Can I Really Make Money Online?Written by Patty Baldwin
You certainly can! You can also make money by investing wisely or working a 9 to 5 job, or starting a business.Play along with me for a minute. Let's just say that you stumbled across a message hidden in a book in attic of your grandmother's house that tells you about a treasure chest filled with gold and precious gems valued at over $1,000,000. Now, message tells you that this treasure is buried under a rock, three yards north of an apple tree, in an orchard, behind an old gray barn, a half mile west of a big white house, on a dirt road, five miles east of Anytown in Anystate in Anycountry. You have never been to Anycountry. You have never been to Anystate. You have no idea where Anytown is, let alone finding a big white house, a barn, an orchard etc. But you know that Grandma never lied, right? So it's really out there. How quickly would you buy a map? How fast would it take you to gas up car or buy a plane ticket? How would you come up with time or money to make trip?
| | Multiple Streams of Income and Money-Making OptionsWritten by Angela Wu
'Multiple streams of income' is often trumpeted about as one of biggest advantages of doing business online. There's no doubt about it; even a bunch of 'little' cheques can add up to a solid income every month.The problem occurs when people try to build multiple streams of income all at once. It takes time and hard work to build *anything*, and that includes an online business. Here are a few common ways to make money online ... choose a path and put forth your best effort. = Promote affiliate programs. Many people build websites centered on selling a core group of affiliate products or services, where they earn a commission for every sale made. All billing, inventory, shipping, and customer service is handled by affiliate company. An excellent directory of affiliate programs can be found at http://www.associate-it.com/ . = Purchase resell rights. Instead of working on commission, buy resale rights to a product (or group of products), resell it to your own customers and keep 100% of profits. This way you avoid costs and hassles of developing your own product ... however, you're typically responsible for handling all marketing, delivery, customer service, and everything else that comes with taking orders. One place to find resellable products is http://buildyourhomebiz.com/resell.html . = Offer a service. Services are highly customizable, and as such, you can charge on high-end of price range depending on level of personalization you offer. The downside is that service businesses are limited by amount of time you have. Freelancing is just one way to get started in service business; it gives you opportunity to build both your reputation and a customer base. A good freelance site can be found at http://homebasedwork.com/freelance.html .
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