I have Failed At Making Money Online-Officially

@ebusaf (329)
United States
September 13, 2007 8:51pm CST
Ok...I can admit, I have spent, or I should say wasted a lot of money, just trying to make extra money online. It's to the point to where now I am just looking for something to make my money back. I've tried MLM, I've tried Ebay, I tried Adsense and all that other junk that's out there and once again...Ebony bites the dust on all of them. My husband is mad at me for wasting our hard earned money, and I'm mad at myself. Is anyone trully making money. I'm tired of all the lies, and promises, it's so many companies out there promising big rewards and all people are ending up with is a Bunch of NOTHING! IS Anyone, I REpeat ANYONE, Making REAL Money Online. No B.S.!
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8 responses
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
14 Sep 07
I am making money but it's not an easy thing to do. I am not making enough to support myself to stay home full time but that is my goal so I am going to keep at it until I do. I realize this could take several years but I am willing to do it because it's my goal. Building a business takes time and patience and you don't get the rewards right away. It does take time to see results. For now I am sticking with the free sites so at least I'm not putting up any money. Don't believe the get rich quick hype, it's not true. There are many legitimate ways to make money from home. What are your hobbies? Turn those into something that you can make money with. What field are you an expert in? You could do consulting. Do you like to write? You could try freelancing. There are also companies that you can do customer service from home. You could start a website or blog and put up some affiliate links and see how that goes. It's not going to happen over night. I often visit www.whydowork.com the have a list of many sites where you can work from home. The forum is also where I learned about mylot. It's a good forum and the people are very helpful. You'll hear many stories like yourself. It may take a while to find what's right for you if it's something you want to do don't give up. What you're looking for is out there it just might take more time for you to find it.
@ebusaf (329)
• United States
14 Sep 07
Well to be honest I'm not looking to get rich or really quit my day job. I'm in the Air Force and suprisingly enough, i wouldn't quit if someone paid me, because I love the Air Force...and also I've done 9 years so i'm halfway to retirement and I'm only 27. However, I got into making money online, because I wanted extra money, to shop, travel and things like that. I ended up creating more problems than I've ever had before, and now I'm like that guy on that commercial, that saying he's up to his knees in credit card debt, all because I wanted "extra" money. I love to write, that is my hobby, and something that really relieves stress for me. I guess because I'm not a big talker, and I have always been a writer. I appreciate your advice and your opinion. I will look into that.
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
14 Sep 07
You should definitely do the writing thing.
• United States
14 Sep 07
same here
@usmcsgtwife (4997)
• United States
14 Sep 07
yes I am the same way, althou I have never spent any money to try and make money but I am looking to make a few extra dolars here and there
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
14 Sep 07
well, i really do earn moeny from online even though it is very very little... but it is still money... :-) and it just takes patience and determination to keep on doing it... again, it is not a get-rich-quick program... i have to be really patient... but i receive my money for my effort in the end... :-)
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
14 Sep 07
Last year I made $2000. This was by getting a job writing web content for a woman who sold content to websites. I also did a little bit of some other things and wrote for a few other people as well. Some things I screwed up, but luckily I never spent any money or bought anything - we didn't have the money. We still don't. This year I will probably only have made a couple of hundred dollars, but hey, every penny counts.
@laurika (4532)
• United States
14 Sep 07
I read you like writing.Why you did not start to write for all those site , who you can enjoy free?If you want I can send you some invitation,just send me a message. What I know in AC you can earn pretty good money.
@naturalst (143)
14 Sep 07
well its hard i think to earn on line. well i hope i would here. its my first time here. i woul dl ike to earn here. though i think i will not earn really. its more just some cents in a day. well i will try my luck here.
@nishdan01 (3051)
• Singapore
14 Sep 07
I am not making a lot of money. But certainly I get some 100$ every month. Not very successful but enough for me to buy some things of my desire for my home. I was able to but a cellphone for my husband on his birthday. So all these are motivating to spend more time online. Besides that some strong points to add in my resume since I have not been working for about 5 years now. After a year I will be going for work and until then I will hang out online to earn. If you need tips to earn online: http://www.blogchex.com/onlinemoneymaker/?view_comments=4103 Never spend a penny to earn online. Invest only your time and nothing else.
@jpetals (314)
• Canada
14 Sep 07
I have not made a lot of money. I have a little, but not a lot. I have read through all the other discussions and it seems like everything has been said. It seems there are a lot of compassionate ppl on this site. I agree that you need referrals to earn any kind of money with what I make my money on. If you want, my blog is in my profile. If you want to know which sites pay what, I would be more than happy to help you.