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If you don't already have a job?

by ckbank
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If you believe and sort of even know that you can start making money with your own business within a few weeks, would you even keep looking for a job?

I want to do web design and believe that if I treat it like a real job and I know I have to, I can earn much more from it than just working for somebody else. What would you do?
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  • Profile picture of the author talfighel
    This is tough because there is no guarantee that you will earn any money online when you get started.

    To cut to the chase, I would look for a job at the same time.

    Making money online takes time and again there is no guarantee that you will earn anything when you get started.
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    • Profile picture of the author ckbank
      Originally Posted by talfighel View Post

      This is tough because there is no guarantee that you will earn any money online when you get started.

      To cut to the chase, I would look for a job at the same time.

      Making money online takes time and again there is no guarantee that you will earn anything when you get started.
      Well, I want to do web design. My experience after college has been in inside sales. Would this change your answer or should I still look for a job?
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    • Profile picture of the author agmccall
      I would keep looking.

      1. You do not have to take the job
      2. You can always quit a job.

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    burn to learn
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    • Profile picture of the author PhillyGalJen
      Look for a job and work at making money online. You never know when you are going to see the type of income that you need coming in from your online efforts.
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      • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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        It depends on how long you can last without a job, really, I think? If you can survive for a while without one, why not "set a safe date", allowing appropriate time for finding a job, and promise yourself that if you're not fully self-supporting as a web designer by that date, then you'll look for a job? :confused:

        Not much point my telling what I'd do, because I've never had a job. On the other hand, I'm "concerned"/"puzzled" that you've been here over 3 years, and can't help wondering why, if you're not earning a living now, you're so sure that that's going to change in the short-term? :confused:
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        • Profile picture of the author Steve B
          Burn the midnight oil.

          Sacrifice for awhile by getting a job and working on setting up your Internet business.

          If you depend solely on your ability to quickly earn a full time living online, you will be putting yourself at risk unnecessarily.

          Lots of folks have two "jobs" while in transition.

          I have often been asked in my former career (small business job creation) "At what point should I quit my job to start a business online?"

          My answer is always the same:

          Don't quit your day job until your online business totally replaces your day job income. It's the safe and smart way to transition into a new career.

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  • Profile picture of the author RedShifted
    Alexa brings up a good point. I was able to last long without a job because I already own my own place. Nor am I the type of person to live outside my means, ever.

    So it does depend.

    But I'd also like to say, making money in webdesign, for me, was a lot easier than finding some crappy paying job. I have my degree in psychology, and last thing I wanted to do was work for $14 an hour.

    In fact web design is so easy to get started in, it should be viewed as a default plan b for any marketer. I'm also sure you could outsource the work to monkeys and still make decent cash.

    It would more or less depend on where you get your leads, and whether or not you know how to sell. So I may be overestimating other peoples natural abilities.

    But seriously, its like a step 2 process.

    1) Collect mailers from people who are advertising their business with valpak/money mailer/super coups. Call up business, critique the copy on their website, explain to them why they're not getting the leads they want.

    2) Sell a redesign.

    Its that simple.

    You do need a few skills, but if you treat it like a regular job, you'll definitely make money. No doubt about it. I didn't even have my own website and was clearing $4,000 a month. I could have definitely made more but I was involved in other more promising things at the time.

    -Red
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      Originally Posted by RedShifted View Post

      But I'd also like to say, making money in webdesign, for me, was a lot easier than finding some crappy paying job. I have my degree in psychology, and last thing I wanted to do was work for $14 an hour.

      -Red
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      I guess I'm dating myself here, but I'm always amazed at people looking down their noses at jobs paying $14-$20 per hour. You ain't gonna get rich, but you ain't gonna starve, either.

      My first real part-time job paid the princely wage of $1.65 per hour, minus taxes, etc. One of my friends was a waitress (back before they became 'servers') and made $0.85 per hour plus tips.

      Granted, that was almost forty years ago.

      [Back on topic]

      CK, if you have no responsibilities and you can live on what you have, take a swing at going out on your own. Just watch for the point where persistance turns into stubbornness, and you end up hurting because you won't get a job and admit (temporary) defeat.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kendrickk
        Just put up with the job until you got enough to stop it.
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