This is a guest post from Glen Allsopp of ViperChill.com. If you’ve been around on my blog for a while, you may notice that I refer to Glen and his blog quite a bit. Why? Because his content is just that good, and this guest post is no exception.
When I built my first website at 15, I honestly didn’t know too much about what I was doing. I used a free site builder so didn’t have my own domain, used the built in templates so I didn’t have to mess around with HTML and used image generators online so I had no need for Photoshop. When I started looking at how to make money online and everyone I spoke to recommended that I should get my own domain, I felt totally lost.
For the next year I tweaked my MySpace pages as a way to help me learn HTML (and impress my friends. Sad, I know), I purchased domains as people had recommended and used a friends hosting company to get my website online. After struggling with databases and FTP software for a few months, I started to get a hang of what I was doing.
Though I had some initial success when one of my websites was featured in a popular book and I built and sold some websites for a few hundred dollars, I really wasn’t making that much money online. I was even building websites around the things that I loved, but just didn’t seem to be getting anywhere.
After much frustration, I went…
In Search of the Magic Bullet
If you’ve been trying to make an income online for a decent amount of time then you’ve probably came across the thousands of guides offering you tips on how to get rich overnight. The “secrets nobody is telling you about” in the form of an instant download or how one man “went from nothing to working from a beach in Thailand in just six weeks”. These are just some examples, but I’m sure you know what I’m talking about.
Lured in by these promises, I spent what little money I had trying to gain knowledge in the area of making money online. I had built my skillset in terms of creating websites and getting them hosted online, but I thought there must be something missing that nobody is telling me if I couldn’t seem to get further than a few hundred dollars per month.
One product turned into the next, and that one led me to another, until I ended up with piles of useless eBooks that had left me in a worse financial situation than I was in before. I was supposed to be learning how to make money, not getting other people rich by buying their products.
If it wasn’t for my successful stint as a freelancer and my sheer determination to “get this down,” I think I would have given up my internet income dreams a long time ago. Product after product and promise after promise left me nowhere.
The magic bullet was nowhere to be found.
Today, I’m making a very healthy living online building websites around things I love and helping thousands of people around the world do the same. I don’t make a living by teaching other people how to make a living online but I do try my best to help.
The last two years have been very instrumental for me, and they also helped me find the magic bullet. That’s right, there is one. And it’s much closer to home than you think.
My Realization
My realization is fairly simple, but once you grasp and internalize it, the results from your internet endeavors are sure to skyrocket. The realization was simply this: You are the magic bullet. Instead of looking for some genius idea or a secret that it seemed everyone was keeping away from me, it finally clicked that maybe, just maybe, it was the actions I took rather than the knowledge I seeked that would allow me to finally make money online.
Instead of buying another product, I bought a domain. Instead of looking for instant results in an eBook, I looked for a niche I could target. Instead of wondering why so many people besides me where making money, I decided to focus on one thing until I was the person making money.
And guess what? Things actually started to happen.
I built one affiliate site and a few months later it started making a great income. I used the same steps in another industry, and did well in that one too. I then went on to build a blog as I love writing and having an audience, and through nothing more than right action and a lot of determination, that also became very successful.
I will now say that it is very, very difficult to get out of the groove of looking for the secrets of the magic pill if you’re already entangled in buying make money online products. I have a friend who is doing exactly that right now, and no matter how much advice I give him, he’s still clicking the ‘add to cart’ buttons on the next “can’t miss” product launch.
For some people, the only way this lesson will click is when they go through the spiral themselves and realize it isn’t taking them anywhere. Fortunately, you do have the opportunity to see that everything you really need to make money online is out there; you just have to start putting that knowledge into action.
What To Do Now
If you’re still looking for some hidden information that you think I might have missed from this post, then you’re still in the mindset that someone else has the knowledge you need to succeed. Sure, there’s great advice out there (especially on Pat’s blog, here) but it isn’t going to take you anywhere unless your main focus is not that of a seeker, but one of a doer.
With whatever web properties you have right now, or the ones you’re planning to build, commit to actually seeing them through until you start to see a return on your time investment. Decide that you wont buy another internet secrets guide until you’ve actually made the money to afford it via your income online.
The process may be slow, and it may be tough, and you might even fail.
