What are some sustainable online business ideas?

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I have been looking online recently about the past businesses and present businesses and find that they have changed a ton!

I am looking for a sustainable online business idea that can be done for as many years as it will let me. I have been looking at blogging, email marketing and creating an online SEO/service business.

Which online business is one that changes the least and allows one to almost fully automate it?

Thanks
#business #ideas #online #sustainable
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  • Profile picture of the author chillheart
    1. Email marketing.
    2. Offer an evergreen service.
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    • Profile picture of the author gabelumagui
      Originally Posted by chillheart View Post

      1. Email marketing.
      2. Offer an evergreen service.
      sweet and simple as that.
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  • Profile picture of the author chdduncan
    Blogging is good if you get a team of writers. But the most completely automated one to work at alone is email marketing. And it always works since all you have to do is find good products to email out, and you can setup product ideas to come to you so you don't even have to look for them.
    How would one go about starting an email marketing campaign that didn't need a team of writers? All I have seen is ebooks, training videos, seminars etc that are offered for free that get subscriptions. How am I able to get people on my list? I have tried consulting with minimal success.

    1. Email marketing.
    2. Offer an evergreen service.
    What would you consider an evergreen service?

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    You should bake cakes. Cakes are great and people will want to eat them 100 years from now too.
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      Affiliate for businesses and franchises. 650 are sold every day in the US. Average commission 7k. People will always buy and sell their businesses.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rory Singh
    Everything keep changing on this planet.

    Everything keeps changing in IM periodically.

    Those who don't adapt become obsolete.
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  • Profile picture of the author Matthew Trujillo
    Email marketing has stood the test of time, as well as paid advertising and content marketing. The first step to any real success online is to find a profitable niche, without that you are basically going to be spinning your wheels and wonder why you aren't making any sales. So finding a profitable niche is #1. From there it is always recommended to build a list of prospects within that niche that way you have your own targeted traffic that you can build a relationship with and sell multiple things to. If you own a list, and it makes money, then you own a long term asset.
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      Building a list and sending out marketing material is the best and most costeffective way.

      Well if you have the right autoresponder of course
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    • Profile picture of the author Dhairaz
      Originally Posted by Matthew J Trujillo View Post

      Email marketing has stood the test of time, as well as paid advertising and content marketing. The first step to any real success online is to find a profitable niche, without that you are basically going to be spinning your wheels and wonder why you aren't making any sales. So finding a profitable niche is #1. From there it is always recommended to build a list of prospects within that niche that way you have your own targeted traffic that you can build a relationship with and sell multiple things to. If you own a list, and it makes money, then you own a long term asset.
      Agree. Recently I have gone a seminar conducted by Patric Chan "IM guru" Same idea had been highlighted.
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  • Profile picture of the author Zeb
    Copywriting.

    Companies will always need to advertise their products/services and copywriting has stood the test of time.
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  • Profile picture of the author kilgore
    Originally Posted by chdduncan View Post

    I am looking for a sustainable online business idea that can be done for as many years as it will let me.
    Translation: I can't be bothered to think of a business idea for myself.

    Originally Posted by chdduncan View Post

    Which online business is one that changes the least and allows one to almost fully automate it?
    Translation: I can't be bothered to do any actual work.
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  • Profile picture of the author AuthorityBuilder
    Blogging is an sustainable online business idea but you should start a blog on an evergreen niche. People will always be huntry for information and will always be searching answers to their queries. So blogging on a evergreen topic will be good.
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    Originally Posted by chdduncan View Post

    I have been looking online recently about the past businesses and present businesses and find that they have changed a ton!

    I am looking for a sustainable online business idea that can be done for as many years as it will let me. I have been looking at blogging, email marketing and creating an online SEO/service business.

    Which online business is one that changes the least and allows one to almost fully automate it?

    Thanks
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    Originally Posted by chdduncan View Post

    I have been looking online recently about the past businesses and present businesses and find that they have changed a ton!

    I am looking for a sustainable online business idea that can be done for as many years as it will let me. I have been looking at blogging, email marketing and creating an online SEO/service business.

    Which online business is one that changes the least and allows one to almost fully automate it?

    Thanks
    You can't really automate today. I mean, you can build an automated system, but there's so much competition you can't replace quality - you need something that's going to stand out and put you ahead of the competition in terms of quality.

    It can be automated, but you need to build it (articles, products, content, etc.) and know what you're doing.

    If you're thinking about Google, it's only going to get worse if you try backlinks or other stuff, because Google is incredibly unreliable and can ruin your business overnight if it's your sole traffic source.
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  • Profile picture of the author cherrytom
    Almost any internet business can be sustainable if you go about it the right way. To do this effectively, you need a mentor --- someone to tell you what to do and show you how to do it.
    There are mentors in every niche. Yes, they charge for their coaching, but their fees are peanuts compared to the amount of money you could make through putting their coaching into practice.
    Keep smiling!
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    • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
      Originally Posted by cherrytom View Post

      Almost any internet business can be sustainable if you go about it the right way. To do this effectively, you need a mentor --- someone to tell you what to do and show you how to do it.
      You really don't. While having access to a mentor can often be a help, most would-be successful entrepreneurs aren't waiting around for someone to tell them what to do.

