By David Maillie

Need some quick cash?  Need to pay some medical bills or credit card bills?  Drowning in debt?  How about another regular source of income that continually grows 24/7 every day?  What if this new source of money could easily surpass your day job earnings and allow you to have more free time to spend with your family?  What if you could really become financially independent and debt free?  Well, it is all possible, even in todays tough economy, just by becoming a little educated in the online business marketplace and by simply starting and then shakin your online money tree.

First off, I want to make it clear that this is not and does not have anything to do with MLM (Multi Level Marketing schemes like Mary Kay Cosmetics and Amway or others).  Rarely does anyone ever really make any significant money from these MLM programs.  Usually only the founders and maybe a few people under them make any money.  This is why one can literally find all the Mary Kay product line for sale on Ebay at 80% or so off retail - its from salespeople that got sick of not making any money and they just want to get some of their money back that they literally threw away when they joined and bought expensive (around $3500 on average) starter kits.

To really make money and have a continuous income one needs to go to the 24 hour 7 day a week marketplace that never sleeps - the internet, or online marketplace.  First, as with anything else, do your homework.  Don't just jump all in without knowing at least a little of what really goes on and what works.  Else you could waste or lose a lot of money and time (for instance traffic exchanges, regardless of how they are promoted do not work and will not have good results - so rule #1, stay away from both free and paid traffic exchanges).  Read up on online business ideas and marketing by visiting forums and reading articles by those that are actively doing it.  Caution, just like with real estate investing, there are thousands of people out there promoting themselves as the next big guru and that actually don't even do what they say - according to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission, 90% of investment schemes (especially real estate ones) are complete scams and ripoffs.

If you find a knowledgable source check into them and see if they really are what they say.  Make sure that if they promote themselves as an online selling guru or similar that they really are one.  You can also look them up at computer forums like Webmasterworld - which is probably one of the best sources for online marketing tips on the internet and has been for years (Big tip - if you can spare the extra money they have what's called Pub Con every year and its a 3 or 4 day trade show for who's who of the online marketing world and a great place to pick up awesome tips and ideas from the best in the business).  Basically do your due dilligence and check out everything before you jump in and try it as some can be quite expensive (we also have many articles loaded with great online marketing tips and such right here at Bestbraindrain.com and the best thing is we don't charge a penny for it - so sit back and enjoy).

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Once you have read up on some necessary topics like article marketing, website promotion, blogging, SEO (search Engine Optimization), SEM (Search Engine Marketing), Pay Per Click (Google Adwords, Yahoo, etc...), gorilla marketing (free or lowcost marketing that can be very effective if done correctly), white hat, grey hat, black hat, etc... then you can and should start looking for something that interests you besides making money.  Find something that you like and make that into your business.  For instance, if you work in the agriculture or landscaping business you could start a blog on landscaping tips like how to get the greenest grass, natural or non chemical herbicides and weeding, dealing with moles and other pests, growing your grass in a drought (a big topic now in the SE), new hybrid grasses are they worth the higher prices? The possibilities are endless and don't think that no one will want to read these - just go and Google (search) for the key terms here and watch how many listings you will find on Google, Yahoo or MSN.

You can then choose to run advertisements like Google Adwords or other PayPer Click ads and be a content driven website.  Or you can choose to sell something and the list of items to sell is endless (a good tip as shipping costs are increasing and online fraud takes a 5 to 10% bite out of all internet sales on average is to sell relatively small, low cost items as this limits your risk of potential losses to fraud).  There's nothing worse than selling a $100+ item to have it end up as a chargeback and lose both the item your shipped and the total amount of the item.  A great tip is to research and find areas of little or no competition and literally create the market.  Don't jump in to an already extremely over filled market like SEO ebooks or similar as there are literally millions of websites out there all more established and the competition and costs are way too high.  pick something like landscaping tips where there is little competition.

Ebay is a good place to get ideas, but its generally a wholesale marketplace and if you find something that sells, so will everyone else in 2 days and they will price you right out.  You have to be in the online marketplace to create a true online cash machine or money tree.  Also, try and create new ideas or products - you will be well rewarded for it - innovation brings much, much larger sales and even large sales by companies like Dollar Tree, Family Dollar Stores, and even the behemoth Walmart.  The buyers from these stores are always scouring the internet for whats new and innovative that would differentiate them from their competitors and bring some quick retail cash.  If you stick with innovative products and ideas you may also get a call from QVC or ShopNBC - be careful and make sure you get a good deal with these two.  Usually their deals only favor QVC and ShopNBC.  If your item doesn't sell well initially they will either make you buy it back or literally dump it back on the market for pennies ruining your sales and profits - so be careful. 

So there you have it, you now know what topics to research, where to go (both here and elsewhere), and what to do to create your own 24/7 continuous online cash machine or money tree.  Now go and do it and when you become succesful, do the right thing as I have done for you - share your knowledge and help someone else to become financially independent or better yet, help someone by paying it forward - give to the needy, lend a hand to someone in need, help someone hurt by crime (like mowing the lawn of a police widow for free), be courteous and offer help to a handicapped person like holding the door or helping them carry stuff or put it in their car, donate a few hours at a nursing home or hospital and become a good listener and friend for people that may not have a friend, join your local church and become involved - bottom line, get involved in your community, church and help others less fortunate.  If everyone would do this could you imagine what our world would be like?  Good luck with your online business and remember to help others (remember the golden rule - what you give by helping others always comes back 10 fold to you)!  Also remember to link to us so others can benefit from our website just like you did.


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