I am now OFFICIALLY a full time Internet Marketer!

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Hi there,

Although I have been an internet marketer for about 4 years now, I have finally taken the plunge and am now a FULL TIME Internet Marketer.

It is like a HUGE weight from my shoulders...

I have already quit my Teaching career at the end of 2011, but yesterday was my FIRST official day back from holiday and at work at my home office, doing business full time and I have to say it feels GOOD.

It feels great to be my own boss and to do what I love, and I just wanted to share it with all the warriors here on the forum. This forum has been good to me and is one of the reasons for my success in internet marketing.

So for all the warriors who still want to transition from part time to full time and if you are thinking about maybe quiting your job, I hope that you would read about my journey so that hopefully you can also get inspired to take the BIG step.

After getting my B.Ed degree in Education (primary and secondary school), I have decided to travel the world a bit and teach to support my travels. It was during this time that I have started dabbling into internet marketing and researching ways to make money online.

I have always said that one day, when I make enough money, I would quit my teaching job and then go full time with internet marketing. But in the beginning I was quite scared and decided to keep on teaching until I consitantly make more money with internet marketing then with my teaching job.

I started making some real money with IM, but I didn't have as much time as I would wanted to and my income didn't reach that magic levels that I first dreamed off. I was very lucky though, as it started being a great second income that enabled me to travel a lot more and live a much better life.

At the end of 2010, I was finished traveling, teaching in Taiwan and England, and decided to get married and return to my mother land, South Africa where I could hopefully become a full time internet marketer.

At this stage, I was making quite a good income, probably the same as with my Teaching in England, but decided that I needed to look for a teaching job in South Africa first and see if my business plan can still bring consistant income when in South Africa. I was also getting married, and because I was oversees most my life, I had no furniture, house, car etc, so needed a guaranteed income to sustain me and my wife.

Throughout 2011, I quickly realized that my income from my part time internet activities is way more than my teaching salary, but with both incomes, it was a hard decision to finally give my boss the boot and to loose my Teaching salary and benefits that came with it.

Because I was only working parts of weekends and some week nights, I became confident that with more time on my hands, I would be able to make way more money online than both of my jobs combined and with the reassurance of my wife and friends, I finally decided to quit my job (which was at a very prestigious school) and go full time with my online business.

And that is my journey to a full time IM'er in a nutshell.

I know I have been rambling a bit, but I am just so excited to be here in my life where I can afford to do what I love full time. It is a great and freeing feeling.

To all beginner internet marketers and people who are still waiting to take that big step - You have to believe in yourself. Set yourself goals and achieve it, because YOU can do it.

When I started with IM, all my friends and wife said that I am wasting my time on the computer and that its just all scams, and that I would never be able to make some real money. I proved them wrong and today they believe in me and I believe in me, because I have already showed that I can do it.

I have a lot to owe to IM. If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't be married today, with a house, car and wouldn't have been able to have traveled the world.

In closing, here is a message that I got from a fortune cookie, that actually gave me that final push to start taking the plunge and quit my job.
(I still have it stuck up on the wall above my computer.)

"Don't be afraid to take that big step, Success comes from taking calculated risks."

Thanks for reading this, I wish everyone all the success in their online businesses and hope that you will make your dreams come true.
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  • Profile picture of the author AlexanderSkyHeart
    All the best to you broz Look forward to seeing you on the big stage soon.

    Love your fortune cookie quote ""Don't be afraid to take that big step, Success comes from taking calculated risks."
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  • Profile picture of the author bertuseng
    Originally Posted by honestbizpro View Post

    Hey there Bertus.

    Great story and great attititude. Are you shy to share what facets of Internet Marketing you dove into?

    Was it always one thing? PLR (per your sig)

    Thanks and again Congrats!
    Thanks for comment. I am not shy, but didn't want this post to come off as a promotional one for my business.

    Throughout the last 4 years, I have delved into almost every facet of internet marketing and have been making money to one degree or another with everything from adsense, cpa, clickbank, affiliate, amazon, kindle, offline, product creation, plr and probably a few I can't remember now. But lately, I spend more time on PLR creation and WSO's.
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    • Profile picture of the author bertuseng
      Originally Posted by StevenJones View Post

      Working 9 - 5 at your place now then? Or do you have other times. Do aim for the 4-hours work week! Congratz.
      My wife wakes up early, so after having breakfast and waking up with coffee, I aim to start working at about 8:00, take lunch at about 12:00 and work up until 15:00 for normal days, but crunching it until much later when busy with a project to meet my deadlines, that I set for myself.


