I am, 5 hour daily commute + 35-40hrs/week + internet marketing at night. No, I don't sleep much and constant 18 hr days suck. But, I couldn't see myself doing anything else at the moment.

I work full time and have been doing so since starting IM a few years ago.

Haha I like your "A-Z Guide to Broing Out". That's a good site. Maybe it will blow up if you keep at it.

All I do is go to school full-time(really doesn't take that much time) and work on my sites. In my experience, though, when I have had a full-time job it puts a "premium" on my time, making me use my time off more wisely.

I work a seasonal job (May - November) , 40 - 55 hours per week, then I do IM in my spare time.

I have recently (2months ago) quit my construction job and started working as an Internet Marketer full time.

I was working full time in construction and just couple hours a week online. Now I'm averaging $5,000 a month that is why I am going full time with Internet Marketing.

I gotta thank Internet Marketing for changing my life, I didn't even go to college, I graduated from High School and just educated myself for about 2 years while working in different jobs, mainly construction. It's been hard but now I am blessed!

by the way I'm only 23 and doing great with IM! in my opinion that is lol

I hope this motivates you to pursuit IM as your main income stream soon...

Matter fact you can start making this kind of money whenever you decide to really. It all takes the right info, that's it!
I mean why do people go to college? why are these "gurus" making the money that you wish you were making?

Is all about what you know and how you use the information, that's it!

It can't get simpler than that!

Learn as much as you can online....that's exactly what I did to go from $150 a month to about $2,000 a month and now an average of 5k!

40 hours a week, 1 hour drive to and from, and working on IM whenever I get home or whatever downtime I have at work.

Luckily, I learned the in and outs of my IM methods over the past 2 years, so I already know the extent of the work I need to do to make things faster and easier.

I dont work for pay per se, I help my finacee with our carlot during the day.. mon-fri 9-2, then pick up the kids at 2:30. I find that I am scrambling to manage my business now with this setup, but I would not change it for the world. I feel like I never get burnt out on any one thing. I mean come on, retsoring a mustang during the day, having family time and keeping my creativity alive through my business a few hours a day. I know yrs ago, I worked 16 hour days on my im business. It was a huge success, but I missed out on so much. I say if you can find balance, and enjoy each moment of your life, you are pretty damn successful. Now I won't lie, I sometimes wish I had more time for MOMTraders, but this is my life and I love it. Goodluck. also I like your sites. cool ideas

i work full time, 40 hours a week, planning to retire from that job and concentrate more on IM.

I've been offered a couple of jobs here in Silicon Valley and turned them down. I have considered that with a high enough offer I would hire someone to help on my existing business, but with a growing business it would take a big offer because I would want to continue to invest in growth of my business.

I work a full time job, and haven't done much with IM because of it. Call it laziness, or lack of focus, or whatever. I've done the whole paralysis of analysis thing, which is why I'm very familiar with the theory of IM, but I'm bad at the application of it. Even though I know what to do, I don't do it. I'm working on changing all of that. I am a work in progress.

Jim

I do full time IM..

I am professional barista in coffee shop. I do it because I like it. And IM is like great addition for my inner world.

Hey Rob,

Ever since being kicked in the azz by ENRON back in 2001 -- yeah!, I used to work for THAT Enron!! -- I've been holding several pretty solid and stable full-time 8-to-5 (but actually more like 7:30-to-8pm) jobs, while "tinkering" with IM and MLM and Gifting and Matrices and whatever else grand theft money schemes looked bright & shiny to me!

But not until I started working on my "mental" game, just this year, did I start taking this great IM game more seriously.

Because I "tinkered" with IM and making money online in the past,....s"tinkie' money is exactly what I made! (zero to peanuts$$!)..........(Believe me, bro,.....the wife was NONE too happy about ANY of it!!!.....About damn near got divorced TWICE already now,......since doing my "IM thing".

But like I said,..just this year (2012)..I've taken a more serious commitment,...truly viewing my IM endeavor(s) as a true solid and steadily growing business, by hooking myself up with coaches and mentors that are already (and still are) exactly where I want to be, and doing exactly what I want to be doing.

...All the while holding the steady FT j.o.b.,.....working long hard hours,....then coming home to do "Daddy duty" with my 2 angel kiddos and hubby to my highly skeptical & non-believing bride........ We gotta do, what we gotta do, Bro!

