Quit your job tomorrow to persue a carreer in Internet Marketing. I even told my Daughter this.

Well it's good, but it takes a lot of time, effort and in most cases Money, to make a living on Net.

Krish

I wish I had the guts to quit my job and focus on IM for atleast 2 months straight. I had the honors of working for home when I quit my job of 4 years around April '08 due to a little brow beating contest with my past supervisor.

I was making some consistent money with incentive marketing but then the house burned down and that particular industry slowed down drastically so back to the workplace I had to go. I wish I had been introduced to affiliate marketing during the 3 months I was working from home. I was in grind mode because I had nothing else to fall on so I had to make that work and it did for a while. But it seems like I have not been as persistent because I have something to fall back on but the reality is, there is no way my job can potentially bring me in $1000's/day so the grind is back on!!

Maybe I can make a few sales off of them by affiliating myself with some eldercare products and have them purchase from my affiliate link.:rolleyes:

Good compromise, so many people have the "fear" so bad that they don't take the chance...

Hi George,

This is a very interesting post. I always wanted to do exactly that. Take a week of, get something going and crate a WSO out of it. After reading your post, maybe I'll do just that

This is a cool post that made me think a lot.

I am young and still wonder whether I should base my entire career off of online marketing.

Some good points here.

I really like what you have said here. When you pretend quit your job to pursue IM, your eyes may be opened to other things as well.

For example, do you REALLY have the motivation to do this (IM) on a daily basis? Are you focused enough to treat IM as your source of income? Many people have a difficult time focusing on what needs to be done when they run their own businesses.

"Quitting" your job in this manner may help you see if you have the focus and discipline necessary to succeed full time in IM.

I like your idea of "quitting" your job on vacation or leave time and working IM like mad to see what you can do. Of course it probably wouldn't turn out very well for anyone who was basically a newbie, but if you've done your research already and have a little know-how under your belt, if you just need to take the plunge, it would be great!

Oh George, there you go again talking sense. Don't you know everyone wants to believe NONsense? :rolleyes:

you need to know what your doing and also have some cash

considering the number of people who are making very little or no money at all with IM, it sounds like the dumbest idea I've heard all day.

for many people, making a living through internet marketing is a dream that is never going to happen.

Of course, in your case, you've got it figured out and can teach your daughter how to succeed but that isn't the case for everybody.

How many people here have a WSO in their signature that claims to bring instant success and huge financial rewards but are are making less that $100 a month?

BTW... I do sit at home in my lounge gear as a self-employed IM guy but not everybody can pull this stuff off.

Jason, there have been a few threads lately about people quitting work to go full time in IM when they're not really doing that well with it part time. George is trying to offer the idea of testing the water on a "temporary" full time basis without risking your job.

PS - I like your bulging eye. Reminds me of Marty Feldman

I'm all for 'living the dream', I'd just hate for somebody to give up their job (especially in this economy) for something that might or might not work out.

Something I think a lot of people don't realize is that when you do do this full time, you have to have a lot of discipline and focus. It's too easy to slack off when you're not on-the-clock. I'm doing it right now

But how many failures have their been?

No, you're right.

By the time I had read through all of the replies and finished doing a couple of other things on my end I had lost track of the 'pretend quit' aspect of your post.

Nothing wrong with 'pretend quit', you're right. It is a good way to test the waters.

George,

As a good father and son I applaud you.

Not everyone reading this has a father that will sit down with them and show them the ropes. It is almost a given that not everyone reading this even has a friend to sit down with during the temporary time-off from the bread and butter job. Do you agree?

It also sounds like you knew your daughter could do this with her education, experience, skills, and a guiding (loving) hand. Do you think that anyone/everyone reading this thread has the same going for them?

Like you George - I have sat down with my own son and did almost exactly what you have done with (for) your daughter. He is very good at what he does and if he kept at it he would pass me some day. However, when he wanted to turn left - I showed him that he needed to turn right - and why. Without me or someone like me he would have made honest, but costly mistakes. Those mistakes alone would have cost him money and failure.

et all,

The moral of this is if you don't know what you are doing, if you don't have a plan, if you do not have the benefit of someone at your side.. think long and hard before you jump in the pond with both feet.. always keep one foot on the ground.

