What's One Reason That You Believe People Fail In Online Business?

I think we have to be very careful defining failure and success. For some, just learning new things is a success. For others making their first dollar is a success. Some are only after a few extra hundred a month to help pay some bills - they also consider themselves a success. Others are very happy making just a wage and others want more. To each their own definition.

There's success all around. The "reasons" people might offer as to why they haven't succeeded yet is often tangled up in their expectations or they are confused (or unaware) of what success means. It's very rare that I ever hear "I'm not a millionaire therefore I'm not a success".

In my opinion even people who come here to read threads are a success because they have taken some steps to improve their lives. I don't think forced focus will help anyone "succeed". Focus is a by product of interest and enthusiasm. If I lose focus it's because the material is boring me, is badly written, is not for me or it might be taking too long. Eventually any smart person will quit that path and take up a new one.

Only someone who lacks focus (and takes their eyes of the main prize - eventual freedom) will continue doing something that's not working or is likely not to work and produce the fruit we need. Eventually focus will (and should) be attracted elsewhere and there's nothing wrong with that (like changing directions when you realise you're lost). It might have added time until you reach your goals but at least you're not wasting time flogging a dead horse. Sometimes when people walk away from that dead horse others point and snicker and say "look at that loser - they lost focus". Did they? Or did they have pin point focus and that's why they decided to move on.

The reason some people "fail" is usually down to their (or our) definition of "success" - not because they failed to...do any of the things we're about to read below.

Yes focus is one reason - Which as much about your time management and tapping your passions - as it is about success.

Another reason is lack of the

Key Insider Secrets

to that industry.

Along with cashflow (which is related to that anyway) lacking those Key Insider Secrets is a recipe for a lot of work and a lot of knockbacks.

Good on your nephew though for starting their journey in info marketing etc.

Here are the main reasons:

1. Ignorance

2. Laziness

3. Lack of organization

4. Lack of perseverance and determination

5. Lack of money

LACK OF FOCUS

There are a lot of reasons.

Here are a few that jump out for me and not in any order:

1. Giving up at the first sign of adversity
2. Giving up just before a major breakthrough is about to happen
3. Lack of self confidence
4. No definite plan
5. No clear goal

I agree with many of the above posters but the biggest hurdles I had to cross before I broke through to making this my full time income were,

- laser focus
- patience and perseverance
- understanding that this will take time to breakthrough
- being comfortable with spending money on forums, advertising agencies etc
- not strong enough emotional reasons to making this work

That's all I can think of for now

~ Mateen

Information overload. On the other hand, lack of the right information. Everyone has to find their niche and what works for themselves, not what necessarily works for another person. When you find it, stick with it and repeat the actions that bring you the best results.

We're a society that wants things yesterday. If someone joins a biz opp and they don't make money their first week or month they tend to fade away onto the next.

And, yes, pure laziness too!

Well as far my experience
The main reason of failure is not believing in yourself, and thinking that some guide will make you Millionaire overnight

The second reason is "Time management"

Stop reading >> Start acting

too much reading, NO ACTION

NOT building a list

Pissin' time up the wall on facebook, twitter, linkdin other various viral sites i.e. NOT DOING WORK!

1. they dont understand "management of Me" - being your own boss doesn't just mean cashing checks, it means being your own boss and making YOU (the employee) do things YOU (the employee) doesn't necessarily like or want to do.

2. lack of ability to identify a real opportunity from a perceived or over hyped-opportunity. That applies to business opportunities/affiliate programs, opportunities to purchase training/software/ads, opportunities to outsource,......

Not sticking to one method for long enough to make money online & information overload are two major reasons that people fail to make money online.

Not realizing how steep and long the learning curve is, and getting distracted, moving to another "method" because they misinterpreted the learning curve.

I believe that a lot of people fail to reach the level of success they are hoping for is information overload. Many people including myself do so much research and in so doing chase one shiny object after another one. You can easily drown yourself with all of that information and hence make no real progress in achieving your goals. You are not following a set plan but trying to learn many different plans and that just does not work. As hard as it is to do you need to find one method you want to master and stick to it.

Unrealistic expectations such as believing the guff that "anyone can make a bazillion dollars with no effort in the next ten minutes".

They choose unrealistic business models. They focus more on incidental stuff like SEO than on impressing customers. They think they can earn money from systems, magic software and hot programs when it always comes back to identifying a problem people want solved and doing that for a price they can afford to pay.

This is some really great stuff everyone, thanks for your input truly. Some timely and priceless advice shared here. Thanks.

The main reason why people fail online is, in my opinion, negative family and friends. If your closest ones are negative, it will also make a negative impact on your motivation.

Family and friends are the ultimate motivation killers.

Lack of focus, not taking action and laziness