Making Money Online In The UK

How I found A Way Of Making Money Online In The UK

Following on from my last post, I then spent weeks searching and scouring the internet for what was eluding me. I began to get little "chinks" of information and it dawned on me that what I was looking for was somehow related to actually working on the internet and not just using it as a "shopfront" to sell goods.

I came across lots of sales sites which promised to reveal how to make money on "autopilot" and whilst I could tell that they were simply trying to make money selling schemes which were too good to be true, I had a feeling that what they were talking about had a grain of truth in it somewhere.

I eventually discovered that what they were all really talking about was Internet Marketing. The problem was that nobody would really say what this entailed without having you part with bundles of cash for the privilege.

Through doing weeks of research-but without parting with any money, I learned that many of the sites which were offering to teach you how to be an internet marketer were out to take your cash, without teaching you any skills. I read hundreds of reviews of different products all promising to teach you about making money online in the UK by internet marketing. When you really looked into each one though, it suddenly dawned on me that what they were doing themselves was a kind of "disreputable" form of internet marketing-i.e selling products which sounded good but which would not deliver.

In all this searching though, one site was different-at least that's how it first appeared. However, I didn't trust my own judgement and spent more days finding out as much as I could about the online community called "Wealthy Affiliate" . At first I convinced myself that this was yet another example of online trickery, but yet no matter how hard I tried, I could not find a bad review. Wealthy Affiliate did not offer a fast way to riches, but appeared to be a sound, solid way of teaching people about making money online in the UK and indeed, worldwide.

I must have hovered over the "pay" button several times, before I committed myself to a one-month fee "just to try it out". This was in July 2008. I am still a member now.

The minute I entered Wealthy Affiliate I knew I'd make the right decision. The only problem I did have was that the amount of information seemed totally overwhelming. However, once I'd got over the initial feelings that I would not be able to do it, I took a deep breath and began slowly and solidly working through the "8 Week Action Plan". This was perfect for someone like me-you know the type of person-one who could barely send an email-let alone do anything slightly more complicated.

When I began working online, I could just about search Google for information and I could (with difficultly and help!) load things on eBay through my husband's account. I couldn't even upload photos though. I had no idea about sending "attachments" with emails or what a "pdf" file was, nor could I "print" things off-that's how basic my computer skills were!

However, what I did have was determination. In Wealthy Affiliate I read accounts from people who had started off from a similar starting position as me and who had become successful-many giving up their "day jobs". I still wasn't 100% convinced and contacted a couple of people from the forum of Wealthy Affiliate and ended up speaking to them. I was also lucky enough to "find" a lady in the USA (not from WA) who started off from an almost-identical starting point as I did. The realisation dawned that if I worked hard enough, I could actually do this.

After a week, I made a sale (well, two actually!) and received a commissions of £4.80 for each one. Ok, not much I know, but enough to prove to myself that this worked. I admit that I worked pretty tirelessly and as our household budget allowed me to work at it for 6 months, before I really had to get a "real" job, I knew I could give it until January 2009 before deciding for sure if it would work for me.

I didn't have to wait that long.

My learning curve was absolutely huge, but I persevered and by Christmas, was earning enough money to know that I would not be looking for employment elsewhere!

I was actually making money online -Nobody was more surprised than me (well, perhaps my husband was, who knew full-well how lacking my computer skills were-and still are!!!)

Coming soon.....Which companies have affiliate schemes? (You may be surprised!)

Carole

"No Content Online=No Money"