Can we ever blame people who do NOT like to venture into online freelance opportunities?

I’ve been taking out some payments out from online payment sites to my local Philippine bank account a number of times. I never had problems using oDesk debit Mastercard or Paypal. I can just tell that my earnings match the monthly paycheck that I get when I was still employed.

Just like other bloggers, holding the cold cash out from a local ATM is enough for me to jump for joy and tell everyone about my find.

Then, people ask me how I do it.

As a freelancer I get most of my earnings from various sources. I’ve worked on some projects and earn well from blogging too. Sometimes I’d get surprised that I’ve earned something from passive sources too.

I could comfortably say I’m doing a variety of freelance jobs. At least I’m not in the group of the unemployed.

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Some people even seem to get genuinely interested in freelance jobs. I’ve noticed that those who really persevere to find ways to learn the hard ropes of freelancing, but majority of those that I’ve convinced did not really made it and moved on.

My Convincing Prowess

I’ve convinced a close friend to earn residual from blogging. But he eventually realized that he is more of a better speaker than a writer.

I’ve tried to convince my best friend to earn from blogging. She is actually aware that the internet is a gold mine, but she is prefers to exert efforts in making herself a better full-time guidance counselor. She is skilled at writing than I am.

I’ve invited two former office mates to sign up under my account and take up freelance jobs as I did. Unfortunately, their skills are not a match to the online opportunities around, so they did not make it.

Finally, I was not able to convince my father to join with me in blogging about his life experience, or his interest in making water-powered car technology, or even about his engineering job. He is a better writer than I am, and he IS computer-literate. He can surf the web to find information and write documents in MS Word despite his age. He knows that paid blogging is a good way to earn income, but still he tells me that he is not interested.

A Lesson Learned

I’ve finally realized that online jobs are not really for everyone. Everyone has his reason for doing so. Eventually everybody finds the one opportunity that they like doing for the most of their working lives.

But this WILL NOT STOP ME from finding people who are truly interested in the internet gold mine. After all, I’ve discovered freelance opportunities online through a friend. If not for him then I’ve never known that earning online existed.

And even blogging.

Have you ever tried convincing someone to money-making opportunities from the internet?

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