How do you avoid scams and too-good-to-be-true "easy ways" to make money online?
Before we dive into this guide, I need to address the elephant in the room…
There’s no such thing as an online get-rich quick scheme.
Most of the "quick" and "easy" ways people talk about when it comes to making money online—are not true businesses.
Sure, some of them may be good for creating a few hundred or even thousands of dollars in one-time revenue. But they’re not going to help you unlock financial freedom and achieve complete control of your lifestyle.
At best, they're shortcuts that don't last forever—and many of the "opportunities" like network marketing giants Herbalife and others offer, often pan out to either be a scam or at the very least, damaging to your personal relationships. And I would never advocate for that.
The Internet has opened up so many opportunities to entrepreneurs and forward-thinking workers to make money online. But it’s also opened up considerable competition.
Here's the hard truth: The only ways to make money online in any lasting manner, involve putting in real time, effort, blood, sweat and tears.
This isn’t to scare you off. I simply want you to know that this guide is going to focus primarily on ways to make real, sustainable extra income online. Not just a few quick bucks. I want to share all the mistakes I've made that got me to where I am now so that you don’t have to go through them, and can build a successful online source of income for yourself.
Don’t get me wrong, there are still a lot of great opportunities to make money online today. It’s that the most common ideas have been picked through a lot more than they were a few years ago. To stand out you need to be smart, look for the best opportunities, and be unique in the ways you approach making money online. And I’m here to help.
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