1 December, 2008 by Cesar Serna Categories :
Tuff Times

Tuff Times: Make Money Online in 2009

Back in the days when I started out coding on a prompt using PICO to edit live site files directly and overusing the blink tag to grab users attention (oh yes… the blink tag!) things where not as simple as they are now to capture and retain an audience, most importantly market to them directly through so many affiliate programs.

Anyone still remember having to shell out $100 per domain? How about having to pay for rack space and pay premiums for bandwidth where pulling gigs of traffic meant you weren’t selling scarves and socks online!

No AdSense, No PPC or Paid Inclusion. Back then getting hold of an email from someone inside of Yahoo and sending them a TV was the only paid inclusion! Having someone full time submitting to Alta Vista to keep you ranking in order to pull in subscriptions and affiliate sales for the day. Sometimes I miss those days when it was all new and people where creative and competitive.

I think now we have come full circle and once again primed for growth on the net. Never has the time been set so perfectly for those who have been preparing to generate revenue online than it will be in 2009.

Domain names can be purchased at super low rates, hosting on reseller accounts is as easy as point and click and the best website frameworks are available absolutely free in open source form.

You can now signup with as many affiliate programs as you have time in a day for with products that are all over the map. Advice on SEO, PPC and Social Media Marketing is posted daily on blogs. Membership sites are springing up left and right like ShoeMoney Tools, SEO Book and PPC Coach to give you the extra help you need to make money.

Forums are everywhere on all subjects with user communities who can give great information and ideas. Easy to use money making scripts are available like the eBay WordPress Plugin WPBayAds as an AdSense alternative that pays out 50% of eBay’s commission!

2009 is going to be huge for those who have prepared and continue to be competitive and creative despite what the news is broadcasting for the day. Are you prepared? Have you set your goals for 2009? Or have you allowed yourself to be sucked in to the negative main stream media?