How I Make Money Online

I am going to start with a post on how I make money on the Internet. Here are the ways that have worked for me so far.

1. Writing for other sites.

Starting my blog has led to a number of different blogging jobs. Writing jobs have generated a consistent income stream for me. I have been able to create a passive income stream by writing for other sites. When I first started I was writing online I was making between $200 and $300 a month. Now, I can easily earn $2,000 writing for other sites.

2. Selling ad space.

Selling ad space has generated hundreds of dollars a month in consistent revenue. I can make $1,000 a month or more selling ad space to advertisers. I no longer rely on Google Adsense, Adbrite or other ad networks to bring in the advertising dollars.

3. Working as an affiliate advertiser.

Sites like Commission Junction and Flex Offers pay money for every new customer that buy something after being directed from your site. You get paid any time a customer completes an offer or purchases a product. Affiliate marketing is just really picking up for me. I have started joining a lot more affiliate programs.

5. Publishing paid posts.

Blog forums and groups are an easy way of getting referrals to companies that offer payments for posts. I always disclose to my site readers if I have received any compensation for a post. So far paid posts have generated an average of a few hundred dollars a month.

6. Miscellaneous Income

Sites like Ehow pay me residual income for old how to posts. These posts took about 5 to 10 minutes to write and were written years ago. This money has continually trickled in for 2 years now.

It takes patience but you can make money blogging. Initially you may feel like you are writing post after post with little viewership. Don’t pay attention to how many readers you have, just keep on posting good content and networking!

Buy Like Buffett Income Stats & Android Investing App

Every now and then I give an update on the financial blog and how things are progressing with the online site. Here is a look at my Buy Like Buffett stats for March of 2011. It’s a little insight into my blogging stats and blogging income. In 2008 when I started this blog, I would have been ecstatic with these numbers. Now, I think they are pretty good. Blogging has given me extra income to apply to my investment portfolio. Also, be sure to download my new Buy Like Buffett Android app.  It’s 100% free!

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New Entrepreneurship Blog

get rich bill gatesI decided to start a blog to deal exclusively with entrepreneurship ideas. As many of you already know, I am an entrepreneur. I started an investment advisory business five years ago and am a big believer in entrepreneurship. It is a great way to grow your income and take control of your financial future.

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Your 9 To 5 Job Is Not Going To Make You Rich

Unless you are an investment banker, CEO, or some other high level executives that makes in the mid six figures, your 9 to 5 job is probably not going to make you rich. Wages are depressed all around. Middle class income has been on the decline over the past decade. Company loyalty has gone the way of the dinosaur.

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5 Sites That You Can Make $ 1,000 A Month

If you are looking to make some extra income then this is the post for you. It is possible for you to earn $1,000 a month right from the comforts of your own home. There is no limit on how much you could earn depending on how quickly you can turn out content. You may not get rich writing for all of these sites but you can pad your bank account.

Here are 5 sites that can help you on your money making journey.

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How I Grew My Blog!

I did a webinar for eHow Money last week. It was a great opportunity to share my story about how I became a financial writer. I never really thought about it before but it was somewhat of a transition. My entire work history is in corporate finance and now I spend quite a bit of my time writing on personal finance.

So, today I figured that I would take sometime to go through my journey and retrace my steps of growing my blog from virtually no readers (except my family!) to a solid readership size.

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Turning Your Passion Into A Money Making Dream

For many, our jobs are a means to an end. We work because we have to and not because we want to. We never really enjoy our job and always dread that early morning alarm clock. Therefore wouldn’t it be great if you could turn something you enjoy doing as a hobby into a successful money-making business? (The following is a guest post from Money Supermarket.)

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Could WUPHF Become Reality?

I was watching the Office last night and saw an interesting concept. Ryan aka the temp created a program that would contact all of your social networking devices at once. A person would receive a message on their cellphone, home phone, work phone, fax, Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. The concept was called WUPHF. This would obviously get a little annoying after while but it is still a great concept. So, why I am bringing this up?

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21st Century Entrepreneurs That Built Their Fortunes On The Internet

Entrepreneurship is one of the best paths to building wealth. Creating your own business puts you in control of your own financial future. You can determine how much money you make by how much time, energy, and effort you put into your business. A beginning entrepreneur often learns from the successes of other entrepreneurs.

Let’s take a look at  a few of the billionaires that have found success by starting their own entrepreneurial ventures.

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