When it comes to making money online people are becoming more and more confused as to how it's being done. With so much information out there and half of it being misdirection (designed to entice but not educate, just a shell with missing pieces) it's no wonder people give up 3 months after they get excited about the idea of working from home and firing the boss, or at the very least supplementing the crappy paycheck from work.

I've been on the journey now for about 4 years, of which the last two were the most potent, and of those the last year was the most potent. In my struggles I learned nothing of real consequence until I met an actual marketer who was actually doing what I wanted to know, and needed some outsource help.

In working for this guru, I learned some valuable things. I learned first of all that most of the courses out there are useless and often contain all but the vital ingredients, or the courses themselves work but only if you have a Rolodex of contacts and resources at your disposal.

Cutting through the crap often robs us of our ambition, but many persevere eventually making it through the forest and finally seeing the trees.

The thing that is really remarkable is that by the time these people actually get to the moment of truth- Success - their ambition levels are often at fumes... It takes a lot to navigate the online income world, but what really kills you is the proliferation of bad information. It's pretty much like polluted air... You step outside and expecting "fresh" air you take a deep breath, only to discover you just polluted your body.

Frustration is not a sign of success

Frustration and stress destroy our body, but recent studies show that stress inhibits brain cell communication. Bottom line, if your stressing out your probably not going to be able to keep up the pace due to it becoming harder and harder to think, or feel ambitious.

For many at peak ambition, creatively charged, and willing to bet the farm on some real information, finding the right information can change everything. It's not that we don't want to pay for these courses but for gods sake give us what you claim your selling! Nothing wastes more time than a broken plan, or the poison the course sellers seep into your thought stream when they get you to create a "get rich quick" outcome, which essentially becomes rigid and if you don't reach the millions of dollars you don't even tend to see the hundred thousand you just made out of thin air and skill sets!

Thinking back at all I've been through over the years trying to find the "golden compass" online I don't regret all the failures, but I realize now with what I know now that many of the things I went through I didn't have to. Most of my negative failures (failures without valuable lessons learned) were due to being taken for a ride, run in circles, and sold a half useful step by step course, seminar, and the like.

Bad information had me running through hoop after hoop, wearing me down. Had I known then what I know now I would have done a few things more efficiently, especially things like bragging or rather discussing my excitement with my family and friends.

Family, gotta love them, but they are often the ones to make or break us. We go to them for advice, for acceptance, for support, and if they don't support our dreams we tend to lose some of the steam we had. One thing I learned was to keep my mouth shut until I had proof of success.

Nobody believed I could make money online, they couldn't wrap their head around this idea so they mocked me- Until I showed them it worked. I could have ran into this full force had I waited to say anything until after I made it work. Thing is the 100 failed attempts all were preceded by my "I finally found the greatest way to make money" speech... 100 times of that and 100 failures tends to set a precedence in your friends eyes don't you think?

In light of my experiences, and the awareness I've acquired over the years about making money online, I wanted to share my experiences and pitfalls, as well as insights about how to avoid them, what to look for, and sort of shine my bright flashlight into the dark places that newbie’s cannot yet fathom, but should be thinking about from the beginning. One thing is to document your journey in detail if possible.

By doing so you can later go back and revisit this neophyte mindset. After you learn the realm, generate several hundred grand or a few million even, you will no doubt start writing how to books to help others. You can offer your advice in the form of a product for sale, a free website that is monetized with AdSense or the like, or you can do seminars.

Whatever you decide to do, becoming the teacher is often inevitable, and it requires your ability to step out of your success mindset and into your neophyte mindset so you can properly prepare your teaching materials. You can't teach the same way to experts and newbie’s alike, the mindset is as different as wealthy and poor, scarcity and abundance.

By keeping a journal you can not only visually track your success (it helps with ambition when you "forget" all you have accomplished. You'd be surprised how much you forget and how reading a few pages from some successful or productive days can ground you again!

I built an entire site around this concept and have written about 10 pages covering many things newbie’s face and how to deal with them. You can visit the site here:

Make Money Online - A Free Guide For newbie’s

I go into everything I could think of that caused resistance in my path and some insights that should help newbie’s maintain their ambition levels. I wanted to put the site here but it was too big, much easier to read in a website. I wrote this entire site in one swoop in MS word, then cut it up afterward so it reads with continuity, but is set up so you can quickly access any of the pages/points.

I hope you enjoy the site, and thank you for visiting my hub. I've written several similar hubs about making money online, in fact the site covers the psychological aspect of how to beat the odds... Comments are appreciated.

Jerrico