Now, if you know what you are doing, have a plan, the benefit of a mentor/coach/family at your side to show you the way..

Go For It

As long as there is nor harm done - it could be a career changer.

Like Dennis said "George is trying to offer the idea of testing the water on a "temporary" full time basis without risking your job."

Jeffery 100% :-)

I recently quit my job for IM. Best decision I ever made.

I left the restaurant business where I had worked for almost 10 years and had a college degree to do IM full time. For 3 months, life sucked. We had very little money (I hate Ramen noodles!), and I try every ebook under the sun. I finally picked one, and followed it to the letter. Now (18 months later, not get rich quick), I make 6 figures working from home, and can play with my four month old son whenever I want to. I think that the problem is that people think that IM will be easier than their day job. It's not. Work is work is work, it just depends where you want to work. The main difference here is that the work is so easily outsourced, you can quickly cut your workload as you grow. Great thread :-D

Very good suggestion, George. This way you get to learn about yourself and whether you're cut out for working in IM full-time, but with minimal to no risk. The important thing here is that you'll learn whether you can manage responsibilities and stay focused on what you need to do without a boss breathing down your neck, and perhaps develop that focus if you initially find that you don't have it, all while still keeping your safety net (job) and getting paid. Excellent idea for those who want to test the waters but aren't willing to take the plunge just yet (which I'd never recommend anyway unless you have already been making job-replacing income from the internet for at least 6 or more months straight, at least not in this economy).

George thanks for the wisdom!

This sounds great because I am just starting on a 2 week vacation (from my job) and I am putting this to the test.

Jon

I worked for a client in the passing week. It is a staffing company. They are very busy during the entire week, the phone ring seems never stop. and people come in all the time (look for job). The manager told me that more and more people are in the job market, but the # of available job is dropping.

economy is not good? definitely true.

if you had a job, and had a family, maybe it is better to think a little bit more before you quit the job. IM is good, but just like all other things, it is mot always good to everyone. I remeber there was a survey that says, 90% monry made in IM was earned by 2% top marketers.


david

Hey George.

I guess the problem is that until you have some type of business model and are certain that you can make it online, most people will not leave their 'safe' job (which might not be safe at all) and try to make it online, even if it is for a trial period.

With that said different people will do different things and are willing to take different risks.

So I guess it's a thing that varies with different people.

Personally, I'm still in University. If I had the option to stop for say, a month, and work full time on IM, I would probably do so.

However it's always good to have options in life and that is exactly the way I see University vs. IM.

Kevin

If only I could get just one day off from the J.O.B. to try this out, but boss won't let me. All my days already used up to take my kids and elderly parents to doctor appts., etc. I want to pursue my IM dream so I can work from home, but can't get any quality time for myself. Very, very frustrating

I would have to be earning a huge amount of money to quit my day job...hence, the reason this is still a hobby !

Trying to make a living as an internet marketer is as difficult (or easy) as any entrepreneurial project you may decide to pursue. It takes time and dedication and perseverance.

The good part of IM is that it requires very little investment comparing to more traditional businesses, but a big disadvantage is the confusion that all the hype around IM is creating, giving the impression that people can make a fortune working a few hours per week. I am getting really allergic to sales pages that have words as "autopilot", "instant" or "millionaire"...

What George is proposing is a smart way to test the waters. Anyway, like in any new business, you've got to have a financial safety net of a few months in case you really have this urge to completely quite your actual job.

Chad

So many people quitting their jobs? Personally, this surprises me a little bit. I mean, sure it's good to have a home business, but why does everyone has such a negative attitude towards a real job? I mean, you get constant contact with people and socialization. Due to economy and circumstances I was unable to find a job, so I took up internet marketing and it went well but I still want to work a real job in my field of education in order to get experience and socialize. Of course, a decent paying job.

Quitting your job before you have established a good IM income is one of the silliest things a person can do especially in this economy.

took me 6 weeks to make up my offline salary once i took the plunge, wished i had done it years before i did

Robert

Well George, that's what you get for being clever -- lots of folks replying without reading your original post.

I think what you've proposed is a great idea. Not only will people find out if they enjoy it and if they can make a little money with it, they also will find out if they have the ability to stick to it, avoid distractions, etc...

