Loosing my job soon and learning to create a steady flow of income

I think that in this case you still should stick with a job, try to find another one, i mean

Make money online does not happen that quick, because if it does, guess that maybe nobody get a job anymore. Should walk with 2 feets. When you can generate enought money from your online business then you can quit your job.

It would take time to learn and apply, practice...

In my opinion, there is nothing can compare with affiliate marketing in the long term.

But it takes time.

Everyone here will tell you that 'their way' is the best way. Where does that leave you? If you have a family to support, go get a job, save some money, educate yourself on the myriad ways that one can supposedly make money online and then determine which of those might be a good fit for you based upon your interest, current skills and where you want to wind up in life, then make a move.

If you don't have a family, you may as well jump in feet-first. At least the only person who's situation you'll be making worse is yours and yours alone.

There is no secret, regardless of anything you may hear.

Good luck.

I would never in a million yeas advice starting out in internet marketing as a solution to losing your job.

Downsides,
95% chance you won't make a penny
If you do it will take time, months, maybe more
You will be worying about making money just to live so you will take all the wrong routes and all the wrong advice
Reducing success to about 1% possibility

Look for a new job
Get a steady income that will pay your bills
Then if you still want to do IM work it into your schedules with a solid business plan.
Research and learn the basics
Pick a strategy
Learn it until you are an expert
Make money with it.

You are right - magic doesn't exist....and saying "but" doesn't change that fact. There isn't an 'easier way' than doing the work required for the method you choose to use online. Before you do the work you need to learn WHAT to do...internet marketing is not 'instant income' in spite of the MMO (make money online) products that are advertised.

If you have never done anything online - built a site or blog - learned anything about product creation or list building or affiliate marketing - or lead generation or CPA or freelancing.....

I strongly advise you to look for a new job! You CAN make money online but you can't do it on demand when you are new to the process. There is no 'passive income' when you are new no matter how many sellers tell you there is.

Everyone you talk to will give you a different answer - ebay dropshipping, for example. The next person will say 'Aliexpress' and then "become a writer" will be next.

You have to do enough of your OWN research and reading/learning to know what you have the capability to do online. It takes some time - there are few shortcuts.

If you want to learn - check out the 'learn' link in the black toolbar above - check out the various sections of this forum....and start reading and learning.

If you have responsibilities, cowboy up and get a job that will let you meet those responsibilities. You don't have to like it. You just have to pay the bills.

Over my varied career, I've done inbound and outbound telemarketing, unloaded railroad cars by hand and scraped industrial adhesives off the factory floor with a scraper and blowtorch. None of them was fun, but they let me meet my responsibilities while I looked for a better way. Note, I said better, not easier.

Your workmate that told you about ebay dropshipping didn't happen to have an affiliate product to offer you, did they?

Like Kay said, ask a question like this and everybody with an oar in the water will tout what they are doing as the only real answer. And many of them will have sigs to prove it.

I'm not saying that they are doing anything wrong. But it does seem to prove something my late grandfather used to say - give a kid a hammer and everything looks like a nail.

You do not have time to figure out something new.

Start looking for another job. Now.

In the background, in the evenings and weekends, you can play around with a business idea. But for right now, you need stability.

Learning something new takes a long time and lots of trial and error. That means negative emotions. You can't afford more negative emotions right now. Get the stability taken care of, then look around at other revenue sources.

If you haven't figured out how to pull money from the walls and it's the 28th of the month, that is not the time to try to learn how to do it over the next few days. You won't. Even if you have some "magic plan" from a proven expert, you won't. The map is not the territory and you have to cross that swamp yourself.

The dream is great, but dreams take time to bring into reality.

As you can see everyone is saying you should try and get a new job VS pursuing online marketing as a replacement.

This is because it is extremely unlikely no matter what you pursue, that you will generate any money, much less a steady flow of income within 2 weeks.

Thanks guys. I will take your advice and start by finding a new job. Eventually, I would really like to start an online business and earn more money but I will concentrate on the new job.

Thanks for all your advice.

Do whatever you need to, but make sure to keep cash flow coming in.

You can do well in IM, but it will take time. It's not likely that you'll make a full time income in your 1st month.

