(OK, I'm getting a LITTLE facetious here, I admit. Back to being constructive ...)

5. Create a content-based website, get traffic to it and make your site visitors pay for access. You have to give them SOMETHING for free, of course, but keep goodies on top shelf.

6. Publish an ezine (electronic newsletter) and when you get 1,000 subscribers, start charging for advertising.

7. Do #6. above and create a website "home" for your ezine and include links to your affiliate programs/own products.

8. Do #7. above but make it a content-based site with stand-alone value with intention of converting website visitors to ezine subscribers. Then revisit #6. Increase your advertising prices as your subscriber numbers increase.

9. If you have some special skill or training that you are employing in an existing business, create a website as a brochure for your services and attract business.

10. Do #9. above but make it a content-based website with intention of converting site visitors into clients.

11. Join a network marketing company, create a content- based website to attract qualified leads and then link to your network marketing company's website.

12. Do #2. through #6., #8. and #11.. ALL of them. At same time.

These are several of main ways of making money on Internet. I'm sure I'll receive mail letting me know of other obvious methods that I've overlooked. But you get idea. Note that not a one of them involves slapping up a website and then sitting back waiting for $20 bills to spew forth from CD-ROM drive. ALL of them require hard work in order to yield a return so, if you're one of growing army determined to "make money with your computer", decide how you're going to go about it, roll up your sleeves and prepare to work.

Some tips.

1) Use a spreadsheet computer program if possible; easy to modify and no math errors!

2) Keep it simple; round to nearest dollar and use a minimum. I show anything that costs $20 or more.

3) Be conservative; over-estimate expenses and under-estimate income.

4) This is a living document and should be updated every day as your estimates become real numbers.

How does this help you?

1) It forces you to thoroughly research costs and schedules.

2) It's a plan! You may see, for example, that you will have to spend $2,000 in January, February, and March before you start getting sales in April. Can you bear it? If not, now is time to find out. Maybe it will work with a change in schedule.

By keeping an accurate cash flow you can see what's coming and prepare for it accordingly.

If you have a spreadsheet program on your computer, I invite you to download a free sample cash flow from my web site. RIGHT click on following link, then click either "Save Target As..." or "Save Link As..." http://www.TheStayAtHomeCEO.com/Downloads/bbb-cashflow-example.xls If you have trouble downloading, just drop me a note and I'll email it to you! (Mailto: CashFlow@DaveBalch.com) (It is in Microsoft Excel format, but most major spreadsheet programs should be able to convert it.) That will help you get started... good luck!