Day 1: I took two weeks off from work, so I have plenty of time to get this IM stuff going. Today I watched cartoons in the morning and Titanic in the afternoon. I was too emotionally spent after that to get anything done.

Day 2: My buddy called and asked if I wanted to go shoot hoops. Game on!

Day 3: My spouse asked me to do the household errands and chores since I'm on vacation. Pretty much ate up the whole day.

Day 4: Finally, I got something done! I read the Warrior Forum all day. Research, ya know.

Day 5...




Cheers,
Becky

I am definitely not against the idea. In fact, I am dreaming about what George is saying. But I have to say it may not be for everyone.

Please let me elaborate my point. There are people living pay check to pay check and have a family to feed. There is really no room for mistake in generating income. If they are not already guru in IM, would you advise them to go full time in IM? This case...Nope.

If you have a guy who is completely lost in IM (don't know where to start, who to ask, etc.)...absolute newbie. This guy may need a super long time to get up to speed in IM. Would you ask this guy to try. This case...nope. Unless this guy has time and money to waste.

I am saying that it is the thing about the right guy, right time, right place stuff....agree? May be it is not for everyone.

That's a fantastic way to look at things!

I never really thought of telling people that they could just quit for a shortwhile (i.e. take time off from their allocated leave) and do some IM during that time.

You can do a hell of alot in just one week alone.

Mark Blaze

First, George, excellent idea. Here in Florida, we get a lot of young guns who think they want to be fishing guides. I mean, come on, getting paid $400 to $1500 per day, just to go fishing? What's not to like, right?

So they buy a boat and try it. They find out it's not about "getting paid to go fishing". First they have to go to school and get a charter captain's license, which includes a test. Then they have to find clients. Typically, most of those clients won't be experienced anglers, so there's some time teaching. Gathering bait. Hooking fish and handing the rod to the angler for the fight. Cleaning the catch. After a long day that started well before sunrise, it's time to clean and maintain the boat and tackle, do the books and the other "business" stuff.

A few of them love it, and make a career. Many more either abandon the idea altogether, or keep it a s part-time hobby which makes them a little money.

Sound familiar?

Many of the more successful guys didn't start out as full-timers. They learned the ropes as part-timers, or as employees of full-timers.

The plan you propose is a very sound one, should anyone actually read more than the subject line before hitting the reply button. (Note to the Powers That Be, maybe we should take away the reply button at the top of the post?)

Dennis, this reminds me of an editorial cartoon a few years back...

A politician was giving a speech at a fundraiser banquet, pontificating on how his policies had created a million new jobs. The next panel showed the waiter clearing dishes, with the thought bubble "yeah, and I have three of them..."

Finally, to several of the posters in this thread...

If you are going to post a reply to the original post, at least READ THE DAMN THING FIRST!

I've tried to encourage friends of mine to get serious about IM...especially friends of mine who are stuck in dead-end jobs and are already spending hours every day surfing the web aimlessly or playing the latest idiotic game on Facebook (when they could be learning IM!)

The problem is that IM requires so much more work than most newbies understand. And I'm reluctant to waste any more of my time trying to teach people the basics, only to have them get distracted and forget about it...so that they can keep earning points on 'Farmville'...(whatever the heck that is..)

George,

Love it! Haven't had a "JOB" in 30 years. I just look at the market and
find out what people are looking for. After two or three days research, I
just help them get it.

First it was restaurant equipment. Then it was wall-to-wall carpet. Right
now it is granite counter tops. I now use the internet as my sole (read cheap)
form of advertising. Am adding IM products as I go.

"Find a need and fill it" (don't know who said ot first)

Hugh

You know Ive just read over a couple of the responses here to this thread, and I thought I would share my story briefly....

3 years ago, I had a cushy government job. No joke, I was earning good money, close to 100K a year and it was a breeze. I could have stayed in that job forever and got a nice payout when I left. BUT, I knew I wanted out, and I wanted out badly, so I made the decision to quit.

I had very little money, I had no plan, infact I had absolutely no idea of what I was going to do. But what I did know was this.

If I had sat there, asking myself "what if..?" I would STILL BE SITTING THERE TODAY.

Its a belief issue. If you believe you can, or you cant, you're right.

