Did you manage to quit your job and work IM fulltime?

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I see a lot of people posting in IM forums that they want to quit their jobs and work online fulltime. Have you managed to accomplish that so far?
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  • Profile picture of the author Sillysoft
    Yes I now work for myself, I make my money with adsense. I wont say exactly how much I make but I will say one month of revenue is equal to 5 months of regular income if I was to work at a regular job, which would be a full time programmer. Right now though my goal is to try to make 1k to 2k of additional income using a different avenue of revenue stream because it scares me that all my money is being made by just one revenue source.
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    • Profile picture of the author bloggerd
      Dam 5 month rev with just adsense wish i could generate that much. im due my very first ever payment from adsense of £78 at the end of the month i have never been able to have much luck with adsense, so give up but just trying to get back into it agin see if my luck has changed lol

      Awsome to here your having great success with it the mate

      Thanks
      Ian

      Originally Posted by Sillysoft View Post

      Yes I now work for myself, I make my money with adsense. I wont say exactly how much I make but I will say one month of revenue is equal to 5 months of regular income if I was to work at a regular job, which would be a full time programmer. Right now though my goal is to try to make 1k to 2k of additional income using a different avenue of revenue stream because it scares me that all my money is being made by just one revenue source.
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  • Profile picture of the author Anthony W
    I think the reason I was successful in IM was because I never got a job in the first place.

    9 months before graduation from college, I told myself I was going to succeed at this. And if I didn't I wouldn't have a plan B. I'd end up homeless since my folks don't live here in the US.

    I think this "gun to the head" mentality was what was responsible for my success.
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    • Profile picture of the author Raydal
      Originally Posted by Anthony W View Post

      I think the reason I was successful in IM was because I never got a job in the first place.

      9 months before graduation from college, I told myself I was going to succeed at this. And if I didn't I wouldn't have a plan B. I'd end up homeless since my folks don't live here in the US.

      I think this "gun to the head" mentality was what was responsible for my success.
      People are always suspicious when they hear stories from
      gurus who were once homeless but they don't realize that
      it is a common theme that you usually succeed when
      you have to--because you have no other choice.

      So once you have "made it" don't be surprised that your
      story is questioned. (I don't doubt you one bit.)

      -Ray Edwards
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    • Profile picture of the author Baller Bryan
      Originally Posted by Anthony W View Post

      I think the reason I was successful in IM was because I never got a job in the first place.

      9 months before graduation from college, I told myself I was going to succeed at this. And if I didn't I wouldn't have a plan B. I'd end up homeless since my folks don't live here in the US.

      I think this "gun to the head" mentality was what was responsible for my success.
      I've done the same thing except I am barely a freshman in college, I am on my second semester. I have had no luck getting a real job so I have stuck with IM and I am determined to make a decent income before I start my sophomore year.

      The "gun to head" mentality is really motivating
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    • Profile picture of the author chuckharris
      Originally Posted by Anthony W View Post

      I think the reason I was successful in IM was because I never got a job in the first place.

      9 months before graduation from college, I told myself I was going to succeed at this. And if I didn't I wouldn't have a plan B. I'd end up homeless since my folks don't live here in the US.

      I think this "gun to the head" mentality was what was responsible for my success.
      Me too, went straight into it after college. I think there is more and more of that these days.
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  • Profile picture of the author TheSalesBooster
    My main goal in life was to never work a 9-5 job. With these kinds of results I never will...


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  • Profile picture of the author rmolina88
    Was able to do it last summer!
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  • Profile picture of the author ecopac
    How exactly do people make money with adsense?? I run it on my site and made around £400 a month from it, but how are people earning huge money from it?
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    • Profile picture of the author robestrong
      Not yet. But from an objective (numerical) standpoint, I'm definitely getting there.
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    • Profile picture of the author Niko A Berezkin
      Originally Posted by ecopac View Post

      How exactly do people make money with adsense?? I run it on my site and made around £400 a month from it, but how are people earning huge money from it?
      Take what you have done with that site to get it up to 400, and make 9 more sites that do just as well. Once you've done it once, you know exactly what it takes to do it again (of course each will be different, but you know what I mean). Now you're making a full time income with AdSense revenue.

      BTW I've been working for myself full time for 2 years now. Specializing in SEO and Marketing Consulting for local clients, and extra income from various online ventures.

      Cheers.
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      • Profile picture of the author Wascally Wabbit
        Quite the dichotomy here. Nearly everyone in this thread is successful enough to make a living online yet go to so many other threads here on the forum and countless people are struggling to make much of anything at all...go figure.
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  • Profile picture of the author rockong
    Yes indeedy. I gave myself the succeed or starve mentality.

    Well, my belly is full now
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  • Profile picture of the author Doppelbock
    Haha, yeah, balls to the wall is recipe for success... or death.

