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FIB - Scams 101 - Ye Olde Archives
Posted By: Marie
Saturday, 3 June 2006, at 6:57 a.m.
I've had a website since 1999, I've NEVER made more than $12K year in sales and I give up. I'm about ready to cry but I feel like an addict who's constantly needing an email "fix" - more like a gambler, maybe, who keeps thinking that THIS time they'll hit the jackpot... I'm constantly online, I'm constantly buying some new product or software to help me make more money and I don't have a LIFE any more!
I'm a smart person. I've read a LOT. I know a LOT. I've tried a LOT. But I make just enough to make me hopeful and not enough to make all the time I spend worthwhile. Every time I get an email or see a website where someone is making money online I just feel worse about MYSELF because I don't understand why I can't seem to do that, too.
I'm sure part of my problem is trying too many things - I have 4 ebooks I've written, I sell on eBay, I use Adwords/Adsense, write articles, have an ezine, etc etc - but at least to some extent it's unavoidable, you HAVE to promote a site somehow - and besides, I've been trying to find alternate ways of income online.
I like the flexibility of an online business, and I DO need to make some money. Hubby would like to retire early, my kids are grown, and I'm not looking to get rich - $2K month would be WONDERFUL - but no matter what I do I don't get there. Right now I just wish someone would HIRE me to work for them - at least I'd have a consistent income and THEY'D have to worry about SEO and spam and traffic and conversion rates and copywriting and autoresponders and blogging and pinging and ....
So... what's the easiest way to get rid of everything, while protecting myself legally? I think the trickiest part is probably my ebooks and the copyrights associated with them. Do I need an attorney? If so, how do I FIND one that knows anythign about online business?
Thank you...
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