The bottom line really is this. If you want to do this full time you will. Or you can sit at your desk job, or pushing a broom for the next 40 years waiting for the "right time"

I managed to position myself as I have done now by not only making more money, but by REDUCING NON ESSENTIAL EXPENSES.

Read that again!

You can have more money, which will allow you to do this full time, by either generating more forms of income, or having LESS EXPENSES. If your mobile phone, nice car and and big screen tv mean more to you than the possibility of financial freedom, then stay in your job.

For me, I sold absolutely everything, and cleared all my debts. House, car, credit cards, loans -- you name it. I basically started my life over again. Im not kidding.

Many people would have thought that I was mad, and what I did was extreme. But I tell you whats mad -- sitting in traffic every day, feeling frustrated at work, and having a dumbass boss in your ear every five minutes.

Bugger that.

Quit your job tomorrow? And how do you pay for medical insurance?? That's usually the deal breaker. If a family member is providing you with insurance, then you can't really say you are self-supporting. Single people don't have this luxury. If you are paying for the medical insurance yourself, what is the cost? This could easily be $2000 per month to cover both you and your family. It's important to give young people a full picture of what you are recommending. What did you tell your daughter about this aspect of being self-employed? Anyone who tries to wing it with no medical insurance is either rich or foolish. If someone in your family gets sick or has an accident, it could cost tens of thousands of dollars in a very short period of time. If you don't believe this, the next time you go to the doctor check to see how much your insurance company paid. There's no such thing as a $20 co-pay when you don't have insurance. It's 100%. My friend just went to a heart specialist and paid $450 for a half hour visit.

Warrior Forums - not chicken littles

One other thing. Aside from being responsible for quarterly income tax, you are also responsible for Social Security tax. When you are self-employed, you are responsible for both your contribution and the employer side contribution. The rate is 15.3%. This is in addition to income tax. Those of you who have been making money know what I'm talking about, but it usually comes as a shock to newbie entrepreneurs. See ssa. gov/pubs/10022. html If you try to get around this with a corporation or S corp, there are a bunch of other snafus as well, not to mention a lawyer to help you execute it.

Making money on the internet isn't really that hard. If you have a clear plan of what you really wanna do then you won't get distracted and lost in the pile of IM products and methods.

Just make a plan, quit your job (for a month) , work day and night on your plan, wait for the check to arrive at your door

Yup, it's just that simple. Avoid distractions and it won't even take you a month to start making money online.

BTW, you boss might fire you if you ask him for a month off so don't do that

lol, George I was about to correct your spelling, which I thought was strange considering its you, then I realised "2 wrights don't make a wrong" ..... doh me lol.

Also want to add I completly agree, but you should only do this job quitting test if you have a good or even decent plan to follow, otherwise your just setting yourself up for a fall.

A while back I fell for a very common newbie mistake and that was "putting all your eggs in one basket". I stated a system and it went really well and I was doing £1500 - £2000 per week (£GBP), all was great untill ...... over night the system changed and I went to £00000 !

This leads me onto newbie msitake I fell for number 2, I didn't save or reinvest any of my earnings, I know your thinking idiot right?

I say the idea is very plausible and really works for some people inlcuding me but make sure you have a good system to follow and spread your risk if the system is unproved in anyway.

Thanks
Andy

I would never quit my job to do something online full time. I would much rather have an offline business and outsource the handling of the OFFLINE business to a staff while I just sit there working online on my laptop and making bank from both my online and offline ventures

I agree, but also disagree.

I would never tell anyone to quit their job to make money online because it takes a lot of time, energy and effort for most people to make enough money online to support themselves.

But I do agree that if you have some benefit time, where you will still be getting paid, it can't hurt to take that time to focus on your start but I wouldn't quit until I was making enough money consistently. That wouldn't be smart unless someone is going to support you in the meantime - and in the meantime can mean a month or a year, or even more in some people's cases. Everyone varies on how fast or how slow they will start making money, and keep making it.

What I did was work online part-time while I still worked my day job. Once I was well enough established to make a full-time living from it, then I said KISS A$$ to a day job and that was about, well geez now that I think about it, I guess 5 years ago! I would never go back to a day job...unless something terrible happened where I couldn't make money online anymore for some reason of course.

Great story though!