But I do know one thing, Rob.....when you just have that fire, that inner drive, that burn, inside you that knows that you Can and Will do it,...and you already see it,..and expect it to happen,......I dunno, man,......amazing things just seem to happen,..and are happening,...to get you to exactly where you want to be.

Cheers, Rob!

Build out those two great sites of yours, Bro! Good Shtuff!

....The Best,....is Yet,..to Come......

Driven,
Alain Diza
thetrusted1

Full time plus long commute (seems to be common!), IM whenever I get alone time from the wife =P

Co-worker and I just formed an IM team... he knows a lot about programming and wordpress, I know a lot about IM, SEO, and web design practices. We're going to team up and make several authority blog sites and optimize them in every possible way for not only monetization, but informing/educating our users, providing a true GENUINE experience, and making them come back for more!!!

Barely making enough right now to pay our hosting/registration costs, but when all the foundation has been laid I feel it's going to really work out!

on july, 1st it will be a year since i closed my private lessons agency. i loved working with the kids but the job totally burned me out. in my spare time i had already worked on my hobby site (a digital scrapbooking site - yes, you can make money with that LOL) and it turned out well. so my mum and i decided that it´s time to change something for me, for her, for our life. i earned great money in my private lessons agency but i know that it built up over the years and did not come from one day to the other. you need to be able to stand all the doubts inside you - that´s the most important entrepreneur session i learned over the years.
to make a long story short - i now work full time on IM or generally on the internet. we could increase our income but i know it will still take time to get where i want to be :-)
good luck to you!

I'm still working a full-time job while doing some internet marketing on the side.

I work as a full time carer so there's a lot of opportunity to jump on the laptop and get some work done through out the day. It's perfect

- Trevor

Well count me in. I do work in a travel agency right now while doing internet marketing. Its not easy at first but I am glad that now I am used to it. It leaves my body and mind exhausted when I have too much problems however there is much more to look forward to in terms of earnings so I am contented.

Ryuchi

I used to work in addition to my Internet marketing business. It's been five years now that I'm working for myself and doing what I love to do! The best recommendation I can give to those who are trying to get their online business moving faster and make enough money to quit their job is to focus on time management.

When you're getting back from work, you're tired, frustrated, and nervous. You don't want to work when you're feeling that way, make sure to spend the time with your family and kids before you're starting, and when they go to sleep (your kids), you can then start working on your online business.

This one tip took me from where I was to where I wanted to be in 6 months.

Also, read as much as you can, on time management, marketing, sales, and related books. If you don't have the time, go for audio books. But make sure that you learn something new each day!

Cheers,

Mike

I feel that most people do work full-time until their IM career hits a certain point where they would feel comfortable quitting their day job.

ME!!ME!!
I am a lecturer and running my family store. But still, in love with IM.

I have a full time job that makes right at 6 figures and has good benefits so its hard to quit. But I love the internet and make around $1000 a month doing affiliate marketing part time. Hoping to keep this going into my retirement years ( Im in my early 50's ). If I was a young guy, single and in my 20's I'd be pushing hard to make this a full time gig.

I'm a full time mum and part time student and business coach specialising in working with time stretched 'mumpreneurs' and helping them grow their businesses and I'm delving into IM to expand my reach.

The baby and toddler alone make a 96 hr week (7-7, 7 days a week) It is all worth it though

I worked full time back in 1997-2002 as I grew my IM business. 97 to 98 I was in the army at a slow dispensary, and was able to work on my site at work, which was awesome. 98 to 2002 I was a police dispatcher and could sometimes write stuff at work, when I worked the night shift. That was cool too.

2002 -2006 I was going to school full time and had just had a baby and had very little time for my biz, but it kept cranking out money which was great.

2006 I quit school and haven't looked back. At this point, I can barely find three hours a day to work on my websites. If I had to go back to work at 8 hours a day I think I would die.

Sweet,
seems I am the only few not working yet.
I am still studying and have a lot of free time for
internet marketing!

I even have time for games and dates too!
Guess I am still young and
have not faced the real world yet.