      Originally Posted by honestbizpro View Post

      That is awesome!

      So have you started teaching and coaching the people that told you it was a waste of time yet?
      Haha, yeah, up until now, I haven't had time for coaching, but some of them have asked me, so I am definately looking into some personal and group coaching this year.
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    • Big congrats! Well done on your success.
      All the best and enjoy your freedom.
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    • Profile picture of the author Keith Everett
      Congrats Bertuseng

      I'm not surprised you are a full time marketer judging by the quality of your products.. no this is not an ass kissing post..

      I have only recently gone full time myself, this time last year I was earning less than $50 a month.

      For anyone thinking of giving up, keep going - it's out there, it's just a case of when..




      Originally Posted by bertuseng View Post

      Thanks for comment. I am not shy, but didn't want this post to come off as a promotional one for my business.

      Throughout the last 4 years, I have delved into almost every facet of internet marketing and have been making money to one degree or another with everything from adsense, cpa, clickbank, affiliate, amazon, kindle, offline, product creation, plr and probably a few I can't remember now. But lately, I spend more time on PLR creation and WSO's.
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  • Profile picture of the author StevenJones
    Working 9 - 5 at your place now then? Or do you have other times. Do aim for the 4-hours work week! Congratz.
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  • congratulations mate, i hope to be in your position one day myself
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  • Profile picture of the author Tenzho
    Congratulation, It must be great.

    I hope I can be on your level one day!
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    • Profile picture of the author Larquini
      Congratulations, could only imagine the feeling to leave the "day" job.
      VERY inspiring. That reminds me, I should go do some work!
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  • Profile picture of the author Will Edwards
    Goof for you Bertus.

    I quit the day job 4 months back so I know exactly how you feel.

    Congratulations and well done!

    Will
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  • Profile picture of the author alcymart
    Welcome to our World partner! I was also excited when I took the plunge back in 2006! I am happy for you

    Bernard
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  • Profile picture of the author cashp0wer
    Congratulations!!!!

    I hope your business grows and grows.

    When I first quit my job I found that it was amazing how much work you could actually fit into your working week compared with the normal evenings and weekends that I used to do before.
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  • Profile picture of the author jborjaperez
    Awesome Story!

    I can feel the excitement in your writing. Hope you have even more success in the future. How well have you're WSO's gone for you?

    -Jared
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    • Profile picture of the author bertuseng
      Thanks for all the feedback and the great words of encouragement.

      Originally Posted by jborjaperez View Post

      Awesome Story!

      I can feel the excitement in your writing. Hope you have even more success in the future. How well have you're WSO's gone for you?

      -Jared
      My WSO's are doing quite well. Although I am asking less for my products through WSOs, than I would just selling them through my own sites, I have found that with the huge trust people put in WSOs and the forum, conversions and sales are much beter. Most of my launches my products' conversions are over 10% at the start and later on settles at averages of about 6-7%, which is quite good, considering I write all the copy myself.
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  • Profile picture of the author danlew
    Congratulations! Now you're calling yourself a full-time IMer, keep focused and motivate yourself everyday to be successful. Wish you luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author Jon Patrick
    Congratulations, Bertus! I've been full time for a few years now, and you'd have to drag me back to a regular job (with a friend, to grab my legs).
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  • Profile picture of the author nagidr
    Wow,you deliver such a good feeling of finally be sure you are not realy "wasting your time"..
    thanks for sharing.
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  • Profile picture of the author SamuelUherek
    Congrats! It really took you long to decide if you want to do it full time. I think now you can grow it much faster and you should aim for the 4 hour work week. But it's nice seeing another person on the other side.
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  • Profile picture of the author braincandy7
    Congratulations bertuseng.

    Always great to hear success stories!
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  • Profile picture of the author Jamaican2011
    this is exactly what I want to do within the next 2 years .. STOP working for people and waking up in the mornings, looking at the clock and saying " I think I'll get up at 11am today"

    I guess this is all of our dreams someday, total independence from commuting to work
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  • Profile picture of the author mhaddyness
    In closing, here is a message that I got from a fortune cookie, that actually gave me that final push to start taking the plunge and quit my job.
    (I still have it stuck up on the wall above my computer.)

