How To Build an Online Business Part 5

By Terri Seymour
Posted Friday, August 27, 2004

When building your website and online business, consider not just one, but multiple income streams. You want to be able to make money in more ways than one. There are several ways of bringing in income from your online business.

Affiliate Programs - Very cost effective way of expanding your business and bringing in more income. Find other people's products that relate to your business and sell them. You can easily earn 50% commissions by promoting and selling excellent products that were
written/ developed by someone else. You should always buy or try the product first before you promote or recommend it. You want to keep your reputation clean.

To find some good programs/products visit affiliate program directories such as :
(http://www.atlnetwork.com/)
(http://www.affiliatebroadcast.com/)
(http://www.affiliatesdirectory.com/)
(http://www.associate-it.com/cgi-bin/add.cgi)
(http://www.clickbank.com)
(http://www.associateprograms.com/)

Advertising Space - Selling advertising space in your ezine or on your website is an excellent way of earning a larger income. Advertising accounts for a large portion of my MOE income.

You can sell various spots in your ezine as well as solo ads. Use testimonials to let people know the effectiveness of your ezine advertising.

You could also sell advertising on your site in the form of directories buttons, banners or an ordinary text ad. You can charge a one time fee or charge by the week, month or year.

Services - If you aren't utilizing your talents in the form of services, you should be. Offer your services by the hour or by the job.

ebook compiling
organization services
article submitting
ezine publishing
website design
website maintenance
article writing
search engine submission
website promotion...................

The possibilities are endless. Use your talents to help others while increasing your income.

Your Own Products - Writing/developing your own products is not as hard as you might think. Once you get your product finished, you can set up your own affiliate program and have others selling for you. Read here for more info: mailto:researchinfo@getresponse.com

Paid Ecourses - Teach others what you know and have learned. Set up an ecourse by email or autoresponder. Encourage interaction by giving homework assignments, tests, etc. I have seen these courses sell for hundreds of dollars for a six week course. Charging a more reasonable amount might get you more results.

Expand your horizons and don't think you have to limit yourself when it comes to your business. Learn, do, experience, and be creative with your online business!

About the Author
Terri Seymour owns and operates MyOwnEzine.com Learn to publish and promote your own ezine. mailto:myownezine@subto.us
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