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What Are Examples of " Passive " Make Money Online Business Models

I am big on Residual Income, Passive Income and wish to stay away from online business models that are not passive...

Now what I mean by passive I bust my A** in the beginning to build it then it works and puts money in my pocket whether I get up out of bed or not, whether I get sick and become disabled god forbid my money keeps coming in with out me touching it except maybe for a light maintenance of some sort depending in what business you are in...

I need help with understanding what is a Passive Online Business Model that does require me to talk to people ( well maybe a little if necessary ) but in general it is a machine that keeps producing money.

I am considering A Ecommerce Store because I believe it is passive or can at least hire someone to take care of orders for you while you set up other businesses and also considering PPC Adwords, Facebook, Bing, Etcc to promote affiliate offers which of the two I have just mentioned do you think is Passive & Not Passive and Why ?
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  • Profile picture of the author AlexanderBeloev
    Originally Posted by onpointinfo View Post

    What Are Examples of " Passive " Make Money Online Business Models

    I am big on Residual Income, Passive Income and wish to stay away from online business models that are not passive...

    Now what I mean by passive I bust my A** in the beginning to build it then it works and puts money in my pocket whether I get up out of bed or not, whether I get sick and become disabled god forbid my money keeps coming in with out me touching it except maybe for a light maintenance of some sort depending in what business you are in...

    I need help with understanding what is a Passive Online Business Model that does require me to talk to people ( well maybe a little if necessary ) but in general it is a machine that keeps producing money.

    I am considering A Ecommerce Store because I believe it is passive or can at least hire someone to take care of orders for you while you set up other businesses and also considering PPC Adwords, Facebook, Bing, Etcc to promote affiliate offers which of the two I have just mentioned do you think is Passive & Not Passive and Why ?

    I will give you an example:

    You create a blog in some niche (Weight Loss for example), write the content (It must be really good and Super SEO Optimized), then integrate OPT-In Plugins (The goals is to build a list in your niche). After all you have to setup your sales funnel. Add follow up messages into your auto responder, the more, the better. Deliver value to your readers and sell them affiliate products. You get the commissions. Then test what is your EPC (Earnings per click). Once you do the math you will know how much you can afford to spend in paid advertising (I prefer SEO) and keep the balance positive. If the site is making you $3k per month from affiliate commissions and your traffic expenses are $1k, boom, you are making $2k pure profit on auto-pilot. Remember, it is NOT complete autopilot, you will still need to do some tasks, but it is not more than 5 to 10 hours a month

    P.S. I am not making $2k per month from this, I just got my site ready and will test how the whole system is working. But I know people who are earning passive this way and actually know the system from them
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  • Profile picture of the author longblog
    If you want truly passive income, then it's all about blogging. It will take a few years of hard work to get to the point you want to be at though.
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  • Profile picture of the author rendell
    Let what you've mention, unless you have a MODEL or SYSTEM ... it is hard to have TRUE passive income without work or serious investment.

    I face a similar problem, but after a few years ... I've temporary stop chasing the passive income dream and instead focused on something Light (without too much effort).
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  • Profile picture of the author thatkeywordguy
    There seem to be three major definitions used for the term, that are quite different.

    1. REAL PASSIVE INCOME

    The strict definition of the term PASSIVE means that there is no input from you.
    So an example would be, you inherit a 25 million dollar investment portfolio, and you pay a Investment Management firm some percentage of your yearly revenue to watch it for you and (hopefully) make it grow. In such an example, by doing literally nothing, you have income.

    2. KINDA PASSIVE INCOME

    The other more liberal definition of PASSIVE INCOME typically means that you have a revenue-generating business, that makes money based on a system (typically a payment-processing and content-delivery system), which does not require your 24 hour participation.

    3. THE "INTERNET MARKETING" PASSIVE INCOME DEFINITION

    And then there's the INTERNET MARKETING definition of PASSIVE INCOME. Which basically means:

    "I work 80 hours per week and have a revenue of 18k per year--based on my "online business" in which I sell eBooks to other Internet Marketers who are trying to get "Passive Income." But, I don't have to drive to work in the morning nor have a boss. So I call it "passive income."

    hah.
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    • Profile picture of the author Bradley McK
      Originally Posted by thatkeywordguy View Post

      3. THE "INTERNET MARKETING" PASSIVE INCOME DEFINITION

      And then there's the INTERNET MARKETING definition of PASSIVE INCOME. Which basically means:

      "I work 80 hours per week and have a revenue of 18k per year--based on my "online business" in which I sell eBooks to other Internet Marketers who are trying to get "Passive Income." But, I don't have to drive to work in the morning nor have a boss. So I call it "passive income."

      hah.
      LOL Most true thing I have read around here in awhile.
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    • Profile picture of the author Delta90
      Originally Posted by thatkeywordguy View Post


      3. THE "INTERNET MARKETING" PASSIVE INCOME DEFINITION

      And then there's the INTERNET MARKETING definition of PASSIVE INCOME. Which basically means:

      "I work 80 hours per week and have a revenue of 18k per year--based on my "online business" in which I sell eBooks to other Internet Marketers who are trying to get "Passive Income." But, I don't have to drive to work in the morning nor have a boss. So I call it "passive income."

      hah.
      Haha Made me crack up !

      On a more serious note, I have a site at a high place on google and got Adsense on it. It brings in some money, only a couple hundred $ per month but It's pretty passive. Created it about 2 years ago and worked my ass off in the beginning but now I rarely touch it.
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    • Profile picture of the author MrJonny
      Originally Posted by thatkeywordguy View Post


      3. THE "INTERNET MARKETING" PASSIVE INCOME DEFINITION

      And then there's the INTERNET MARKETING definition of PASSIVE INCOME. Which basically means:

      "I work 80 hours per week and have a revenue of 18k per year--based on my "online business" in which I sell eBooks to other Internet Marketers who are trying to get "Passive Income." But, I don't have to drive to work in the morning nor have a boss. So I call it "passive income."

      hah.
      I once had many niche sites where it took me 2 months to set-up and they were making money for 12 months with no input from me at all. I did not even login to any of the sites and they were just making money. So ...
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  • Profile picture of the author Paul Gram
    I'll give you 2 examples.

    1. Create a valuable website and put Adsense or affiliate links on it


    This option does take some initial work but if you do it right it can pay off for years to come. If you go this route though, make sure your site is VERY high quality.

    2. Write a book (or books) and put them on the Kindle

    This is a huge opportunity for people who have great information to share and like to write. While it's not entirely passive (you do need to market your book and yourself as an author for best results), once you reach a "critical mass", it could become huge and very passive.
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  • Profile picture of the author averagemom
    I'd say think out of the box.

    What works for some may not work for you and I.

    Check my blog out.

    I am in the real passive world now.
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    I don't do adsense, wordpress, amazon, or clickbank affiliate marketing anymore.

    I've moved on to something better. At least for me.
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  • Profile picture of the author ymest
    Amazon and Squidoo although some will probably start twisting on their chairs but I don't care! It's a proven system! Squidoo is free and it's true you don't own it! However, you can build lots of pages with good content quickly and they rank fine! Promoting Amazon products with Squidoo is great and Tiffany Dow and Erica Stone have great products out there!

    I am currently implementing them! Or, you can build a blog, create many pages, build an audience, start selling, become an authority and you'll eventually-- provided you're doing going amongst the fierce competition-- end up with residual income!

    You see, blogs, free web 2.0 platforms etc are like real estate...after a while you end up collecting the "rents" and just like in the real estate markets, there are ups and downs! Don't worry about it, soldier on but let's say, in 3 years from now and if you've done well, you'll own a good sizeable piece of Web 2.0 real estate with residual/passive money dropping into your wallet every month!

    The good news is that there are SO MANY possibilities! Look at kindle for instance? Self-publishing is lucrative when you do it correctly!

    Good luck with it all!

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  • Profile picture of the author Curtis2011
    Google Adsense is one of the easiest and most passive systems to set up and run. But from what I've heard, it is also one of the lowest payouts you will get from doing internet marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Malcolm Thomas
    I would suggest starting up a blog and consistently posting high quality content to it. Doing so will give you organic traffic in the long term(passive) and short term profit in the meantime(building a list and marketing to them)
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  • Profile picture of the author Anomalous
    I like network marketing programs for passive income. I continue getting paid for past sales even when I'm not actively building my list. Its just a matter of setting up a funnel that promotes recurring commission programs and gets conversions. After that you can give yourself a raise every time you run traffic to your squeeze page.
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  • Profile picture of the author davidbatchelor
    Originally Posted by onpointinfo View Post

    What Are Examples of " Passive " Make Money Online Business Models

    I am big on Residual Income, Passive Income and wish to stay away from online business models that are not passive...
    I would recommend TeamVinh in that case.

    I joined because it truly is passive income.

    With Team Vinh you don't need to talk to anyone ever (unless you want to) because it's a complete hands off automated income system.