But I guarantee you’ll learn far more from the process and your mistakes than anything I, Pat, or any course online can teach you.
You are the magic bullet. You just have to put yourself to good use.
Glen Allsopp is the writer behind ViperChill, a blog on Viral Marketing. If you run a blog, he’s also written an extensive guide to WordPress SEO that you may find useful.
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Hey Pat,
Thanks a lot for allowing me to guest post here. I will come back and check the comments if anyone has any questions
Anytime Glen, and I mean that. My goal is to always publish excellent content, and you always go above and beyond. Thanks!
Glen
Great post.
You’re right, WE are indeed the magic bullet.
And I completely agree with what you’re saying in regards to getting on and making things happen. For ages I wanted to produce a blog I could really call my own, but still focus on helping people creat better lifestyles for themselves. Now I’m doing it.
At such a young age, you’ve acheived so, so much, Glen.
What’s next for the VIPER…!???
All the best,
Chris
Hey Chris,
Thanks for the kind words. I’ve noticed you everywhere lately so great job on that.
By the end of this year I hope to have outsourced and automated every single project I’m working on (your speciality) and support my family.
ViperChill will hopefully be the only website I run that requires my involvement
Hope all is well!
I wonder if Glen and Pat with come up with any collaborative post/product/course or not. It would be great if there’s any – and I’m willing to fork out my savings cause both of you guys had given so much value in your contents.
I personally think each blogger has something to teach, it depends on us to implement it.
For example, these are what I learning from these guys.
Yaro = I am still absorbing his teachings at membership mastermind course.
Pat = Almighty eBook (half way done!) and still building my list. and iphone apps too!
Glenn = hardworking, and guest post everywhere. I am doing the same on my niche too. Followed your post religiously.. esp. the 1 million dollar project
Dave Navarro = JUST DO IT. heh.
I wonder, if anyone is interested with Outsource Force from John Reese? That guy is making a hype.. $_$
Hey Daniel,
We have spoken about it
. Probably nothing this year but definitely not long after that. I would love to work with Pat on something and we both have a similar goal (help our readers as much as possible).
Thanks for the kind words!
Hey Daniel – we’ve chatted about it before, but at the same time we don’t want to rush into anything just to make a buck, because that’s not our main focus. Maybe next year though! And just to reiterate what Glen said, it’s all about helping our readers as much as possible.
Thanks dude!
Awesome post Glen. I like how you reiterate that you need to see your ventures through, rather than just moving on to the next thing after the first bump in the road.
It is often said that success is often near right when you feel like giving up, or something to that effect. Anyways, keep up the awesome work.
Hey Patrick,
Really glad that you enjoyed the post! I’ve heard something like that as well and think it’s very true. The act of seeing through one project will probably take anyone further than they’ve been if they’re caught in the spiral I talked about.
I couldn’t agree with this post more. I went through a similar process but arguably mine was even sadder. I was setting up “authority” sites before the name even existed, driving traffic using SEO and making money from affiliate marketing and advertising sales. Yet I was *still* looking for the “magic bullet” despite the fact I was already essentially making a living online. I didn’t want to miss out on anything.
Then one day I suddenly thought “why am I wasting all this time and money on crap that doesn’t work, when I *already* have a system that I’ve developed myself and is earning me essentially a fulltime income?!”
After this realization I pretty much stopped buying IM products – unless they were DIRECTLY related to what I was doing. I stopped wasting money. Stopped jumping from one project to the next and just focused on taking my existing sites to the next level.
Not only did I make more money as a result, but I also enjoyed my online business more. Less time feeling “needy” about not making “$20,000 a day”, and more time simply building sites on topics that I was passionate about, interacting with other people in my niche and earning a living from just doing what I loved.
In a way I’m glad I went through that process because I appreciate my business all the more now, though on the other hand, if I’d learned this focus earlier on, I’d probably have achieved even more by now
Hey Richard,
That’s a great example. I still catch myself in the loop sometimes and while there are nuggets out there that can help my business, what I know already and what I’ll learn on the process will take me further than anything.
