How to Profit from the Internet

This page is for those who would like to make some extra cash by working part time or even generate a lifestyle income from internet trading.

The internet has been with us for many years and is now used by over a billion* people. Since the early 1990's entrepreneurs have made substantial fortunes and hundreds of thousands of business men and women make a very comfortable living from selling products and services over the internet.

Current Internet Profits
Some people will have an existing business. They may have a physical shop with goods to sell, so for them they simply add an online store and they are able to sell their products to people who would never walk past or even know of their physical store. Other people use the internet to advertise their services and like shop keepers, they are able to generate additional sales.

We have seen entrepreneurial companies like Google, Amazon and others do very well, but what if you only have a spare $100.00 as start up capital?  We know the folks at Google began with just a computer and few ideas, now it is reroute to becoming one of the worlds largest internet companies. So, what are the possibilities for you?

My Story
Like you, I was next to broke, but I managed to buy a computer and figured out how it worked, then a friend gave me a few tips and hey presto, I was able to make a website and I had one product to sell. In that first year, I made enough just to pay off my computer and the cost of my website and hosting. It wasn't exactly a financial success, but I learned a lot and I was able to earn a little more helping others to set up there web sites, but it was still not an income and I was only putting in a few hours a week.

Then someone wrote asking me to advertise their product on commission, well I thought it a bit daft really, but I gave it a go and suddenly I was making an extra few hundred dollars a month. I found a few more advertisers to the point now while I am at the beach, I am still earning real cash and after ten years making a comfortable living. Now I figure that if I can do it, so can you.

What do you need to earn an internet income?

You need:

• A computer
  • any working computer will do that can connect to the internet
• You need to know some computer basics
  • like how to keep track of all your files
• You need to know some internet basics
  • like how to create accounts and add content
  • if you use facebook, bebo, hotmail, gmail of any online services, you know enough to begin.
• You need products and services to advertise.
  • There are many thousands of companies with products to advertise and below I'll list some examples.
• You need some time
  • Actually just 2 - 3 hours a week is enough to get you started. Then as your checks roll in, you can put in more time if you enjoy it.
  • If your currently out of work, this could be a lifesaving business for you.

What you may need to learn

• Writing skills
  • keeping a blog, creative writing and research writing are helpful skills to develop
• Internet basics
  • website management
  • building networks and associations
  • if you use facebook, bebo, hotmail, gmail of any online services, you know enough to get started.
• Business practises
  • looking after your money -accounting and taxes

• Advertisers
  • like google, you simply put advts on your site and get paid every time someone clicks on the advertisement. But to do this and be successful, you need a website that gets thousands of visitors every day.
• Affiliates
  • every time someone clicks on the advertisement, you get paid a commission on the sale. The advantage with this method is that while you may only get 10 - 20 people a day reading your page, only one needs to click though and make a purchase for you to earn anything up to $240.00 from the advertisers listed below.
     
• These are further divided into:
   
  • Non Adult Advertisers
    • in this category there are many product lines in every genre including Google and Amazon.com. With Google you can earn up to 30 cents per click though, whereas with Amazon, you may only earn less than a cent per click through as only one person in several hundred may purchase and your commission may be a dollar or two.
    • Sites like Moreniche and Sell Health provide one stop solutions where they have a range of health and beauty products and more importantly they also provide website content and templates which makes getting started so much easier. The commissions are also more generous with commissions from 15 - 40% of each sale.
    • Smaller sites like New Zealand Products, India Herbs and Synflex have a range of products that also help to generate a good income but here you have to build your own site and develop your own content.
       
  • Adult Advertisers
    • This category is for those suited to dealing with adult content which ranges from mature/adult products to the pure porn offered by Traffic Cash and Nasty Dollars.
    • While sites like World Niche provide a range of website templates and heaps of content/articles, you have to be comfortable.
    • Dating sites are also very popular and the Friend Finder Network has a range of adult and non adult sites, but again you need to generate a lot of visitors to your site to make it worth while.

One Stop Solutions
While here I offer a few tips and advice, you are welcome to contact me for support, however:

• Sites like TwitterCashFormula, Underground Affiliate Secrets, and Making you Richer give you plenty of information and directions for a small fee.

This information should help clarify how it all works and give you some ideas. Your also welcome to write for specific help and support.

Learn about the internet and how to get a website

*A billion hours ago our ancestors were still living in caves.
 A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
 The US government spends over a billion dollars a day