Excuse #9: I Need Money Now, With Minimal Work

Here’s the next in our lineup of common excuses for not getting an online business going…

Excuse #9: I need money now, with minimal work…this all sounds like a lot of work, like it will take a long time, blah blah blah

Yes, there’s work involved. 

The push-button, "we’ll do all the work, you just cash the checks" stuff can be saved for crappy sales letters and late night infomercials. 

In the real world, real work is required.  But…consider the alternatives. 

What if you need some extra money and you’re considering a part-time job.  Say you work an extra 4 hours a day during the work week (80 hours a month) and you make $10 an hour at this part-time gig (let’s assume that’s your take-home pay, after taxes and what not). 

That lands you a whopping $800/month – $800 that goes away when you stop "doing stuff". 

Alrighty, let’s say you decide to focus on building your business instead.  It’s still a good bit of work, so let’s assume the same 80 hour schedule while you’re getting things going.  That means 80 hours of real work, not 80 hours of "research", "checking stats" and so on. You create a few products, build a list and get some momentum. 

Even if it took you THREE months to get things ramped up, you’d still be better off having focused your time on building your business.  Hopefully you’ll be building an income stream that works without you, or at least with very little input.  It’ll certainly be less hassle than that part-time gig you were considering before you came to your senses.

(Note: The only exception here is if you truly need "now money" to keep a roof over your head or other absolute necessities.  If that’s the case, the surefire job is unfortunately the smart way to go, at least to get to a stable point where you can focus on your escape plan.)

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