I am really new to this field of blogs and how they make money apart from google ads. I wish someone tells me about how many page hits per day are required to do so. And for an absolute novice like me, who has a fairly good experience in parenting, how do I leverage it? I would really appreciate if someone suggests me what to do ( other than writing passionately) to get there
nids, in my experience there isn’t a set number of page views that are required to make money with a blog. It depends on how you’re trying to make money. If it’s based on Adsense or CPM-based advertising, the more relevant page views, the better. If you’re selling related products at a high price, or text link advertising, traffic probably isn’t the biggest issue. Relevancy, site age, and quality would be most important then. (Although I would argue that relevancy and quality should always be most important.)
I took a look at your site and it looks like you are mostly targeting parents-to-be and parents of newborns. That seems like it would be a good market. A couple of comments on your site: when I view it on my phone in the mobile view a mostly just see tags. It would be more appealing to see part of the post contents. When I view at as the full site on my phone, I can’t zoom in the way I can on most other sites, so something may be up with that.
One of the best posts I have read in a long time Glen. I had a similar realization after our coaching call last week. I think searching for answers outside ourself is so tempting but gives our power away. We really are the magic bullet. It is really cool to see you really empowering so many people Glen and also hear that you were once where I am.
What? No quick fix? Gosh darn, back to trying to create original and interesting content…
Awesome post!
“it finally clicked that maybe, just maybe, it was the actions I took rather than the knowledge I seeked that would allow me to finally make money online” – yeah, that’s true! I had come to the realization that 1 hour of practice is better than 30 hours of theory. Theory can help but without practice it’s useless.
Good post dude, this might be just what I needed to get my lazy ass working on something instead of this never-ending researching.
Huge Score getting Glen to guest post here, Pat….now that was one awesome post!
I think you Glen and Pat would make a great partner blog, just throwing it out there.
You guys really offer the best advice, I mean it. I’ll say I am not cashing in like you guys yet, but I know I will. Not to worry about that now. I’ve been going through the process like you guys did at the beginning.
All the things you say Glen just remind me when I was just starting out seriously. It’s crazy that it’s been 4 months of my blogging career and it really feels like I’ve matured so much. Before I believed all those magic bullet products and now I just like analyzing what strategies they use so I can start incorporating them into my stuff.
Glen keep up the great content, I just became a fan a few weeks ago through Maren Kate and Pat since they talk about you so much…
Oh and thanks for those great articles you got at viperchill… Had to bookmark some of them to go back to.
Great you take care!
This is one of those posts where you might already “know” the main point, but you need to hear someone articulate it again in such a convincing way. Thank you, Glen (and Pat)!
This all sounds very reminiscent of the Kung Fu Panda; only he said “You are the secret ingredient.” I guess it works both for Kung Fu and the internet business! I am a case in point, spending way to much time reading about business when it was time to roll up the sleeves and do it. Thanks, Glen and Pat.
I do a combo of learning and action. I really am clueless about a lot of things so continual learning is a necessity, but it’s not the “get rich quick” sort of knowledge. It’s actual skill-based information that I can put to use right away. You are so right about us being our own magic bullet and just having to get out there and do the work. There are still tons of things I don’t know but I’m still out there doing what I can and encourage everyone to do the same.
Well said, Glen – you are so very right. Sometimes I catch myself thinking “if I just start reading more about this topic then I’ll learn more about blah, blah and blah…” – but really what I need to be doing is putting together a list of action steps to take – and then I need to start checking them off!
Hey Glen,
Great to see your guest post here! I’m a big fan of Viper Chill as a great marketing resource. More than that, I appreciate your sincerity and willingness to share information freely.
The allure to find the magic bullet almost seems like a rite of passage, doesn’t it? More than that, when I finally realized the only way I can become successful online is to take the skills I’ve learned and DO THEM, as you point out here, I woke up. Thanks for reminding us all of what needs to be done.
For anyone reading this comment, Glen’s site Viper Chill (like Pat’s) contains more free and valuable information on how to build online skills (that actually create success) than all of the courses I have bought combined.
Take Care, Mike
Glen! Thank you very much for this post. I am so glad to see posts of this nature. This does not only work with online, but in real life as well. Individuals can buy as many self-help books as they want, but only through action can things get accomplished.
