Close to quitting the day job....

teck112

teck112

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So im getting close to quitting the day job and im pretty damn nervous. Im doing alright making the internet monies right now, around 400/day but I worry ill just get lazy and not do shit if I dont have to get up and go to a job.

Looking for feedback from people who have quit the day job and managed not to become lazy slobs. Any helpful tips would be appreciated.

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I just made the jump and I did it making far less than you, it has forced me to go at it hard and I couldnt be happier. I suggest making the jump unless you have kids/family to worry about, otherwise FTW.
 
Stick with it until you have at least a full years expenses saved up, preferably more, and make sure it all isent from one source like adsense or some flog you have on a couple media buys. Also if you don't think that quitting your day job would really help you earn more online doing whatever it is that you are doing then ride the job out until you get to a point where it is actually taking away time that you know could be spent earning more money.
 
If it's the first profitable campaign you've had (or it's the first campaign you've ever had that's made this much money) I'd wait. I remember when I had my first big $800/day campaign and thought that it would all be downhill from there. Then the campaign died a month later and I was back to $0.

So unless you know that experience, or unless you are making $400/day with an established site I wouldn't quit your job unless you have 6-12 months of living expenses comfortably stashed away and you're prepared for periods of time where you're making nothing and nothing seems to work.
 
If you have one profitable offer right now and its the first time you've ever made everything flow then I would definitely hold off on quitting. Stay profitable for as long as possible and keep diversifying.

No offense, but $400/day is weak.. I'm guessing you probably have one good offer right now on one traffic source and that is not a scenario where you quit your job dude. Like cardine said we have all been there where you have that "perfect" day and you start planning your future w/o a 9-5 and living off of AM... Next thing you know the offer gets pulled, traffic fluctuates, etc etc.. but hey at least your profitable that's a step in the right direction and at $400/day you've already made more then 95% of this board so good luck bro.
 
My favorite author did his best work when he was working full time in an automobile factory. He would churn out several books a year. After quitting his job and writing full time he could barely do a book a year.

I have always thought if I were ever to quit my 'day job' that unless I was involved in some sort of business venture (w/ partners/employees etc), I would still do something for fun on the side, even if the pay wasn't that good but I really enjoyed it. Just to keep a little hustle in me. Nothing like take a shit on the company clock, naerrm sayin?
 
I agree with all the responses here. I have considered doing SEO and AM full time as well. But as people here are mentioning, my income sources are not diverse enough to live off of full-time.

As they say, don't put all your eggs into one basket, and don't count your eggs until they are hatched.

However, in the end it's all up to you. If you think your current earnings are very safe and stable for at least a year, and you have some ideas with high success probability in the works, having the extra hours during the day might help you get to that next level. Good luck.
 
When I quit I was doing around $300 a day, and had been for quite a few months. My income is nearly all SEO based, so it's a little more consistent than some of the other ways to earn. I had been preparing to quit for about a year prior, so I already had my company formed and things were in place to just roll into it full time. In the year and a half since I quit the day job, I've nearly doubled my monthly revenues, and believe me, I don't work 8 hours a day on this stuff.

It took me few months to get into a routine, but once you get going and realize that you really can't fuck around ALL day long, you'll start getting down to business and your income should increase dramatically.

Diversify your income streams for sure. Get money coming in from everywhere you can. SEO, PPC, design work, whatever you can do, make some money from it. That way if one stream takes a shit, you're already up and running with.

It's a scary proposition, leaving your job where you probably get a regular salary. For me, I was 100% commission based in the car biz, and biz had taken a shit, so I was nearly working for nothing for several months before I quit. Just stay focused on what's currently working for you, expand, and you'll do fine.
 
efeezy said:
When I quit I was doing around $300 a day, and had been for quite a few months. My income is nearly all SEO based, so it's a little more consistent than some of the other ways to earn. I had been preparing to quit for about a year prior, so I already had my company formed and things were in place to just roll into it full time. In the year and a half since I quit the day job, I've nearly doubled my monthly revenues, and believe me, I don't work 8 hours a day on this stuff.

It took me few months to get into a routine, but once you get going and realize that you really can't fuck around ALL day long, you'll start getting down to business and your income should increase dramatically.

Diversify your income streams for sure. Get money coming in from everywhere you can. SEO, PPC, design work, whatever you can do, make some money from it. That way if one stream takes a shit, you're already up and running with.