I have been full time with Internet Marketing since 2007. I used to own gas stations/auto repair shops. It's very doable my friends. I can honestly tell you..... about 80% of being successful is mindset. The rest is learning the skills.....cheers !!!

i work 5 hours at night, and +-30 hours a week, i work at night in my country but afternoon at USA

I used to work full-time, but I became frustrated by not being able to use my full potential doing IM. I finally bit the bullet and embraced IM full-time since about one year. This has been the best year ever in terms of personal satisfaction and fulfillment. I don't make as much money, yet, but I have a lot more time for my hobbies and family, and I'm my own boss. It doesn't get better than that.

I am working full time which - with commute - takes up about 55 hours per week.
I am supposed to be part time but they're using me 40 hrs/wk. I am HOPING they stop needing me full time so I can concentrate on getting some web sites up and running and bringing in some $.

I was making $1000/month finally but now Google pulled the rug out from under my web pages, banished me to the back pages.

Great question! Most internet marketers that I know, including myself, first got started by working on their internet marketing businesses part time. As their businesses began to make regular money they reinvested some of their profits and grew their internet marketing businesses.

I currently work a 40 hour week and continue to work on my IM business. Luckily I'm freelance so I can do those 40 hours over 4 days and devote one full day a week to my IM business.
The trouble is that while I'm at my main job I constantly think about my IM biz and it can be distracting.
My point is this - don't become too distracted by your IM biz to the detriment of your main job, at least not until you can replace your main income!

I currently work full-time in finance/ accounting and work on IM "on the side", but I'm planning on going all-in; I love the internet and the IM business model is just insane!!!

I was working full time for quite awhile. Thankfully, a lot of devoted side effort to IM paid off and I was able to make a strong footing in Affiliate Marketing - but yes, making the transition from part time to full time now is totally worth it. The freedom and flexibility to work hard but in your own time schedule is priceless

I work full time, but I'm mulling over quitting my job for a life of hustling. Of course I'll have to move to a cheaper country, but better food, better women... don't know how I'll cope!

My day job is being software developer so knowing C#, SQL Server etc. etc. comes in very handy for making money online.

I personally don't work full time but I wouldn't mind it or see anything wrong with it.

The main thing for me is always to enjoy what I'm doing.

There are many ways to make money but only few things you can do and enjoy.

Am still working in full-time job, and i earn a good amount from IM, am planning to leave this job in a few coming months

I'm a full time fireman, run a fire consultancy business and have two small children, run my IM biz around all that.......:.........god bless the invention of smart phones!!!!!

haven't worked full time since 2004 .. IM has been my life ever since and i owe the internet A LOT .. any chance i have to give back i will .. best of luck bud .. i enjoyed reading many of the answers above, glad to see how the internet has changed so many lives in such a positive way

Keep on pushing guys - I remember that feeling when I quit my job around 10 years ago! Awesome, like walking on air.

I quit a $50k a year job with the biggest company in the world (ExxonMobil) and since then I've made millions online so it's fair to say I made the right decision! ;-)

The trick is to make the leap at the right time - some people need to have 100% of their costs covered by IM before jumping, others just 50%. Do what feels right but you have to push yourself out of your comfort zone.

I work as a manager for a large firm which sucks doo doo, I have a house that likes to grow weeds in the yard, a kid that still craps its nappies, a labrador that is planning world domination, a MRs that wants me to do everything except sleep with her (lol) and in the rest of my time I try to squeeze my copy writing, gym, beer time with buddies and general life stuff in.

Oh! Look. My lab just used my 1 year old's crap to make a nuclear weapon and fire it at the kitchen. There goes half my day.

I work from home as full timer and freelancer, mainly as freelancer. I am software and web developer. I am planning full time into IM by launching my 1st WSO soon. I have so many ideas for IM and it needs money and time to realize my dream.

I was working full time but left the job in 2010. now i am concentrating on Internet jobs. I prefer to stay at home and earn money since i have a small kid to take care of. But full time work+ Im would be hectic. So go for full time job but do im for few hours like evening 7 to 9 like that , not more than that. You might spoil your heath. once you get some steady income from IM start doing it ful time.

I would say most people here just do IM part time. That's my experience at least.

I work full-time from 9-5 and doing IM in the evenings. So far I have not made any money but that's because I need to focus on my IM biz more. I have learned a lot in the past two since I decided to do IM but have not implemented anything. For 2012, I decided to focus and implement what I have learned. Kudos to all the Warriors that have money.

Ivette