Friday, November 13, 2009

HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE

Over the years one gets a fairly good read of the types of people who follow your blog. I mean this only in the most general sense. For example I can tell you that (based on the types of ads clicked) about 80% of the people who land on this site and take action (click something) are simply looking for a way to make a few bucks quickly without a lot of work involved or time investment. Programs like Project Payday and Cashcrate are designed for this audience. They are work at home jobs and not for the 15% of my readers who are looking to build a long term passive income online via Internet marketing.This blog has focused on explaining the basic tasks involved in creating and maintaining a network of blogs that can produce residual income over a sustained time frame. If you are new here and not just looking to make a few dollars fast then I encourage you to start at the beginning of my archives and read forward - don't skip the comments.By the time you are done you will have a good understanding of what is involved if you hope to make money online. At least as far as affiliate marketing and PPC (Adsense revenue) is concerned. Those of you who want to speed up the process and don't mind spending a few dollars can buy Janet Smith's Nomad's Guide to Making Money Online. It's the only ebook I have ever recommended to my readers and the reason is simple - Janet has outlined my methods in the book and does a great job explaining the basics to beginners. Unlike my blog the book is organized and to the point. It is a huge time saver but rest assured you can still learn all you need to know for free by reading this blog.This brings me to another ebook just released by Monika Mundell called Freelance Superstar and it is aimed at the other 5% of my visitors - the "I'm a writer crowd". Over the years I have had umpteen writers ask for my help - they have great content but can't make a dime with it. From my perspective I have explained that they don't optimize their writing for the search engines and as a result they only get traffic from the social networks. In short they get readers but not buyers. This group of readers have always proved frustrating to work with - I offer advice on how to tweak their posts and blogs (using SEO) and invariably they tell me that "I'm a writer dammit!" and don't want to compromise their artistic integrity. Shortly thereafter I wish them well and leave them to their artistry.In Monika's case however we have one such writer that wanted to make a career online being a freelance writer - making money writing for others as opposed to trying to make money providing content on her own sites. She does have her own sites as well but Monika's main income comes from selling her writing and helping others do the same. I have known Monika for years now and watched her learn the ropes from the ground up. She asked if I would help promote her book and as an old friend I am happy too. I am not going to write a review as you can find this already provided by RT How to Become a Freelance Writer and Lissie Consider a Freelance Business. I have never been comfortable flogging ebooks to my readers and turn down requests on a continuing basis. The fact is most people let ebooks collect virtual dust and rarely act on the information provided. Monika is one of the truly good people online and if you are really interested in making money as a freelance writer then I know she can provide all the guidance you will need - the best feature about buying her book is her - the fact that she will go out of her way to help people. Just visit her site Freelance Writing and pick her brain.