Why do people fail to make money by working from home?

Jasmine

VIP Contributor
If you run a poll, on this site you will find out that a lot of people are working from home but are not generating enough money to sustain a living. Why are people failing to make good amount by working from home?

Not everyone can become successful because they don’t have the right skills and the right methods.

You can do a lot of things online to generate good income, for instance, blogging, vlogging, freelancing, selling online, etc. However, whatever you choose to do, you need skills and knowledge. Sadly, people lack proper skills. A lot of people are into writing but they don’t know much about SEO (as you can see a lot of people cannot create SEO content on this platform that heavily relies on Google traffic).

Not working on the right platform, not using the right method, not having the professional skills are some of the common reasons why people are not making money online.
 

Mika

VIP Contributor
In my opinion, not having professional-level skills and not using the right methods are two major reasons why people are not making money by working from home. A lot of people are using sites like Trendri and Beer Money Forum to make money by posting short posts, however, these platforms have limitations on earning and people cannot earn well, if they are trying to earn by writing, why don't they try something better, for instance, freelance writing, ebook writing, etc. However, they are not attempting other lucrative options because they are general writers, they cannot churn professional-quality written works. In other words, these people do not have the skills to do SEO writing or technical writing or copywriting, they are not even very proficient writers. Writing can make you money, but you need to identify what kind of writing will make you more money and what platform offers better writing jobs.
 

Chibson

VIP Contributor
The simple truth is that not everyone will succeed making money on the internet because there are a lot of things that must be put in place and so many people are not easy ready to put such things into place.

If you want to venture into a business like cryptocurrency trading, there are a whole lot of things you need to learn and master well in order to succeed but your failure to do so will probably leave you with a lot of losses. Cryptocurrency trading requires you to learn things like technical and fundamental analysis and also learn risk management.

But the thing is that many people venture into this kind of business without learning these things and they expect themselves to make money quickly. There is no way you can succeed on cryptocurrency trading if you do not have knowledge of these things.

Another major thing that makes a lot of people not to make money on the internet is because they have get-rich-quick mentality. if you have this kind of mentality you may not be able to learn the necessary things in a particular online business in order to succeed on it.

Whenever you want to make money online you should always think long-term and not quick profit.
 

King bell

VIP Contributor
There are many reasons why people fail to make money by working from home. One of the most common reasons is that they do not have a clear plan or set of goals. Without a plan, it is difficult to stay focused and motivated when working from home. Another reason why people fail to make money from home is because they are not organized. When you are working from home, it is important to create a schedule and stick to it. This will help you stay productive and avoid distractions. Finally, one of the main reasons why people fail to make money from home is because they do not have the necessary tolls in place to make money. You can't expect to make money on the internet when you don't have a mobile phone or a reliable source of internet. Theses i believe are the reasons why people may fail or consider working online difficult.
 
There are a few reasons why people might fail to make money by working from home. One reason might be that they are not organized and do not have a plan for their workday. Without a plan, it is easy to get sidetracked and spend the day on tasks that are not productive.

Another reason people might fail to make money from home is that they are not comfortable asking for help. When working from home, it is important to be comfortable reaching out to others for assistance when needed.
Additionally, many people who try to work from home give up too soon. They do not realize that it takes time and hard work to make a successful home-based business. Finally, some people might fail because they do not have the proper equipment or supplies to work from home effectively.

Others in self developing countries might have mobile data shortages which can hinder them from coming online.
 
Working from home has been the normal for the past couple of years. Selling things online has been around for over 10 years. To sell stuff online you have to have items that people want. Then selling stuff online these days is not easy. there is so much stuff being sold these days that people who list items always keep a lower price than what the items are worth and then you are really not making any money
 

Ithedicious

Valued Contributor
We can't possibly answer that question without looking into so many things , like the people you are talking about not earning enough even though they are working online , if I may ask what are they really doing online that they are not able to earn enough money to sustain them on monthly basis because this is where to start from.

You must understand that some people are just working online without knowing what they are doing and in this case do not expect to earn anything reasonable because at the end of the day , you will be wasting your time without achieving anything.

Anyone that is just interested to make money online will always have something reasonable to offer , and in a situation in which people are not able to earn anything , then obviously what they are doing online is not good enough to guarantee them reasonable earning.
 

Sotherefore

VIP Contributor
Most times , This is because of the fact that a lot of people consider certain online business to be too difficult for them to do and they will always want to migrate to the one they believe will be easy , but surprisingly the easiest one may not always be profitable to them and at the end of the day they will not be able to make anything . while some will always require money for investment but yet still they are not likely to end anything in return.

We are even lucky to be making money by posting on paid to post website now because before the invention of Paid to post website , a lot of people then were making money online as a freelancer..

If anyone is interested to make money online , they should consider learning skill and it is the most important way to earn online. Even with this so many people still consider learning skill to be a stressful activities.
 

LoukiaCharilaou

Valued Contributor
Good morning everyone! The topic you have chosen is very interesting indeed. I absolutely agree with everything you mention in your thread. It is true that a lot of people work online from home. However, some of them fail to make money by working from home. In my opinion, some of the reasons are that they may not have the skills and knowledge required or perhaps they have not found the right platform yet. Nevertheless, if someone is really interested in working online from home, it is important to find a good platform and invest time and effort working on it. In this way, I think that they will succeed.
 
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Suba

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Staff member
I've never run a poll why many people fail to make money online, but based on my observations and experience although many reasons why people don't make enough money online are non-serious factors, they only do online work as a sideline or just to pass the time. because in general they still work in offline offices, such as in forex trading it will be very difficult for him to become a day trader or professional trader, as well as a professional writer who has to read a lot of books or online articles to find new ideas. So their failures are mostly due to personal traits such as not wanting to learn something new, lacking discipline, being less serious, and inconsistent.
 
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