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The Coolest Business Ever!

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Hi! I'm Kyle. I graduated with a degree in Engineering, but I ditched the whole profession to work from home. I'm 22 years old, and I'm already making enough to pay all of my bills, and my residual income is growing every week!

More on that in a minute...

By the time you're done reading this page, you will have learned all about the "coolest business ever" (the one I used to get out of a day job) and be ready to start earning money online, too!

Let's face it: while there's absolutely nothing wrong with working hard and having a job for the rest of your life, who would do it if they didn't have to? No one!

Well, business gurus have been developing and perfecting business strategies to have the freedom to work for themselves for centuries, but nothing has ever come even CLOSE to the power of the Internet!

Whether you want to sell something, teach people something you know a lot about, help spread the word about your favorite things, review products, make designs for people or write for a living, the Internet makes it all 100x easier.

By utilizing the Internet to connect with the rest of the World, you can leverage your time and effort, setting up "systems" that work for you, rather than working hard so someone else (your boss) can take that extra trip to the Bahamas this Summer! Jerks...=)

So, if you're interested in having enough free time, energy and money to do what you want, travel, spend more time with your family, and work from the comfort of your own home without having to sell anything, keep reading!

The Trouble With "Traditional" Business Models

With any "traditional" business model, there are massive overhead costs like facility rental, supplies, employees, training, shipping, equipment and customer service.

Not to mention the fact that even after starting the business, 99% of entrepreneurs have trouble keeping up with rent, utilities, paying employees, inventory, and the most important part: GETTING CUSTOMERS!

While there are obviously plenty of successful businesses in most every town on the planet, the overwhelming majority of businesses fail due to the above reasons. Sad, but true...

How the Internet Solves All of These Problems

With the Internet, anyone can work from their computer, without risking $1,000's on their business.

Best of all: they can reach 100's of times more people all over the World that are interested in what they're offering. (Think FaceBook or MySpace: how many people can you effortlessly talk to on a daily basis? Now imagine using this to fuel a recurring income business...)

Think about it this way: if you have a "mom and pop shop" on 3rd street in a small town, you can only reach so many people. Even if you provide an awesome product or service that gets people to come back over and over, your income can only go so high.

But on the Internet, there are an unlimited number of people that are looking to buy stuff...because even if everyone interested in the product eventually buys it, by that time there will be more people that have gotten online or found the new interest in the market!

The Top Five Reasons Internet Marketing is the Coolest Business

Just about anyone can do it! If you can read and write, you're half way there! The only thing left is having access to a computer and an Internet connection, but that's easy to overcome since it's free to use library (and other public) computers!
It's easy to reach everyone in the World with a computer! Rather than reaching a couple hundred people in one town, you can easily reach everyone who's interested in your product, service or information in the World that has access to the Internet. (This number is increasing at an alarming rate, and will continue to climb in the coming years as more and more people get computers throughout the World...)
There is very little risk! Rather than having to pay for employees, rent, inventory, and advertising, you can actually get started making money online with ZERO cost. (It's possible, though it might take longer. Don't worry though: if you want to get started quickly, you won't have to shell out $100's!)
The Internet allows you to set up an automated process that works for you! Every good business venture is designed to work for the entrepreneur, NOT the other way around. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case when starting a business. Whether you're looking to start a business to spend more time with your family, travel more, get a bigger house, take care of your bills so you can quit your job, or just get some extra spending money to have fun with, the Internet allows you to set up simple systems that bring in autopilot income for years!
It takes far less time to start: It's possible to be at a Six-Figure salary in your first year! Most "traditional" businesses take literally years to make a steady profit, and even then they require a great deal of work to maintain. The Internet breaks down the barriers for the "average" person like you & me, and gives anyone the ability to generate a very impressive passive income in a relatively short period of time. (Yes, this is a legitimate business, so it will NOT make you money overnight, but if you'd like to be making $100,000+ per year in the next 1-2 years after putting in the work then this is for you! NOTE: You can start earning a couple hundred bucks each month within the first couple months you get started, so don't worry. It just takes a while to build a huge income, that's all...)

"But wait! Doesn't this mean I have to make websites?"

Ok, so maybe you already knew that the Internet is awesome, but you're wondering how this applies to someone who can't make websites.

Here's the deal: You do NOT have to make a single website to make $100,000+ every year for the rest of your life online!

There are plenty of ways to make money online, and many of them have nothing to do with making websites! The barriers have been torn down by regular people just like you and me, and it really is easy enough to start a business online that college kids are making more money online than they would from their jobs (I'm well on my way to this status, and I want to help you get there, too...)!

Alright. Let's go over the various ways to make money online so you can pick a method or two and get started on your path to financial freedom!

How to Make Money Online

...Sounds cool, but how do you make money?

Sell your own product or service
Advertise for other people
Promote products other people are selling

Selling: Make Money Online Option #1

Selling is the first thing people think of when any business comes to mind, because it's the most direct method for making money.

Selling products or services online can be VERY profitable, and there are countless methods to do so. Here are some 'classic' examples:

1) Buy goods at wholesale prices and sell them on eBay
2) Invent something and sell the idea
3) Create an eCommerce website and sell products
4) Write a book and sell it online
5) Sell your skills (graphics, web design, photography, etc.)
6) Create a membership site to build a community & charge a monthly fee

Most people go this route (selling), because it's as close to the traditional business models as possible.

However, due to the fact that these business models have high barriers to entry, and can be overwhelming to get started, it can be wise to look at other options before deciding on anything.

Advertising: Make Money Online Option #2

Many websites make all of their money by providing some cool service that a lot of people will use repeatedly, and putting "ads" on their pages.

Basically, there are two major ways this earns the website owner money:

1) The company looking for more exposure pays the owner upfront for a certain amount of ad space for a given period of time, similar to a newspaper or classified listing.

2) The advertiser pays a certain amount each time a targeted visitor CLICKS on the banner or link. This is called Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising, and it is typically done with Google Adsense. (When someone clicks on an Adsense ad, Google gets a percentage of the revenue, and that's why Google is banking...)

The trouble with this method to make money online is that the vast majority of people don't know how to make a website, let alone make something that a lot of people will use regularly.

Even if you do it's difficult to follow through with it and get enough traffic to your site(s) to make a steady income.

And that, is exactly why the 3rd method is my favorite...

Promoting: Make Money Online Option #3

Because it is difficult to get your own business started selling things, it might be a good idea to take a closer look at my favorite method for making money online: Affiliate Marketing!

What is Affiliate Marketing, you ask?

Have you ever referred a friend to something you found first, and gotten a discount, a coupon, a free lunch, or even cold hard cash?

The reason the company gave you something for referring your friend is because they didn't have to do any advertising or "work" to get that new customer.

Well, on the Internet there is a really cool, high-tech way to keep track of all this, and pay commissions on products: LINKS!

By giving you a special coded link, the seller can track that someone came to their website through your link, and if the person buys, you automatically get a percentage of the sale!

(By the way, I'm not talking about 2% or a couple bucks from a sale. I'm talking about setting up a page that helps a customer decide on the best product for them, and making 50-75% of the sale just because they bought after clicking on your link!)

Interested? Thought so...=)

Check out my Affiliate Marketing page: