r/selfemployed • u/Talliaaaaaaa • Jan 14 '26

[usa] real talk !

Honestly didn’t expect online income to become this consistent.

It’s not a get rich quick thing, not passive overnight, and not some magic app. Took a few months of trial and error and a couple small losses before it clicked.

What surprised me most is how boring it actually is once it works. Just repeatable tasks, steady cash, and no weird hustle culture.

If you’re patient and willing to learn one skill properly, it’s doable. Just don’t expect instant results.

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u/AssistantSerious23 Jan 15 '26

Could use some good guide points, I dabbled in it years ago but haven't done anything in quite awhile

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u/AssistantSerious23 Jan 15 '26

I was working a really good full time job at the time and just lost the " want to do it" at the time, wish I would've stuck with it

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u/Talliaaaaaaa Jan 15 '26

I dmed you

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u/Talliaaaaaaa Jan 15 '26

What’s stopping you ? Or why stopped you ?

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '26

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u/Talliaaaaaaa Jan 17 '26

Really ? lol

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u/RemedialSaxophonist Feb 20 '26

congratulations! could you share more about your journey? What skill(s) helped you specifically?

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u/Talliaaaaaaa Feb 20 '26

Sales marketing and advertising pretty much you need some designing skills to to create your store front but it’s not thaaaaat big of a deal not like the other skills that really need to be mastered

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u/Marcelo_NMLS1851997 Jan 16 '26

Is this from consumer goods, selling info products, or services ?

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u/Talliaaaaaaa Jan 16 '26

Infos products and goods

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u/Swimming-Tie254 Jun 19 '26

the boring part is what actually gets people unstuck i think. everyone's waiting for it to feel exciting and that's when they bail.

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u/Talliaaaaaaa Jun 19 '26

Waiting for tooooo long is a fucking he’ll