What's your real 'Why' for setting up an internet business

As Nelly said: "It must be the money!"

Ah the old passive income line. How passive is your income?

My "Why" for setting up an internet company was to live a life of financial freedom and not be stuck down doing some lame 9 - 5 job wasting my precious life away. I want to experience the world and be my own boss.

#1: To Motivate My Family To Achieve THEIR Goals

I have a large family.

Many little cousins, 2nd cousins, big sisters, brother,
mother, nephews, Aunties, Uncles.

Some I stay in constant contact with, some I don't
for no other reason other then their jobs -- not any
other reason -- get's in the way of life.

I want my financial success to PROVE it's possible.
That 'I' am that living reality they can model if they
wish.

I want to be the one who everybody knows to be
the guy who makes 5-figures a month who can get
up and leave and live his life.

...no time clocks.

...no over-demanding bosses.

...no hard manual labor.

Just freedom to lead his life as he please with little
to no restrictions on the most valuable -- yet limited
-- asset we share...

Time.

I want to empower my family to achieve THEIR goals
and dreams...whatever that may mean to them.

To have the COURAGE to go forward in that direction.

...because so many lose sight of it at the face of a
challenge and settle for 'security' or guaranteed
paychecks.

I have other strong reasons such as personal fulfillment.

Freedom to do as I 'please' and dress the way I want
to dress.

Freedom to BE as I AM without changing my core
personality to suit a bosses vision of who I should be
for a paycheck.

To help other small business owners with their goals.

To get directly involved in building water wells in third'
world areas so a clean drink of water is but a few steps
away.

To help inner city youth see that if I can do it...they can
to.

That's it.

I have several reasons why...and they're all detailed.

This is a great thread. I will be coming back to it for my
own inspiration.

Awesome Joe, and love your 'bigger vision' of contribution to the wider world, making a difference and leaving the place we all inhabit just that little bit better than you found it. Inspiring, keep up the great work Joe!

Having the abilitly to reach and help people on a world wide basis. I'll be self employed and nobody telling me what to do or how to do it. Creating the ability to take care of myself and my family and for the things that matter to me most....

I was born with an entrepreneurial mind set. It's just how I am. As soon as I was able to run a lemon aid stand...I was doing that every day, trying to increase conversion rates before I even know what conversion rates were.

I also happen to be good/have an interest in computers/internet.

I am also interested in marketing - majored in marketing in college.

Those three things combined are the reasons "why" I set up an Internet business.

To sum things up, my father always wanted a family business. He passed away before he could see that dream come true. To honor him I inherited his dreams. - also I really hate having a boss

• Stay at home

• Hide behind a computer

• Make money

I set up an internet business to hide that fact that people are dealing with an "old" person.
I consider myself "old" since I am almost 70, and find that people are reluctant to deal with me to some extent due to my age, they do not take me seriously and I honestly think some of believe I am going to die right in front of them. There is some truth to their thoughts. I am not that active anymore, have arthritis and I do take a 20 min nap every afternoon. So I created an on line image that leads people to think they are dealing with a man in his 50s and the age issue never comes up as a problem. I sell coaching in an area where my internet age dovetails with with someone at the top of their game. My phone voice does not give away my age and I can honestly say I am the best there is out there in my area of coaching, so there is no issue of less than top quality work. Ten years of selling info products and coaching and not one complaint. So thanks to having an internet business this old guy gets to live on doing what he loves and delivering quality results.

Thanks, Ed

To be my own boss. I can't have anyone tell me what to do.

And the passive income of course.

I started IM for the mobile lifestyle, working for myself, setting own hours and no earning ceiling. I think we all like these benefits.

However, now it's about building great businesses and loving what I do. I'd never have stuck it out had I not liked this stuff. It's not easy and it's rife with failures. However, successes, happy readers, emails from readers saying "thanks" and watching websites succeed is really fun. I also love my niches so I enjoy writing on these topics each week.

In what other job can you make money writing about what you like doing? I'm in a fitness niche because I've been into fitness since I was 15. I'm in another niche based on my 15 plus years personal experience. I'm in yet another niche based on my professional training ... but I get to participate in my chosen profession on my terms rather than having a boss and difficult clients.

You really can't beat this gig. I look forward to waking up each day and getting started ... and that's living the dream!!

My why is that I want to make videos and movies full time without having to rely on a 9-5 which takes away that time.

Ah, another "why did you start IM business" question. This time it's the "deep down, core reason" so i suppose it's a new take...

Money and mobile (structure-free) lifestyle. That's all I care for.

I have Menieres Disease and two children.

Money and buying things that I want with the money.

Being able to have as much time as possible, and travel and do what I want to do.

In hoping it will bring in a good enough amount of money that I can do more things that I want to do in life

I went into internet marketing to help my family and allow us to travel and enjoy our lives. It is really NOT about the money but the lifestyle the money can provide. Sometimes I have to work harder than when I had a JOB.

I also have family in the US and like to go there ever 12-18 months just to see them.

This business allows me to do that - have laptop will travel. You know when you have to work and you know when you can turn off the computer and just enjoy some family time.

My "why" is to make people succeed

I got into the IM industry through the adult route...because I saw how much money I could make.

I transition into mainstream because I knew that long-term, being in the adult industry was going to prevent me from achieving my own personal goals. Now that I'm in the thick of things, I want to make a positive difference in someone's life.

1. I like to sleep late;
2. I like to eat breakfast at my own pace.

The end.

For me it is passive income. I already had 6 figure work, wasn't getting to go on holidays, and didn't feel like my lifestyle really felt like I did. I wanted options, and initially thought that IM could give me that part time.

Ultimately I want to be able to go help people in other countries, build schools and stuff like that. Get to travel around a lot more, but actually do some good. That's my end goal.

I want to have an alternate form of income in case I end up in a position where I am unemployed.

I'm also looking at going back to college this fall. Having an internet business that brings in income means I don't need as many hours at an outside job, so I can focus more on college.

I'd say my biggest "why" is location independence. Running a business online allowed me to live in Southeast Asia for quite a few years. I've been home for about a year now but am planning to hit the road again in a couple weeks as soon as I cash out my current vehicle.

I'm also a huge fan of having total choice over when I work and how often, though I must admit that's a double-edged sword that's cut into my fingers many more times than once.

Then there's the money. Depending on what you're into, online income can pay extremely well. I'd have to go through a lot of training/education before I'd ever match the hourly I bring in on the web.

I won't lie - I do miss having an ordinary job sometimes. A set place where I can show up and socialize. Never having to worry about keeping the pipeline full enough to fill my hours. A resume without holes. A title that gets people to stop questioning when I'm going to "do something" wit my life... LOL

But whenever I stop to think about what I'd be trading - a fully location-independent business for a location-specific job and a decrease in money - I come to my senses. I'd be miserable if I ever went back to the real world. I might enjoy if at first but after a bit of time I'd be kicking myself in the a** pretty hard.

I want to support my family. I want my parents to retire early without worrying about money. For an internet business, the sky is the limit on how much you want to earn.

For Automated Passive Income to escape from the 8 - 5 routine workplace and to be able to pursue my dreams and do what I like. Some work are really stressful with overtime and no extra pay. For other types of job, you need to deal with office politics and colleague relationships. Those stuffs are the one of the hardest to manage properly.

I want to be the boss of myself, working for myself and receive my well earned bucks independently. It is not that I am bad at working with other people, It is just that being controlled, ordered everyday, to be told what to do by people who don't even know your full name (my previous boss) is hell on earth. Basically, my motive is to be independent from anyway of modern slavery, something like that.

The long answer: Money