Can you make a living out of your online income, or do you still need other jobs

@asxenon (1440)
Malaysia
October 7, 2010 12:48am CST
There are so many opportunities earning income online. However, it is difficult for us to identify which are spams and which are not. Also, it seems quite difficult to earn a huge amount in online business itself. Maybe online income is just suitable as side income/residue income.... what do you think? Do you think you can live purely with your online income? I am still new on earning online, anyway seems great to find some programs that actually help me earn some money.... anyway, still not able to give up my full time job :p Maybe some day, who knows.... but certainly not now :D Wish me luck.
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18 responses
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
7 Oct 10
Hi asxenon, Nice subject for discussion. The subject near and dear to all of us. As far as I am concerned, I don't think we can rely on Internet earning to take take care of even basic needs of our family leave alone the taking care of the luxuries we have planned for. This I am talking about the person like me who are new to Internet earning. May be if you are here for longer time you may earn sufficient to take care of your day to day needs. More experienced people may be able to contribute better. They should give the factual details and not exaggerate the things to grind their own axe. This will help many new comers who come to internet with high hopes.
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@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 10
I do agree that it is difficult to find a living through online earnings itself. Anyway, there are those who really succeed and i think they too has been putting lots of effort in it as maybe has taken some risks as well. As for beginners like us, it is best not to invest too much money into a single opportunity and make sure to do more research about the program we are about to join. We would not want to regret someday when the programs we put high hope on turns out to be a scam :p Have a wonderful day and hope you achieve certain level of success too in online earnings.
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@sam8pro (376)
• India
7 Oct 10
Well unless you device or stumble upon a really viral link or method its kind of hard to actually make your money purely on the online income ...cause the amount is so less and so slow even at times ... so i guess you should just hang around with your eyes open :)
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@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 10
Thanks. I really make sense that most of the online opportunity out there requires much of referrals to succeed. Anyway, i just invested small money into some and hopefully i can gain little profit from there :p
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@iDivision (1412)
• Latvia
7 Oct 10
I think it depends on region you live in. I live in northeastern europe - everything here is expensive but our wages is so low that allmost half of my country population think of emigration to work abroad in UK or other European countries. I have tried to make money online few years, but i could not say that i had much success since making money online is very risky - mostly you must deposit some money as your starting capital, but those who take it are not always real businessmans, they turned out to be scammers sometimes and thus i have lost a lot of money. OK, thanks to betting business i can say that i am not loosing more than earning now, but still its risk and i before investing, depositing money in online earnings i think twice ;)
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@puccagirl (7294)
• Israel
7 Oct 10
My advice would be to stay away from anything that requires you to pay them to make money. That makes no sense, since most of these sites are indeed scams. And there are so many legit earning opportunities out there, it is better to focus on them instead. If you hang around on MyLot you will get great ideas for online earnings by the way, people often tell each other about new earning methods etc. here!
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@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 10
I have to agree with iDivision. Most of the sites that pay without any investment will usually not bring enough profit to us. Anyway, many sites that we need to pay in order to make money from may actually turn out to be scam. Therefore, we must do enough research before investing and if it still turns out to be scam, then we can only blame it on luck :p
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@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 10
It seems we really need to learn from experience and take some risk in online investing. Sometimes a good plan might also turn out to be scam. Anyway, lucky that you actually found yourself a betting business that earn you money. Currently i am only investing very small amount online maybe just $5-$20 for a start as i am still not confident enough to put much of my hard earned money into it. Hopefully the one i am trying out now does not turn out to be a scam :p Earning little profit is better than losing all :D Good luck n all the best!
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• Indonesia
7 Oct 10
Yes, there are many programs online that we can follow. However, we must be careful to follow, many programs that promise envormous earnings, and many are scams. If we find a program that is really honest and we can manage it well, then I think it's not something that is impossible to earn income that can be made a permanent job from an online business.
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@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 10
Thanks. Hopefully the ones i join/ will join in the future will help me achieve good income through online itself. Hopefully you'll do well too :D
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@louie847 (350)
• Philippines
7 Oct 10
For me it is very hard to look for online jobs that offers a big pay or earnings. And its not enough to make ot as a source of income. You need a stable job and regular income.
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@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 10
I do agree that it is hard to find good job online. Anyway, some do have great plan and i think we can actually succeed in some. Anyway, don't put all your money into a single program. Better diversify your online investment.
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• India
7 Oct 10
hi, even i'm new to this type of earning, and have not succeeded much. even i feel, that one cannot completely rely on the income earned from online jobs. good decison on your part, dont quit the job, its quite unnerveing to find that the earning from the online programs are very meagre, when compared to the full time jobs. well, these are good for the extra income ideas. i think, one should use them for extra finance only and not as full time earning. so, good that you did'nt quit the job.
@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 10
Thanks madhavi, I won't be quitting my job unless my online income do somehow exceed/on par with my full-time job income. Anyway, it is good time to try out some online earnings. Who knows what might happen tomorrow. We are not sure how secure is our full time job. Therefore, i do believe in finding other sources of income besides fully relying on the full time job. I think earning online, especially those which produce residue income is worth a try. Just make sure you make some survey and visit some site review before investing your money online :p We wouldn't want to put our hard earned money into spams :D Good luck and may you succeed in earning online.
