Step, Step, Step... It's Time To Take That First One

To my subscribers and friends on Meta (facebook) excuse my five-week break from writing. As usual, I am trying to juggle three or four plates at the same time, and as usual, it is the writing plate that I drop first. I will be writing sometime about my latest project which is showing some promise and also allows one to exercise creativity in a different way than what you may be used to. It takes some work, but it can be fun as well.

Legitimate vs illegitimate

In the meantime, to continue with my previous thread, here are just a very few options to look into as a means to earn online: write an e-book; set up an online store, or build a website to sell digital products, or physical products through dropshipping; create, buy, and sell NFTs (non-fungible tokens); create content in any one of its forms, written, video, audio, art; create tutorials; affiliate marketing… The list goes on ad infinitum and there are thousands of ways to make an income online to one degree or another, many legit, some grey, and others outright scams.

It helps if you have a skillset in online activities such as building websites, Adobe Photoshop, graphic design, forex trading, computer programming, AI, building click funnels, and hundreds of others. For one, it enables you to design basic e-tutorials and promote and flog them on a multitude of platforms such as Teachable, Creativelive, Fiverr, Udemy, Ko-Fi, and Gumroad.

A little help with that first step goes a long way

In many cases, if you are shrewd enough you don’t even have to be an expert to compile a basic outline of the process one needs to undertake to set up a passive income source. Use your own experience to write a step-by-step for dummies. You will be amazed how many people, myself definitely, need a step-by-step to actually take that first little step themselves. Step, step, step, step…. I think I’m becoming a bit obsessed with steps. Your experience, especially if you are successful and can testify and prove that your method works and can earn you a genuine legitimate source of income, might not make you a “qualified” expert, but it sure puts you a few steps ahead of the reader. Once your tutorial/course/guide is out there, your work is done. A bit of tweaking or updating here and there is not a bad idea to correct mistakes and stay current.

Wash, rinse, repeat

Repeat with other products and promote them on as many platforms as you can. It makes sense that the more courses you have out there on more platforms the more substantial your income. You do the hard yards in the beginning, take time to do it properly, promote and leave the rest to automation. Keep an eye on your sales and earnings and now you have time for your next project. There are always people out there who are willing to pay a few dollars for knowledge, especially if it can become an income enabler.

Taking the cryptic out of crypto

What about investing in crypto or on bitcoin-based platforms that have professional forex traders who use your investment to trade on your behalf and make a profit for you every day, however small? Do your due diligence but don’t believe everything you see on Google. There are many self-appointed “scam guardians” on the internet who operate under the guise of protecting and informing people of scams on other platforms. In reality, they are promoting their own product, legit or illegitimate, on their website while accusing others of being frauds or scams. Twisted!

Twisted turds

You get to recognize these envy-filled self-righteous pricks after a while by the vitriol and bitterness in their written content. The genuine platforms are designed mostly for the long term. And they are out there, along with the scams. Quick rewards and get-rich-quick schemes offerings are red flags. Be patient, rank up/grow within your investment choice and start benefitting from the rewards after three or four years.

To summarize, beware of those advertisements that promise instant riches which sound too good to be true because they usually are. When you have done your research and due diligence on as many platforms and products as I have and even dabbled and lost on a few you learn to recognize bullshit when you see it.

More about crypto investments in another story on another day. (739 words)

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