Earning Money

I remember when I first started earning money on the web, people asked me what I did and I explained that I worked online and made my money on there. And then they’d respond, “Dude, that’s so cool…I wish I could do that…Oh, I got to go…McDonalds is calling me.” I’d stand there looking at them and then roll my eyes and go back to writing a blog post or something along those lines. And at first, I was like, “I guess I can understand what they’re saying. It’s tough.”

And then I stopped thinking that and looked at my control panel on Wordpress and looked down at my quarters that littered my desk and then I rolled my eyes. Making money on the web was as easy as one two three. I learned to count at a young age, why couldn’t I learn to make money on the web? And I did. But others were insistent that earning on the web was like rocket science and if I wanted to make money on the web, I’d have to have tons of money. And I’d hear this enough and finally, one day, I said “shut up” and I sat down one of my friends and I began to explain to them what they needed to make money on the web. So, I thought I’d give you that same list:

• You need $25.00. That’s IT! Get twenty five dollars and you can make money on the web. What for? Ten bucks for a .com and then $15.00 to pay for $5.00 a month hosting. So, for the next three months, you’re covered. So, for $25.00, you’re set.
• But wait a second! I can’t make websites, I don’t know HTML. So? Think I do? Guess what? Make a blog. It’s all set up. You type and then click “Publish” and suddenly you have a post! Amazing, huh?
• But how can I get people to see the site without money? You said I only needed $25! And I was right. Why do you need to spend money to make money? Guess what you can do: Guest Blog Posts. Stumble Upon. Digg. With those THREE things, you can get traffic.

By now, they are just sitting there looking at me as I explained each of those things. And they then pushed themselves to stand and rolled their eyes. “Whatever, dude,” they said and walked off. I sat there looking at them walk away and then shrugged. I didn’t care if they didn’t want to take the chance. I didn’t care if they were too afraid. It wasn’t my problem. I knew that I loved what I was doing and that was what mattered.

So…If you are one of those people that don’t think that they can make money online, read the above three bullets. With $25.00, Wordpress, and the ability to write compelling enough content that people digg and stumble you, you can easily make money. But you know what? If you’re still afraid or still don’t think you can, then go back to flipping your burgers. However…Let me tell you one thing. The feeling of working for yourself is absolutely amazing. Truly is. So, do it. Stop saying you can’t. Shut up. And do it. You’ll love it.

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

Dorm Earning is growing. All of my sites are growing. And now that it is the start of the year, it is time that you set your New Years resolutions for your websites. You need to sit down and really determine what your resolutions are because otherwise, what are your plans? I remember last year, I made none and made marginal success. I sort of got where I wanted to, but did I really make anything exceptional? No. What about John Chow? Last year, he intended on showing that you could make a full time income part time blogging. He made 180K in 2007. His goal for ‘08? 300K!

So, what do you do? Sit down and see what you want to do. Try and determine what you are looking to gain and then set them out in stone. For instance, I am going to show you what my plans are for this year and make one of my more personal posts. I am going to tell you what I want to do and then we can see if I do it in a year. In one year, we can see if I could step up and really produce. John Chow did it in one year. Can I do it in one year? Here are my New Years Resolutions for my earning on the web:

• Turn DormEarning.com into an earner. I want to be earning $2,000 a month minimum from the blog each and every month. Is that attainable? Yeah, if I work.
• Get my RSS subscription over one thousand by the end of the year. Want to help? Subscribe to my feed.
• Be considered a pro when it comes to this particular niche. Granted, that’s a bit harder, but it’s still attainable I think.

Those are my three resolutions. I have a few others, but they are not really as important as these three. I want to really get this blog up and running. I know that I blog regularly and I have a nice following of readers, but I want to turn this into a real time blog. I think that I could really make a lot from it and that is what my goal is for 2008. Hey, you never know? Maybe I am the next big time earner. But, we will have to wait and see. If you want to help me with my goal, subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks a lot!

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!