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s story of 0.1% of people who became Instagram and YouTube stars. However, seeing success and building success are two different things.As a marking specialist, I can mention many more online side hustles. Perhaps, you haven’t even think of:<ul><li>Run a niche website and monetize it through affiliates. (<a href="https://bettermarketing.pub/how-i-made-3-000-from-one-medium-article-as-an-affiliate-c8dfa2592b22">I’ve made over $3k from a single article</a>, and it works if you do it right.)</li><li>Create listicle posts and charge for mentions. (I’ve been doing it for a B2B company, and it works!)</li><li>Charge for guest posts. (If someone wants a backlink from your site, let them pay for it.)</li><li>Launch Google Adsense.</li><li>Sell ebooks online.</li><li><a href="https://bettermarketing.pub/what-you-should-know-and-do-to-get-paid-for-writing-on-upwork-adab7f8db85d">Make money on Upwork</a>.</li><li>Become a consultant, a content creator, etc.</li></ul>See the difference in the two lists above?The second one requires you to be at least aware of these opportunities.It took me roughly four years to handle my career uncertainty and master the art of SEO writing. I’ve got experience and confidence in competitor research techniques, keyword research, and content writing work before thinking about side hustles.On my way to <a href="https://bettermarketing.pub/how-to-transition-from-a-marketer-to-an-entrepreneur-d7135b9877f">transition from being an employee to a solopreneur</a>, I learned the following:If knowledge is power then experience is a dominating power.These days, I’ve been running my own <a href="https://selfmademillennials.com/">website</a>, successfully blogging on this platform, and writing a book. This is why you probably can’t build the same success story overnight:I’ve published over 200 stories on various websites, trying to figure out what works.I’ve nailed content marketing, keyword research, SEO writing and created a dozen posts that rank in the top 10 Google search results.I’ve done the CRO (conversion rate optimization) many times to determine what urges readers to take action.I’ve failed many times (and honestly still trying my best) to develop storytelling skills and appeal to the readers with my stories.Besides having a full-time job, I worked my ass off on weekends, late evenings, and mornings to launch my side hustles.I prioritized my work over my family and health without even realizing it. I was too focused and too excited to kick off my project.No, I am not saying it to hear someone’s praising o

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r blaming. I tell you the real story of what it takes to make money online. I share it with you to not build castles in the air and stay critical. You live your own life, remember? No one knows you, your needs, and your capabilities better than you.As Arthur Ashe, an American tennis player, once <a href="https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/arthur_ashe_371528">said</a>:“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.“It’s okay to slow down and rethink your current state of life. It’s okay to think twice now and avoid hustle in the future. Invest in yourself before paying someone else and become somebody others cannot ignore.If you compete in the ride, you’ll catch up later. FOMO kills, but there is nothing worse than time wasted on things you have no clue how to do and why.<h1 id="ffa6">Final thoughts</h1>J. K. Rowling, a British author, had been refused several times before she discovered a publisher who agreed to print now well-known a “Harry Potter” fantasy story.Jim Edwards, marketing entrepreneur, an author, and a motivational speaker, had lived in the trailer for six years, creating ads for the mortgage banks before he wrote a sales letter that <a href="https://victoria-kurichenko.medium.com/how-to-make-100-000-from-a-single-sales-letter-in-less-than-90-days-f5e35de345f5">made him six figures in 90 days</a>.Success does not come if you are not ready for it. To say more, it should not!Your experience, in other words, empirical evidence of how specific tactics work, makes you unique. You should be mentally ready to face it.We all want to know how to get better, become smarter, building a bright future. We just don’t know how to do it. We want to listen to achievers, not opinions.Have something to share with the world and celebrate your wins along with your fans!As Vince Lombardi, an American football coach, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/58978-the-dictionary-is-the-only-place-that-success-comes-before">well-said</a>:“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”Interested in creating content people want to read? Grab my free guide “<a href="https://selfmademillennials.ck.page/e7e1c7e47b">How to Discover Popular Topics For Any country In a Few Minutes.</a>”If you enjoy reading stories and would like to support writers on Medium, consider<a href="https://victoria-kurichenko.medium.com/membership"> signing up to become a Medium member</a>. It’s $5 a month, giving you unlimited access to stories.</article></body>

To Those Who (Still) Believe Anyone Can Make Money Online With No Skills

It’s absurd, no matter what others promise you.

The side hustle culture is booming like never before these days.

Some people lost their jobs during the pandemic and had no other choice than side gigs. In contrast, others realized how flexible the home office could be and started cheating on their jobs.