    But those who didn't make it are not here to talk about it :p
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  • Profile picture of the author ecoverartist
    I've worked a few jobs here and there, mostly for the different experience - but I've run my own business full-time since I was 16 (I'm 33 now). And I started out back when the internet was looked at as just a curiosity - so you can imagine how different it was to sell online back then!

    I do have this advice for people who are looking to quit their jobs as cubicle dwellers or wage slaves --

    - Stop chasing method after method. Find something you're truly skilled at and stick with it. It's fine to change and evolve that method over time, but focus on one to start with.

    -Don't just be a "marketer". Be a specialist. Become known as the go-to person for a certain niche. You could be the guru of maximizing Yahoo Answers for traffic, or the Amazon niche store master. As these services grow and change, you'll have to adapt (or starve!), but there's no reason you couldn't evolve, from say, Yahoo Answers to Quora, or Amazon niche stores to Etsy niche stores...You'll have already built the groundwork for your expertise and authority.

    - Start small. It's great to earn $100 a day starting out, but devoting all your time to a lofty goal like that will make you feel disillusioned and frustrated. What about $50 or $25 a day starting out? Work your way up to $100 in 3 months. Set larger and larger goals for yourself, then figure out what you need to do to reach them.

    - Stretch your comfort zone. Having a 9 to 5 job does give you great security and probably pays good insurance and some people are stuck to that way of life forever. Give yourself a few months of "cushion" money for uncertain times, but don't be afraid to strike out on your own and be bold!
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    • Profile picture of the author Sillysoft
      Originally Posted by ecoverartist View Post

      Give yourself a few months of "cushion" money for uncertain times, but don't be afraid to strike out on your own and be bold!
      Yes I want to mention that I first saved up enough for a years worth of salary in case money stopped coming in to give me cushion if I had to find a job. Quitting your job with no cushion would be a bad idea in my opinion. Even with that cushion I still feel very nervous only because I dont want to go back working for "the man"
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  • Profile picture of the author LillySage
    Absolutely...well sort of...I've never actually HAD a real job...I've only ever done IM.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeff Schuman
    Yes I am full time online. Part time from 2002-2006. Full time 2006 to present. The key for me has been developing multiple streams of income so if one goes down I do not miss it as much as if I had all of my Internet eggs in one income basket.
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  • Profile picture of the author Austin E Anthony
    I did it few years ago. Life is great
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Ten
    I got laid off and have been trying to earn money online and offline, full-time. I may have to go back and look for a full-time work again, though. I've not had enough success through my own business, yet.
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  • Profile picture of the author mckennabrowny
    Yes, January 2nd 2012. I had a couple of horrible jobs and went full time for myself.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    Yeah i have, but i dont want to stop working. Computer networking is fun to me, and of course, the pay is great. I dont mind 2 incomes from me only in my household.
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    • Profile picture of the author Sillysoft
      Originally Posted by Randall Magwood View Post

      Yeah i have, but i dont want to stop working. Computer networking is fun to me, and of course, the pay is great. I dont mind 2 incomes from me only in my household.
      Yeah if I liked my job I would of stayed as well. Nice having a guaranteed income and liking the work. But my job was killing me. Working Monday through Sunday even on major holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. At a minimum I had to be on call 24/7. A lot of days I worked up to 16 hours only to wake up at 3am the next morning and start my work day again. The only downfall about working for myself is Fridays dont feel the same, but the upsides are well worth it
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    • Profile picture of the author HellaFamous
      Originally Posted by Randall Magwood View Post

      Yeah i have, but i dont want to stop working. Computer networking is fun to me, and of course, the pay is great. I dont mind 2 incomes from me only in my household.
      lol that's awesome. I started off network engineering and got into network security. Again... i think it'll be quite some time before i walk away from a 90k+ salaried job no matter how much money i'm making on line. if not for me, then to be able to send my parents money to help them out as they assisted me screw up after screw growing up as a kid
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  • Profile picture of the author Nar0
    These type of topics pop up every other day - just saying : )
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    • Profile picture of the author 4DayWeekend
      Yes, but I was doing the two side by side for a while before I felt comfortable enough to do so.

      Having a job alongside whatever you're doing to make money online is great to start. It takes the pressure off to learn and gives you some money to invest.

      At first when you start you're going to want to give affiliates 100% commissions on products and give products away to build your reputation. So it's good that you don't have to make money during this period with the income from your day job to fall back on.

      When you have that rep, making money becomes a lot easier.

