How Much Will I Make

Before I join a Program, I like to review the FAQs.  I figure the questions that are asked are probably going to be my questions sooner or later.  But almost without exception there is always the question, “How much will I make?”

 This seems to me a supercilious question.  The amount of money anyone makes (or doesn’t make) depends on the number of visitors you bring to their webpage, the number of those same visitors who read what they have to offer, and the number who ultimately make a purchase. 

 Whether I’m selling pencils or real estate, how can anyone gauge my efforts as a salesperson?

Truthfully, if I see a program that guarantees that I can make $15,000 in three months, I move on.  If anybody wants to argue this, just send me the name of your Program and proof that you earned that in three months, and I’ll be happy to sign up under you.

 While I’m on this subject, I have to admit I have never  filled a ‘matrix’, and the only spillover I ever experienced was in my shower each morning.  MLMs take a special talent I guess, or perhaps I end up being the last human to join, and the program fades into cyber-space. 

 Making serious money online takes a lot of time, effort, and you guessed it, money.  But I set realistic goals, and work toward long-term goals at a steady pace.

There’s much more opportunity available online today.  The best part is the Internet doesn’t discriminate based on age, religion, race, education, employment history or even the color of your hair.

 But there are a few myths that I would dispel:

• ANYONE can make money online.  This is simply not true.  Doesn’t matter how much you read, if you don’t put it into action, it’s of no value. 

• You can GET RICH QUICK on the net.  Not true again.  Buying a lottery ticket would be closer to that statement.  But with the right training followed by action, you can be making money online in surprisingly little time.

• It’s FREE to do business online.  False again.  If this were true, you’d have to throw economics out the window.  Yet the cost of an online business is far less than the offline business start-up and maintenance costs.

• Internet Marketing is EASY.  Not so.  Yet, is anything worthwhile in life ‘easy’?  But two factors here would argue that myth – competition, and the results of Internet scams that have caused visitors to tighten the purse strings.

• It’s TOO LATE to start an Internet Business.   Hardly.  Even considering offline businesses -- new restaurants, gift shops, giant malls are still being built and opening their doors to the same old traffic.  Poets still write, new songs are being published, and cartoon movies have taken on a life of their own.  But, an online business has no borders, and your messages are delivered faster than the speed of light. 

So tell me, HOW MUCH WILL I MAKE?   You don’t know, do you?  You can’t even guess because in the end, we each decide how much effort to put into a program and how much money will result from those efforts.

About the Author:  Smith has published numerous articles and writes a blog for all artists: http://the-self-taught-artist.com/blog.html She also coaches new students on how to leave the time-for-money trap and set up Leveraged Income for life.  http://thepermanentventure.com/dcc.htm   If you can’t sing or ride a bull, you better learn how to make your money work for more money.