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  • Profile picture of the author discrat
    Originally Posted by chdduncan View Post

    I have been looking online recently about the past businesses and present businesses and find that they have changed a ton!

    I am looking for a sustainable online business idea that can be done for as many years as it will let me. I have been looking at blogging, email marketing and creating an online SEO/service business.

    Which online business is one that changes the least and allows one to almost fully automate it?

    Thanks
    I think building Sales Funnels with Email Marketing is not going to change in the foreseeable future, as far as being very effective.

    At least for another couple of decades
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Lee
    The three you've mentioned are all sustainable, and you'll probably end up doing more than one of them depending on which one you choose. Email marketing is a must with blogging, and blogging is also really helpful for growing an SEO service if you know what to write about and how to share it afterwards, etc.
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    You need to focus entirely on email marketing. This is the surest way to a sustainable online business. However, you will need to treat them like gold.
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    • Profile picture of the author PVGUY
      Yes, I agree. But you have to have a product - yours or some else's - in a good niche.
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  • Profile picture of the author Caitlinz
    Having a popular website or a popular app will be a sustainable business, but you have to keep moving along with the trend and needs to stand straight in any online business.
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  • Profile picture of the author howudoin
    Originally Posted by chdduncan View Post

    I have been looking online recently about the past businesses and present businesses and find that they have changed a ton!

    I am looking for a sustainable online business idea that can be done for as many years as it will let me. I have been looking at blogging, email marketing and creating an online SEO/service business.

    Which online business is one that changes the least and allows one to almost fully automate it?

    Thanks
    Seems from your post that you're scared of changes in online world. Sorry mate, but that kind of attitude won't take you far on internet.

    A "sustainable online business" essentially means that you are willing to adapt your business to new ways of reaching your potential clients. Twitter, Instagram, Facebook etc were nowhere to be found a couple of years ago, but today any business is doomed if they are not making use of these platforms (or some combination thereof). These platforms themselves are evolving & you also have to keep up with those changes.

    To be sure you can start in some less competitive niche, but in order to make it "sustainable", your overall marketing strategy would still have to evolve with time.

    Regarding automation, there are only tools that can automate a process but this doesn't mean that process of daily business running would be automated completely. This is because somebody has to decide as what to automate in the first place.

    Bottom-line, internet is a dynamic medium & things come & go online. Get comfortable with this & move from there.
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  • Profile picture of the author l1one
    +1 for List Building. The real money started to come in for me once I became focused on email marketing. I haven't looked back since.
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  • The best way to sustain a business (For the long run)

    Is with ''amount of contacts you have''

    Marketing will change, however..

    DATA is key

    I can bet that if Facebook crashed forever, the facebook team could build many millionaire businesses in a few months. Why? Because they have a billion + contacts, phone numbers etc (Data)

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    1. Blogging with Podcast and Video with influencer that you interview on Skype, Hangout, etc.
    2. E-Commerce/Marketplace of digital products (ebook, videocourses) with PLR, Resell Right and Master Resell Right
    3. Mini Websites of Affiliations with Amazon, Ebay, Jvzoo, Clickbank, etc.
    4. Dropshipping Ebay, Amazon, etc.
    5. A system of ebook and videocourses of the Perfect Networker.
    6. A system Step by Step complete to make success with Internet marketing: Blogging, Podcast, Video, Email Marketing, Ebook Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Affiliation Marketing, Network Marketing, Flippa Marketing, Whatsapp Marketing, etc.
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    Blogging, it requires some writting skills to attract some visitors, drive traffic to it and then monetize it.
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    Originally Posted by chdduncan View Post

    I have been looking online recently about the past businesses and present businesses and find that they have changed a ton!

    I am looking for a sustainable online business idea that can be done for as many years as it will let me. I have been looking at blogging, email marketing and creating an online SEO/service business.

    Which online business is one that changes the least and allows one to almost fully automate it?

    Thanks
    Create a website that interests a lot of people and then offer flat advertising rates per month.
    This can be the one that changes the least and can fully be automated.
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    Have your own products, Build a list you care about and you treat well then they will follow you to what ever platform you want in the future.

