Today I woke up, made myself a cup of coffee and sat down in front of my computer to check the message boards.

I probably spent a good 3 hours just reading the message boards and replying to a few posts.

Did any of that activity make me any money? Nope!

Did I learn anything in particular? Yes! I learned a bit about social media marketing from Maria Gudelis and Tina Williams. And while I was driving in my car this morning (I had a craving from a Sonic chocolate...

I am absolutely convinced that anyone can make money online. I have no doubt about it!

However, can anyone make a living online?

That's a much harder question to answer. I believe the only people who can actually make a living online are those who invest their time and money and treat it as a real business (and not just a hobby).

I get so sick and tired of reading sales pages which make outlandish claims about how you can make $10,000 per hour on auto-pilot...

Do you remember the first time you went "online" and had access to the "internet"? I vaguely remember my first "BB" and usernet groups. It wasn't until AOL came into my life (around 1995) that I really got into the whole "internet message boards" and online communities. That seems so long ago. My have things advanced.

I wonder what the future holds in store for internet marketing and the way we communicate with one another.