    "Don't be afraid to take that big step, Success comes from taking calculated risks."
    I'm definitely using that as my mantra! I'm just starting my luck in IM. I hope I find success like you did. Thanks for the heads up...
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  • Profile picture of the author MaryKathan
    Congratulations !
    All the best for your business and your family.
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    Congratulations Bertus. Nice story. Feels good to work for yourself, doesn't it?
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  • Profile picture of the author Jhangora
    Welcome to full time AM bert! Hope you are able to make up for the shortfall caused by the loss of your teaching income soon. Since you are from the UK and wrote that you have made money with CPA, I have a question for you. Are there any Health CPA Networks based in the UK, apart from More Niche. I tried Sell Health and Market Health in 2010, did not make any money. More Niche is good - however, it's always good to have more products to promote.
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    • Profile picture of the author bertuseng
      Originally Posted by Jhangora View Post

      Since you are from the UK and wrote that you have made money with CPA, I have a question for you. Are there any Health CPA Networks based in the UK, apart from More Niche.
      Like I said, I am currently not in the UK anymore and unfortunately my knowledge of CPA networks is a bit limited. Maybe you can open a seperate thread for that. Am sure you would be able to find some good info.

      Thanks for all the encouragement.
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      • Profile picture of the author Jim Guererro
        I'm glad that people like you exist in this world. It gives me the inspiration, motivation and the courage to keep the faith. Your story exemplifies the reward of a dream come true.

        thanks for the uplifting post.
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      • Profile picture of the author Jhangora
        Originally Posted by bertuseng View Post

        Like I said, I am currently not in the UK anymore and unfortunately my knowledge of CPA networks is a bit limited. Maybe you can open a seperate thread for that. Am sure you would be able to find some good info.

        Thanks for all the encouragement.
        You are welcome bert. I got fooled by the location displayed under your Avatar.

        Usually skim through forum posts, since yours was a bit longer than the usual ones, I missed a lot of the details. No disrespect intended.

        I did post about it on the affiliates 4 u forum. No reply yet. Maybe should create a thread here too. Thanx for the suggestion.
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  • Profile picture of the author Les Blythe
    Congratulations on being full time in Interenet Marketing! My story is a little different in that my offline business is currently allowing me to be full time as I am pretty hands off at the moment. Looking forward to 2012 - will be a big year!
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  • Profile picture of the author dipsx129
    Congrats I admire your courage, I have been in IM for 2 years and still work full time. I will take the plunge soon I think... if I am honest though I have a lot of job satisfaction as I work in online marketing anyway which makes me think twice. I hope I can eventually make that big step to go solo like yourself. Good luck with it!
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  • Profile picture of the author Lori Kelly
    Congratulations! It is such a great feeling. You are in control of your own destiny. No salary ceilings, no bosses to report to, just you and the sky is the limit. I wish you great success.
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  • Profile picture of the author celente
    great to hear. I failed twice before I made it online.

    My boss taht I use to work for is currently in jail (a long story)

    She was a scammer and very bad to me and the staff in the office, and we all had the last laugh, went out to dinner to celebrate. ha ha LOL.

    fast forward to today, and I have several successful businesses, I can get up in the morning and do whatever I want. Do i work today? no...I will still make money! do I want to work today? ummm yes...well I still make money. Nothing like automated income online. The best feeling ever! Congrats to you and may 2012 be the best year yet! I am sure it will.
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  • Profile picture of the author bodegazine
    wow this is inspiring. as for me i just graduated and i wanna just focus on making money online than venturing into the corporate world.

    gluck to u mate.. now that you have more time for your online ventures im sure you are going to make more.
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  • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
    Originally Posted by bertuseng View Post

    Although I have been an internet marketer for about 4 years now, I have finally taken the plunge and am now a FULL TIME Internet Marketer.
    WELL DONE BERTUS!!!!!

    Seriously, dude, I'm happy for you. Skype me sometime, we'll do something.
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    • Profile picture of the author SEOAdvice
      Congratulations!

      Hope you do really well. Be careful with your time, it's too easy to find yourself working 24/7 when working from home. Honestly, I've never, ever, had a boss that was as hard on me, and as horrible to me, as myself, lol
      Otoh, as a "worker", I've never produced as much for any boss, nor worked as many hours, as I do for my current boss (yep, that's me again, lol).

      Keep us updated with your progress, and enjoy!
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  • Profile picture of the author Rukshan
    Nice story! I will do this after few months. Still i'm on the bridge of Day job and IM
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  • Profile picture of the author DigitalBusker
    Hi Bertus, congratulations!

    I read your interesting piece and some but not all posts underneath.
    As a noob myself, would you mind thinking back and commenting on a question I have, given what you have written above?

