Your Online Epiphany

Did you ever have that epiphany, when everything clicked and you realised you want to stray from the "norm" and make a living online?

Mine came when I was 16, at the beginning of summer. Being a teenager with no job,I couldn't stand the thought of a 9-5.

Here's what happened next:

1) I ran inside (I was out playing football) and began searching online on how to make money

2) I decided to try sell video games on Amazon

3) I bought digital codes in bulk of a website, and set them to my buyers on Amazon, making about £7 profit per sale. Even after the Amazon fees!

4) In three or four days I was overwhelmed with orders and had profited over £200 already, with over £600 in sales. I couldn't believe it...

5) Then it all game crashing down.

6) Being the newbie I was, I wasn't aware that you couldn't sell digital video game codes on Amazon as a private seller, nor did I read the rules first.

As a result, Amazon held my funds for up to 90 days, then blocked my account.

7) I tried and tried to contact them for weeks, months, but they kept referring me to an email which directed me to their seller center, which I couldn't get into because my account was locked.

8) Eventually I got through, and got the funds. In late October/November.

Oh and one other thing, I had taken a small loan from my father to buy the codes... So the money that was held up was his.

Stressful but an experience to say the least.

I was too high off my short term results to see my mistakes! It was my first learning curve. Always be cautious on the internet.

What about you? Did you have an epiphany? Did you take action?... Did it all come crashing down