What is Linear Income All About?

You’ve probably heard the terms “residual income” and “linear income”. In explaining now network marketing works, these two terms are often used to illustrate how dramatically you can enhance your future just by making money a different way.

Today, let’s discuss “linear income” and what it means to you.

Linear income is what you earn at a traditional job. You only get paid when you are actively working. Regardless of whether you’re paid hourly, on commission, or on salary, your income is based on the time and effort that you and you alone put in. If you are on a salary, your income will remain the same no matter how many extra hours you have to put in.

One of the bad things about linear income is that you don’t have many options. If you decide to work fewer hours, for whatever reason, your income will immediately drop. In the case of a salaried position, you may not be able to do this at all. This seriously limits flexibility for parents who wish to spend more time with their kids, in addition to anyone who wants more from life than being at work all the time.

If you’re stuck in this rut, you know what frustration really is. How much you get paid and any raises you get are dictated by your boss or a board of directors somewhere. Your boss controls your hours, the time you get up in the morning, when you can have a  vacation, and in some cases what you do on your own time. Your job is secure only as long as your boss or company feels you’re useful to them.

In recent years, the trend in America has been for companies to cut positions and assign increased responsibilities to fewer workers. How many people do you know that do the same job, by themselves, that two or more people did just a few years ago? While there is nothing wrong with working hard, and cutting costs to remain competitive, the fact is that employees in many companies now face much longer hours and greater responsibility. Along with this comes increased stress and unhappiness.

What typically happens in the lives of most people? They go to work day after day, hoping to make it to retirement age so they can get out. Do you know what is really sad? By the time many people reach retirement age, they still find themselves limited in what they are able to do. Many dream of retirement so they can travel, or just sit back and enjoy life.

Unfortunately, far too many retire and then have to re-enter the work force on a part time basis to make ends meet. They have to worry about their financial future and will likely always have to work at some job just to pay the bills and eat. It just shouldn’t be this way.

Many people believe that the only ways to earn a living are working a traditional job or owning a traditional business (such as a franchise). Feeling that they have little choice, they easily slip into a rut. They get up, go to work, come home, then go to bed. The next day, it starts all over and repeats until they reach the weekend. They get two whole days to enjoy themselves, then it starts all over again….get up, go to work, come home, go to bed. Month after month, year after year.

Perhaps it’s time for a change? A network marketing business can change your life. It can give you freedom and flexibility, and time to do what is important to you. Are you willing to focus and spend 3-5 years establishing your own network marketing business and bring it to a full-time income level? Consider it seriously – it’s a decision that can change your life.