    Like yourself a few posters here speak of the need to have goals, (to give them direction and, no doubt set a few small, but achievable steps to help them progress.) What now would you say were your first 3 goals?

    Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author Mate
    Congrats! I am hoping to do IM full time when I leave sxhool
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  • Profile picture of the author guardinator
    Congrats Bertus!!! I quit my job in October! I have been doing affiliate marketing for 4 years and now I'm into product creation.

    It's not the money I'm after...It's the extra time. Time with my children that I didn't have working a 9-5.
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  • Profile picture of the author IbbyatLytham
    Good on you - I'm hoping to join you later this year.
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  • Profile picture of the author Roell
    Congrats dude! It must be an exhilarating feeling!

    Do you recommend having multiple streams of online income or just focusing on one method?
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  • Profile picture of the author TycoonRob
    Congrats!

    I fuly intend for 2012 to be the last year that I need to go into an office, get up at 5:30 am each morning, drive 28 miles each way to work, over pay for lunches, etc.

    I'm working diligently to create an online passive income doing what I LOVE - writing. Kindle will become my bread and butter, allowing me to branch out into other areas where I can make money online. How do I know I will be successful? If I didn't believe it, it would never happen and I might as well quit this forum. It's not just a belief, but I know with certainty that it will happen because I'm TAKING ACTION.

    So TAKE ACTION! Victory favors preparation. Cheers!
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  • Profile picture of the author bushidosurfer
    Bertus, congrates on taking the all important "frightening" plunge to be a full time marketer! The final steps to quitting a job with benefits and stable income is always difficult, so good on you that your part-time income was more than your job - that made it easier!

    Thanks for sharing your story. Inspiring!
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  • Profile picture of the author zamzung
    Congrats on your achievement! I like your story and truly hope you will make more money in the future now when you work full time in this industry... although working for more hours to make more money is not the ideal way... I mean, our goal should be something like 4-hours workweek at the end... and I hope you will achieve that in the future
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  • Profile picture of the author Torreylee
    Bertus that is awesome bro! I've been at it full-time for a few years now and it's the BEST thing I've ever done. Nothing beats the freedom!

    Working from home allows you to be closer to your family and call your own shots. Create your own destiny my friend! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author AndreasJacobsen
    I can only say congratulations I hope I will be there some day, when I have graduated from high school ! only four months more to go!
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    • Profile picture of the author James.N
      Congrats man! I hope to be there one day as well
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    • Profile picture of the author aaronchen1
      well done dude.

      great story. i think a lot of us on here have a very similar one. i know i do for sure. its fun when you're full time. but u need to be very disciplined too. i don't think everyone out there is built to be a full-time marketer.

      i absolutely love it!

      congrats to you!
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    • Profile picture of the author Ben Armstrong
      Congratulations. I imagine it must be a wonderful feeling.

      I find myself so much more happy, motivated and stimulated when I'm working for myself. I've never really been enthusiastic about furthering myself in the office the way some of my colleagues are.

      It's also my goal to go full time and quit my day job. Last year that goal seemed to be so far away but I'm getting closer every month now and can't wait for the day I can finally take the plunge.

      All the best to you and I hope your business continues to grow.
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    • Profile picture of the author Autopilotblogger
      Congratulation, wish you all the best
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    • Profile picture of the author curly sue
      well done. maybe you could write a book about it
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    • Profile picture of the author Scott James
      Very glad to here about your new direction you have chosen. It's a very rewarding one.
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  • Profile picture of the author ExploringInfinity
    Great work, now scale it up!

    I remember when I went full time, thats now over a year ago! WOW!

    Now I have hired a full time virtual assistant, as well as a second video production assistant for 20 hours a week.

    You can get so much more work done when someone else does it for you.
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    • Profile picture of the author Torreylee
      Originally Posted by ExploringInfinity View Post

      Great work, now scale it up!

      I remember when I went full time, thats now over a year ago! WOW!

      Now I have hired a full time virtual assistant, as well as a second video production assistant for 20 hours a week.

      You can get so much more work done when someone else does it for you.
      Listen to this man, he speaks truth...
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  • Profile picture of the author Steven Miranda
    Congrats on this success!
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  • Profile picture of the author im1217
    Congrats! How do you manage your time during the day? How did your wife and friends finally come around? Did you have to work behind their back until you showed some progress? I feel no one takes you seriously with IM.

    Another question for those with kids....how the hell do you Work at Home with kids?