Being your own boss and working from home is a dream come true! I was working full time and felt that I was just working for the sake of paying off my bills. Until I came across internet marketing! Yes I did leave my full time job but went part time until I made a break throw in internet marketing.

@George - This is a good idea taking a "pretend quitting" to work solely on IM and try your hand. I would be surprised if even a month off would be enough time given the common newbie information overload... but that is where something like the 30 day challenge could come in I suppose. Working IM concurrently with a job is a great way to go.

Some of us just hate jobs with a passion, due to the micro management, sterility of the whole situation, constant struggle/grind day after day and non linear paths to upward mobility. Let's face it, many times if someone is GOOD at their job, does a boss really want to promote them? If they did.. then a replacement for YOU would have to be found. Instead jobs usually take the mediocre worker who is buddies with everyone and less dynamic and promote them into management. Can one stay with a job these days until retirement and get a cushy pension on which to retire? Not likely.

Again this is my personal experience, with two college degrees and 30+ jobs later, jobs aren't for me. I do sometimes take them for a few months out of the year to help with cash flow until they are no longer needed. Even in this economy after a few months of searching I scored a decent $30k year job, with the potential to double my salary within months... so I'll ride it out and keep padding my "emergency fund", which I'm trying to get up to 1 year's worth of living expenses.

And as per constant contact with people and socialization... I'd way rather stay home and not have to utter a single word the whole day and just work on the computer morning til night. Although per my niche, I do get to set up vending tables/booths at various events and have interaction. Again, perhaps this is my biased, sort of negative view towards jobs from my experience only, I've seen others have a much more positive experience. I'm single (well sort of), no kids, 35, 1 family member that lives far away, no pets... so it's easier for me to do IM full time than someone with all of the above... then I can completely understand being a lot more careful with quitting a job when others depend on you.


I agree 100%. There are so many excess items laying around that could be turned into cash to fund a venture. I've sold all of those non necessary things also and don't even have TV, it just sits there until I watch a dvd occassionally. I keep a piece of paper in my wallet with columns for expenses/income/notes and write down every penny I spend.. this greatly helps always know where you are, and can do proper planning and also see if you wasting too much $$ on anything. That is such a smart move clearing all of your debts ramone_johnny. I drive a 20 year old car, no debts except a 2nd college loan which isn't going away any time soon. Usually if your going against the flow and running the opposite direction of everyone else.. your on the right track, so your far from mad!

I love the idea that you have laid out "quit" for a week--take a vacation--and work your passion. I did the opposite--I worked my day job and worked my passion for 6 years until the day I finally said "I quit effectively immediately" after 17 1/2 years.

It's not that I was making millions--it's that I was making enough to quit--and that gave me more time to work on my passion.

In other words; I finally gave myself permission to quit!

Great post George!

George - what timing. Today is Sunday, the end of a week of vacation I took off of work to decide if I could pursue IM full time or not.

My objectives were to find out:

How much time I could put in online each day without burnout? (I really already knew the answer. I'm a computer junkie. I can do 16 hours and not bat an eyelash - although my Starbucks expense increased.)

What does it feel like to be working from home each day? (GLORIOUS!)

How much new content could I generate in a week? (I'm pretty damn fast when I have to be, turns out.)

Could I start something and make money with it in the same week? (Yes.)

Could I focus what with the husband at home and the kids coming and going all day? (Yes - secluded on the patio in the AZ desert is not a bad office at all, even with the major rainstorm we had this week.)

How would I feel at the end of the week? (More relaxed than I've felt in years.)

I have a very nice, very desirable job with excellent benefits. I HATE it. It's literally sucking the life out of me. I started learning IM a year ago. I'm still learning. After 6 months of working hard but spinning my wheels, I finally found some traction and my income started growing. I do have a couple of models that work for me and which I can expand.

I'm also the sole breadwinner for a family of 5. Any change I make has to account for my family so during the week I did something else. My background is financial accounting and banking. I'm a numbers nerd. I built a massive spreadsheet of possible scenarios of what might happen if I made this my full time job. All savings, expenses, extra expenses, additional insurance needs, taxes, emergencies, various income levels, income projections, and backup plans are in the spreadsheet. It's over 30 tabs of information and 25 what-if financial scenarios.

