Get an education

It doesn't have to be at your local college, there are many training resources available right online for minimal cost. Also, since these online courses can be accessed any time of the day or night, it is easier for working adults to find the time to complete them. You don't have to accommodate someone else's schedule.

Many of these courses can be completed in just a few weeks or less, and you may be able to actually start making some money while you are going through the course. Whatever options you choose just make sure you get educated on how the various parts of marketing online fit together.

Check your delusion at the door

Hype seems to be rampant online and if you really want to have any success, you must get, and keep, your expectations in line. If you believe the hype, you will waste a lot of time and money chasing some new "sure thing" after another.

To be honest, that is exactly what I did. I was so convinced that my success would happen virtually overnight that when it didn't I thought I was just doing the wrong thing. It never occurred to me, in the early days at least, that it wasn't what I was doing that was the problem it was my unrealistic expectations that was causing me so much trouble.

Once I accepted that building a business online would require time and attention from me and I started investing those things in my business I started having success. 

Be consistent in your time

Even if you can only put a few hours a week to working on your business, you can make it work just as long as you invest that few hours a week every single week.

Of course, the more time you can put into building your business the sooner you may be able to start earning consistent money, but even with small amounts of time you can still build a business as long as you do it on a consistent basis.