If i were you, i d work very hard (5-7 hours a day extra) for around a month while keeping the job intact, to see where its going. Then take some time off (3-4 weeks) and push it to the max and apply every little thing i can plan out and take help from others. And after this take the decision of dumping the job on the basis of results. You wont really know what its like to rely only on your business unless you are running it, and you wont really have the required motivation/dedication/focus if you are already having a back up plan. So while doing this you ll have a feeler (not the exact feeling of what the future will be like) while not leaving your job. Making it easier to decide. Hope this helps
That's the first time I have heard this. The book is a best seller, and the author has become really famous. Why is he a fraud and a liar?
There's always the option of trying to switch your schedule at work to part time if your money is right. Don't forget to take things like health insurance and whatnot into consideration though. I don't know how it is where you live, but where I'm at people don't get most benefits unless they're full time.
I'd work part time at least for while to see how things will turn out for you..You can always leave the job. It's hard to find one once you leave....It's hard decision when comes to working online..Working online is rewarding, but also take some time to develop the monthly earning..It's not so easy...
Good luck & all the best to you if you think u choose the right decision u focus on your new strenght strategy for new own jobs. I think u can success with your own decision and u can push your self for success. Success is a mind game.
I left my day job because I couldn't stand it anymore. If you like your day job, try to stay and work harder on your website until you decide that your day job prevent you from a HUGE success online.
@slymarketing: yeah the book is a bestseller that's where it gets you. You think this guy puts a real book on the streets some editor must have made sure it was good. However as you read the only thing that goes through your mind is, none of this truly makes sense. I thought originally that it was because he knew something special but actually it's because it's all fluff. Some of the tax avoidance advice is actually illegal. And a few other things like that. He'll say other people will say "you can't do this it's illegal" and it's because they can't do it, it's a clever way to spin an argument to make himself sound smarter. http://johntreed.com/Kiyosaki.html You should read the above link. It's good stuff, I'm not saying the author is perfect and he does have his own agenda but he points out some excellent points, and links to a neutral article somewhere in it. But put this guy aside, he makes some excellent points, one of them being that Kiyosaki once said "why can't you let Rich Dad be a fantasy like Harry Potter" allegedly when people push him to identify who the real Rich Dad was. Bottom line no one can prove there was a Rich Dad. So now head over to Yahoo Finance, Kiyosaki has a column, most of it is full of contradictory advice but if you go back far enough you'll find he says about investing in the stock market during some period. Now when the market turned bad he later posted a piece about how he'd pulled his money out and hadn't invested in the market. But he makes you think about your finances... Actually he writes rhetorical common sense statements that often aren't based in any fact. It's dangerous to kids, he sells the dream to kids and discounts their academic education over it, and some kids have damaged their lives because of him. Some people have to run a business out of an unfaltering burning desire. But some people just want to make a little extra money and lead a happy life, and Kiyosaki goes on about everyone should be rich and everyone can do it. Actually not a lot of people want to be up at midnight every day making tweaks and building more stuff.
Hi If you think you can cover your bills using the money you make from the website then yes i would leave, but i would think real hard before i did quit my full time job.
yes dear, i would suggest u to leave ur full time job as i also left my full time job, i m from india and was doing seo in a seo company for last 4+ years, and finally i decided to leave this job, i have passed 2 months after leaving and earning $4000-$5000 monthly in seo however my salary was just $300 pm.
If you think your daily earning can't give you trouble then yes... Leaving your job can give you enough time to make more money online...
Honestly, I think the problem is very different. I love my job, money are good, my team is great (I am the IT leader). However, I had a relationship with one of my colleagues for about 1 year and 2-3 months. We brake up about a month ago, and I feel that I can not stay there. Any advice is appreciated. Cheers Kal
Wow, I couldn't handle being at home all day working there. My kind of life style is the "Out and about" kinda guy. As for me, I would stay with my job as other have said it gives my security and stability in your life which gives you a confident feeling of "I have money coming in no matter what". Honestly, don't rely on the market because you WILL be let down if you rely on it to much. I wish you the best of luck and I really hope you do succeed in your field work you're after.
Work as a freelance as I would wonder that you can. Get a netbook or working at the park, and many people enjoy it. For reference only.
You've got some interesting points. I didn't know about the article and his writing Yahoo Finance. I really enjoyed the book and I think most of what he writes is true, but not for everybody. I currently work at a college, and I have a masters degree. I'm not sure if I ever could be rich and run my own company. But I understand that I will never be rich by working for someone else
Well,to be honest,if you don't have the courage and force to develop your website and regard it as the beginning of your career,cherish your current job. After all,there are full of dangers in IM.
If you have no dependants, you can live on nothing (ie eat/live cheap) then quit. You can't take the risk when you have dependants. I think there's much sense been written in the comments above. Particularly your need to diversify into other markets and to have enough saved to ride out the first six months. However, what about a compromise? Could you job share or reduce your hours? Another suggestion, based on the probable fact that your employer (like most employers) has exploited you, is to do the same back and take as much paid leave as possible while you work on developing projects. Good luck whatever you decide.
I am web developer working as .NET consultant in Wash. DC metro area and I make 6 digits per year. I host 3 web sites where I sell weight loss pills on the web (links in my signature). I am also starting to produce popular brand - ECA STACK in about 2 weeks from now. I am not even thinking about quiting my job. I have family and two kids. I am not sure about how expensive it is to live in Thailand, but in Washington DC is very expensive and I need medical insurance for my kids (in USA it's a huge deal), pension plan - 401k and other things to ensure that I will not go broke.. I have seen lots of ups and downs. I have had businesses in the past where everything seem to work fine, money was good, but it failed.... 95%+ fails! I also make good money daily from my web site sales, probably more compare to what I make at work and it is not even enough to quit working. If I were alone, no kids, no family, no obligations - I would quit my day job 100% and focus only on writing and linking blogs (blogroll), b/c this is the best way to drive traffic. Svetlana privet! You are so wrong!!!! What do you mean by "little of your time". Making money online takes all of your time if you are talking about real money. Not only you have to invest tonns of your time in promoting your resources on the web, you have to know what you are doing. What I see is that many people don't understand simple concepts that Google uses to qualify resources. For example they think that link with "nofollow" or link from unrelated content will do anything - not at all, it's a waste of time. There many other uselss thigns that people do thinking that they can get somewhere.... I can go on and on and show lots of examples... "takes little of your time" will not get you anywhere.... What will help is hardwork - your time, knowlege, some investments, networking with others and desire to be a millionare.
If you earn less than your current salary, NO If you feel you won't be spending much time on the website (say, <4 hrs a day), NO If you're really sick of your work, MAYBE! Until you're consistently earning more than say 2x your current salary, and you're financially quite well, YES When you start earning well, take 1-2 month sabbatical if possible instead of quitting and see how it goes... Do you feel you will be able to manage w/o the job, if revenue from your site completely drops for some reason? What's the risk of that happening with your site? Can you live for 6m-1yr atleast w/o any income? I mean to say that you should be prepared for the worst case scenario... Then switch to some other company... And take a month's break in between to work on your site...