I made phone calls to the HR department at work - how EXACTLY would all final checks and disbursements be calculated if I were to leave? I called a retirement account manager - how EXACTLY could funds be managed, taxed, accounted for, accessed? I ran the plan past my dad, a retired CFO, and asked him how I could further bullet-proof my plan. (He's running it past some additional acquaintances, as well.) I talked to my husband. We'd been leading up to this for months, and while he'd love it if I worked happily where I was until retirement, he knows I'm not happy and has given his support - just needed all the details. I researched all options to replace medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance and got quotes on monthly expenses. I reviewed the IRS website on self-employment taxes, filing requirements, and deductions.

Have I thought of everything? Probably not, but I feel pretty good about not making the decision lightly. Am I confident I can be successful? Yes - and I think that accounts for a lot. Am I financially secure for at least a year? Yes. Do I have backup plans in case something doesn't go as planned? Yes.

I've read through the other recent posts on the subject. I know some will think me crazy for even considering giving up a good, steady job - especially with a family. But the job is negatively impacting my stress and health and that's not good for me or my family, either. That's why I had to go the extra mile to work through the details. Everyone's situation is different. Young, debt-free, and childless is different from not-quite-so-young, carrying the average debt and supporting a family - and there are all the various levels in between.

George, you made an excellent suggestion with the fake-quitting approach. You can learn an awful lot about yourself and your capabilities during that time. Others have pointed out the reality of the real-quitting approach. Both are important.

In the end, no matter which approach a person chooses, the thread provided valuable information - and inspiration - to those who have even the slightest inkling that they may want to pursue IM full time.

Awesome post, George, and an excellent idea to do the pretend-quit thing!

I'm going full time into IM in April and I'm scared ****less, but I also know I'll succeed. It's exciting, and scary, and 99% of people think I'm completely crazy, but that other 1% knows me well...

By definition, being an entrepreneur (online or offline) carries a high degree of risk. In this business, you must be willing to take risks. So, quitting your day job to become a full-time IM'er is a MUST-DO, sooner or later, if you eventually want to make it.

Fear and laziness are usually your biggest enemies on this business. If you quit your day job, you will spur yourself to overcome both. Otherwise you'll be taking half-ass attempts to IM without ever giving your best.

I quit my job a while back and it was the best decision I ever made. At the beginning it was TOUGH and it took a while to get rolling (make sure you have some cash saved up), but it was necessary to succeed.

I know this is a little off-topic (I have read the original post in this thread!), but I couldn't resist. In response to some posters talking about health insurance and social security issues when you're full time in IM, this is why I say that if you want to get into IM for the long haul (full time), you have to shoot for the stars and hopefully hit the moon, the often quoted axiom "go big or go home" most definitely applies here! I have never understood why people would wish "if only I could make $100 per day in IM, I could quit my job" (it's usually around this $100/day figure or some similarly low figure). If you want to go full-time in IM, you had better hope for something way beyond job-replacing income, especially in light of the tax and healthcare issues! After all, you got into IM for the lifestyle and the freedom, right? It doesn't sound very life-altering when all you're aiming for is replacing the income from your present job, and this is why I have never understood the paltry goals that some IMers have.

Great Post George,

But I really think you should only quit your job ONCE you're bringing in a reasonable income from Internet Marketing, as you can't go quit your job tomorrow as many people have people to feed and bills to pay.

None the less nice motivation.

I think George is saying "Everyone quit your job"

I'm sure that's it.

Erica just said the exact thing, agree with that :-)

Nice point on that, Dave :-)

Been into IM for a couple months now and as a newbie, I can say that it's amazingly different from what I was doing before. How I wish had been introduced to these stuffs offering great opportunities, for a long time. Having been into those "crappy jobs" in the past haven't been beneficial to me at all.

This is a great post, you picked one good topic, George... Thumbs up!

Regards all,
Gerry

I've quit my job. But I'm looking for another job at the moment, but with hard work I should be able to push my IM skills up a level and I won't have to look for that next job

Like I said on my previous post, either you give it a serious go or you'll never go anywhere in this business. And in order to give it a serious go, you need to take risks and to sacrifice certain things (your comfy job and the security it brings home).

It's impossible to take a serious stab at anything by doing it only 2 or 3 hours a day, after having worked 8 hours on your day job when you're tired and dry.

