Guest post by Onibalusi Bamidele.
We know! Yes we know! We know that some people are making a living online, we know that some people can afford any of their monetary desires from their earnings online but the question remains, Why Can’t You?
Why can’t you make a living online? Why are you struggling for success while you see others reach greater and greater heights, seemingly with ease?
Do not despair! There is no hype here because I am not trying to market anything to you but I want to tell you five things you need to do if you want to start making money online.
1. You Have Not Started: Yes! You have not started, you haven’t made an attempt yet, you haven’t even raised a finger, you are just reading the same things again and again but you are yet to implement any of what you read. Take action today and you can now focus on the next step.
2. Overcome Your Fears: I know that feeling that feels like it can almost swallow you whole! But it isn’t supposed to be so. Let me ask you! Why are you afraid? Try to think over it again and again and you will see that there is no justifiable reason for you to fear. Eliminate your fears, believe you can achieve it, forget about your tomorrow… just think today, Implement your ideas and you will have a much better chance of reaching your goals.
3. Information Overload: How often do you just try to read and read and read until you don’t know what to do?Utilize what is in your head and decide to follow one strategy to the fullest before you embark on another one. When you read 10 different ebooks on affiliate marketing, blogging, freelancing etc, you will get to the realization that you don’t know where to start. Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying reading is bad, it is necessary at times… but what I am saying is keep implementing as you are reading in order to avoid analysis paralysis.
4. Understand That Mistakes Are Necessary: You will have problems when you start out – most do and a perfect start is almost impossible. Learn to make mistakes and learn from your mistakes. In fact, continually testing and tweaking because of mistakes will refine your skills and eventually make you great. If things are going along too smoothly, what are you learning?
5. Be Patient: Have you ever heard that success doesn’t come overnight? Well, you heard it right. You have to be patient and wait to see the results of what you have been doing; the common phrase states that people stop digging just before they hit gold. The fact that everything isn’t going on well now doesn’t mean you have to quit, try and fix your mistakes before dropping your project that looks doomed to fail and be patient – without this you will not make money online.
The following are five things you NEED to do to start making money online, try and implement them and you are sure to see success.
Onibalusi Bamidele is a 16 year old student and blogger who passionately believes success is all about providing value, visit his online success blog to see what he has for you.
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March 22nd, 2010 at 12:19 pm
I like the bullet point on information overload, and I think one of the best things you can do for yourself is to sit down and try out what you are reading before moving on and trying to take on a bigger challenge. When you can break it up and do a lot of the smaller things, that’s typically when you have your best success.
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
March 22nd, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Yes! you are right, information overload is the problem of so many people, you just have to take action.
Thanks
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March 22nd, 2010 at 12:30 pm
It is good to know that A Nigerian like me wrote this wonderful article.
This is information all newbies who are struggling to get started will need to read. Many are impatient when they are just starting out.
It took me over a year to make my first $100 but never gave up and I am enjoying the result of not giving up now.
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
March 22nd, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Hi, thanks for the comment. I might be a Nigerian or even a Cameroonian but I always have a saying: “Nigeria will not be an excuse for my failure”.
Thanks.
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March 22nd, 2010 at 12:37 pm
Thanks For Sharing!
My first internet sales was after a week I launched a PPC campaign.
It doesn’t make me a lot of money on that particular campaign but give me faith to do what I am doing today.
Imagine if I stop on the first few days, I will never believe in making money online anymore.
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
March 22nd, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Thanks for your nice comment, patience is really what it takes.
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March 22nd, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Hi,
Very relatable post! I used to be the type to consume, consume, consume information and not apply, and wanting to take the perfect steps.
And then, one day I stopped and put it all into action, hence my blog. I haven’t hit it “big” yet, but now I kn ow there’s no reason NOT to. I just need to put in the effort.
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
March 22nd, 2010 at 6:59 pm
Glad to hear you took action, that is the ultimate step and for you to start then you have done 99% of the job, the remaining is %10.
Thanks for the comment.
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March 22nd, 2010 at 5:41 pm
Great post. I think the desire to consume as much information as possible is one way to procrastinate at least it was for me. And usually the desire to procrastinate is tied to a fear of failure. The sooner you get over that the better of you will be.
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
March 22nd, 2010 at 7:01 pm
Exactly, the sooner you get over that,the better.
Thanks for the comment.
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March 22nd, 2010 at 8:39 pm
16 years old? No wonder he doesn’t want to read
Just kidding 
:):)
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
March 27th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Yeah! I do read, and I also hate reading, I prefer to read and implement so that I would not base on another persons opinion bu will also have my own voice.
Thanks for the nice comment.
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March 23rd, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Some nice straightforward tips. I just wish I had started in this business when I was 16 years old!!
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
March 26th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
I also wished I should have started at 9. Blogging is interesting so far.
Thanks.
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March 24th, 2010 at 10:30 am
Great post. I think the biggest problem is information overload, people read read read so much and end up doing nothing
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
March 27th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Yes! people read but don’t take action and that often leads to failure.
