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To think it must be possible to make £10k a month online?

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mammaneedsadrink · 05/08/2023 12:59

Basically I want to earn more money, but I also want to be able to have a life and spend time with my kids. Me and DH both work full time and we earn a very decent income, however, whilst on paper we are probs in the top 1%, in reality we are not rich at all (although we are comfortable). I see all these posts on social media about warning 10k a month online from just a few hours a day. AIBU to think this must be possible some how? Surely all these people can't be lying? Has anyone (successfully) built one of these online businesses, or know someone who has? How do they do it?!?!

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FrivolousTreeDuck · 05/08/2023 13:02

I see all these posts on social media about warning 10k a month online from just a few hours a day.

Scammers trying to suck you in.

Not saying it's impossible to do, but SM posts are not the way to start.

Happygerbil · 05/08/2023 13:03

Cam girl?!

Chowtime · 05/08/2023 13:04

I was gonna suggest cam girl too.

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mammaneedsadrink · 05/08/2023 13:05

Happygerbil · 05/08/2023 13:03

Cam girl?!

Sadly I don't have the figure for it, otherwise I'd be all over it!

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Tartareistasty · 05/08/2023 13:08

I see all these posts on social media about warning 10k a month online from just a few hours a day.

Ha. What job, because if they talk about it they either say how and that's usually unrealistic, or they want you to pay to hear how and that's the how. Suckers pay.

mynameiscalypso · 05/08/2023 13:12

Scam job adverts like that are generally trying to recruit money mules who let their bank accounts be used by criminals in return for some of the proceeds. It's illegal, could end up in you facing jail time for money laundering (up to 14 years) and will make it almost impossible for you to open a bank account or access any kind of financial product again.

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mammaneedsadrink · 05/08/2023 13:13

mynameiscalypso · 05/08/2023 13:12

Scam job adverts like that are generally trying to recruit money mules who let their bank accounts be used by criminals in return for some of the proceeds. It's illegal, could end up in you facing jail time for money laundering (up to 14 years) and will make it almost impossible for you to open a bank account or access any kind of financial product again.

Oh wow, that's interesting! I figured some of them would just be scamming you out of a fee by making all the promises, but didn't even cross my mind it could be anything illegal!

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Chickenkeev · 05/08/2023 13:15

It's all a bit MLM isn't it? If it were possible everyone would be doing it like. There's no such thing as free lunch as the saying goes.

HaIIie · 05/08/2023 13:17

How are you not rich if you're in the top 1%?

Merryoldgoat · 05/08/2023 13:17

Top 1% so already earning more than that.

Is earning that easy?

It it were easy everyone would be doing it.

Heywhatawobderfulkindofday · 05/08/2023 13:17

@Chickenkeev I agree. There's no such thing as an easy job that earns loads unless you have specialist training and/or have worked at the coal face for many years.

Smartiepants79 · 05/08/2023 13:19

Chickenkeev · 05/08/2023 13:15

It's all a bit MLM isn't it? If it were possible everyone would be doing it like. There's no such thing as free lunch as the saying goes.

This.
It may be possible for a very tiny amount of people but generally in life you don’t get money for doing nothing.
Everyone would like to be in the scenario you describe. If it existed we’d all be doing it.

Cornettoninja · 05/08/2023 13:19

Merryoldgoat · 05/08/2023 13:17

Top 1% so already earning more than that.

Is earning that easy?

It it were easy everyone would be doing it.

And there’s your answer.

even criminal activities require work that I’m not sure qualifies as ‘easy’. It’s arguably easier to opt out of capitalism altogether and go an live on a commune.

GCSister · 05/08/2023 13:19

My friend earns about that on OnlyFans but it's not easy money. It's a lot of hard work and takes up an extraordinary amount of her time.

Angryappendix · 05/08/2023 13:20

Any figure goes as a cam girl, watching a documentary on channel 4 at the moment and you can be any size or look.

LaurieFairyCake · 05/08/2023 13:23

Drug dealer ?

