Many people have aspirations of earning money online only to have them crushed once they find how difficult it is. People keep making the same common mistakes over and over again that make them fail miserably. Here are the reasons why you won’t make it as an internet marketer.

You are not patient enough. Earning money online takes time! The hardest part about this profession is that you do not see money up front. There is no secure paycheck every two weeks within this profession. It might take six months for you to starting earning money. Many people are blinded by ads stating that they can earn up to $5,000 posting links on Google. It’s possible to earn money; however, these people do not tell you how long it’s taken them to start earning money. You must have patience within this profession.

You learn from the wrong group of people. Internet marketing “gurus” and Search Engine Optimization “gurus” are a dime a dozen. Many people get sucked into the “I’ve made $10,000 from following these simple steps” type of E-books and when they don’t make money, they quit. This goes with the first point, if you don’t have patience, you won’t earn money.

Just like a start-up business, you will experience “hiccup-ups” along the way. If you are afraid to fail, then you are not an Internet Marketer. There are so many times where I’ve started websites and blogs and realized that they were dead-end niches (once I performed keyword analysis on those niches). Be open to criticism and learn when to give-up on one niche and move to another profitable one. Failure is part of the game.

You target social traffic. Many people learn from internet gurus to target social networking traffic. This is a great way to meet friends online, but it’s a poor way to earn money online. The reason is that social networking traffic rarely converts into people clicking on ads. Social networking people want to be entertained; they are not looking to buy a product. When was the last time you clicked on an ad in Facebook?

These are only a few reasons why you won’t make it as an Internet Marketer. Learn from people that know what they’re doing. Sometimes the best information is found on free blogs, not from two dollar e-books.