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How to Really Make Money on the Internet with an Amazon Affiliate Site

Sunday May 23, 2004
A frequent question from readers is, "How can I really make money on the Internet?" If you don't have a product of your own yet that's ready to market, setting up an affiliate site with a respectable vendor such as Amazon is a great way to go. You have to provide unique, valuable content, but if you do, people will click through and make purchases.

The problem, of course, is how to actually make a profit! I know countless people who have started up a site with what they think is a brilliant idea, only to find it extremely difficult to generate enough in sales to justify the time and expense of running the site.

What I've laid out here is a step-by-step approach to building a simple site that will make money. It may not make you rich, but executed well, it has the potential to create a respectable side income, and you're only going to invest $20 to get the site up and running and promote it! Keep it fueled and well-oiled, and it's a money machine. Read more...

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