7 Reasons Why You Don’t Make Money Online

Hey there guys. What’s up? Well, currently, I’m in the middle of finishing one school project of mine but I decided to take a break for a while to write this post. I’ve been thinking of a lot of things lately and this particular topic suddenly came to my mind — reasons why people don’t make money online. Sometimes, it’s good to focus on the negative side of things (like this post) to emphasize a point and of course, to learn from one’s mistakes.

Let’s face it — we all (or at least most of us) want to make money online. Some of us are already making a good sum of money monthly, but I reckon that there’s still quite a big number of us who don’t make a single dollar on the net. Of course, there are reasons for this!

There are probably quite a number of posts out there which talk about why people don’t earn online, but hey, I have my own list of reasons why a person doesn’t make money online too! Do you think the reason why you’re not making money online is listed here? Well, read on to find out!

1. You’re lazy. No one would make even a single cent if he’s lazy, ya know. If you think that setting up a blog, stuffing some ads on it and leaving it alone would make you any money, then you’re definitely wrong my friend. Success will only come if you exert effort and concentrate on your tasks.

2. You’re doing the wrong thing. You may be very hardworking, but if you’re doing the wrong thing, then you won’t make any money! If you create a site for kids and place ad spots that are for sale (meaning they’re not CPC/CPM ads), then don’t expect any revenue. Kids don’t have credit cards or PayPal accounts!

3. You limit yourself to one source of income. This is probably one of the most common reasons why people don’t make any money online. They either stick to AdSense and hope for a lot of clicks, or try to sell one product that’s not really attractive. Why not try to mix and match stuff? Do a little bit of affiliate marketing, put some CPC ads on your site, and at the same time, sell your ad spaces on an internet marketplace.

4. You believe those free e-books saying you can make $1,000 in an hour. While making thousands of dollars in an hour is not impossible, the methods presented by those e-books don’t usually work. The e-books are just full of crap, and you can’t really expect to make tons of money in an hour especially if you’re still new to the internet marketing world! Just remember this: “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.” and you won’t be wasting any more time in subscribing to those worthless newsletters/reading those e-books.

5. You expect to earn big money without spending a dime. Now, I’m not saying that you can’t make money with free blogs or the like, but do you think you can make $1,000 (or more) a month without having promotion expenses? Sure, you can tell your friends about your site and it can actually get featured in social bookmarking sites if the content is great, but you can’t go so far without really spending.

Still not convinced? Okay, let’s say you’re that good in writing articles and in promoting your stuff. Well, you still have to spend for your website’s development to attract more visitors! You need unique features and a probably great design to really stand out and make big money. Don’t tell me you’d settle for a very plain site which has a white background and uses Times New Roman as the font.

And if it wasn’t obvious yet, Time = Money, so if you say you just used up your time and didn’t spend a cent, you still invested TIME, which can be considered as MONEY. Hope that’s clear!

6. You lack focus. One day you’re so energetic and you’re promoting your new site. The next day you’re being so lazy to update your website and you think of quitting. If you’re like that, then don’t expect to make money. You should focus on your task and your goal if you really want to succeed in your endeavors.

7. You’re not open to new ideas. This is a big hindrance to success. If you just stick to what you know and what you want, then you’d probably be left behind with $0 in your pocket. Try out new techniques, experiment, and learn! Always consider new ideas. There’s nothing to lose anyway…

Now, think deeply. Are you not making money online because of one of the reasons stated above? Well, I guess it’s time for you to focus, be more creative, and be open-minded. I guess that’s it for now guys. Gotta go. See ya later!