This is just a little rant.
So, I've been supplementing my income with Fiverr gigs for the past few months, and it's been a pretty interesting experience. Sometimes the things that we do (even Ebay!) can teach us really important business lessons. I'm kind of surprised at what I've been making on the site, since I had previously written it off as a waste of time.
Just for inquiring minds, I've been doing ghostwriting, fixing Wordpress problems, setting up Facebook Fan pages (yes, people actually pay others to do this), proofreading, and translating.
Things I've learned:
1. The internet is filled with wantrepreneurs that are seriously lazy. I've written affiliate marketing articles recently that will make you vomit. There are are thousands of people out there that just pretty much feed off of each other about 100% commissions and "automated systems" that only take 10 minutes a day to run. And all you have to do is pay $24.96 a month for a training package... you get my drift.
I guess this is network marketing on steroids. The lesson is that the only person actually "Fastlane", as we call it here, is the guy that came up with the idea.
2. Don't buy a stupid pre-made site. There are SO many people out there that are so desperate that they will believe anyone out there "selling dreams". There is a particular forum that's been mentioned a lot on here that is pretty much crawling with people like that. You get what you pay for! If you pay $100 for one of these ready-to-go websites, chances are you won't even get your money back. I've had customers buy multiple crap websites at a time and just nickle and dime themselves and get nothing in return. :sigh:
3. Don't outsource stuff that you don't know how to do, at least marginally, yourself. I'm not joking about this - I did a gig the other day for a "social media marketing" company. The gig? Setting up their freaking Facebook page that took all of 25 seconds. If this is what the competition is like, we are golden! :icon_super:
The good news for us is that the majority of the people that find this forum and stay here are going to be different that the folks that you'll find somewhere else. If you aren't falling for all of those tricks above, you are probably 75% done on your way to the Fastlane.
There is NO substitute for hard work, no matter what anyone tells you. Ever!!
So, I've been supplementing my income with Fiverr gigs for the past few months, and it's been a pretty interesting experience. Sometimes the things that we do (even Ebay!) can teach us really important business lessons. I'm kind of surprised at what I've been making on the site, since I had previously written it off as a waste of time.
Just for inquiring minds, I've been doing ghostwriting, fixing Wordpress problems, setting up Facebook Fan pages (yes, people actually pay others to do this), proofreading, and translating.
Things I've learned:
1. The internet is filled with wantrepreneurs that are seriously lazy. I've written affiliate marketing articles recently that will make you vomit. There are are thousands of people out there that just pretty much feed off of each other about 100% commissions and "automated systems" that only take 10 minutes a day to run. And all you have to do is pay $24.96 a month for a training package... you get my drift.
I guess this is network marketing on steroids. The lesson is that the only person actually "Fastlane", as we call it here, is the guy that came up with the idea.
2. Don't buy a stupid pre-made site. There are SO many people out there that are so desperate that they will believe anyone out there "selling dreams". There is a particular forum that's been mentioned a lot on here that is pretty much crawling with people like that. You get what you pay for! If you pay $100 for one of these ready-to-go websites, chances are you won't even get your money back. I've had customers buy multiple crap websites at a time and just nickle and dime themselves and get nothing in return. :sigh:
3. Don't outsource stuff that you don't know how to do, at least marginally, yourself. I'm not joking about this - I did a gig the other day for a "social media marketing" company. The gig? Setting up their freaking Facebook page that took all of 25 seconds. If this is what the competition is like, we are golden! :icon_super:
The good news for us is that the majority of the people that find this forum and stay here are going to be different that the folks that you'll find somewhere else. If you aren't falling for all of those tricks above, you are probably 75% done on your way to the Fastlane.
There is NO substitute for hard work, no matter what anyone tells you. Ever!!
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