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How to Make Money Online - There is no denying that the United States and many parts of the world are having major financial difficulties. The recession is affecting retail sales across the country, and Internet marketing and the online marketplace will surely feel the effects as well.
Some affiliate marketers are seeing significant decreases in sales, and while so far most of my sites are staying steady, some have seen a decline in sales.
This does not mean that this business is over, in fact, I truly believe that the Internet marketplace will become even more significant in these hard financial times because:
Economy and Making Money Online
- Its unique ability to provide below retail prices and major savings on products, just look at sites like eBay, Amazon and Overstock.
- People seeking information on how to get through tough times and make extra or full time income while unemployed.
As always, the key to online success is to look for trends and the opportunities to exploit them and in hard times like these, the opportunities will focus around consumables and information.
Consumables:
- Clothes
- Pet supplies
- Household items
- Coupons
- Baby items
- Toys
- Cheap home entertainment
- Deal sites
- Cheap anything sites
- Health
- Weight Loss
- Free anything
- Thousands more
Valuable Information:
- Making money
- Work at home opportunities
- Jobs and work
- Schools and training for new careers
- Career guides
- Recession news
- Saving money
- Budgeting
- How-to get cheap anything
- Decreasing utility bills
- Saving on car insurance
- Health Care issues
- Free anything
- and lots more.
Some of those make money and work at home niches are pretty competitive, but there are still long tail keywords that are viable, and as always, make sure to research keywords for any subject matter you want to get into.
One of the most solid money making venues is still Google Adsense, and in hard financial times, Adsense is on top of the list, because you don’t need to make a sale, you get paid for the click, so information sites sprinkled with Adsense is a sure winner anytime and especially now!
Another solid money making opportunity is flipping websites, still one of the best ways to make money online with a wide open marketplace, here is the best how-to guide for doing this from Jason Pereira, a very successful blogger and website flipper at Flip Noobs.