    If you would like to know more about the system, simply PM me.
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  • Profile picture of the author NateRivers
    Kindle ebook sales are by far the most passive form of income I have in my business. No real ongoing upkeep and sales do better month to month because the Kindle user base gets bigger and bigger.
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    • Profile picture of the author cheaporganicSEO
      @NateRivers How long are the kindle books you sell if you don't mind my asking?
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    • Profile picture of the author Malcolm Thomas
      Originally Posted by NateRivers View Post

      Kindle ebook sales are by far the most passive form of income I have in my business. No real ongoing upkeep and sales do better month to month because the Kindle user base gets bigger and bigger.
      Kindle is a great platform and way for people to generate passive income if they know what their doing.
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    • Profile picture of the author thatkeywordguy
      Originally Posted by NateRivers View Post

      Kindle ebook sales are by far the most passive form of income I have in my business. No real ongoing upkeep and sales do better month to month because the Kindle user base gets bigger and bigger.
      can you update a kindle book file if you need to?
      e.g. can the kindle book itself be a "continually updated resource"
      or are you locked in after you click submit
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      • Profile picture of the author TheInfoMarket
        Originally Posted by thatkeywordguy View Post

        can you update a kindle book file if you need to?
        e.g. can the kindle book itself be a "continually updated resource"
        or are you locked in after you click submit
        Yes. If you make changes to your Kindle eBook, you can update it.

        I believe people who have previously downloaded it, will get a notification so they can get the latest version.

        This is useful for updating once in a while. But updating it continuously (like once a month) probably isn't the best idea. People are used to updating apps on a smartphone, but not so much a regularly updated kindle ebook. Also any notes you add to the ebook, will be lost once updated.

        A "continually updated resource", would work better on your own website. Then you have the option of compiling all the new ideas into a brand new kindle book, instead of updating the existing one.
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  • Profile picture of the author cheaporganicSEO
    Originally Posted by onpointinfo View Post

    What Are Examples of " Passive " Make Money Online Business Models

    I am big on Residual Income, Passive Income and wish to stay away from online business models that are not passive...

    Now what I mean by passive I bust my A** in the beginning to build it then it works and puts money in my pocket whether I get up out of bed or not, whether I get sick and become disabled god forbid my money keeps coming in with out me touching it except maybe for a light maintenance of some sort depending in what business you are in...

    I need help with understanding what is a Passive Online Business Model that does require me to talk to people ( well maybe a little if necessary ) but in general it is a machine that keeps producing money.

    I am considering A Ecommerce Store because I believe it is passive or can at least hire someone to take care of orders for you while you set up other businesses and also considering PPC Adwords, Facebook, Bing, Etcc to promote affiliate offers which of the two I have just mentioned do you think is Passive & Not Passive and Why ?
    I was able to generate what I consider "passive" income using Amazon Associates right out of the gate. The work was on the front end, I put a huge amount of time in building a 300 page authority site though over Christmas vacation. It is passive in the sense that now, when and order comes in, I just watch the money hit the affiliate account. It was "work" in the in time that I put up front building the site. Now I can either sell the site or enjoy the passive income while I move to the next project.

    Another great passive income is MLM / network marketing. Choose a niche that is in :
    1. High demand
    2. Has reasonably expensive products
    3. Has a sub affiliate program

    Like , ammo for example. PM me for more info
    Hope this helps!
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  • Profile picture of the author NateRivers
    45-60 pages. How-to/advice type stuff, not fiction.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mogly
    Long-term reoccuring traffic.

    Blogging almost is passive.. in the idea that it builds up overtime, all you have to do is stir the pot and keep it going, and after a long-time you can literally outsource 100% of the work and have your funnel do the job.
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  • Profile picture of the author Andy Fang
    Originally Posted by onpointinfo View Post

    What Are Examples of " Passive " Make Money Online Business Models

    I am big on Residual Income, Passive Income and wish to stay away from online business models that are not passive...

    Now what I mean by passive I bust my A** in the beginning to build it then it works and puts money in my pocket whether I get up out of bed or not, whether I get sick and become disabled god forbid my money keeps coming in with out me touching it except maybe for a light maintenance of some sort depending in what business you are in...

    I need help with understanding what is a Passive Online Business Model that does require me to talk to people ( well maybe a little if necessary ) but in general it is a machine that keeps producing money.

    I am considering A Ecommerce Store because I believe it is passive or can at least hire someone to take care of orders for you while you set up other businesses and also considering PPC Adwords, Facebook, Bing, Etcc to promote affiliate offers which of the two I have just mentioned do you think is Passive & Not Passive and Why ?
    Only ones would have to be loopholes. Essentially a money method that is unknown, yet somehow cheats lets say, adfly. For instance if I were to create a website that automatically redirects to 1 of 10 000 adfly URLS, which redirect back to my site and so forth, that's passive money as I distribute it through a hit exchange.
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  • Profile picture of the author MrDay
    One of my favorite ways to make passive money online has to be building
    Mini niche sites using SEO for traffic.

    Some of them I haven't even touched for over a year, and they still rank really well for my "money words".

    These sites individually bring in roughly 1k per month and consistently have been over the past 3 years.

    And all I gotta do if my niche sites start losing rank is send an email over to my seo team and they shoot my site back up to number 1.

    I rarely ever add more content to these sites, all I do is throw a few backlinks to them whenever they need it.

    It doesn't get more passive than that!
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  • Profile picture of the author WordpressManiac
    Build a paid membership site and collect the money or be an affiliate for a recurring payment affiliate programm. If you have your own product with affiliates it can be passive too.
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  • Profile picture of the author JamieSEO
    Originally Posted by onpointinfo View Post

    Now what I mean by passive I bust my A** in the beginning to build it then it works and puts money in my pocket

    I am considering A Ecommerce Store because I believe it is passive or can at least hire someone to take care of orders for you while you set up other businesses
    An ecommerce store is not passive if you are hiring someone to work for you.

    A good example of genuinely passive income is writing and publishing ebooks/kindle/paperbacks. They require work upfront to create and promote, however once they are done you continue earning book royalties even years later.

    Topics that are good for long term passive income are:
    - Cooking
    - Recipes
    - Dieting
    - Fitness
    - Parenting
    - Relationships
    - Gardening

    Essentially any topic that will not become outdated.
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  • Profile picture of the author Theduke2011
    Subscription Website, 1 niche idea that people will pay monthly for and you are in business. Think outside the box!
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  • Profile picture of the author MartinPlatt
    Originally Posted by onpointinfo View Post

    What Are Examples of " Passive " Make Money Online Business Models

    I am big on Residual Income, Passive Income and wish to stay away from online business models that are not passive...

    Now what I mean by passive I bust my A** in the beginning to build it then it works and puts money in my pocket whether I get up out of bed or not, whether I get sick and become disabled god forbid my money keeps coming in with out me touching it except maybe for a light maintenance of some sort depending in what business you are in...

    I need help with understanding what is a Passive Online Business Model that does require me to talk to people ( well maybe a little if necessary ) but in general it is a machine that keeps producing money.

    I am considering A Ecommerce Store because I believe it is passive or can at least hire someone to take care of orders for you while you set up other businesses and also considering PPC Adwords, Facebook, Bing, Etcc to promote affiliate offers which of the two I have just mentioned do you think is Passive & Not Passive and Why ?
    You can create a passive income from a web site, or you could create a passive income from outsourcing PPC work either to your own, or others website. The reality is though, that you're likely to want to be involved in your own business, so you probably will get involved occasionally. That means you have a systemised business - one that doesn't require your input. If you never got involved it could be passive.
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  • Profile picture of the author sirtiman
    Autoblog Clickbank is nice to try. A lot of recurring commission and it's no brainer.
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  • Profile picture of the author GuruGazette
    I'm also a big fan of content that stands the test of time. I have blogs/websites that I haven't touched in 4-5 years that still earn from AdSense and Share a Sale. My all time favorite is Kindle books though. Write and publish once, then choose to do nothing else if you prefer. It's not uncommon for me to go several weeks these days without even turning my computer on. That, to me, is passive
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  • Profile picture of the author ExpertSEOServices
    Adsense is by far the easiest way to make passive money online

    Building up a network of sites generating you income. Get a good stream of traffic and you really can set and forget and just wait for the cheques to come in
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    • Profile picture of the author Mogly
      Originally Posted by ExpertSEOServices View Post

      Adsense is by far the easiest way to make passive money online

      Building up a network of sites generating you income. Get a good stream of traffic and you really can set and forget and just wait for the cheques to come in
      Yeah adsense/any kind of bloging profits.

      But it still takes work its just the fact that the profit comes in 24/7 as long as there's traffic coming.
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  • Profile picture of the author meshselect
    Anything that makes money almost on autopilot is passive income. But usually it takes a lot of hard work and dedication for years sometimes to get to that point.
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  • Profile picture of the author davidbatchelor
    I really like how Savings Highway offers a 90 day money back guarantee if you don't make money with them doing all the heavy lifting.
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