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@youless (112466)
• Guangzhou, China
8 Oct 10
I have a job. It is not possible for me to make a living by my online income because it is pretty little. I can't survive by such a low paid. I just regard the online earning as a funny thing to do. I can't count on to live with online income. I love China
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@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 10
Anyway, earning some little profit online is better than earning nothing at all :D Good luck and wish u all the best to increase your online income!
@wongchoiyee (7413)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 10
I am still thinking how to supplement my income by doing both offline and online. However, my main target is doing online jobs because it is flexible and you can earn as much as you want.
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@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 10
Wow. I'm also in KL but my main income comes from my day job. Great to find someone who actually makes a living doing online jobs in M'sia. Can you really survive with only your online income? Anyway, i am also trying to find some residue income through online and for only $15 invested so far, i think i am happy with what i am getting from it. Hope you can earn more online :p Do share your secret too when you succeed :D All the best and good day!
@carrine (2743)
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
gosh my monthly expenses is a total of 15,000.00 its in peso. if i will rely on my income online gosh,, we will all die. LOL i mean it cannot even support for the food. so my business online us good for savings.
@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 10
Haha.... if we want to earn big money online, i think it really takes time, effort and also luck. If we are missing any of them, i don't think we can succeed. Anyway, do hope you can find good earnings online :D
@udaymohan (437)
• India
7 Oct 10
On line income is definitely of permanent nature and it is not possible to live on such income, You may call it side-income only. While I wish you the for such on-line income, I would never recommend to give-up fulltime job.
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@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 10
Thanks. Online income will certainly be a side income for many unless those who are directly involved in the online business and is part of the business itself.
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@puccagirl (7294)
• Israel
7 Oct 10
I don't, but that is not my goal for now anyway, so I don't mind. The thing about online earnings though is that it takes a long while for them to get big, so you need to work hard for at least a year until you get there. I have not been earning money online for that long yet, so I have not reached that goal yet. But I hope I will in the future if I can just manage to keep this up!
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@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 10
Great! Keep up the good work and soon you'll be there :D
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@keshia2007r (2880)
• United States
8 Oct 10
there are a lot of opportuities online but in my position, i'll still need another job to maintain my lifestyle being that i have not came across a really well paying, legit sites where i can make a couple hundred in a month as i do wit my job. i'll definitely need an outside job. the few hundred i do make month, helps out on the small thins. like gas, food or credit card bills. thats about it, so i won't quit be quitting my day job lol.
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@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 10
I think it is relevant not to give up our day job. Unless we really can profit more than what we are earning through our permanent job. Anyway, earning some extra money online is better than doing nothing but to dream our time away. Therefore, start moving and lets earn a few more bucks online :D
@Paper_Doll (2373)
• Philippines
7 Oct 10
I currently have a full time job in the morning, and I do GPTs in between. I haven't explored everything yet but I know there are lot of online income opportunities. As of now, I do GPTs to earn extra, to pay for my monthly internet connection specifically. I don't earn that much here but I must say that I am enjoying it. I have invested money on some sites and you are right, many of them are just scams. So we really have to be careful. I hope to earn huge in online jobs but I am quite sure that I won't leave my present job since it is fun and pays good.
@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 10
Good that you have a permanent job that is fun and has good pay. Anyway, earning some money online is fun too if we are not scammed :p Hopefully i choose the right program to earn online. Anyway, only invested $15 total, so not a big deal anyway :D All the best and do enjoy earning online :p
• Indonesia
7 Oct 10
well i think, making money online is only a "dessert" , side job .. yes, i think we still have to have a main money income which isnt affect by the situation in internet market ..
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
7 Oct 10
My husband and I can live off of his income alone, but we can't really go anywhere nor can we afford a place of our own on just his income. I've figured that I would need to make $5.00 to $7.00 a day to actually make enough to feel comfortable with moving out. The $5.00 a day would amount to $150.00 a month and would pay one of our bills, plus leave us with $20.00 left over after that. The bill that it would pay could be taken away once we get our own place and then it would go towards the rent of the place. I've not yet gotten to the point of making five dollars a day however, and so have a long way to go before I do.
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@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 10
Hopefully you can achieve or even exceed your target soon. Maybe can have a look at some of the people's profile here to see how others are making money. I believe you can find some useful programs that might add up your online income. However, do make sure you do proper research before joining as many are actually scams. Good luck in your quest to succeed online :D
@jules67 (2788)
• Philippines
7 Oct 10
I have read other people getting successful making a living online. However, not everybody has that chance to duplicate the success of other people. Me, I really am having a hard time making it good on the net. I wish there is still another job which could be a supplement to my online earnings.
@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 10
I see. Does that mean currently you are relying totally on your online income to survive? Wow, it must be tough :p
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
For me yes I have a friend who doing that I try it but i can't do the one of there town knowledge .
@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 10
Hopefully you'll find something that suits you online. I think there are really many ways of earning online. Maybe you have not found yours or maybe you haven't really work hard enough for it. Anyway, just try your best and who knows someday, you might even earn more than your friend who is earning his/her living through online :D
@ashok1 (225)
• India
7 Oct 10
Its better you dont pay for any online opportunities because some may be scam.So we can register in all freebies so that we dont pay anything.Nowadays Techdoctordeals is paying well and is free to join.We can make some bucks out of online but not really a living out of it.so have this as a secondary and your full time as primary
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@asxenon (1440)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 10
Thanks for the suggestion. Maybe will have a look at that :p All the best for you in making money online :D Hopefully we can make more from day to day :D