The only person I know doing this illegally (and only making 6k a month) is actually having sex with strangers in car parks off the back of her only fans account (very grim and dangerous)

Legal means are:

  1. Learn to code
  2. Become really proficient at tik tok doing videos so that advertisers want to join with you
OriginalUsername2 · 05/08/2023 13:25

It’s possible but it takes years of consistent, quality work and promotion of something of value. Ignore any information that boasts a certain monetary amount. It’s always a scam.

KellySugarSweet · 05/08/2023 13:27

Some people will never be satisfied!

P.s most cam girls and only fans girls don't make that much, even with cracking bodies. My gf made a lot stripping but bathed in bleach after work and entered therapy because it was so soul crushing. Most cam girls sell their souls and make barely enough to buy a small shop at Asda. Be grateful you're not in a position where even that is tempting.

tootallfortheshelf · 05/08/2023 13:27

Of course it's possible . . . but that doesn't mean it's probable!

KellySugarSweet · 05/08/2023 13:28

I guess you could make 10k pm with a very successful podcast, selling coke or something but it seems unlikely.

GenieGenealogy · 05/08/2023 13:30

Of course it's not possible or everyone would be doing it.

Those sorts of ads on social media are there to appeal to the gullible who want money for nothing. They see the £10k a month nonsense, and then think that even if they are rubbish at whatever "job" it is, they might make £5k a month.

Those ads will be one of a few things:

  1. total scams trying to get your bank details from you.
  2. An information pack costing £50 which explains to you how to place your own ads and fleece other people for the same information pack you just paid for
  3. A cryptocurrency trading scheme which promises the earth but which nobody makes money from
  4. Money laundering - you "allow" someone to use your bank account to pay money into, retain a % and then forward to another account. Illegal.
  5. MLM - nobody is making anything like that money, nearly all are losing money.

I have been around a LONG time in the working online world and there are genuine things out there. You can spot the genuine opportunities as they actually state the job (Virtual PA, call centre work etc) and don't just make vague statements about inflated earnings and sacking the boss.

Chickenkeev · 05/08/2023 13:31

I want a pony. Unlikely tho, without resorting to OnlyFans innit. Oh well. I'll just have to suck it up (like 99.9% of the population)

Rewis · 05/08/2023 13:32

You can't make £10k/mo by working from home a few hours a day starting now. I'm sure it is possible if you have spent years of networking, client building, brand management etc.

No matter how hot you are, opening an only fans doesn't get you £10k by the end of the month unless you work for it. Same with becoming drug mule or MLM

GarlicGrace · 05/08/2023 13:33

A fair chunk of them do it by selling the supposed secrets of making scads of money online! Some 'influencers' make good money but it's more than a few hours a day if you include all the hustling, showing up to events and/or travelling, and ensuring an Insta-ready lifestyle.

People used to make passive income by running aggregator websites - second-hand content stuffed with keywords, with the money coming from advertisements. Those are mostly owned by large groups now, using AI to write the stuffed copy.

If you have niche skills or specialised knowledge, you can try starting something up in your spare time (you'll have to make some!) and learning until it's grown sufficiently to replace your income.

Some possibilities:

If you're great at SEO or prepared to learn, start a website on a topic you know well. Make a YouTube channel, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and whatever comes next. Sell ads.

Gaming: A handful of people make incredible money playing games. They profit in-game, offer paid access to recordings of their play, sell cheats and hire themselves out to play for other people.

Gambling: Professional gamblers do exist. Not recommended.

Sex: Make videos of yourself being 'sexy' on Only Fans, run associated channels on all the other platforms. The money comes from one-to-one interactions with weird blokes: prostitution at one remove. Best if you've got a specialism.

Freelance professional skill: Could be anything from accounting to design. Start a website as above, offering your service for hire, and ensure you're present on all the related platforms.

Invent a platform: If you've got a new idea that nobody's done yet and could grow like Uber, go for it!

There will be plenty more once you start thinking. I'm pretty sure you'll have to start small, though.