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ahimel · 11-06-2006, 04:16 PM

I posted a thread the other day on how people generate income. (Go check it out and post -- I'm still curious about what ideas people have.) I was suprised by the number of people who said that they do something similar to Steve's approach -- they have a blog or website, and generate income off of the traffic from it (via adsense, affiliate programs, etc).

After reading Steve's How to Make Money From Your Blog, I got the impression that creating a money-making website was very difficult. Instead, it seems that every other post is someone who's making at least some money from their website, even people who hate running a website and don't provide anything of value. Are there just a lot of smart people on this forum, or did I take Steve's, "It's very hard and only the smartest people can do it" too seriously? Or has something changed since he wrote the article in May that makes it easier now?

I'd like people's opinions on what it takes to generate money online. Have you tried it? What was the result? Do you still do it? Why or why not? Did you find that Steve's post covered most of what you need to know, or are there some other tips you would offer?

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ahimel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 398	Is it hard to generate income online? I posted a thread the other day on how people generate income. (Go check it out and post -- I'm still curious about what ideas people have.) I was suprised by the number of people who said that they do something similar to Steve's approach -- they have a blog or website, and generate income off of the traffic from it (via adsense, affiliate programs, etc). After reading Steve's How to Make Money From Your Blog, I got the impression that creating a money-making website was very difficult. Instead, it seems that every other post is someone who's making at least some money from their website, even people who hate running a website and don't provide anything of value. Are there just a lot of smart people on this forum, or did I take Steve's, "It's very hard and only the smartest people can do it" too seriously? Or has something changed since he wrote the article in May that makes it easier now? I'd like people's opinions on what it takes to generate money online. Have you tried it? What was the result? Do you still do it? Why or why not? Did you find that Steve's post covered most of what you need to know, or are there some other tips you would offer?