There are many good opportunities to earn money on the internet. Unfortunately there are also a lot of scams out there to be aware of. There is always going to be a need to either spend a lot of time and energy or to spend a lot of money in order to get started. Here are a few opportunities you can consider:
Affiliate Marketing:
The ideal scenario is to develop your own product and market that even though it will probably take more time and money but the potential to earn money is much more. However initially you can try selling other people's products which can also work well if you know what you are doing. There are now many affiliate networks you can look into to find legitimate affiliate programs to promote.
Clickbank is a good place to find some potentially profitable affiliate programs. You should look into promoting products from multiple niches. You need to be selective about the products you promote. Be sure to check the gravity of the products you choose and make sure there are at least a few affiliates already promoting it which is a good sign that the product sells well. Look for products at Clickbank with a gravity of at least 10 or more as they are proven to sell good.
Other affiliate networks include Commission Junction and Linkshare which can also be great places but be sure to have a good quality site relevant to the products you want to sell before you apply at these places. CPA or cost per action networks can also be very worthwhile tryng to promote as with these offers you make money based on generating leads so you do not even have to sell anything. However you will need to have a website that gets lots of visitors in order to succeed with this approach.
SEO:
Search engine optimization can be a good opportunity for almost anyone to earn great income from the internet. There is work involved and you will most likely need to spend some money on domain registration and hosting fees in order to get started and depending on whether or not you are creating the content yourself or hiring someone else to do it will incur an additional expense. The idea behind seo is to create content rich sites and target specific high volume and profitable keyword terms that you can then monetize through advertising and affiliate links. It is a good idea to create sites that target no more than 2 keywords each as more than likely you will not be able to rank for more terms for just a single site.
Focus on creating niche sites when it comes to seo instead of trying to create a mega site that covers all topics. Instead create 10 separate niche topic sites that concentrate on those niche topics. The search engines have a tendency to rank niche sites well for a few keywords so look to create the best possible niche topic site you can. Target keywords that have at least 2 words ideally 3 as these will be easier to rank for. Make sure the keyword appears in the title tag and description meta tags and also get the main keyword in the domain name if you can too. Consider submitting articles to free directories online to get keyword rich relevant one way back links to your site. These one way links can help a lot to improve your rankings. Be sure to also focus on creating a product or service of your own even if it does take you a lot of time to create it as that is where you can make the most money.
by Marla Fergusones
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