I agree that searching for information on blogs like yours and Pat’s is important in terms of learning, but the reason behind the theory is to put it into practice. I’ve only been freelance writing for a year, but I have learned so much from first-hand experience. Again, thank you very much for posting this information and thanks to Pat for housing it
.
You remind us that ‘overnight success stories’ should probably be re-named ‘overnight discovery stories.’ No short-cuts, the bad news is to expect to work hard, the good news is – you get to pick the subject matter, so pick what you love. thanks for the insights and the inside look at your business.
Hey Glen, another excellent article.
In my short experience hacking away at online business I’ve definitely found that after buying tons of ‘how to make money online’ products, I’ve reached a point of being jaded by the lot of em.
These days I stick to a couple of content rich blogs from guys with proof that they’ve done it (and are still doing it), and implement only relevant advice that matter at whatever stage of development I’m at while continuing to fail forward. And you know what…. its much more satisfying.
Keep up the great content.
Hey Glen,
Awesome post, man. I haven’t made any money online yet (still working on my two businesses), but I’m closer to that goal than I’ve ever been because I stopped ‘thinking’ about doing it and actually sat down and forced myself to do it. I read countless online articles until I was saturated with the information I needed to know to succeed. However, all of that would have been wasted if I didn’t put it into to practice. Your absolutely right though, focus on one thing and do it. My biggest blunder with businesses has been doing something half way, seeing someone be successful in a different niche, then stopping my project and working on their niche, and on and on.
Glenn,
I think many people spend time looking for the “magic bullet.” I’ve talked to over 30 successful bloggers who are making money online and my conclusion is that there is no “magic bullet.” As you said, “you” are the magic bullet. I believe that everybody goes at different speeds and while one person may get to 3000 readers faster than another, consistent effort towards a goal will ultimately pay off. Obviously you don’t want to focus your efforts on the things that don’t work. But by consistent effort you will eventually develop a series of actions that do work. Once you get to that point, then you can keep refining what you do until it is truly successful. Thanks for sharing your insights and input.
Great advice Glen.
As someone who has spent quite a few bucks on making money online, I would send this post to my past self. It wasn’t until I committed to writing daily, marketing daily, etc… that I had some success.
Glen another solid post. I really think this is a great point to get across. When it comes down to it, you really have to put in work putting in work (if this makes sense), instead of putting in work finding the golden ticket.
I also think its pretty awesome you(and Pat from what I’ve read) provide so much valuable content. Non of which is a “Super-Duper Quick & Easy Way to Make Money OMG [Read This Now!!].”
I loved this post. I too, fall into the trap where I feel like I need to research more, read more, learn more before I do something. The post reminds me of Napoleon Hill and the book “Think and Grow Rich”, where he says “Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action. ” Most successful entrepreneurs had no clue what they were doing at first, they just went for it.
I love it when people point out things that are so empowering (and true!) Follow through, a solid niche, and a little help in the areas you’re struggling with will get you everywhere.
Glen, you just wrote the story of my last two years. I came to the same realization a couple of months ago – I already know more than I need for all but the most tactical of problems that I don’t even have yet. I have my first product planned out and a timeline in place to have it out there around the first of July. Thanks for reinforcing the principle of taking action first.
That’s the biggest problem with people who start out trying to make money online, they search for the magic bullet by purchasing product after product after product that promises riches. The also switch their business model up every other week for something that is supposed to be better. Then, they get frustrated and quit. They would be fine if they would just find a niche and work it until it’s profitable.
Excellent post Glen! I wouldn’t expect anything less after reading all your posts on VC.
Great post Glen,
What you’ve highlighted, in psychological terms, is your locus of control. Broadly put, this is the level to which you/one believes they can control events that affect themselves.
The more entrepreneurial and independent a person is then the more likely they believe that the locus of control is internal – within their power to direct which way their life goes.
The opposite is an external locus of control where their destiny/fate is outside their control and directed by their boss/politicians/society/religious deity.
I had a similar epiphany when I twigged that I didn’t want employers deciding what promotion/pay-rise I’d get or whether or not I’d still have a job. I’ve been happily working ever since as an independent marketer following your Cloud Living approach.
Rod
Great advice. An all to familiar story! A few months ago I gave away a bunch of domain names so I would quit letting myself be distracted with ideas, and hopefully put more focus into the completing web project I had already started.
Hmmm! Food for thought: “you are the magic bullet”
This post is really an inspiration, Thanks a lot for sharing your experience with us Glen.
-Onibalusi
Thanks for pointing this out. It’s so critical to see things through to the end. Too often, people give up on things before they really even start them. I think that if you are confident that you are going to complete your goal and you know that you will not stop until you win, then that is the biggest favor you can ever do for yourself.
There is no magic bullet. The magic bullet is perseverance.
-Joshua Black
The Underdog Millionaire
Great guest post Glen. You and Pat are definitely adding an enormous amount of value to the blogosphere this year. Can’t wait to see what you guys come up with when you get together for a project.
Your post today couldn’t have hit the nail on the head any squarer. Finding the trust in yourself and your abilities is probably the hardest part of finding success online.
You are completely right in saying at some point, you do have to stop trying to seek the answer and you have to just start DOING so that you get your own quality answers.
Thanks for the great article, and thanks for letting Glen post for you Pat.
going through this exact issue right now… Trying to find the “marketing magic bullet”. My business partner and I are “marketing amateurs”, well at least it feels that way when we look around and see all the marketing experts out there.
I realize this: We are great at what we do (website design and consulting for freelancers and independent worker types). We have worked very hard to build a workflow and system that over delivers on our clients needs and truly attempts to enhance every aspect of their business.
I just realized our marketing secret: Care about our clients success, and do everything we can to support it. From the time they order the site, until forever. If we continue to do this, our clients will continue to win. This will forever be our top marketing strategy.
Thanks for writing this Glen, it comes at the perfect time and I am very grateful for that !
This is a great post that everyone who wants to make money online needs to read. Unfortunately, I know many people as well that will not believe this simple truth until they experience this themselves. I am just glad that I had this ah moment and can really get to work.
Good post Glen. That’s the toughest part of doing anything, being persistent enough to finish it. It’s too easy to give up when you don’t see immediate results. I’ve been working on my main site for over 2.5 years and I love it, but sometimes I have to force myself to keep it going. Pushing yourself mentally is very hard. It’s being determined NOT to fail! Once you get past that, doing is easy.
Hi Glen, even though I hold a grudge against you (because I bought Cloud Living, which I felt was an exact regurgitation of your Plugin ID website posts and case studies you had wrote. Thus I felt it was a false sense you really wanted help people, but more to just intentionally make money for yourself.)… I thought this was a very good guest post and it is true that once you start putting forth your own effort, your path will present itself. The strength lies within. Just believe.
Making money online takes a lot of work so we are all looking for short-cuts and hidden secrets. I haven’t been very successful online so I can’t give any advice, but it is good to hear that the only ‘magic bullet’ is me.
Thanks for sharing this Glen, and Pat. This realy is a great read, and a great truth is in it too! It is YOU that is the winning factor, nothing else. It is like that in the online business, and it is the same in every other business.
Thanks Glen and Pat,
I think I just hit that spiral, you should see how many downloads I do a day now lol. Lets just say that 30 gigs a month is not enough by half.
However, this post really rang true for me today. Im so over trying to figure it out and not having time to get it done. I know I have the basics and all I need to do now is implement it and tweak it.
Heres to no more click click click of the new shinny thing out there
Thanks Glen, really great post
Thanks Pat, you always pick some really relevant guest posts for your readers
Cheers
Tammy
Great Post Glenn!! When you are starting your own blog (or Internet business for that matter) you can become so anxious about taking your first step. After reading this it was such so refreshing and I don’t feel so bad now buying so many of “those kinda courses”. (But my credit card does though)
I just have to remember now that I am the silver bullet and I have to DO SOMETHING TO BE A SUCCESS.
Great job Pat, you are always are getting cool people to guest posts.
I really loved this post. Simple and direct, yet some of the best information about getting started you’re ever likely to get. It’s easy to get hung up on all the details about what to do after you get going – building your email list, promoting like crazy, etc.. But just getting yourself out there is an important beginning. I literally JUST started my blog yesterday, so glad to have the first step out of the way.
