Making money – proper money that pays bills and buys the nicer things in life can be elusive online. I am always weary of internet statistics, but depending on who you believe there are between 90% to 99% of affiliate marketers who never make it to that elusive $5k to $10k per month level. I think you’ll agree that this would seem a fitting return for a professional business person who takes on risk, and works hard to grow a business. If this is you – if you’re a newbie trying to get there, read the below – it may help you just a little, to be where you want to be with your business.

It’s How You COMBINE Your Skills And Knowledge That Can Really Make You The Big Bucks…

When I first started in my business, I spent a small fortune in time and money to develop my first ever information product. I spent money on an ebook compiler in those days, ebooks were largely .exe based and ebook creation was a great big faffy process. Not the one click and out pops a PDF process we all enjoy today.

I spent a near fortune on a decent writer to create a book on winning with property auctions (it was a red hot niche back then – sooner or later it will be again, everythings a cycle ) – and I paid a large amount of money getting an ebook cover designed.

Back then, I was selling largely on ebay, but over time I was selling enough copies of Property Auction Bargains to see a small return. Nothing major, perhaps only $50 a month in sales or so.

As my education grew, and I learned more, I realized that my nice little product, which received rave reviews from clients wasn’t quite enough to make me rich. I needed to develop a client list. A Targeted group of people who were interested in property auctions and real estate. A list.

Over the year, I grew my list – I would record the emails of all enquiries and of course all clients of my book in a spreadsheet (ps this was way before the days of strict opt in rules). These were people who were seriously targeted. And I knew they all were looking to make money with real estate. As my list numbers spilled over into the hundreds, and then past a thousand, I kept in touch with all these clients via my newsletter. Nice content, normally not even selling things. Sometimes I would discuss chapters in the book – and I’d see sales the next day from prospects.

Then, one day I was asked by a company that had a database of property auction listings (venues and actual houses for sale) if I would push the product for a commission. I did, and the result was amazing – the product was $150 (a lot back in that time, arguably many folks may say it is still a sizeable amount)…. I saw commission after commission.

This isn’t a pointless ramble down memory lane – the point here is that when you’re trying to create your own internet business, it’s how you COMBINE your skills and experiences that will make you money.

- A good product by itself wont make you a thing.
- A good website by itself wont make you much.
- An opt in list by itself is just a list of emails.
- And, knowledge of the best affiliate programs , cPA programs (etc) wont do much for you, by themselves.

But – combine these things. Master them all. And put them together…and BANG!

GREAT things can happen. And , as the laws of momentum certainly apply in online business, one success will breed another. And then another. $50 a month can go to $500. And then $5000. And as you learn more things. More concepts. You’ll just keep expanding your possibilities.

The internet is endless. And , the ways to earn from it are also virtually endless. There are people using little more than a PC and a net connection to earn oddles of money. Open your mind. Keep learning, and maybe not today, or even tomorrow – but one day, you’ll be earning those four and five figure monthly paychecks that are very possible online.