Eventually, if you want to make it on IM, you WILL have to do it full time which means quitting your day job. Just make sure to have some cash saved up because it will take time to start making any decent money on the net.

That sounds good. I am thinking of using a one month leave. I really want to work on my Home business full time.



Elphas

Giving up your carer to pursue a Internet Marketing is a big risk. In Internet marketing there a re lot of effort and time spend to really in the business. i suggest that you make the internet marketing be part time or just a extra income to you. It's still best that you have a steady and good job.

Quiting is definitely a big risk. Since I'm just starting out in IM I haven't seen any profits yet. Though I have lost my job almost 8 months ago...I fired myself. Had a job interview 2 weeks ago, they gave me hope...told me I could start part time in 2 weeks. Haven't heard from them since. I called them up yesterday, the manager wasn't present. I called today and you know what they say? They suddenly don't have a position for me anymore. She changed her mind and she doesn't need anyone at the moment.

There goes my hope... What's next?

I think IM is what's left, but how long will it take before I see any profits? Nobody knows. The financial stress is breaking me up.
I really don't have the motivation to look for another job after today's rejection. This goes on for 8 months already.

Guys if you have a job stick to it until you see real profits... I have learned my lesson.

This thread is really an eye-opener to how many people just aren't paying attention. How much good information is on these forums that they read but never actually see? No wonder the failure rate in IM is so high.

Anyhow, I want to focus on one point the OP made besides the obvious (which somehow has been beyond the grasp of so many) that really stood out to me.

Note how the OP said his daughter found her first success by focusing one one thing. I think it's safe to say that most people aren't doing that. It's too easy to get distracted, but you've heard it time and time again that if you jsut took one of those WSO's or one of those programs and ran with it, you could make it happen.

But every time you turn a corner there's someone else saying it can't be done or it's been overdone, etc. Take the OP's advice on this--grab something, take a vaction, and run with it. If you pour some energy into one of the good strategies you see, you can make it work.

George, I like what you've said here, and I think it's a great balance between the responsbile route and the risk-taking route that so many newbie IM'ers find theirselves torn between.

Also, KatyaSenina, please don't think any of the above was directed at you, but if it's really that bad, you should start doing some freelancing until you've got a stable income. You can learn a lot by providing services for internet marketers making money, and if you approach the business right you stand to make a lot of money, regardless of what you might think when you see what other people are charging.

Feel free to PM me if you want some info on getting started.

there's no reason why you can't make money online--I was pretty bad off myself, but now I'm at the point where I'm turning work away. Sure, it's not passive, but at least it's working for yourself, and it doesn't sound like you have a lot of options right now. A lot of people hurting in this economy, but there's still opportunity out there.

Best of Luck,
James

George wants me to quit so he can take my job!!!
Well George "Take this job and ......................"

Hugh

You know what?

I'm going to do this. My consulting business isn't growing nearly as fast as I'd like, and the #1 excuse I tell myself is because I can't cold-call businesses to get new clients after normal business hours.

So either this Thursday, or Tuesday/Thursday of next week, I'm waking up on time, calling in sick, clearing off my desk and acting like I'm a full-time marketing consultant who needs to land a new client or he's not going to pay his bills.

Thanks for the kick in the ass!

I got to tell you, if your thinking about quitting your day job to go into IM full time.. Then you better step back and take a look at how driven you are and how bad you want it.

I'm sure there's a ton of people that have done or are doing that very same thing and the majority of them are wondering, "Why did I quit my day job"?

If you have never made any money online before and have no experience, and you think that just by having a computer and internet connection will generate the cash you need to survive then take my advice and DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB!

Don't get me wrong, everyone has the same opportunity to make money online, you just have to educate yourself and get some serious IM tools in your arsenal. Find a mentor that would be willing to show you the ropes and point you in the right directions.

Once you get off on the right foot and are headed in the right direction (making money)
then take a look at your options and if it feels right "Go for It"

I'm really new in this forum but I've been in here reading GREAT content for most the day, and there seems to be some great tools too..... so spend some time in here and take the good advice before you take the leap

There are a lot of things to do on the web. the only problem is to find the right niche for yourself!

Robert Kiyosaki's Cashflow Quadrant. It was this basic principle E-S-B-I that led to me chucking my $80K a year government job.