      When your job begins to limit your IM earnings you know it's the right time to go full time.
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      • Profile picture of the author jsc420
        Well, my official fipo on the forum will go here.
        I'm currently taking my first steps into the internet business while working a 9to5 job.
        However I've set myself an ultimatum that I need to get at least 25% of my current wage as IM profits in 6 months.
        This so I can then quit my job and give myself no other choice then to succeed with my dreams. Balls to the wall as was previously said...
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  • Profile picture of the author vtotheyouknow
    Yep, going on 1 year right now. :-)

    I just want to echo what a few posters said. Plan B's will always undermine your plan A. Forget plan B. Security is a kind of death. Challenge yourself, shock yourself, scare the crap out of yourself. This will bring your capacities to the climax.
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    • Profile picture of the author retirewithsandie
      Originally Posted by Raydal View Post

      People are always suspicious when they hear stories from
      gurus who were once homeless but they don't realize that
      it is a common theme that you usually succeed when
      you have to--because you have no other choice.
      -Ray Edwards
      It reminds me of the "lawyer living in his car until he figured out how to get a zillion people to send him $1" letter that has been going around for YEARS! A few years back I came across an updated/online version of the SAME letter.


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  • Profile picture of the author iconnorway
    I quit my job before I could live off my business, so I HAD to make it
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  • Profile picture of the author writeaway
    The IM biz is an up and down affair. With that said, I've been self-employed since 2002.
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  • Profile picture of the author datingworld
    yes, 8th month since resigned and have seen more than 300% rise in my net income.
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  • Profile picture of the author usmanuk
    Would any of you ever like to go back into working for an organisation. Remember those stress free days of leaving at 5pm and forgetting all about your work, whilst also enjoying flirting with hot chicks in the office !
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    • Profile picture of the author rmolina88
      Originally Posted by usmanuk View Post

      Would any of you ever like to go back into working for an organisation. Remember those stress free days of leaving at 5pm and forgetting all about your work, whilst also enjoying flirting with hot chicks in the office !
      I just didn't like the 8 hour wait to go home.
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    • Profile picture of the author wesd22
      Originally Posted by usmanuk View Post

      Remember those stress free days of leaving at 5pm and forgetting all about your work, whilst also enjoying flirting with hot chicks in the office !
      ???

      This is delusional.

      You mean do we miss waking up before the sun rises, getting dressed up, sitting in rush hour traffic, walking half-wake into a sterile office, dealing with jealous annoying lazy coworkers, deal with a split personality clueless boss, get like 10 minutes to eat lunch, sit through mindnumbing endless meetings, travel on weekends not infrequently for work, work past 5 not infrequently, sit rush hour traffic on way home, get home after the sun sets, have to squeeze all errands after 6 pm or on weekends, get a couple of hours of free time, do it all over again the next day?

      Yeah I really miss it.
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  • Profile picture of the author CharlesL
    As a follow-up question, how long did it take you to earn enough to live off?
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    • Profile picture of the author rmolina88
      Originally Posted by redbeard View Post

      As a follow-up question, how long did it take you to earn enough to live off?
      Took me a little over 2 years.

      Around the end of my 9-5, I was blasting all my paychecks into advertising which helped make my layoff much easier to deal with.
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  • Profile picture of the author Austin E Anthony
    I think its not that hard to start making some nice income online that is enough to quit the 9-5 job.

    There are many paths to success, find yours and it applies to internet marketing as well. Once you find something that is working for you online, stick to it and don't deviate. just keep scaling and before you know it, you can afford to quit your job!
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  • Profile picture of the author Malcolm Thomas
    I have been working full time in IM for the last 4 years. It's great and I enjoy the freedom that comes with it.
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  • Profile picture of the author RachelLily
    Yes i did, because i had trouble with the timetable. I made a choice, and I think I am good with it. With lot of hard work though, look at me now, I am my own boss. Quit my job for some reasons also. first is my boss is very hard to deal with, second, co workers try to pull each other down. that sucks.
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    • Profile picture of the author Scrambler
      Not yet. Based on some the posts here I feel fortunate to be one of the few that really enjoys my work and have no immediate plans to pull the pin and attempt full time IM .

      That being said; I do want to replace my wife's part time career income with IM income so she can quit. I think thats the best gift I could ever give her. By the way we work as a team on our "outside of work" income and she would be putting in time at the home office in IM if she quit her PT day job. IM figures heavily into our retirement plans. I don't think I will ever stop working, but once I get older it's not going to be for the man.
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  • Profile picture of the author Steve Fleming
    Not sure about 'quitting' exactly. I still have a job of work.

    The only difference is now I actually enjoy what I do and will
    gladly spend 20hrs a day at it.

    I stopped working for other people and being a 'slave' as it were
    over 15 years ago and have earned a living via IM and coding
    work for all that time.

    Best thing I ever did.

    Take care

    Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author howtogurus
    I have been working full time on the internet since I was laid off at my last web design company job in 1998. The first jobs I did were freelance web development, then branched off into informational products in 1999. Had to do both for a couple of years.
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  • Profile picture of the author RyanGillam
    I write full time nowadays so not sitting back and waiting for the money to come rolling in for me. Although I enjoy what I do and I love the freedom. However now I am sitting up at 5am to meet deadlines In the future however I wish to write more for myself than for other people and thus set up a new revenue stream. In fact, I am well on the way there with everything I need sorted, just need to implement it!
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