Build your IM business on the side and one day you'll have job replacing income.

Yes, I oftentimes wish that I had the ability to come across differently. Wait - I do have the ability, I just can't seem to muster it, most days. I just can't be Mary Poppins. I know what you're thinking. Isn't there something between the two extremes that you might be able to exhibit. Not really. I'm kinda all or nothing, black or white, good or evil, Democrat or evil. I am completely devoid of any shades of gray.

My avatar say it all. The older I get, the less time I have for niceties. That said, I apologize for being so curt - a very little bit. Still, my intent, generally, is to be helpful, unless someone is asking to be pummeled into submission, at which time I am always happy to oblige them.

Do you really think the world would be a better place if everyone was nice? Sounds great in theory - but I'm not so sure.

Thank you.

Think that if you want to start an online casino not for joking, but in a sustainable way, you surely need money to invest

That belongs to having a job

As an example, if you want to have a REAL ASSET, you need to build an email list

I mean, Email Marketing is your only asset


But you need money to invest in paid ads

So while you are learning, get a job

You can go freelancing and sell your skills online, but it won't be a guaranteed or stable income.

Its just one way out of many. You can learn research and move products from say amazon over to ebay marketing up the price and after fees you keep the differance.

This is better than being an affiliate for a company and only getting 4 to 6 percent commission. With this method in some ads you can make over 100%

Get you a mentor in the online niche you feel comfortable making money in and that is making the kind income you one day aspire to make online. A good mentor may be expensive, but he/she will give you a clear and concise money making path to follow to make money online fast within the next month and continue to grow a sustainable monthly income online.

Not just writing, but translating content they already have. If you can take an article or even a sales letter and translate it to French without losing the flavor and persuasive ability, you'll find a lot of opportunities. Once you have your foot in the door, you can look to offer original content for additional fees.

Unless you happen to have a friend who is successful in the Internet Marketing Business who can guide you, I think your safer bet is to get a W-2 paying job as you can then count on that money each week (or every other week if you are paid that way).

You can still work in your free time developing an Internet Marketing business.

Good luck.

I'd start by reaching out to companies that market to Quebecois (did I get that right?) in English. For smaller companies, contact the owner or president. For larger companies, you want the marketing director or equivalent.

(Side note: Is there some reason for the extra 'o' in loose (lose)? I see it a lot, particularly from folks in UK-affiliated countries. In the USA, 'loose' means not tight; lose means to misplace or be deprived of something.)

Yes ecommerce is the hot money making item nowadays. Some are making 6 figure incomes, I am hoping to reach there soon. There are plenty of free courses out there about ecommerce.

Stay away from eBay. Go with your own domain using shopify or woocommerce.
You have very little control over your product pages with eBay and THEY OWN YOUR CUSTOMER LIST. A huge con

I would go with affiliate marketing. Low entry point and you can get started cheap. Maybe give aways ebooks and build your list. Your list is where your big money will be.
There are plenty of free YouTube videos where you can learn anything. Don't fall for expensive courses with pics f some dbag and his Ferarri and 10 houses.

Just keep it simple and don't overthink it. 9 to 5 jobs are for suckers.

Thanks JohnMcCabe for your help. You were right about Québécois

I have always wrote loose this way but maybe I am mistaken but on Google Translator it translates correctly.

For a newby like me, do you have a link that could teach me how to start? Something simple.

Ok I will stay away from eBay. What is shopify and woocommerce? Sorry but I am a newbie.

In fact, I have never built a list before so any link or tips to help me start is more than welcome

Wow, I am very interested. Do you know what should be the first steps I should take to become an English to French translator?

Thanks everybody for all your help. I really appreciate it. I made a good decision to suscribe to this forum

Hello there. I'm sorry to hear that. Know that when God closes a door, He always opens a window so don't fret. You can try looking for online jobs. There's a lot of open resume and job posting sites out there where you can post your skills online and apply for jobs posted by potential employers.

I would advise you to find a better job until you can learn to succeed in Internet Marketing. You will need to earn money to live and fuel your Internet Marketing endeavors.

I'm going to go a different route because I know that most of these "get a job" replies were not what you wanted to hear.

You asked the question because you wanted to know things you could do that are internet marketing based, that might help you to supplement the income you were earning on your job, right?