    Having a responsive email list is the most powerful thing in my opinion
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    I think you could create a video training in a evergreen niche like dating, relationship, dog training, etc... these niches are more likely to be the same now and in the next 10 years...
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    - rank a few pages on a subject and suggest a product
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  • Profile picture of the author HuiBang
    To be a successful you must launch a venture that is in high demand and have revenue generation model. There are plenty of business that you get into but the one that is likely to succeed in the long run and can start at small budget are as following :


    1. Start Daily Deal Business: For starter, daily deal business can be a great way to score huge savings . After so many years, entrepreneur are still willing to invest in daily deals idea like Groupon. Daily deals website shared special discounts and coupon codes offered by the local businesses. Online shoppers are always in search of these deals. Hence, if the deal is appealing and the user is looking for similar item, then, there are most possibilities that discount coupon or voucher will be purchased.

    Reasons to invest in Daily Deal Website

    1. People are looking for discounts on web
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    Solution: If you find that you are right fir for daily deal industry then it’s time to develop your online business. You will find many turnkey solution provider but bitFATdeals is the top choice for people looking to create Groupon clone. It comes with in-built accounting system and helps business owners manage all transactions. Being easy and quick to use, it needs no technical understanding to handle.


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    PaperWeight come with inbuilt flexible technology that include the best features of writing based platforms that include content management system, money management, order placement, user task and more.

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    Start you career as an article writer. Lot's of works there. If you're good in article writing then you may earn huge amount.
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    “On a long enough time line, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
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  • Profile picture of the author discrat
    Originally Posted by chdduncan View Post

    I have been looking online recently about the past businesses and present businesses and find that they have changed a ton!

    I am looking for a sustainable online business idea that can be done for as many years as it will let me. I have been looking at blogging, email marketing and creating an online SEO/service business.

    Which online business is one that changes the least and allows one to almost fully automate it?

    Thanks
    In the past couple of years I think creating FB Fan Pages and using email marketing in conjunction with it is definitely a proven and sustainable way to build a business



    - Robert Andrew
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    Have you ever thought about creating a highly focused
    6-8 page PAID monthly newsletter??

    This is a great way to have a recurring income and the
    actual set up and maintenance can be done in about
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    There are many great niches where people are willing to
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    These small "micro payments" add up fast.

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  • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
    What are some sustainable online business ideas?
    There are none. IM is just a massive scam.
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  • Profile picture of the author DavidLee8888
    If you are eagerly looking for starting an online business, there are lots of option available for you.
    You can create online shopping site like Etsy or popular mobile applications like whatsapp using Clone Scripts.
    These Clone scripts allow you to customize its features and change its scope to build your own business with attractive features of popular websites.
    Clone Scripts are the exact replica of popular websites.
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  • Profile picture of the author talfighel
    While you are doing paid ads right now to get the ball rolling, always use free ways to get your website exposed. Once you have a lot of places getting you traffic for years to come, you can promote anything on your website and still do really well.
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  • Profile picture of the author oyruhere
    Originally Posted by aizaku View Post

    traffic to funnel
    Amen to that - Build your list as hard and fast as you can. But do it respectfully and add real value for your cherished customers.
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  • Profile picture of the author davidmiller840
    Digital marketing services like SEO, SMO, PPC,running adds in youtube, FaceBook and social media platforms will be helpful for your business.
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  • Profile picture of the author namehero
    Originally Posted by chdduncan View Post

    I have been looking online recently about the past businesses and present businesses and find that they have changed a ton!

    I am looking for a sustainable online business idea that can be done for as many years as it will let me. I have been looking at blogging, email marketing and creating an online SEO/service business.

    Which online business is one that changes the least and allows one to almost fully automate it?

    Thanks
    Create your own recurring billing (membership) website.
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  • Profile picture of the author fantrom
    This is simple.

    Just combine the oldest profession known to man and the internet.

    Prostitution + IM = Online Escort Service

    Best of all it has a tremendously high markup and evergreen.

    If this doesn't suit you then listen to all the other posts before and after this one.
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  • Profile picture of the author LaunchPurveyor
    List building and product creation are just about the most sustainable things.
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  • Profile picture of the author McRobert
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    buѕіnеѕѕ іdеаѕ оn thе internet.Nоw bеfоrе уоu chose blogging as your business idea and еvеn ѕtаrt wrіtіng уоur blоg уоu nееd to knоw whаt to wrіtе аbоut, right? so you nееd to come uр wіth dіffеrеnt subjects аnd tорісѕ to ѕtаrt wrіtіng about. Now what аrе the bеѕt thіngѕ tо write аbоut? Here are 4 Online Business Ideas To Desire Thаt Are Easy Tо Stаrt
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  • Profile picture of the author leilani
    Which online business is one that changes the least and allows one to almost fully automate it?

    Email marketing from the list you provided. You will build a systematized sales funnel which can almost be fully automated. You will need to drive traffic to your funnel.

    But yeah. I email hands down.

    Leilani
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  • Profile picture of the author onehalf
    Creating an actual product and selling them online is also viable. A lot of people also make money from buying and selling goods online.
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