Comments on: Is Over-Hyped Information Preventing You From Making Money Online?

By: 2ThePoint

2ThePoint — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:45:06 +0000

For a looooooooong time, I spent my time lapping up other MMO sites - plenty were crap, others weren’t - but I learnt from them all.

I can only speak for myself, but I think a lot of what stopped me from putting advice to action was plain old fear. It was safe to just read a whole load of sites and do nothing, thinking that they had what it took, but not me.

Everyone is on their own journey, and when they’re ready to finally start telling themselves the truth about why making money online isn’t working for them, then perhaps things will start changing.

My wake-up call came when I’d hit rock bottom and decided to start taking action. No amount of ‘thinking about’ what I wanted to do was gonna change my situation unless I actually ‘did it’. I moved from a state of paralysis to a state of action.

I still have a lot to learn, but I’m in a much better place now in terms of believing that I can do it. And, for me, that is so important.

take care and thanks for your post.

By: Lisa Alexander

Lisa Alexander — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:57:18 +0000

I 100% agree and feel that people need to understand there are no “push button - get rich quick” opportunities out there. If you are serious about your business, you’ll treat it like a brick-and-mortars all the way.

You wouldn’t just say you’ll “wing” it with no education behind you or experience just opening up an actual store front, so why do it virtually?

People need to be self motivated, dedicated to their personal goals and moreover, stop concentrating on the money. This is about freedom! The money will come - but you need to let go of making that the reason why you do what you do. It will derail you every time.

Great article by the way!

Lisa Alexander

By: Michael Fuf

Michael Fuf — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:47:01 +0000

Interesting take on things, and at least partially true I believe. The majority of people who search out money making opportunities are people who are not inclined to follow the principles, so they are doomed to fail before they even start. Making money is not synonymous with “get rich quick”. Those who are disciplined and patient enough can make a lot of these online money-making endeavors work.

By: david Williams

david Williams — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:25:42 +0000

online money making is quite interesting but one must be aware of the crap and must be able to separate out the crap.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:58:14 +0000

Nick’s right… it’s hard to filter out the crap. The tough part is trying to separate the posers from the real deal.

I do like the advance articles being added. They help in taking the next step in our marketing evolution.

By: Dominic Rivera

Dominic Rivera — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:28:25 +0000

It is fine to make money online. I make money online (no matter how small it is). The problem though is when people (which I think is happening already) starts to think that blogging can be directly equated to making money online.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:02:12 +0000

To answer the question from Nick, it’s tough to filter out crap. But I think it’s just like you said, you have to be skeptical until proven otherwise. Missy provided a great answer, and that’s pretty much right on. Great comments guys!

By: Richard Rinyai

Richard Rinyai — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:16:01 +0000

By the way, I noticed that you asked questions in your article and this is a great way to get more comments on blogs. Just realized this.

Thanks for the hidden tip!

Thanks,

Richard Rinyai
http://www.theprofessionalassistant.net

By: Richard Rinyai

Richard Rinyai — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:15:19 +0000

To answer your questions:

1. There are too many blogs out there that regurgetate the same information over and over again. It’s nice to see that you connect with your readers on a one-on-one level, unlike some others.

2. The “more advanced” articles definitely help. I have implemented them and will wait and see what happens.

3. The only thing that I think is holding me back is not being able to spend more time marketing my blog and catering to such a small niche.

Thanks,

Richard Rinyai
http://www.theprofessionalassistant.net

By: Missy

Missy — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:40:50 +0000

My take on info overload is that i TRY to minimize it, by following just the blogs and sites, i believe in and the ones that provide me value.

It is TOO EASY to get caught up and just jump from blog to blog, without actually doing anything. (lord knows i’m guilty of this)It is something we as freelancers and work at home folks need to keep a constant vigal of. To step away from the PC and live life offline.

Most people are aware of the mega “make money online” blogs, such as Shoemoney, Chow, etc but there are also smaller (just as profitable and successful blogs) like OMG, that can and do help the newbie or smaller blogger. This is one of the reasons i follow OMG. (not too ass kissy, i hope)

Point of my story is to limit intake, or as Ferris puts it, go on a “low info diet”.