According to the recent Zapier study, one in three Americans (34%) have a side hustle. In comparison, over 24% want to start side hustling in 2021. It’s almost 50%. Think about it! Something drives those people to work in the afternoons, on weekends, and sacrifice relationships.

If having a full-time job was considered normal several years ago, now it’s not sexy anymore. The culture has changed, and society has created new trends people anxiously follow.

Those who don’t have a side hustle experience FOMO nowadays.

Everyone is talking about making four figures online, investing in crypto, NFTs, making more by doing less. “Am I missing something?” you ask. You were happy with your 9–5, but those people never stop feeding a side hustle machine with their stories. Not always with true stories, by the way.

The most annoying thing I’ve heard from entrepreneurs is you can start and run a successful online business without any skills. They say so because people want to listen to it. They promote a fake promise that can make or break someone’s life. Shame on them!

If they work for you, great! But if not, it’s not even your fault! I’m here to help you see through the pink glasses they put on you.

Take off your pink glasses

No matter how pleasant it is to hear that anyone can make money online without any skills, it’s absurd!

Hold on for a moment, and let’s think together.

How can people make money online? You don’t have to be a guru to figure some ways out. Once I asked my mom what she would do if she wanted to run an online side hustle. My mom is a confident Internet user, so she mentioned the following:

Become an Instagram blogger
Sell stuff online
Become a YouTuber and run videos with annoying ads

My mom, like many others, sees the tip of the iceberg—a success story of 0.1% of people who became Instagram and YouTube stars. However, seeing success and building success are two different things.

As a marking specialist, I can mention many more online side hustles. Perhaps, you haven’t even think of:

Run a niche website and monetize it through affiliates. (I’ve made over $3k from a single article, and it works if you do it right.)
Create listicle posts and charge for mentions. (I’ve been doing it for a B2B company, and it works!)
Charge for guest posts. (If someone wants a backlink from your site, let them pay for it.)
Launch Google Adsense.
Sell ebooks online.
Make money on Upwork.
Become a consultant, a content creator, etc.

See the difference in the two lists above?

The second one requires you to be at least aware of these opportunities.

It took me roughly four years to handle my career uncertainty and master the art of SEO writing. I’ve got experience and confidence in competitor research techniques, keyword research, and content writing work before thinking about side hustles.

On my way to transition from being an employee to a solopreneur, I learned the following:

If knowledge is power then experience is a dominating power.

These days, I’ve been running my own website, successfully blogging on this platform, and writing a book. This is why you probably can’t build the same success story overnight:

I’ve published over 200 stories on various websites, trying to figure out what works.

I’ve nailed content marketing, keyword research, SEO writing and created a dozen posts that rank in the top 10 Google search results.

I’ve done the CRO (conversion rate optimization) many times to determine what urges readers to take action.

I’ve failed many times (and honestly still trying my best) to develop storytelling skills and appeal to the readers with my stories.

Besides having a full-time job, I worked my ass off on weekends, late evenings, and mornings to launch my side hustles.

I prioritized my work over my family and health without even realizing it. I was too focused and too excited to kick off my project.

No, I am not saying it to hear someone’s praising or blaming. I tell you the real story of what it takes to make money online. I share it with you to not build castles in the air and stay critical. You live your own life, remember? No one knows you, your needs, and your capabilities better than you.

As Arthur Ashe, an American tennis player, once said:

“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.“

It’s okay to slow down and rethink your current state of life. It’s okay to think twice now and avoid hustle in the future. Invest in yourself before paying someone else and become somebody others cannot ignore.

If you compete in the ride, you’ll catch up later. FOMO kills, but there is nothing worse than time wasted on things you have no clue how to do and why.

Final thoughts

J. K. Rowling, a British author, had been refused several times before she discovered a publisher who agreed to print now well-known a “Harry Potter” fantasy story.

Jim Edwards, marketing entrepreneur, an author, and a motivational speaker, had lived in the trailer for six years, creating ads for the mortgage banks before he wrote a sales letter that made him six figures in 90 days.

Success does not come if you are not ready for it. To say more, it should not!

Your experience, in other words, empirical evidence of how specific tactics work, makes you unique. You should be mentally ready to face it.

We all want to know how to get better, become smarter, building a bright future. We just don’t know how to do it. We want to listen to achievers, not opinions.

Have something to share with the world and celebrate your wins along with your fans!

As Vince Lombardi, an American football coach, well-said:

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

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