1. Start a blog of your own by joining Blogger.com. They are owned by Google which is the largest search engine in the world. Google makes it very easy for you to set up your own blog in three easy steps.



Starting a blog gives you an Internet business opportunity to write about things that interest you. If writing is not your thing then you can get blog articles written for as little as $3.

This means anyone even on a shoestring budget can get a blog up and running for free for very little money out of their pocket. Blogging can make you money but how?

The easiest way to get started is to join the Google Adsense program. By having a blog hosted by Google you can place the Google Ads in various positions on your blog and Google will provide the advertisers for you.

By driving traffic to your blog the money you make will come from your commission whenever someone clicks on one of the ads. It is possible learn over time how to become a professional blogger but this requires work on your part.

2. Affiliate marketing is another way to start an Internet business on a shoestring budget. As a matter of fact you could do 100% of your business without spending one penny out of your own pocket as an affiliate marketer.

A free solution is to join affiliate marketing programs. They provide products and websites for you to promote. You can learn free advertising methods to send traffic to your affiliate website. Every time someone makes a purchase you earn a commission for selling the product.

3. Provide a service and get paid for it. If you enjoy writing you could become a blog writer and write articles for other bloggers. If you have the time to write articles this can be very cost effective as you earn money from every article you write.

Starting an Internet business on a shoestring and this is 3 ways of doing that. There are numerous ways to make money on the Internet today. You are only limited by your ability and effort as opposed to the money it takes to get started.

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