starting a career online...

@anyabee (363)
Philippines
December 6, 2009 10:57pm CST
hi. i have been trying to start a "career" online the past few months. i want to be financially independent so i can resign from my current work. but, i don't know where to start. or how to start. can anyone help me, please? any and all ideas are welcome and will be appreciated. thanks!
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14 responses
• Romania
7 Dec 09
i whanted to start my own bussines online whit a site just like hi5 or myspace only an xxx tipe but it costed me about 3000 euros just to make the site and i had to contribute to the state it is pricee but if you have the money you can easy have a succesful career on the net
• Romania
7 Dec 09
i know but to do 3000 euros frome nothing on the net is quite an achievement ;) good luck to you
@anyabee (363)
• Philippines
7 Dec 09
well, i don't have the money to invest on anything right now. so, i'll have to think of other ways to earn online. :) 3000 euros is a lot of money.
@anyabee (363)
• Philippines
8 Dec 09
i know. thanks. i'm not planning to get rich just by doing online jobs. at least at first. but i do want to earn something. :)
@warvial (1146)
• Singapore
7 Dec 09
hi, when u mention a career online, are you referring to starting online business or more towards earning based on reading emails, replying to discussion etc?
@warvial (1146)
• Singapore
7 Dec 09
i see. Then you might have to look very hard to find those sites which really pays for your work. I find it hard to do it but since I am currently unemployed, thus I am devoting my time in trying to secure a job while I surfed for any opportunities that allows me to earn some additional income without paying (as I heard a lot of scams where the sites makes you pay more than you have agreed to). You might want to continue your currently full time job and starts looking for opportunities to earn income and see how things goes. If you find it able to maintain or even better give you more income than your current job, then you can safely submit your resignation letter.
@anyabee (363)
• Philippines
7 Dec 09
more on freelancing, actually. :) and of course whatever else i can do online.
@anyabee (363)
• Philippines
8 Dec 09
yes, i know. that's what my plan is. and i've been trying to research on what i can do. and i think mylot is a really nice site. people have been really helpful. thanks. :)
@siZidni (1860)
• Indonesia
8 Dec 09
hi anyabee, i've been for years in searching and trying career online. i still don't find one that suite me. there're some good sites that offer but i don't work hard enough for it. since most of them are the affiliate system. hope you'll find one and be sure that you work hard at it. i believe you'll make it.
@anyabee (363)
• Philippines
8 Dec 09
thanks. i know it's not going to be easy. i'll have to either start writing or improve my coding skills. i think those are the best ways. what have you been trying to do so far?
@firemom31 (598)
• United States
7 Dec 09
I have the same goal, and have been working toward it for about a year. Right now, the best prospect seems to be oDesk. I am making more each month through them and it is a legit, reliable source. I make a few dollars from other sites (check my blog if you like) but oDesk is the one that looks like it will get my out of my office job permanently.
• United States
8 Dec 09
If you wouldn't mnd taking a look at my blog, I have a lot of tips and tricks on there. A lot of people ask about how to get hired on oDesk, so I decided to put it on blog instead of typing the answers over and over. You will have to look in the archives but there are a lot of tips there and I'm sure they will help you.
@anyabee (363)
• Philippines
7 Dec 09
i have an odesk account too but so far noone has accepted any of my bids. :( can you suggest of anything i can do so people will notice my bids? any and all suggestions are welcome.
@sumanadep (1228)
• India
7 Dec 09
starting a career online...Even I taught about it...but till now I have not been able to earn enough online so that I can quit my job....To get an income equivalent to your offline job every month you need to have some skills like writing, coding etc.. Best of luck...
@anyabee (363)
• Philippines
8 Dec 09
i have some writing skills and trying to develop my coding skills. but, i haven't had a taker in all the bids i've applied to. best of luck to you too, if you're still trying to do it. :)
@eby888 (8)
• India
8 Dec 09
starting a career on online is not a good habit bqz today there are many traps in internet there is no one to trust so use your career bestway
• India
9 Dec 09
think before every thing
@anyabee (363)
• Philippines
8 Dec 09
yes, i know that. and this is why i'm also very cautious. and why i ask for advice from others so i can weigh my options. :)
@dravid (1047)
• India
7 Dec 09
nice thought some people are realy making money online but many are scams...Please be careful about them....thanks
@anyabee (363)
• Philippines
7 Dec 09
yes, i know. that's why i'm asking people here in mylot because i ahve the impression that there are several here who do the same thing. thanks. :)
@niitesh (1653)
• India
7 Dec 09
I have been working for the past two years online and right now I don't do anything else besides my online jobs. Though I don't have any software skills I still make good money online, I have summarized all the details in an article which you can find in my profile page. Check it out and hope it is of some help to you. Happy earnings!!
@anyabee (363)
• Philippines
7 Dec 09
wow. 2 years? that's amazing. thanks for replying. will check out your profile. :)
@andyvish (901)
• India
7 Dec 09
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@anyabee (363)
• Philippines
7 Dec 09
hi. what are these sites about? :)
@hatimyal (1516)
• India
7 Dec 09
its not a good idea though to start a business online and leave your current offline job. though many people are making fortunes out of it but to find the right path is quite difficult and it might takes years to develop your business online. either you can become a good seller of products online or by doin freelancing jobs. there are other ways also but u have to find the right one. visit my blog to earn a lil extra income per month. Regards
@anyabee (363)
• Philippines
7 Dec 09
hi. thanks. will visit your blog and see what i can learn from it. i know it won't be easy but i hope i make it.
@opsharma (318)
• India
7 Dec 09
Hi anyabee, Although you have taken a very risky decision. Because of there is no any way by which you can fulfill your full time salary online. Here you can get only some part time salary equivant money. This is always better to mixup your full time job plus some online money from your spare time. It is never advisable to anyone to leave his job and then search for online job. You must know that it is very hard to earn big money online. So please again try to do a full time job and keep trying a part time online job. Thanks.
@anyabee (363)
• Philippines
7 Dec 09
i know it's risky and i'm not going to rush into anything. i am still weighing my options. and, who knows, i might change my mind. :)
@rsan1234 (10)
• India
7 Dec 09
Hi How are you iam fine, even i have resigned from the JOB wanted to be financially independent. i have created a blog for doing some online business and i have provided a lot of options to earn money through various trusted sources Links which are approved.
@anyabee (363)
• Philippines
7 Dec 09
hi. will check your blog for ideas. thanks for replying. :)
• Indonesia
7 Dec 09
This is what i'm actually doing, i'm still working at my current job, but gradually building my online job. right now i'm developing a website, and hopefully i can resign from my "offline" job next year and become financially independent. Since i believe my online revenue will gradually increase, i won't rush to resign my current work.
@monkey82 (12)
• China
7 Dec 09
Dear friend,many people have the same problem with you today.You are brave.It needs a great of courage to make the decision of resigning your current work!You have made a decision,and please start from yourself!You can find the vocations which you are interested in,you can also find the vocations that you are fit for.Then you can learn something about them to improve yourself first!Best wishes for you! I believe that you have wonderful life!
@anyabee (363)
• Philippines
7 Dec 09
i have made a decision yet. i'm still weighing my options but it is one path i'd like to take someday. so, we'll see how lucky i can get. thanks. :)