A few things I have learned from Farmville
There seems to be a lot of debate surrounding Farmville on Facebook. A lot of people claim that it is an absolute waste of time, while others go on about their friends who play, stating that it “fills their profile pages and walls with useless information.”
Ok, guilty as charged, I play as well. It may sound ridiculous, but it has actually given me a few insights and answers to questions I’ve had, especially regarding that of learning to make additional income. There are a few similarities between Farmville, and earning online income.
Over the past year or two, I have been searching almost endlessly for “that one way online to make enough money to live on.” But, after reading quite a few different blogs, and gaining perspective and advice from the blogosphere, I’ve realised that it often takes many small collective efforts to snowball into one large result.
Just like Farmville, where you try to collect as many neighbours as possible, so that you can reap the rewards, the same principle applies to earning extra income online. The more effort you put in, the more you will be rewarded at the end of the day. All of the seemingly small efforts you make that don’t seem to get you anywhere, will eventually add up to something substantial.
Yes, it takes a lot of time to get going (the same as Farmville). You will initially spend hours working on online articles, or optimising a website or blog (or even multiple sites and blogs) to ensure that they start to bring in additional income.
Like Farmville, where crops may wither, and puppies may run away, you will have your ups and downs with earning online income as well. Some days, you may earn a few dollars ,while on other days, maybe a penny or two.
Some days, you may collect all of the fuel bonuses and mystery eggs, and on other days, you may be a little too slow to do so. It’s a win some lose some scenario. The same principle applies to online income. Some days, you will make it, and other days, you may lose it, or simply not make anything.
The key to making legitimate online income is perseverance. Do not give up, and you will be rewarded accordingly. Always be honest, and don’t try to hide any facts or information from your audience, because they will find you out.
The same as Farmville, it takes a lot of time, and dedication to make a substantial income online.
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Hey,
Howdy from the west coast…Hubs and I have been back about a year after 6 yrs away and I’m so gassed to find an SA writer doin’ the personal finance thing. Still setting up the blogspot, website, online income stream, etc. but had to just let you know you’ve got another regular here. I’ll get around to getting to your back posts as soon as I can…Keep up the good work! We need more South Africans on the Internet!
Cheers,
GiGi
Hi GiGi,
Thank you for that. It’s always good to know that there is local support out there. Drop me a link to your site once it’s up and running, and I’ll be very happy to do link exchange with you. There aren’t many of us locals who are doing the blogging thing unfortunately, which is such a shame. Looking forward to keeping in contact with you as well. have a brilliant day
Hey Shona, Ruan (Plaasjapie) here. Hope you are well?? Wow, I really enjoyed this post, and I totally agree that perseverence is the single most important characteristic you’ll ever need for online success, something (shh, don’t tell anyone k?) I haven’t adhered to these last couple of weeks. I’ve been offline for quite a while and Reast4Christ suffered severe negletion, but I’m back to change all that pretty soon. Oh, and GiGi, I also agree with you that we need lots more south african writers out here!
Keep up the good work Shona, hope to chat soon.
I did play for a couple of weeks. At first it was fun. It felt like a tycoon game, which made me a big fan. However, two weeks in, I began to feel like I was spending a lot of time for nothing other than filling my friend’s walls with junk. I’ll just stick with Mob Wars. (Not Mafia Wars by the same people who made Farmville. Mob Wars is independent by a couple of brothers)
Hi Eric,
That is also a very valid point, as it seems like one spends more time posting notices rather than actually playing the game itself.