    It's much harder for me to quit my day job as I actually got a great degree and have a high paying job (don't work at McDonalds or Wal-Mart). It wouldn't make any sense to quit my day job until I at LEAST double my salary with IM. Plus, how do you guys get health insurance? Just ONE bad sickness could bankrupt you without insurance.
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    • Profile picture of the author bertuseng
      Originally Posted by im1217 View Post

      Congrats! How do you manage your time during the day? How did your wife and friends finally come around? Did you have to work behind their back until you showed some progress? I feel no one takes you seriously with IM.

      Another question for those with kids....how the hell do you Work at Home with kids?

      It's much harder for me to quit my day job as I actually got a great degree and have a high paying job (don't work at McDonalds or Wal-Mart). It wouldn't make any sense to quit my day job until I at LEAST double my salary with IM. Plus, how do you guys get health insurance? Just ONE bad sickness could bankrupt you without insurance.
      I have a diary next to my computer where I record everything that I do throughout the day to make sure I stay productive. Before I stop work, I plan my tasks for the next day.

      I try to get a good mix between customer support, research on new projects, working on current projects and working on long term projects throughout each day.

      As for the children, I dont have any yet, but getting our first puppy in 3 weeks. Don't know how that will affect my work, hehe.
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  • Profile picture of the author JeremiahSay
    All i can say is Congratulation and Great Job! You have made a wise choice shifting from an Employee to being a self-employed.

    Life isn't meant to work hard in a job all day - life is about spending quality time with your love ones and enjoy the gift that God has given you & Internet-Marketing can bring you that kind of freedom..

    may God bless you always,
    Jeremiah

    P.S. more great success are coming your way
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  • Profile picture of the author paul_1
    Congratulations pal! You're an inspiration. Good luck...
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    Congratulations Dude And Good Luck
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  • Profile picture of the author xxxJamesxxx
    I was unemployed when I got into this. So I'll never know the feeling of telling my boss to "Shuff it!".

    James Scholes

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    • Profile picture of the author cashtree
      Originally Posted by xxxJamesxxx View Post

      I was unemployed when I got into this. So I'll never know the feeling of telling my boss to "Shuff it!".

      James Scholes

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      Maybe one day you'll be kind enough to make a post about that. What your finances were like at the time, what the first few days were like knowing that if you failed etc etc...the type of pressures and concerns you had. How you approached it at all, what you spent your time on the most(which aspects) etc...that's be an awesome post.
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    • Profile picture of the author Daniel Evans
      Awesome job!

      Nothing beats the feeling of working for yourself - not to mention the satisfaction you get from proving people wrong!

      There is money to be made sitting infront of a computer.
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  • Well done and congratulations. EVERY single person who aims high needs to take risky decisions, even leaps of faith, along the road. Quitting the safety of your day job is one of them. Now the real "journey" begins
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  • Profile picture of the author jblinzy3
    Congrats to all ur success! I wish you much much more! :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author sloanjim
    I love making money form the Net...when it's passive. When it becomes your day job something changes (for me) it's not as enjoyable. Probably just me.
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  • Profile picture of the author ijohnson
    Congratulations to you!!! I would imagine being in IM for about 4 years was beneficial in giving you the confidence and knowledge you need to take that leap into IM on a full-time basis.

    Staying on task and not getting sidetracked by others at home may be a challenge. There is so much inspiration here on the WF for anyone who wants to succeed in IM.

    I wish you the very best of success with everything you touch!

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  • Profile picture of the author igorGriffiths
    Thanks Bertus for inspiring me and many others, your story tells a familiar story of trying many marketing avenues out until you find one that fits with you and your desires.

    Look forward to hearing more about your progress in 2012

    igor Griffiths
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  • Profile picture of the author Art Peterson
    Congratulations to you and onward and upward.

    It nice to hear a success story.

    You give people confidence to do exactly what you have done And take the plunge

    kudos to you
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  • Profile picture of the author Joey Tribbiani
    I must say you are very brave, quitting real life job and moving onto IM which is far more demanding and challenging. However, you can earn much much more if you're ONLY doing IM.

    Good luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author cashtree
    Great story! I hope you continue to succeed and make much much more a year!
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  • Profile picture of the author Richy Burns
    Hi Bertus,

    What a great story man! I am getting there soon and i can't wait to experience what you are experiencing now. I'm from South Africa too, Durban to be specific.

    Its really inspiring to hear of someone from SA going full time. Keep it up dude

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  • Profile picture of the author jgant
    Gotta love everyone who says this IM gig is a waste of time and a scam. Let 'em believe that.

    Congrats to you.

    In November 2011 I too went full time. It's amazing.

