In my experience there is a ton of misinformation floating around about making money online. It seems as if everyone has the next big idea about making money online. The problem is that most of these ideas revolve around you giving someone a bunch of money, and them giving you the 'secret'. As a person who makes some money online, let me clue you in. There is no secret. Making money online is just like making money anywhere else.
You see, making money is a process. Much like learning to ride a bike is a process. Did you wake up one day and start riding a bike? Of course not! To begin with you had training wheels. Then you practiced and practiced. Then you tried riding without training wheels and fell down again and again. And then one day, you rode off and you knew how to ride a bike. Riding a bike was a process and making money is exactly the same.
It makes no difference if the money is made online or offline, the bottom line is that you want a business that makes money. For this article though, we're focusing on the truth about making money online. And the truth is (as mentioned earlier) that making money online is just like making money offline. It's just that the process is a little different.
People run into trouble when they start buying into all the hype out there about making money online. If you believe the hype you won't make money, because hype causes you to do things that you normally wouldn't. Then the next thing you know you're out a bunch of money and no better off. All because you bought into a bunch of hype like: Never make another cold call, or we'll do the selling for you, or pick out your favorite 'style' of site, etc. etc. None of this hype will get you any closer to making money online.
The truth is that if you aren't passionate about what you're doing, you have no chance of making money either online or otherwise. If you want to make money online, there is most likely going to be a website involved. You better believe in this website and be passionate about the subject that the site is based on. If your online money making venture revolves around your passion, you've got a good shot of making money online. Just keep in mind that's making money online is a process and won't happen overnight. Just like with learning to ride a bike, you need to keep practicing and getting back up when you fall down. If you do, you'll be making money online sooner rather than later.