Why $1 Online Is Worth More Than You Think

If you are on Hive right now and you are earning at least one dollar on your post, count yourself lucky.

Okay, am I saying this only for Hive alone? But seriously, let's be honest with ourselves. If you are earning one dollar anywhere, be it on Hive or other places, I'm saying it again: count yourself lucky.

Do you know why?

Everyone wants to make $10k a month online. Earn six figures a year, work remotely and live the dream. Who doesn't want that? We all do!

But hold on. Let's come back to reality.

Do you know some people still do not even know how to make their first dollar online? These are people who scroll through social media, getting entertained by people who already are making their dollars just with their views and likes and they are there rolling on the floor with laughter, of course, this is good because everyone wants to be able to have fun, do something that makes them feel alive again. But worst of it is how they condemn most of their lifestyles.

Scratch that. I was one of them in the past but not again. Sadly, we still have many out there, like some of my offline friends, and if you try teaching them, they feel it's too difficult, and most of them are waiting to get rich overnight without actually doing something. They don't want to work but they will say, "Oh, I want this. I need that," especially when they see someone celebrating and showing off their dashboard with lots of accumulated dollars. They have zero experience, zero proof of concept and even zero confidence to actually start making money online.

That's why I say: forget $10k monthly. Aim for one dollar first. That one tiny insignificant dollar.

But guess what? With that first dollar, everything changes.

Some of you would ask, "Why is making one dollar first matter than hitting $10k every month?" That's a good question.

It's easy to dream big. But, I hope you know that saying, "One day, I will build my own thriving business," will not pay the bills? Dreaming doesn't do the work, action does.

Making your first dollar online isn't about the money, it serves as an affirmation that it's real. It is to confirm that you can write a post, publish it, someone reads it, upvote and then you get paid. It's proof that you can design an image, sell it and get someone to pay for it. This means that you are not just a consumer but a creator.

Just like starting on Hive, your first dollar can be hard to get. It might take you days but if you can make $1, you can make $10 and then $100 until you get to that $10k stage and beyond. Every old Hiver you have come across started from somewhere, and if you ask them how much they have earned so far, it's not something small today. They actually started from their first dollar, and as they continued, it kept multiplying.

They didn't do this just by staring at motivational posts but by stacking small wins.

Perhaps this post might be for the newbies who are just starting. Right now, I want you to do something, it's like challenging yourself. Make your first dollar in the next 48 hours. All you need right now is an action. You don’t have to be perfect. You don't have to create a website. In fact, you don't need a logo or a brand. Just start now. Take the step. Pick something, write about it, and then post it.

It's not about getting rich. It's about proving that what you do is worth something.

Mind you, this isn't limited to writing here on Hive. Do it elsewhere and see the magic. Once you make your first dollar, the next step becomes real.

Many people out there have been trained to believe that making money online is complicated. Let me shock you: making money online isn't that hard if you find the strategy. It's as simple as this - someone has a problem, you provide a solution and then they pay you for it. And that's how you earn your first dollar.

Let me tell you a short story before I round this up.

I started earning my first dollar some years back, and I was just a ghostwriter for my younger sister on a platform called Steemit. That idea opened my eyes to the world of opportunities, mostly making money online for doing what I enjoy doing. That was how earning in dollars got me where I am today.

The truth is, there are lots of opportunities in the digital space, and you have got to find what resonates with you and start somewhere.

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