If you have been here any length of time, I'm sure you've realized that if done in a proper business fashion that this is not a 'get rich quick' thing. It will take time and effort to build your business.

Because of this, I URGE you get started DOING as soon as you can!

Which One Are You?

If you are here because you lost your job and need income, I wish you the best of luck and hope that your funds can sustain you until your business gets going. It's going to be stressful I'm sure, but keep working at it and taking steps toward your goal. I'm not going to lie to you, it's going to be tough. In this day and age with the uncertainty of 'regular' employment, many are being forced into looking for alternate income every day.

If you are NOT in dire need of income, DON'T wait until the loss of your job is the motivating factor to get you 'doing'. If you start now, you can take your time and not be as stressed about rankings and monetizing. Even if you aren't making 'retirement' money right away, you will be moving in the right direction and creating your first cash streams. A couple of these combined could be the difference maker should things in the corporate world go South.

Why Now?

I got to thinking about this over the weekend as I was half-watching TV. One of those "Nightline" type shows was interviewing a seemingly typical family. Husband worked, wife was stay at home mom, a couple kids, house, car, etc... As is happening these days, the dad gets laid off and they are panicked! Bills piling up, unemployment runs out, savings runs out, they were basically blindsided by it and ill prepared.

They were talking about cutting down their expenses and mentioned a figure they needed to 'get by' on and I couldn't stop thinking if they had just 2 or 3 small but good sites or a few more mediocre income streams, they probably could have sustained themselves much longer or even indefinitely!

Be Realistic In Your Expectations

One of the biggest problems I see is that people have unreal expectations. They buy into the hype and expect to make $10,000 a month with 2 clicks of their mouse. (It takes THREE by the way) When they aren't doing that in the first week, they get discouraged, impatient, and ultimately give up before giving it a real chance.

Start small and build on your successes to keep you going. Most beginners are excited to make their first sale. That's a good first goal! After that, shoot for $100 a month...$500 a month...

Think about how much an extra $500 a month could change your life. That's a new car payment..a good chunk of a rent or mortgage payment. That would probably buy my food for a month or more!

Is it hard to get $500 a month?

It depends on a lot of factors, but if you never get started DOING then it is impossible.