You know you can make money online selling your own product, right?  That’s the most obvious way of turning the world wide web into a career.
But it’s only the beginning.  Here are three other ways to turn a dime online.

First, you can sell other people’s products.  That’s affiliate marketing.   You drive traffic to the vendor’s sales page and collect a handsome commission every time someone makes a purchase.  This is a very popular way to jumpstart an online moneymaking career.

Second, you can make money by developing a well-trafficked website and selling advertising space on it–or by placing pay per click ads on the site.  This “virtual real estate” strategy is a huge enterprise and many people make handsome checks on a regular basis this way.

Third, you can make money online by getting people to websites operated by others.  People will pay you outright for the traffic or they’ll pay you for delivering prospects who’ll sign up for their mailing lists or offers.  That kind of pay per action advertising is gaining in popularity.

There are many ways to make money on the Internet.  The ones mentioned here are just the tip of a very big iceberg.  The Internet is a limitless opportunity, waiting for you to tap it!

Some days the whole “working for yourself from home” thing can be a little less than attractive.  When things are rough or pressure is high, you might even think about retreating to the (bogus) security of  a regular “Joe job” in the traditional workforce.

If you experience a case of the work at home blues, take a moment to remember why you’re working from home in the first place.

Most people who decide to run their own home businesses don’t take the plunge purely because of money.  It’s fine to remind yourself of the fact that you’re putting yourself in position to write your own checks, but there’s more to it than that.

Think about the freedom, the control and the flexibility that come with working from home.  Think about the way you control your own time and don’t need to punch a clock.  Consider the fact that while others bust their humps for someone else’s well-being, everything you do is for you and your business.

When you remind yourself of why you decided to run your own show, it can be fairly easy to beat the blues.  There will be days when working from home seems like a real chore, but a little “big picture” perspective should remind you of how much better it is that punching the clock at someone else’s business.

It seems like there are a few million people out there claiming their making money online.  Some of them really are.  Others are engaged in a little bit of marketing chicanery and a lot of wishful thinking.

What separates the two groups?  Who is REALLY making money online, anyway?

You can’t answer that based on technique, niche or product.  Those vary.  There are people making good money in many different fields by using a variety of different strategies.

The only way to identify those who are really making it happen is probably by the traits they exhibit.  The winners in this game tend to have a few things in common.

First, they work on their businesses regularly and consistently with a real plan in mind.  They don’t fly blind and they don’t operate on whims.  They have fun, but they approach the situation with a good strategy and overall plan in mind.

Second, they tend to be those most willing to take action.  Wallflowers who fear taking big plunges can find online moneymaking harder than do those who are willing to experiment and to make big moves.  Nothing happens without action.

Third, the people who are making money seem to be more motivated than those who aren’t.  They seem to realize that the process has its ups and downs.  They also know that no one is going to turn their business into a success just for the sake of fun.  The folks who keep plugging away every day are usually the ones who are making real money.