Comments on: Why Most People Will Never Make a Full-Time Income Online

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:27:16 +0000

Yes, for sure John. That is what I thought you meant – about the mindset thing. I agree completely with you on that one.

Happy holidays to you too.

By: John

John — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:57:54 +0000

You’ve made some good points! It is my opinion that the mindset of a person is what determines the person’s level of success. That’s why I said that it’s a fact of life, ’cause most people don’t have a mindset that brings in success. The percentages can be discussed, but you get the idea.

Thanks for making such a long reply, I extremely appreciate that:-)

Enjoy your holidays!

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:17:24 +0000

Hi John,
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. You are probably right that 95% of marketers will not make any money “no matter what they do”. But I don’t believe it is just a fact of life that applies to all attempts to start a business.

The well known cliche is that 80% of traditional businesses will “fail” within the first five years. That is not quite the same as “not making any money”, but for the purposes of the point being made is close enough. 20% is a lot better success rate than 5%.

The primary difference between traditional business and internet marketing “businesses” (if you want to call them that) is that there is virtually no cost of entry for the latter. So any Tom, Dick or Mary can start an internet “business” without any research, training, or investment whatsoever.

It is no wonder that so many fail – probably even higher than 95% – because they are not really “businesses” in any substantive sense. There is no investment, no commitment – nothing other than a whimsical desire to make money by doing as little as possible.

By: John

John — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:30:02 +0000

I would have to disagree. I see where you are coming from, but the fact is that 95% of marketers won’t make any money no matter what they do! That’s just a sad fact of life and is not strictly an internet marketing thing.

I believe that passion is more of a plus than a minus, but you have a point when saying that it doesn’t mean that any niche is profitable.

Thanks for the post!

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