A Milestone

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As you’d be well aware, a good chunk of my online income comes from writing web content.

I was sitting back with my cuppa this morning, perusing my paypal account, and I discovered that, although the month is only three quarters through, my income from writing has, for the first time since I started taking it seriously,  exceeded double my usual monthly income from my part time “out of the home” job.

Keep in mind that this is writing part time, while I’m looking after my two children and taking them to homeschooling excursions. So, it’s very much a viable option for mums who want to earn from home while they’re caring for a family. I will admit, though, that the housework isn’t always up to date, and I’m often working late at night. I’d rather put up with that than have to find work outside the home.

I was having a discussion with a friend last night about people’ s expectations from money making ventures. What are you most likely to respond to – earn $1000 a week with no work and no effort , or earn a few hundred dollars a month with a bit of hard yakka (for my overseas readers, yakka is Aussie slang for “work”)?  There are some who would be tempted by idea of big dollars for no effort, but really, do you think it’s genuine? I think most people would appreciate the honesty of “put in the hours, and earn enough to make your car payment each month”. You could then ramp it up if you wanted to, and earn the car payment and pay the credit card each month.

Unfortunately, the earn lots while doing nothing hype gives people the impression that working online can be a scam. Sure, the scams are out there, but I can assure you, working online is legitimate, productive, and a great fit for people with families.

I’d love to hear your comments. Do you have the impression that online marketing is a scam? Do you think you could do it if you were shown how?

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