Update-For New Readers

I've decided to update this blog mainly for the benefit of a few people who have been asking about what I do for a living.

Making money online is a huge topic and lots of people believe it is a pipe-dream. It's no wonder really, there's so much mis-information and many scams out there. Well I am living that dream. I started writing this blog back in April 2009, shortly after I had begun to see success online as an internet marketer. I have left my older posts intact, incase anyone wants to see how I got started and the rather chequered journey I had myself.

I started writing the blog with the intention of helping others make it online. However, I rather selfishly never continued it at the time as my "success" overtook me and I became too self-absorbed with all the opportunities out there. Also, as a relatively new marketer, I did need to build my business to ensure continued success and to make sure that I was making the kind if money I needed for the lifestyle we were living and also to start to provide for a better future.

The main problem I had when starting out was that I had nobody to "ask". I had worked out for myself (as you can see from some previous posts) that Internet Marketing was "real" and that potentially, it was what could change my life. However, all the people I read about were just names and I still had that sneaking suspicion that it all sounded too good to be true.

One of my life-changing moments was coming across a lady in the US who appeared to have started out like me-with no knowledge, a family to look after and a really busy life. I posted a comment on her blog and was amazed when she replied and at that moment, it all became "real". I had finally found someone who was successful, who had started from scratch and who was willing to tell me a little bit about what she had actually done and this made all the difference to me.

I still have the email she sent me on June 12th 2008, and this is an extract:-

"Hi Carole =)

Thanks for your email!

Welcome to the internet marketing world! Don't worry about 'technical skills' - what all this takes is an ability and a willingness to learn.. AND to make mistakes...haha!

Yes, it can be hard to mix mothering of a house full of kids with learning a new skill (ie, starting your own business), but just remember - what you do the next 6 months to a year could potentially change ALL your years after that! If you keep at it and work smart, today, June 12th, can be very different for you and your family in 2009.

I wish you all the luck. If you need anything, please feel free to ask!"


...and that was it really. June the 12th 2009 was very different. By that time I had gone from earning nothing from internet marketing to earning what you would call a good, full-time salary. I couldn't believe it. I still can't.

However, if anybody thinking about doing this thinks it's an easy option, then think again. I do work long, long hours some weeks-especially when I was starting out, and there's nobody else to rely on to get things done. However, I now know lots of people I can ask if I'm ever stuck.

The benefits for me personally are amazing. For example, when we went to Florida last year, the money continued to come in, even though I just "maintained" my business via the internet when away. (I remember sitting on the porch of a beach house on Anna Maria, looking over the Gulf, doing a bit of "work", thinking that maybe in time, I could live there and work there).

Right now, I have an elderly mother who lives nearby, and I can work around her doctors/hospital appointments, I can still take and collect the children from school, and just make up the time on an evening. It's this kind of flexibility which I still find unreal!

I was able to virtually take a full month off over Christmas-and I still made money.

I am at a point now where I feel fortunate enough to be able to share what I do with others, so if anybody wants any more information, I'd be happy to chat or email me at LivingTheDreamNow@hotmail.co.uk .

Carole

"No Content Online=No Money"