to move. I started making money online aloing the way, but I started at $0.00.

    Everybody's situation is different; you can't compare.
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  • Profile picture of the author MightyWarrior
    Originally Posted by alvinguy View Post

    Simple answers please, don't need to hear the whole story. Just income/day, the length of time it took you to get there from starting your internet "side" business.

    Thanks!
    Worked for DARPA in early 90's (development of internet & blackbox funding)...

    Was making $3000/wk while traveling all over in an RV back in 2004 ish.
    Won't say what I am making now but am fully retired per-se.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sitestomp
    I quit my job when my weekly online income became greater than the weekly income from my job. After a while, I simply didn't need my job anymore since I was making a ton more money online. Threw that dead end job to the curb 7 years ago and I'm still going strong online to this day.
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    • Profile picture of the author astral walker
      Originally Posted by AntonioSeegars1 View Post

      I haven't had a day job since 2007, but I new Internet marketing was for me when starting doing $100 a day.
      How long did it take for you make $100 a day?

      Its not consistent for me. The amount varies. Most of my income comes from logo and graphic designing. After that its my hosting affiliate program that helps. I made around $1500 in 8 days (actually those are commissions, waiting to get approved) .

      So how are you making $100 + consistently ?
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      • Profile picture of the author Devilfish168
        I feel most are doing " membership site or affiliate stuffs that need monthly subscription "

        thus once you affiliate one product will ensure at least customers will pay monthly ..?
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        • Profile picture of the author astral walker
          Good to know about article writing

          but how do you even manage to write 30 article? Are they atleast 300 words. For me 30 articles a days seems too much.

          For me, Being a hosting affiliate is working just fine for me. I use the same host so its not hard to sell

          let me know about the 30 articles a day and how do you manage it.

          Originally Posted by AntonioSeegars1 View Post

          It took me two days to get to $100. I'm a writer by trade. So I went to some article writing sites and just started writing. It took me a day to check out the sites.

          On the passive income side, it took me two months to get there, and I did it through adsense. I wrote 30 articles a day, and centered them around longtail keywords and questions that I got from yahooanswers.
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  • Profile picture of the author Aitzaz
    My goal is to generate at least $2000 a month, so what would you guys recommend? I am thinking about affiliate marketing, would it will be good for me?
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  • Profile picture of the author Irn7997
    Will be this year!!!
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    • Profile picture of the author Daniel Evans
      The Internet has been a blessing since I've never had a regular job and I'm sure it will stay that way.
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      • Profile picture of the author Devilfish168
        I just quit due to bad managements well ....sick of every day cat race inside , politics blah blah

        I see my character is more towards " like an artist "

        prefer to quiet do my work .....etc

        I don't mean I anti social here.


        now I see how treat it taking a break on the same time exploring more deep in IM.

        Seriously is VERY HARD ....if someone claim he can help you earn within one day well....

        you have to think more ....
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        • Profile picture of the author alvinguy
          Originally Posted by Devilfish168 View Post

          I just quit due to bad managements well ....sick of every day cat race inside , politics blah blah

          I see my character is more towards " like an artist "

          prefer to quiet do my work .....etc

          I don't mean I anti social here.


          now I see how treat it taking a break on the same time exploring more deep in IM.

          Seriously is VERY HARD ....if someone claim he can help you earn within one day well....

          you have to think more ....
          I feel the exact same way. I just had the exact conversation with a colleague of mine at work today. Yes, I'm still working.... but working hard as well to be IM full time like most of the respondents on this thread.
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  • Profile picture of the author Zanesta
    When I got up to a 100 a day I quit. Didn't necessarily quit my education though, always kept it as my backup.
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  • Profile picture of the author wirriam
    I had an interesting kind of get up in terms of jobs and what not. I started making what I made at my job(4k/month) early last year but I kept my job because I needed it to approve for a mortgage. I eventually ended up approving for a $600,000 mortgage and quit my job a month after payments started. It was nice to have double the income, though, since most of my marketing happened at nights. But the time freedom is much nicer.
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