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Wednesday November 14, 2007

Now that introductions are out of the way, I figure I should share a little bit about how I make money online at this very moment in time. I always find it fascinating to see the inner workings of a successful business (although I myself am very mildly successful), so I am sure others feel the exact same way. I will list my main income streams in order of biggest to smallest.

1) My number one income stream comes from a little something called “Mini Money Sites”. Sounds good don’t it? Who doesn’t want a mini money site? Hey, I’ll take a mini money cat and a mini money sandwich while I’m at it. Well I would if I could find such a thing anyways. So what is this mini money site I speak of? It is quite simple and amazingly affective.

A mini money site is a multi-page website targeted towards a specific niche. On each page of a mini money site there are relevant E-bay auctions displayed as well as Adsense ads. These are the main two income sources on a mini money site. If an Adsense ad is clicked, you get paid, but more importantly, if a visitor clicks on the E-bay auctions you are displaying and then buys ANYTHING from E-bay, you get a commission. In addition to this, if you refer a new active registration, you earn a $25 commission, which is very nice. So once you have a mini money site setup, traffic is sent to it, and if you have found a profitable niche, you will often do quite well. Of course, there is quite a bit more to it than this, but this method is not mine to completely divulge. Dennis Becker from 5 Bucks a Day and Earn1KaDay showed me this great model, and it has been great fun putting it to work. I would say that this accounts for 75% of my current income.

2) My second largest income source comes from a niche website that I built over a year ago and had an e-book written for. The site has several top 10 rankings in Google for relevant search terms and as a result makes a consistent Adsense income each month. The site also sells on average approximately 5 guides per month. I have not promoted this site for several months, yet it brings in some consistent income. I would say this accounts for 15% of my current income.

3) The rest of my income comes from a large assortment of small tests and techniques as I search for further ways to increase my income. Article writing, squeeze pages, mailing lists, craigslist, myspace, and many more tests and trials. I am always thinking, and trying new things, which may just be a downfall. But hey, that is why I have decided to blog about such things here. In hopes that it will somehow bring me some focus, and others can benefit from these ideas and experiences.

So those are my main current incomes from internet marketing right now. It is nothing major, but it is something to build upon. This also does not take into account the occasional WSO over at the Warrior Forum, or other sales promotion.

Keep your eye out here in the future, because I have a feeling that there will be more income streams to add to this list before long. I have many big ideas on the back burner right now, that hopefully I will be sharing with you soon. But until next time, I would love to hear where the majority of your internet income comes from.