Just coming in to double confirm this. I make half of what G77 makes in a month, but even getting to this point required me to turn myself off from the world. A lot of people who never made it don't understand that it really is hard work that gets you to this level. That's why it frustrates people like myself when people complain that the middle or upper class make too much money, but then forget that the people who made money sacrificed parties, social life, playing video games, all the fun stuff to live a better life later. It's quite a despair, but there's just some people who gain pleasure more from working on future progress rather than immediate pleasure. And you know what, that's okay for all of us to have different ways of enjoying our lives. Unfortunately, if you want to get money, you have to go into pure monk mode, which is also why most men make the majority of the world's wealth. Men are made for this. Women not so much, who seem to be the bulk of complainers.
The realities of earning $10,000 + a month online or in business in general
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Jean Gabin
Sparrow
perros said:
For those saying "I make x a month online" means usually something they can do by themselves, which is mostly (but not limited to) following (divided in more passive income (nothing is really 100% passive) and not passive at all, closer to a day job):
Somehow passive
- Affiliate marketing and paid ads/campaigns
- Lead generation
- FBA/ecommnerce
- Dropshipping
- Selling a course/ebook (usually borderline scammy)
- SaaS (chatbot, PM tool, accounting app..)
- Influencer (lol..)
Not passive
- Content creation
- SEO
- Dev work
- Consulting (tech, product..)
What exactly they do in the above is usually within a specific niche or domain, most people won't just spill you the beans on how/what as it took them years to get there, even though most people who got there are not really afraid of others entering their niche as they are years behind and most people are just talk but no action.
Personally I do mid 5 digits profit and this 100% online, aka the somewhat passive (no office/HQ, no stock or inventory, no warehouses or anything physical besides servers..) but its very far from passive (sales, admin, billing, product stuff, tech, managing people and content, SEO etc..)
Yes, I can take off a month (never did as my backlog would be huge and I still deal with clients) and I'd still get paid the same and can work from anywhere (which I do), but in the end it's a lot harder than a day job but the unlimited freedom on so many aspects (financial, I spend my time however I want (if I want to go to the gym or beach I can just go whenever), family, location..) is the #1 thing in life I'm most grateful for (and won't take for granted and keep grinding as going back to an office/dayjob for me would be hell). People who say their income is 100% passive or try to sell it that way (ideally with some shitty online course) are just full of shit.
Jean Gabin
Sparrow
If you want a good idea of what people do making $x online, check on some marketplaces where people/companies buy and sell websites:
- https://empireflippers.com/marketplace/
- https://feinternational.com/buy-a-website/
- https://empireflippers.com/marketplace/
- https://feinternational.com/buy-a-website/
My income comes from standard salary job + passive mobile apps. Naturally I cannot tell you which for anonymity sake, but if you're tech savvy, making money gets pretty easy. You still have to do a lot of business stuff. You can be the smartest programmer in the world, but without the ability to market and communicate, you're just as valuable as the guy watching football all day.
perros said:
I'll tell you exactly what I do.
- FBA: My primary business. I sell niche products for people with certain disabilities.
- Own my own website: (advertising/affiliate)
- I've published two eBooks: One on FBA and the other on Digital Marketing. Both are $9, and I wrote them to help, not to sell.
- I consult for power players in the eCommerce/Digital Marketing space.
Ask your questions, I'll see if I can give you some answers.
@Jean Gabin: With the exception of my consulting business, which is completely active, and customer service and ad/product optimization for my FBA business, my entire structure is passive. Generally though, I agree with you. Generally speaking, time invested = more return.
TravelingBodybuilder
Robin
Most successful people are not going to give up their secret. Why would they and risk you steal their business? That just increases the competition in their niche/field.perros said: