Do I have to quite my full-time job to start an online business?

Hi Crystal,

There's no need to quite your job when starting an online business. Take it from me, I quit my family job (a career in assisted living for seniors & mental health adults) and went right into starting a home business.

Keep in mind that over 95% of newbies fail at this and I was one of them about four years ago. The best advice I can give you, now that I'm actually making money online from home, is to get some coaching - it helps lower the learning curve considerably.

There's a lot to understand about selling products/services online and you need proven to work methods and a system that will help you succeed online. Good coaching allows you to reach your financial goals faster while avoiding scams that exist online, among other things.

Coaching as a perfect way to get your feet wet so you can decide quickly whether or not this is something you really want to do. As a newbie, you need to get all the questions to who, why, what, when, where and how answered from one source so that you can start making money online.

Coaching simply makes everything easier through video tutorials and gives you a system that's easy to learn and follow. Not only that but you also want a coaching site that includes a forum so you can converse, ask questions, and see what others are doing as well. There are more perks here than meet the eye.

I don't mean to overwhelm with all of this but there is a shortcut for newbies - a legitimate coaching website that consist of real millionaires and successful people who know exactly what they are doing. This also helps you learn proven methods that work today, rather using old methods that no longer work.

The key for you is not to waste any time going through all the trial and errors that all newbies go through then failing. You can work on your craft through coaching in your own spare time. So keep your job and find a legitimate coaching site to help you succeed quicker.

You will of course have to invest some money each month to get access to a coaching site - you can cancel at anytime. Fact is, you can start making money online in a matter of weeks, depending how much time and effort you are willing to put in to learning a new craft.

You can start by doing a search. Just Google it (google.com). Search for... work from home coaching or make money online coaching and see what comes up. Or if you want, you can check some of the resources below that points you in the right direction. Just explore, research, and review them - but take your time. You need to find the right coaching that works for you.

Resources:

ClickBankShopperReviews (see Coaching in right column)

http://www.cbmall.com/to/coaching

Or you could try here http://www.multiplyyourmoneyonline.com and he teaches you everything in a step by step guide also everything he teaches is what he actually uses himself and he's on most of the companies leaderboards.

No you do not have to quit your regular job in order to start an online business just work on it when you have the time and be patient. I have a home building business and an online business that I work on in my spare time. I don't feel the need to jump in feet first by giving up what I do for a paycheck.

Expect it to take awhile this way to get everything set up and running. Also do a lot of research on whatever you decide to start as an online business before you start creating websites etc...

Good Luck

Nobody else can't, and shall not help you at this very classic situation. Trust your own instincts. Weight pros and cons. Make sure that timing is right.

About Starting an Online Business..

You need not to quit at first you may want to continue with your job now and then do an online job... It's a matter of time management. After 3-6 months depending on your capacity and if you've adjusted already and mastered everything about online marketing then quit with your current job and focus on online marketing... Cash Cow Consulting is the perfect example of a success online marketing business because of their effectiveness, reliability and great promotional skills. Thanks!

 Don't quit your job to start an online business

You have read so many promotions of people making tons of money online and they were able to quit their jobs to work full time. Ask those people where are they now. The true fact is if you want your online business to make a full time income them you must put in full-time hours of promoting, marketing, customer service and updating your websites.

This is exactly what the successful internet marketers do everyday, so do not get caught up by those Paypal or Clickbank snapshots showing earnings of $8,000 in a single week. There is no such thing as 'set it and forget it' income online; because unless you are constantly marketing your business and tracking your customers you will soon see your online income decrease faster than a snowball rolling down a mountain.

 Quitting your job to work an online busines is not an wise option in this unstable economy. I did this same thing several years ago after my internet business started making over $20,000 in one month. After I left my good paying job the business income started to decrease slightly over time until all of my savings in all 4 bank accounts ran out. Needless to say I had to find another job before I lose my home.

As Mike just said, do not rely on an online business to be your primary income because your family may be homeless. 

Keep your job and let the online business become your secondary income to pay off extra bills, buy gifts for others, put money in savings, or take a trip or two. This takes the pressure off depending soley on an income source that evereyone knows can be way up today, and then way down tomorrow.

What I have learned is that selling products online is a business that will never fade away. This means that there are more and more people looking for products to buy that they cannot find in the stores. Doing a product dropshipping business is easy to get set up, easy to manage and all you have to do is promote your website.

When my business income went down after I quit my job I decided to try the dropshipping thing and found that there was more money to be made than just from selling products.

I used these guys for the dropshipping biz and started making money from Google adsense at no extra cost http://www.dropshipgurus.com

Also there is another free article about how to set up your own webpage to sell products online at http://www.incomeconnector.com

When you do it yourself you save a lot of money upfront.

We are not going to collect your email address and try to sell you something later on.

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