I just read your post Glen and it was just what I needed to hear. I have been reading and chasing shiny objects for the last year. Being distracted and trying everything I could see and today I decided to just stop and do one thing, get one site up and stay with it until it is running, then I saw your post, great advice. Thanks heaps
I’ve been following Glen for some time now and love his ideas. The website/blog I’m currently working on is the first one I’ve actually committed to out of all the ones I’ve done previously. I guess those were my learning experiences.
Great post and as always love the blog here.
I’m now in the stage wherein I’ve identified my strong points and I’m currently sharpening my skillset. I believe that this is important in being my own magic bullet. Meanwhile, I’ll do my best to work on topics I love and have sufficient knowledge in.
Wow. That is one of the most enlightening guest posts ever! Thanks for that Glen. At some point all the books and podcasts need to be “acted” upon. Thanks for a truly motivating post!
Great post Glen! It is always encouraging to here someone else’s story.
Pat, this is the best piece of advice i have heard all year. I myself am a victim of internet ebooks and rehashed articles.
i have decided to put off all the buying of ebooks for now and focus on what i already know. Yes, you have made me realise that we are all our own silver bullets!!
Man, what a great inspiring post, Glen.
I have to admit to being someone who has searched for the “magic bullet” in the past, buying eBook after eBook, thinking one would make shout “Eureka! I’ve found the answer to why my blog isn’t successful!” to the high heavens. Of course, I never did that because, like you said, there’s no “magic bullet”- except us.
Kudos on the great guest post, Glen. Cheers!
Wesley Craig Green
Fantastic guest post. Glenn I think you really hit the nail on the head there. Moving from “seeker” to “doer” is absolutely fundamental. People pursue knowledge endlessly, but really the most important thing I think for blogging (or any other kind of) success is ATTITUDE. This post certainly has that. Nice one!
You should have seen the smile on my face when my RSS reader had a post from my top two bloggers.
I already realised there’s no need to buy all these extra ebooks and products lots of people are selling, going through this blog and Viperchill will show you more or less everything you need to know. There are some good products out there, but the majority you can find the same information online for free! Just check out the archives of the top blogs, use a bit of initiative and you’ll be well on your way.
Good to see you on Pat’s site Glen and another great post. Your truly are one of the few writers that I read from start to finished because I am both intrigued by what you have to say and impressed by what you have achieved at such a young age. Keep up the good work mate.
Great information! I’m a newbie to this so called blogging world. I just realized it too that following what other people do will not make you successful. Like Sony said” Follow what others do in business, technology, or any other area, you will not become successful” Thanks for the article and time to innovate.
I love everything Glenn has to write, it’s always inspiring and full of great information.
I think we can all safely assume we’ve been in the same boat in one form or another. We’re continually bogged down with new information, guides and videos from people that want to tell us how to do it but we fail to realize we’ll never see success without taking the first step.
Forget all of the information overload, my one tip for everyone is to just jump in and work it out as you go. You’ll make mistakes and learn from them along the way but without taking the first step, you’ll never have those chances.
Excuse my typo: Glen*
I’m a little late here, but have been following Glen’s progress of the last year and Pat’s for quite a few months now. You guys put out great information.
Glen, I remember buying your ebook, trying, failing, and thinking making money online was all a fluke. Then I read the Toilet Paper Entrepreneur and months later, also read The 4 Hour Work Week. It took me months, but reading your and Pat’s blogs, I realized that it can be done. I’m not committed to making a full time income online.
Keep sharing the good stuff!
Great lesson! I suddenly remembered Kung Fu Panda – the secret recipe to my secret recipe soup is nothing, it’s just you. Well, I know didn’t get it word per word but somehow that’s the sense that it is trying to tell.
Ahh, the entrepreneur’s curse. Fantastic post on how to stop your creativity from killing your productivity.
Thanks Glen and Pat!
I have always like the way Glen writes his conversational articles.
It’s very truthful and straight to the point which is exactly the same as Pat’s.
Enjoyed it. Thanks
A nice and true post!
We need to take action and stop buying information products.
I guess that to get the loans from banks you ought to present a great reason. Nevertheless, one time I’ve got a credit loan, because I wanted to buy a building.
Glen is wise beyond his years.
The analysis paralysis must be supplanted by clear intention and action.
Now, if I would just listen to my (and Glen’s) own advice.
Yep.