If At First You Don't Succeed...

The old saying "If at first you don't succeed, then try again" is even more true when trying to earn a living online. There are literally so many opportunities to make money on the internet that it can sometimes feel quite overwhelming! I know when I first started years ago that it felt like my head was spinning just figuring it all out.

Much of the learning process involves simple trial and error. However, that can get expensive if you start investing a lot of time and money into things that just don't seem to be working out for you. My general rule is that if I don't see a positive return within 3-4 months, then I abandon that project. I know some people will get on my case about that one, saying that it can take YEARS for something to pay off, and while thats true, there is also a saying along the lines of "you can always get more money, but you can't buy more time".

In other words, my time on Earth is limited, and there ARE ways to get more income that don't involve the long wait. So, keep trying, but don't waste too much precious time on something that clearly isn't working for you. Everyone is good at something, so it's a matter of finding out what works for YOU personally. Just because someone else claims to make $1000 a month selling affiliate products does not mean that it will come easy for you. Perhaps your strength is in promoting an idea, or writing content, or running a forum online, or any one of a number of things...try and you'll succeed at SOMETHING eventually!!

As a final note, this all applies to anyone trying to get accepted into a prestigious CPA network like CPALead as well, since they reject more applications than they accept, now that so many people are trying to get in. I can't stress this enough: It IS worth the effort!! I'm making more with them every month and the latest affiliate who joined under me is already up to $37 earned so far today, which is awesome for a newbie!

Even I got rejected the first time I applied, but that was because my site was down at the time they checked it (bad hosting and I moved the site right after that). Almost always when someone gets denied it's simply due to lack of information on the form. Put down as much as you can about your internet marketing experience and qualifications (like a job application), and make sure there are no mistakes (Jacqueline, if you're reading this: you put your email addy where your website url is supposed to go, so there was no site to see!). Everyone can simply apply again...there's no shame in making mistakes, but don't give up!

If at first you don't succeed...you know what to do!! :)