Do you think its possible to make a living from home?

United States
July 23, 2010 9:08pm CST
i know that all the ad's and ebook's say its easy and anyone can do it...but think about it if it was so easy to "make $100k a year from home" wouldn't we all be doing it...it just seems like making serious money online...(online job) is a unrealistic thing to believe in and ultimately...what i think it boils down to is The guy making his online income (job) is the guy selling you the "how to make 100k a year"...so am i just a sceptic or do i have it right...??? so you know anyone who works from home to earn a income?
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@macrem (4)
• Philippines
24 Jul 10
Yes, seem unbelievable but we can have a try, which I am doing now. Anyway, nothing will lose except the time I consumed hoping that I will be compensated later.
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• Philippines
24 Jul 10
Congratulations on your first post macrem. Welcome to mylot! About this discussion, yes it is POSSIBLE. And everything they say is true. But just by joining this site we are already TRYING to learn how to make it big on online earnings. I myself is just beginning in this kind of opportunity. Yes it is hard but we just need patience and lots of hard work researching. Good thing there is mylot so we can talk about this things!
@essasam (64)
• Trinidad And Tobago
24 Jul 10
It is 101% possible to make a living from home with a good internet connection.You should consider working for a site or selling a product like software
• India
24 Jul 10
yea, its possible to earn from Internet at home, its really a easy job you know.....But we should have a determination that we'll make out earning at least for satisfying ...
@patialvi (715)
• India
24 Jul 10
Its very easy to earn money more then you think..the only thing is to find the right opportunity at the right time with right team. People are earning $100k per month....and you too can earn huge money... But remember one thing..nothing is easy in this world. You need to have patience to earn huge money..Time makes it happen but not one month... Rome was not built in a day and you can not earn money in just a month after starting any program....It definitely takes time to build sustainable monthly income....
• Philippines
24 Jul 10
Earning a huge amount, yes it is really possible but if we choose the right product, time, opportunity and give our best effort to do the the job we can have that $100K. But it will take time to have that $100K which need our patience. Happy Earning!
@visijay32 (447)
• Philippines
24 Jul 10
There are those who do makes a lot of money online and there are those who makes money just to augment one's income (part time) and I'm one of those who belongs to the latter classification. I'm a noob when it comes to earning money online. One of the website that I'm working for has already given me $6.20 as of yesterday; however, the cash out is $20.00 so I still have a long way to go. I just joined them last Friday. I know it's not much but it's still cash. Happy MyLotting!
• Philippines
24 Jul 10
Yes, I agree with you I am also one of those who just joined in website where making money online but it is not really easy, you must really work hard to earn it and have your best time and effort hoping that later after few months if we will add it all that cent we earn it will be big cash.
@Steinway (307)
• United States
24 Jul 10
I would hope it would be possible. I would like to eventually do something like that. Not having to commute in bad weather would be fantastic. But, personally, I think it would take the right kind of product or service and a good niche market in order for something like that to succeeded.
• Philippines
24 Jul 10
Well, hoping for the same that it would be possible so it would really a great help to everybody who are not able to work outside not because they don't want to work but there are no work that are fitted to them or maybe because of lots of things to consider that does not allow them to have work and having this work at home possible will be a good opportunity for them to earn money just staying at home but of course we need to be choosy with the right product or service and also we need to be patience and must give our best time and effort.
• Canada
24 Jul 10
I would have to agree with what's been said in the discussion so far. I have been developing websites online for a while now, and it was not without a lot of effort, time and patience. And it does take some level of skill. I mean, anyone could really just start a blog, but you need to have a niche. You need to give people something new, or you need to give them a new approach to something old. But, in the end, it needs what any other business needs: time, hard work, patience, drive, skill in what developing and maintaining a website, online store, etc, and a niche. Hope that helped!
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
24 Jul 10
TeamCholent has the right idea in your first reply. I do not personally know anyone who makes enough online to live on, but some turn what might otherwise be considered "idle" time into an opportunity to have just a little extra income. I call my online earning activities Lunch Money, because that is about what I earn -- enough to pay for some of my computer supplies and services, and to stay at an occasional nice hotel and buy lunch or dinner from time to time.
