help: getting fired from corp job

Sorry to hear your situation.

You might find this thread useful: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...desperate.html

I know you might not qualify as desperate but there's a lot of good advice in that thread you may benefit from.

Don't expect to just get started and make great money - it takes time like starting any business, so I would advise you to seriously consider your employment options and consider the IM as a backup plan rather than hope for success with no other income.

Andy

And that's the problem ^^^...
It may take months even years to get to the stage where you are earning enough online to pay your bills.
Do you really want that kind of stress?
IMO the best way to jump into this is to keep working, earning enough to pay your bills until you are earning enough money with your online business to quit your job...

Definitely start to get more immediate income in place. Your IT and photography skills will translate into great services that you can freelance. I STRONGLY suggest that you offer your skills to the marketplace FIRST and then during your free time, work on an internet marketing business model. Focus on the cash flow first and then the long-term business!

I'm sorry to hear that. I also see that you have a goldmine inside of you.

Utilize those skills man. You could do software/hardware support for people.

You can be a fitness trainer and develop some clientele.

You can also link up with photographers or join a modeling agency.

You can start 3 different blogs talking about these crafts. While blogging you can promote whatever product that is with your niches. Sounds like you're in a great position to me.

This may not seem like it now, but this could be a blessing in disguise.

Sounds like you didn't like your job for the past year anyways and hopefully you will get some sort of package.

That being said, maybe try offering your skills on contract or freelance where you could pick and choose your projects.

Then work on some internet marketing stuff on the side

Hope this helps

Shawn

Sorry about your situation. We all could give you some simple pointers that could make you $2,000 a month (or even $3,000), but would you perceive the simple pointers as things that are "too easy" and "too simple" to work?

If you have the motivation (and money) to take action, hire a consultant. You can learn as you go if you hire a good one and do what they tell you to do.

wow... MS...
you know ASP.net or VB.net coding...
you can offer coding services

Thank you

If you just bought a house, have a family and don't have a couple of years backup savings, you'd best replace the job you may lose and fast. Internet marketing could take you years to be successful, if you actually ever are. Many people aren't.

Can you use your skills to set up an offline business? Personal training springs to mind here...something using your existing skills...either set up one on your own or find a job using those skills while you work in an online business after hours. That's the only way to earn decent money until your online business grows (IF it grows.)

I would start look for a new job now. Find out what skills are in demand right away. Also, perhaps you can use your IT skills to help you. Find out what skills small start ups might need assistance in. Contact them and be willing to relocate as they probably will be far from your current space.

Internet marketing basically is selling products or services. Find out if selling is the right fit for you. Get a job at your local dealership selling used cars. Most people hate selling, as it involves getting a lot of rejection, but that might not be your case.

If you want to continue programming... Look at new areas. 3D printing is hot right now. Also, so is creating apps. There are many more. Look at small companies. Most firms typically have a lot of potential in new areas. First learn to swim. Do not jump into the ocean. Otherwise, the sharks will eat you up.

Sell the house, buy a car, live at Starbucks with free wifi. The only way to go.

JK.

Just read through the forum. Use the search option. There's tons and tons and tons of great info available!

JR John, fellow newb

If you are a project manager, good at that, and enjoy it, then why not continue to do that for yourself . . . quickly test some IM methods, then outsource all the work and upscale effectively.

That means you need to focus on IM methods which can be effectively upscaled and outsourced, so nothing which involves selling your own time for money. But luckily, most IM methods are suitable for outsourcing and upscaling, if you do it carefully . . . test everything, don't assume anything unless you've done it for yourself, in practice

Affiliate marketing is one of the obvious IM methods where you could test a method, then project-manage the outsourcing and upscaling. Amazon is the obvious choice to start (although there are lots of other great affiliate programs too), because it has a lot of significant advantages . . . write honest product-reports summarizing what real buyers have experienced, and you'll make money. Keep asking about how to learn more and improve your results, then test outsourcing.

Outsourcing can work very well if done carefully. I find it best to break down a job into the smallest possible tasks, so each task can be outsourced to the most appropriate worker, and checked properly as it is done, so mistakes don't effect other stages of the job. Data-entry can be done for about 20 cents an hour, writing for under $10 an hour. I like Fixed-price jobs on oDesk, because then I only pay once I am fully satisfied with the work, and knowing the attitudes of people in 3rd world countries, I'd rather pay them for work-done, than for the time taken! Anyway, all that is probably obvious to you, as you are already involved in project management.

A lot can be automated these days, including most data-processing. Again, you probably know this, being a programming project-manager . . . so a lot of what you need to be doing, to test methods, and check outsourcing and scaling-up, you are already familiar with.

If you want lots of good free IM methods, join the War Room (for a one-time payment, then you get tons of info free). Most people say pick one method and do only that until it is very successful. I say the exact opposite, because most IM "methods" you can buy, don't actually work as specified, you need to learn as quick as you can, and I find that best done by learning a whole bunch of different methods . . . while none of them might work as specified, you'll learn a few things from each, and combine what works, think for yourself, and you'll at some point know enough to make a profit.

So that's my advice, hope it works well for you!

Chris

I will strongly suggest you to find another job. Trust me IM world is more difficult than your corporate job. You got to study a lot and you have to study business as whole. Every year, whole wave of newbies come and make this even more difficult for newbies.

1) what are you key skills?

2) what problem you can solve?

3) Cn you find clients for yourself? where are those clients located in virtual world?

4) Canyou target those clients?

5) Do you have self discipline?

6) Can you accept rejection for first 30-40 applications?

7) Can you work alone? I see you use to work as remote manager, so i dont think you will face this issue. But, working alone is difficult.

However, you should get another job. Than, answer all the questions i have listed above. Sometime, i believe this whole IM world is like holllywood movie stars life. It looks so glamorous from outside, but when you get inside, you feel how boring and unglamorous this whole world is!!!

Does passionate mean also good at it? Because if you are into IT, you could offer your services to individuals and small companies in your area. Local SEO is easy, and you probably have a list of potential clients.
If you are into fitness and you look really well, you can create your own Clikbank product or promote one as an affiliate using your own photos and "story" to sell it.
You could do it part time and only give up your corporate job when it starts paying off.

You should apply for another job. Go somewhere else, where someone can really appreciate you. If you are hard working, at least you should be respected for what you do. Best of luck!

It takes time to build a business online. Unless you have a great idea or product and the capital to fund it. If your a programmer work a deal with a company for sweat equity or something plus salary.

This was suggested in previous threads, but I want to encourage you to do it. Instead of getting another corporate job that will get the life out of you, try to offer your services as a freelancer.

Go to elance.com or freelancer.com and start NOW. You will find offers that you can do so you can earn enough to pay the mortgage. I never considered freelancing as a job but it was a good source of pocket money back in high school or college. During the college I was also employed part time and was able to double the part time income from freelancing working only 2 hours a day during weekdays. Working for MS is a great for your resume.

When you are a freelancer you can work as much as you want to pay your mortgage, and have enough free time to invest into your IM career.