Here's my 2 cents...

First off, hopefully you have some money already saved.

If you have nothing saved, then I will go ahead and join the bandwagon by telling you to focus on getting another job asap.

I also read someone say that if you don't have a family you'd have a better shot of giving IM all you've got for a period of time to see what you can make happen. I agree with that. But ONLY if you don't have other mouths to feed.

Next, I wouldn't focus too much on anything that has to do with paid traffic right off. Not if you don't have a job. Unless you have thousands saved, which I assume you probably do not.

Then I'd find a business opportunity to join. Preferably something that you believe in and can get passionate about.

It has to be something that is quantifiable. By that, it has to be a business/program where you know EXACTLY how much you'll make by referring new members/customers.

If you can afford to join a business that has higher commissions, say $250+ per sale, now you can quantify how many sales you'd need to make each week in order to supplement the income you'd been earning on your job.

Make sure the product has mass appeal. There are plenty of high ticket biz opps out there online, but they typical appeal primarily to other IMers. While the IM marketing is a large niche, most of the internet based biz opps out there are just money games, so they won't have mass appeal.

So lets say now you chose a biz that pays you $200 a pop. If you were making $1000 a week on your job, you know that you must make 5 sales a week.

Now you have to determine your action plan. Are you going to network on social media all day? Purchase a list of leads? Distribute flyers and road signs? The offline market is powerful... sometimes we get so caught up with internet marketing that we forget marketers were earning millions BEFORE there was a such thing as the internet.

The answers are there, you just have to be resourceful... focus on the thing that you like best and utilize YouTube and Google religiously, also forums like this and other IM Forums or niche related forums that cater to what you're trying to learn.

Stay focused on the end goal and don't be distracted by the gazillion different things out there.

And maybe even say a prayer or two...lol.

Hope that helped a little and I wish you the best of luck. Most jobs suck... so I can empathize with you if you're hoping to make it happen online and be fortunate enough to not have to get another one.

Good Luck.

Hi guys. A few days ago, I open an account on LinkedIn to start networking and learn more about online business, freelancing and internet marketing. I dont have lots of contact but it's growing slowly.

The dropshipping business model isn't as smooth and simple as it seems. You barely make a profit on the products wholesalers who dropship offer. They'll give you the opportunity to buy a hot new iPhone for $100... but then charge you $40 for first class shipping.

In short, transition into a "marketer" instead of a business owner. Learn how to sell anything, and learn how to spot a great opportunity to test/invest in so that you'll never have to worry about being poor or "losing a job" ever again.

Hi buddy, I know the feeling.

After, I would suggest local marketing for 3 reasons

1. Its has high profit margins
2. The competition is low
3. You don't have to be a "expert" to get results.

Local business have no clue about marketing, simple things like setting up an ad, a funnel, a site is very easy.

Even if you don't know how to do it you can outsource it (aslong as you know what your doing)

Horrible "advice."

Many people start their online ventures by selling stuff they no longer want or need on Ebay. It's a good way to "get your feet wet."

Traffic is the big problem most newbies (and not so newbies) struggle with. Ebay has it built in.

Dropshipping on Ebay is another matter altogether. Most "Dropshipping" sites available to the general public do not give you room to make any profit.

You need something at least quasi-exclusive. Exclusive t-shirt designs for example. You can find POD services to fulfill your orders but the designs are yours alone so you can set your prices to actually make a decent profit.

I have a friend who buys items at yard sales and resells on Ebay. She does very well. Some items bring insane profit levels. For example, she recently bought an entire box of items for $0.50 and sold just one of the items for $6.25.

She also drives around on weekends looking for the ever more popular "free take me" items people leave by the road. A couple months ago I helped her haul home probably $1000 worth of perfectly good doors and windows

You can start small and grow it in your spare time with very little investment except for your time.

Brent

The best thing to do is to educate your self before jumping and to anything. you should know the ins and outs of what you want to go for.

i guess that you'd have to think to invest some money in order to get some really serious residue fast

Be carefull, there are a lot of skills you need to learn until you' ll earn money online. There are many good products you can promote. But you need to learn how to market, where to get traffic and that takes time in the beginning.