How Long Before You
Start Making Money?

The Answer to this question is ALWAYS: It Depends!

Let's be completely honest, "making money" is what ALL of us here are most concerned with. Right?

You are here because you want to make money online.

Yesterday, you've learnt how to monetize your website. I've also shown you the 13 Wealthy Affiliate Success Stories.

I'm sure you want to know​ roughly how long does it take to start making money and how long until you are financially free.

These kind of questions are understandable for beginners. I had them before as well. But they are not the right questions to ask.

Instead​ of asking "How long until you make money?", these are the questions you should be asking which are more constructive:

• How can I help & serve my audience better so that they trust me and are willing to buy from me?
• How can I improve myself to become a more valuable person? (The more valuable you are to your audience, the more likely money will be attracted to you. This is for sure!)

These questions are more practical. They focus on the audience NOT yourself. This is the kind of mindset a successful marketer should have.

My advice to you here is to refine your question because what you are asking will determine what you get. In order to get the results you want, you need to ask the right question!​

Nevertheless, I'm not trying to dodge the question.

So, here's why the answer to "How long until you make money" is: It Depends.

My Personal Opinion (Must Read!)

Although there's no specific time frame for how long you'll take to succeed, let me give you some points to keep in mind.

What you need to know is that there are people start making money within 3 months, and there are also people who only start making money after a year or even later but still make a huge living afterwards.​

The main difference is their time invested into their own business. For those who start making money very fast, they probably work 80 hours a week or more during that period in front of their laptop.

(This is real! Alex earned his first commission within a week. But the price for that is he spent over 100 hours in front of the computer in that week.)

Here's the proof:​

Alex Sol, a successful Affiliate Marketer in Wealthy Affiliate

For those who took a longer time to make money, they may have other commitments which limit their time available for their business.

The main point is that how long you start making money online totally depends on YOU! Different people have different situation so there's no point to compare.

What I can guarantee you is that​ you already have access to the top online marketing platform for beginners and that is Wealthy Affiliate! You just need to trust this platform and put in the necessary time and effort to learn and apply.

If you follow through the lessons in Wealthy Affiliate and take consistent effort, the AVERAGE time needed to make your first sale is around 3 to 6 months. (No Guarantee)​

Need Cash Urgently?

Another reason for asking the "how long" question is because people need to earn some cash urgently.

If you are one of them, I will recommend you to find a local job or some freelance work to earn some fast cash. WA is not for you at this moment.​ WA is something you'll need to commit to in a longer term in order to reap the huge rewards in time to come.

But if you are willing to spend some time every day/week apart from your other job or commitments, I'm sure you can reap the long term benefits as well!

Let me end off today's lesson with this:

This is also the closing image Alex used in his post. I feel there's a need to reiterate the importance of consistent effort and the spirit of NEVER GIVE UP!

Stop asking "How long before I start making money?"

Instead, ask:

How can I be a more valuable person to my audience so money will chase after me?​