It's a scary proposition, leaving your job where you probably get a regular salary. For me, I was 100% commission based in the car biz, and biz had taken a shit, so I was nearly working for nothing for several months before I quit. Just stay focused on what's currently working for you, expand, and you'll do fine.
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Gratz on your success man. I'm graduating next month and I'm starting a job that will pay me a high $xx,xxx base salary, so I honestly don't see any reason for me to quit or not start. It's going to be 45-50 hrs a week, so I feel like I should still be able to squeeze 15-20 hours of SEO and IM per week. I really can't complain about the prospect of earning 6 figures (combined regular salary and IM earnings) at age 23.

And I really do think the diversity of income matters more than just the dollar amount. A guy making $1k/day on just AdSense is at the complete mercy of Google. If someone decides to ban his account, then he's screwed. However, if another guy is making $500/day but is making it from a combination of affiliate marketing w/ traffic from both organic and PPC, selling link building services, some AdSense on his blog network, web design, installation and programming services, etc, etc, etc. then he is in much better shape to "retire" from his day job.
 
You know yourself better than anyone else. Are you quitting your job just watch your stats and not have to work hard? Or are you quitting your job to start a business.

I have gone against what most would recommend on this board, and quit my professional career to start a business. I have no successful campaigns, no income source, and no $30k bank loan to make hundreds of MFA sites. I have drive and the mindset (this is not just a money making scheme, its a business).

For me, quitting was the only way I could move to the right mindset and start building something I love. I have only been at it a couple weeks mind you, so I'm still "fresh", but I work 200% more efficiently because I enjoy what I am doing, I am 400% more happy because I enjoy what I am doing, and I work on my schedule. I make all my meals, I decide when I want a break and go to the gym, I sleep properly. I am in control of my life again.

I know myself and know that this is the right lifestyle decision for me.

FYI - I have started a journal in the newbie section if you are interested in following :) Maybe in a couple weeks/months time I will be singing a different tune.

http://www.wickedfire.com/newbie-questions/120791-daily-journal-going-full-time.html
 
Berto said:
400? Shit you're ready. Do it and you'll wish you had done it sooner.
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LOL @ the dude saying 400 a day is weak. What % of people around the world make 400 a day? Yeah, it's not a lot of money if it's a campaign, but if it's SEO then I'd say you're not doing too bad and you can easily replicate your success.

But, just to be safe, as the others have said, save up a solid 6 months of cake in case something happens. This way you have time to react and you won't be out on the street. GL, bro!
 
At $400/day net it shouldn't take more than a couple of months to stick 6 mo nths of expenses in the bank as your safety net.

As far as productivity, I don't have to stress about work as much anymore unless campaigns start to slip, but I haven't completely lost my hustle either. But the fact that I don't have to sneak over to my cell phone to try and make sure I'm not blowing my budget on a new campaign is amazing.
 
penguinbc said:
Stick with it until you have at least a full years expenses saved up, preferably more, and make sure it all isent from one source like adsense or some flog you have on a couple media buys. Also if you don't think that quitting your day job would really help you earn more online doing whatever it is that you are doing then ride the job out until you get to a point where it is actually taking away time that you know could be spent earning more money.
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This advice will keep you at your day job forever.
 
Lol these threads always crack me up. Quit your fucking job. Set up a company you can put on your resume. If you don't make enough money, apply at another place. No big problem here.
 
I would advise you to keep the day job unless you have a proven track record of creating new $400/day earners again and again from different sources/campaigns etc... One change with G, ad networks, aff networks, advertisers, FTC, can dissolve your earnings in an instant.

Impermanence is the only real constant in this world. Things change. If you have proven that you can adapt and constantly create new revenue streams then by all means go with it.
 
OP, you never said WTF you do.

If this is all PPC campaign earnings, just make sure you've got the 6 months savings and tell the boss to go fuck himself for not kicking you out on your ass earlier.

If you've got something more steady, like a well-SEO'd blog earning all this, or better yet, a well-diversified adsense or blog farm, then WTF is taking you so long??? I quit the VERY DAY I earned enough money to pay my families' bills. (And I still wish I'd quit earlier...)
 
Let me put this into something you can understand:

Quit Job=(12 Months Living Expenses)+(Monthly Automated Cash Flow of 2*Monthly Living Expenses)
 
Thanks for all the feedback it helps putting things into perspective.

I focus all my effort on seo and thats where all of my income originates. Right now its coming from adsense and cpa so its slightly diversified and I would never feel comfortable getting all of my income from one source.
 
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