    2012 will be a good year for you now that you can devote more time to the biz.

    Since going full time, I've reclaimed my nights and weekends. It's great and the best part is I can't wait to get to work every day!!
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  • Profile picture of the author absolutelee
    Hey man! Great stuff! happy to say that I've sold a few of your wso's this month as an affiliate. So, I'm contributing! I was a teacher, too, in my last incarnation. Lee
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  • Profile picture of the author richgrad
    Congrats bro...

    The journey you went through is very similar to those of every successful internet marketer.

    When I first started out, my mom nagged at me every day (LOL I'm still single so no wife to nag at me!)... She basically asked me to give up and go get a REAL job...

    She stopped nagging once she saw my IM cheques coming in and I can still remember the look on her face when I received my first 5 figure affiliate cheque... It was priceless...

    Congrats once again bro... There are not many who PUSH on and PUSH through... You did it... Welcome to the world of full-time internet marketing =)
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  • Profile picture of the author smartdept
    Congrats! Inspirational story, thank you
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  • Profile picture of the author Landoy
    Thanks for sharing ur success
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  • Profile picture of the author paul_1
    Hey this is truly inspiring... The sure way to success in IM is to have something of real value to share...
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  • Profile picture of the author giseo
    Welcome to the club.
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    Congrats! We are next
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  • Profile picture of the author Arief Ramadhan
    That was great decision, Bertus! Congratulations!

    I also want tobe full internet marketer, but I am high school student and of course my main focus is to study. There is no chance for me to be full internet marketer at this time.

    I am really impress by your story. I know it is so dificult at the first because I also have friend that leave his job to be full internet marketer just like you.

    Hope you have more success in the future!

    Kind regards,
    Arief Ramadhan
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  • Profile picture of the author joekoffi
    Congratulations! Good to hear that you fired your boss
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    • Profile picture of the author Cyberstorm
      Congratulations.

      Its great to hear a fellow South African doing well at IM.

      Keep growing from strength to strength.

      Out of curiosity which part of the Republic are you from?
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  • Profile picture of the author Weby Digital
    Congrats Bertus! What an inspiring post is this :-)
    Every newbie here is saying "When I will make enough money I'll quit my job" and I can only say that if you don't give up you'll reach that goal in your life.
    Here's another proof!
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  • Profile picture of the author Anurmedia
    Cool story. Congratulations!
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    I hope that someday everyone in this forum could say this
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  • Profile picture of the author eniggma
    This is an awesome post. Congratulations! I plan on busting my butt to be in the same boat 8-12 months from now! Scale it up bro!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Raydal
    Originally Posted by bertuseng View Post

    Hi there,

    Because I was only working parts of weekends and some week nights, I became confident that with more time on my hands, I would be able to make way more money online than both of my jobs combined and with the reassurance of my wife and friends, I finally decided to quit my job (which was at a very prestigious school) and go full time with my online business.
    Maybe I'm speaking for myself here and this is not a general
    rule but I find that I'm a lot more productive when I have
    less time.

    When I was in grad school and doing internet marketing at the
    same time I was a LOT more productive than now that I'm
    doing it full time. The idea of having less time forces me to
    get things done and not to procrastinate.

    Hopefully your situation would be different but more time doesn't
    always translate into more money.

    Maybe other warriors can chime in with their experiences.

    But congratulations on making the plunge and keep loving
    your wife--wives are suppose to tell you that the online
    thing is just a scam. They don't want to see you get
    hurt. Family members are not too far behind so I'm
    not just picking on wives.

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  • Profile picture of the author sonicadam123
    Truly inspiring Bertus, thank you for sharing this with us.

    I'm glad to hear that you pushed yourself to take this huge step in your life and that it's worked out for you.

    All the best,
    Adam
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  • Profile picture of the author Cyberstorm
    There is nothing like someone making it in this industry to motivate oneself!

    Here's to financial freedom and freeing ourselves from the clutches of "the man"
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  • Profile picture of the author Greg Jeffries
    Very very encouraging. Thanks for sharing. I hope to be where you are in about 6 or so months
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    • Profile picture of the author topgun129
      congrats man! keep it up
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  • Profile picture of the author Roan
    Inspirational. I want to be doing that too.. In 2 years time or so. Depending how fast things will go
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  • Profile picture of the author kieran59
    Bertus, good luck, I aim to follow you into Internet Marketing when I retire from my day job, 30th April 2012. I'm learning all I can now so that I can be ready to take the plunge, then I'll really start learning.

    Kieran.
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