I Hate My Job
I will be in and out of this forum, trying to learn as much as possible. I really do think that I can at least supplement my income using internet marketing techniques, but I do have some hesitations...
I think I have seen all the possible ways to make money, but I want to know if there are other ways. Lets do this in list form, and if you wish to comment, I am willing to listen and learn...
Adsense, PPC--- It seems that you can make some good pocket change with adsense, but from what I have seen you need a boat load of sites or blogs in order to make some real cash. I think people making $1000 or more a month with adsense must have it working on a large number of sites.
Affiliate Marketing--- I understand this concept, and it seems every top site has some sort of affiliate program from eBay to Amazon and even IM and SEO products. But is there big $$$ in this? I have never bought anything via an affiliate link in my life. If someone recommends something, I may find it with their affiliate link, but I dont usually buy something the first time I see it.
eBooks--- Besides referring people with affiliate links, you could always sell your own products. I like this idea myself since I enjoy writing. I even have a few ideas for products I may try to get out there. But with this one it seems that ebooks only sell well when they involve ways to make money. An ebook about making money online will sell, but would an ebook about training dogs, or knitting sweaters sell? I am not so sure.
Contracting Your Services--- I actually discovered this on Elance at the beginning of the year and did not even realize it. I saw a lot of listings for "a number of articles about such and such" or "multiple articles using these keywords". I never understood what they were for until I started researching IM and SEO. By the sheer number of listings for this type of service I could make some money writing other peoples blog posts and articles.
Articles--- I have seen how article posting on different sites can promote and create backlinks for your site in question, but is there really a way to make money writing articles?
I can not remember if I forgot anything. I know that you should not put all your eggs in one basket and the best way to make money online would be to use all these resources. I also know that the internet will not be my personal atm, and it does take a lot of work.
So I will be hanging around this forum and trying to better my knowledge of this stuff in order to step down from my position at work and go part time... maybe even quit altogether, but right now I need the medical benefits.
"It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. -- Mark Twain