Internet-based Business Opportunities – True Freedom!
By Lori Wilkerson
Internet-based
business opportunities were once the realm of computer gurus and
those who were “tied in” to the World Wide Web with
state-of-the-art networking and had connections with major
companies. When the Internet first got started, companies used
it to speed things up and keep communications open, but there
was still a corporate mindset that took a while to break
through.
But now anyone
can earn money on the Net from anywhere – gone are the days of
Internet-based marketing being housed in banks of cubicles and
business ventures being run from store-front offices. In fact,
there is no average portrait of an Internet-based business owner
anymore, and web ventures are so diverse there’s no way to
categorize them.
What exactly is
an Internet based opportunity?
- Case
One: Becky owns a Llama farm in the hills of western
Pennsylvania. She’s always loved living in the country and
she adores her llamas. She cards their wool and hand-spins
it into luxurious, soft yarn. She’d always hoped to do it as
a hobby when she retired, and only kept one or two llamas
when she worked days in a bank until she gave a hand-knit
sweater to a friend, who explained that Becky could easily
sell her hand-spun wool and finished hand-knit clothing on
the Internet. Becky’s friend helped her design a website,
and within two years, Becky had quit her day job, moved to a
farm with a herd of llamas and now owns “Llama Land
Boutique,” offering one of a kind sweaters, scarves and
hats.
- Case
Two: Richard knows absolutely everything there is about
fitness. He’s a retired marine drill sergeant and fitness
fanatic. He started an Internet website with tips on weight
training and marathon training after running a few marathons
himself. At first it was small, but he added a newsletter
and soon got a fairly extensive mailing list by
word-of-mouth. Now he has several affiliate advertisers on
his site that he has selected because he really believes in
their products. This includes nutritional supplements,
weight training equipment, and exercise gear such as
pedometers and cross-training shoes. His business makes an
impressive monthly income off of pay-for-performance sales
from his advertisers.
- Case
Three: Kev started a gaming chat room for fans of the
new game “Dark Cloud.” He saw it as an opportunity to
interact with other fans. Pretty soon, chat turned to Net
discussions of which games were best and why. Kev saw an
opportunity and jumped on it. He began adding affiliate
links for various gaming sites and Internet-based stores
that sold video games. His chat room turned into a business
venture over night. Today he lives in a cabin in the
mountains of Peru (his dream – hey, everyone’s dream is
different), where he works on designing his own video game,
completely supported by his affiliate income.
What do all of
these business people have in common? They understood that a
business doesn’t have to be traditional. Opportunities are what
you make of them, and sometimes they are in unexpected places.
Home-based business opportunities today are endless. The
Internet spans the globe and reaches nearly every corner of the
world, so if you have something you can share – product, service
or information – there is a way you can turn it into an
Internet-based success story. All these ventures need to succeed
are a bit of thought and courage – yours! And soon you will be
running a successful business from anywhere in the world you
want to be! (Don’t worry, it doesn’t have to be Peru – unless
you want it to be.)
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About The
Author
Lori Wilkerson
is a full-time freelance writer who loves her work because it
gives her the opportunity to learn more about the world every
day. Right now, she knows a little bit about almost everything,
and a lot about
Internet
income opportunities that can be employed to earn extra
income.
She has two dogs who are spoiled and one teenager who is not.
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