Can You Really Make Money Online? Yes You Can!

Can you really make money online, is a question often asked by people wanting to set up an online business, the answer is definitely yes. Many, thousands or millions of people are doing just that. Small amounts made by beginners to vast amounts and regular earnings. Everyone from Millionaires to work-at-home moms are working online at a variety of pursuits. Making money is definitely possible when you have an online business.

What are your Strengths? What are you Good at?

Because there is such a great diversity of things you can do online, you first have to decide what is right for you. In what area do you want to work? What Niche are you passionate about? If you choose an area you are passionate about you will enjoy learning more about your hobby and sharing it with others. It will make the long hours you will have to put in to your hobby-business at first, more enjoyable, and people will feel your enthusiasm in your news letters emails and articles. Caring is sharing.

You need a Good Tried and Tested Plan

You need a good business plan to set you off in the right direction and save you wasting time, otherwise all your efforts can be counter productive. You need a good mentor, someone who has already achieved what you are planning to do.

Traffic and Visitors to your Website

You need a list of genuinely interested prospects, without those you don't have a business.

Emails and Articles 

Emails you send to people have to be helpful, solve problems be interesting and sometimes funny. Use broadcast emails as well as regular follow-up emails to those opting-in for your offers. Keep your customers interested.

User friendly professional looking website with a good layout

Your website should look good, be easy to navigate and full of useful information, designed to appeal to the specific group you are targeting.

Value

Always give more than expected in everything you do, do things because you care about your customers. Don't think only of money. Make your products in some way unique, add bonuses etc. Let your SEO rankings grow organically write for people not search engines.

Test everything - start small and grow.

Make the most of everything you do. Don't wait for perfection, improve with practice, but do things as well as you can at the moment and keep learning. Never give up. Expect it to take a while to develop your business and if possible start as a hobby-business, retaining your job. There will be long hours, but less money related stress this way, unless you have unlimited funds.
Hopefully I have given you some good pointers to grow your business and enjoy working on your venture. Below are some books you may find helpful.