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
27 Jul 10
well its possible, but getting to start is that is a lot harder than a regular job.
@angryeve (684)
• Philippines
24 Jul 10
Its definitely possible. I'm a single mom and I pay my bills from the money I earn online. I'm not earning thousands of dollars, the highest I've reached so far is around half a thousand dollars in a month. Hopefully, I'd be able to reach my initial goal of earning $1000 every month, which is not really impossible. Other people are already getting rich online. Its really true. But its definitely not easy like other scammers claim it to be. It takes a lot of dedication and hard work. In case interested on the different ways to earn, feel free to drop by my blog where I share my experiences and sites that are legit. =)
@TeamCholent (2832)
• United States
24 Jul 10
One could make an income working from home, there is no doubt in my head. The thing is it is not as easy as people make it appear and requires a lot of hard work in getting started. If you are determined and willing to work hard and learn you can make a living at home.
• Philippines
24 Jul 10
I totally agree with TeamCholent. It is still hardwork. You need to follow schedules too if you really want to be successful working at home.
@keshia2007r (2880)
• United States
24 Jul 10
I do think its possible to make a good living from home. But you have to be careful in what you choose and how you go about choosing it. 100k from home, i too wouldn't look into it, most definitely a scam. I can't say I do know anyone who works from home and earn a income at doing so, but i'm sure there are some people out there who are. happy Mylotting peace and loce!!
@etp2377 (57)
• Philippines
25 Jul 10
I believe it is possible to make a living from home. Online job is one way, but it takes a lot of patience, discipline and dedication to what you are doing. Its not as easy as what others think, but if you do it right, you will reap in the end.
@gajamor (35)
• Norway
24 Jul 10
I absolutely think you can make a living from home, but only if you regard it as a job. I don't believe in any of of those "get rick while surfing"- scams. A few of jobs that have netted me between 1000 and 10,000 dollars each per year (part time), are microstock photography, search engine evaluation and translation. These jobs require certain skills, and the hourly wages are not very good in the end, but I know I would be able to support myself and my family if I got laid of my ordinary job. I am also certain you could make a living from writing articles, establishing a web shop, or transcribing. There are many wahms out there who have very good blogs describing how they make a living. I have tried micro jobs like cloudcrowd and mturk, but the hourly wages there are way too low.
• Jamaica
24 Jul 10
I think that it is very possible to make money from home. No matter what you do if you put enough hard work you will make more. I have been working from home for the last year and a half.I don't think I will become rich from it, but with my extra dedication it has paid off. I think that any work from Home Job that says you will get rich over night is just a scam. True Work from home opportunities will be realistic and tell you that it's a great second income.
@tap0991 (2766)
• United States
24 Jul 10
yes 9 out of 10 the guy who is making money online as a job is selling you the product he makes the money from. Making money online is something that takes work and the know how. There are some good freelancing, article writing, and affiliate marketing people that make some pretty good money from it.
• Spain
24 Jul 10
I've been trying but it is not such an easy thing. What I do on line gives me some money, something with more effort, others as a pleasure with hardly any effort, and others, very few work on autopilot giving cents. The last ones are anyway the ones I like best. Have a look at my site for more info. Publishing is by far my favourite one.
@grkelly (1206)
• Malta
24 Jul 10
I learnt the hard way by trying several methods. Some were ok, some failed. At last I am happy with what I earn. It is not enough to sustain a family but it is a great help.
@grkelly (1206)
• Malta
24 Jul 10
Personally I have tried several ways of earning money from home. I have found good methods and bad methods. I learned the hard way through trial and error, loosing money and then trying to earn it the hard way. My final opinion is that you can almost make a living by working form home. I am making a good sum per month but it cannot sustain a family and all the bills of course. Besides it is not stable and you may not keep finding the same opportunity on a long span of time. But it is definitely a great help. And it is fulfilling for me.
• United States
24 Jul 10
No, I don't know anyone that makes that much online. It is very much possible though. That's what mylot is for. You can still make money.
• United States
24 Jul 10
I've been doing web design (www.serenadewebdesign.com) from home for 4-5 years now. It's definitely a nice thing to be your own boss and have your own time schedule.