Thanks for the nice comment.
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March 25th, 2010 at 11:00 am
Thank you for some simple straight forward advise. No information overload here!
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
March 27th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Hi! thanks for the nice comment.
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March 26th, 2010 at 4:02 am
Just stop reading article and stop learning. It;s enough if you understand how to blog, SEO, and some money making programs. Just start doing it right now!
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
March 27th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Yes! thanks for the nice comment.
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March 26th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
nice point that mistakes are necessary….
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
March 27th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Thanks for the nice comment.
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March 27th, 2010 at 12:43 am
I think the main reason people don’t make money online is because they lose patients — making money online takes a long time and I know from experience.
This all stems back to people having high expectations. There is nothing wrong with having high expectations as long as you have patients or thick-skin…or ideally both.
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
March 27th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Yes! whether you like it or not, you have to be patient in order to be successful online,
Thanks for the nice comment.
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March 31st, 2010 at 6:47 am
Real things to know here are well described thanks for the help i wanted to have and find out here…
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Hi, thanks for commenting.
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March 31st, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Or….stop reading websites that tell you how to make money online and just start doing it.
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Hi, thanks for the nice comment.
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April 2nd, 2010 at 12:33 pm
I am a writer and is involved into Internet business. And even though all of the above is applicable to any kind of business, they are a kinda helping. I would say one more: write everything down! This is how you can analyze what you’ve done. Just keep the log of your actions and it will help you improve your further actions.
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
April 2nd, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Yeah! thanks for the nice comment.
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April 3rd, 2010 at 4:19 pm
A great post the be patient part would probably be the most important point to remember when starting.
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Onibalusi Bamidele (17 comments) Reply:
April 3rd, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Yeah! thanks for the comment.
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April 14th, 2010 at 7:09 am
The point that applies to me the most is Info. Overload.
I get caught up in so many things I don’t take the time to just focus on one subject and proceed to implement what I’ve learned.
I think it’s best to take things step-by-step one at a time.
Blocking out enticing techniques and methods will really help keep you focused on that one particular subject. Don’t give up.
I’m still learning from my weaknesses.
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April 15th, 2010 at 4:32 am
I was guilty of number 1. I found myself enjoying reading all of the A-listers blogs for so long and then I found out, I haven’t done anything yet for myself. I kept on praising them but not doing anything for me.
Once you learn something from them, apply it and in the process, you’ll slowly making it happen for yourself.
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May 19th, 2010 at 9:08 am
Or….stop reading websites that tell you how to make money online and just start doing it.
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May 27th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
The be patient section is probably the most important. Many people get past the first three pretty easily, but it’s the waiting for results is often the reason why they fail.
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June 11th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
And the most important thing is picking the right niche and sticking to it. A lot of people (and I used to as well) believe that only MMO (Make Money Online) niche can actually earn money for you. In fact, there are far better niches where you can mint big time money.
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June 13th, 2010 at 3:36 am
Great post
One thing I would like to point out to anyone looking to make money online:
The “brick walls” (the point at which you decide to work even harder or give up due to lack of success) are there for people who don’t want it bad enough
If you want success, you have to want it enough to push past those “walls”
I always liked that metaphor, and its stayed true for me.
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June 15th, 2010 at 6:16 am
Thank YOu for posting this helpful Information about “Five Things You Need To Do To Make Money Online”. I like it. just keep on posting.
It will be my guide on starting my business.
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June 22nd, 2010 at 6:06 am
The first step is always important and being patient in the face of issues over making money online is really difficult specially if you’re not. But its possible if someone tries. Great thing that you’ve mentioned this stuff.
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June 22nd, 2010 at 6:55 am
I totally agree with your last point passion.I have seen lots of bloggers left blogging as lack of their passion.You cant make money online in few days.You will get sure success if you are really passionate about it.
Thanks
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June 24th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
That’s very true that we spend most of our time doing everything else except what it counts, i.e. taking the actionable steps to make money. Thanks for the reminder.
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June 29th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
very true,
the first challenge most times is getting the right information.after that it is ,getting the right mind set .the next one is implementing and trying the information and the last is perseverance and patience.
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July 12th, 2010 at 2:01 am
All very valid and very important points. Staying on top of your online business can get really hard sometimes, and patience is a must.
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July 12th, 2010 at 2:04 am
Very useful post. I personally find the patience part the hardest. When I want to do SEO on something, I want to do it all at once, not over time. Same is true with basically everything else.
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July 14th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
For me, it’s definitely information overload! I couldn’t have said it any better myself!! I can’t stay off of the warrior forum and have got so many ebooks on my desktop it’s not even funny. I find something, don’t stick with it and then move on….I need serious help to get out of this cycle!!!!
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July 18th, 2010 at 2:01 am
I agree that we need to be patient! I have look at a lot of different blogs and most of them did not really start generating much traffic until about 6 months after they started and these are blogs that consistently published new content. A lot of times everyday.
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