Making Money Online

The Internet is the wonder of today’s world.  Everyday one is discovering the wonders and powers of this new medium.  Today, it is the Internet that makes the world go round, along with money.

Webster’s has defined a Marketer as ‘a web site owner that contains an online

Business opportunity and offers advice and support.

Marketeering has grown tremendously since its inception and has also thrown up many ways to ‘Earn Money Online’. Given below are some common income streams for Marketers:

Advertising programs – This is an ideal and common route for marketers to generate income via contextual a d programs from Google – Adsense. There are several more like Intelli Txt and YesAdvertising. The list seems endless and is evergrowing.

RSS Advertising – Ongoing improvements to the ad programs exploring this option increases its popularity and makes it profitable.

Sponsorship – Direct advertising on websites is growing daily.  This is an exciting way for a manufacturer to establish a direct 2-way link with his customer and reap all the inherent advantages of this association.  Sponsorship is also increasing on a post-by-post basis.  Companies are paying copyrighters to write on their products. 

Affiliate Programs - There are thousands of affiliate programs, ranging from large to the very small that are generating income for marketers.  Amazon, Linkshare, Clickbank and Commission Junction are just a few examples of the larger affiliate programs being used.

Digital Assets – Advanced, tech savvy marketers have been developing digital assets, in order to add revenue streams to their websites and gain more support. E-books, tele-seminars, e-courses, on almost every subject are being run by marketers. This income stream is growing daily. 

Marketer Network Opportunities or Marketeering for Others – The growing popularity of Marketer Networks has increased the income earning avenues through Marketers.  Marketers are now writing for and with others. Obtaining a contract with a big network may be difficult. However, there are a plethora of small networks that are always in need of new Marketers willing to join and pay using a variety of payment models. There are obvious advantages to Marketeering for an established network. They handle most of the functions such as set up / admin / SEO and promotions. Marketers now take on networks as additional avenues of income and combine that with writing for themselves on their own sites.

Business Writing Opportunities – Copyrighters today is being used by all kinds of industries and people.   Large businesses today are using copyrighters. Many of them even have internal staff take on copyright duties as part of their regular duties.

Donations and Fundraising – Established Marketers use their sites to raise funds for a cause they believe in.

Merchandising – Marketers are being popularized through merchandise like T-shirts and caps.  Large sites with a cult following are generating huge money via this route.

Best Wishes

Shaun Smith

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