Though Internet marketing work is much easier and less time consuming than a nine to five job, it does however take motivation developed by having knowledge and interest in the product or service, simply so that boredom won't set in and cause you to give up in the early stages of your Internet marketing career.
Should you have no knowledge or interest in any product or service in demand then affiliate marketing aside there is another option. By far the greatest collection of information about any subject is available to all via the search engines. It goes without saying then that on a number of occasions you will surf the net to find some of the answers you need. It would be foolish not to after all.
It is entirely feasible option to spend a few short weeks studying a niche product or service and be perfectly capable of finding ways of making money from what you have learned.
I would be very surprised if your research did not meet such goals so keep at it and choose the company providing your product or service carefully.
It should be a well established company, and offer products and services that are in demand and indeed one that you can develop an interest and belief in. If it doesn't fit these categories just move on to another
It is very tempting to choose a product or service where there is no interest or knowledge present simply because it is easy to market to millions of people.
If their is one piece of advice I would put ahead of all others, it would be to go with a product or service you know something about so please do not ignore this. It's all too easy to try and copy an Internet "guru".
Don't, not only has he experience, he is a member of a group of people like himself that make fortunes out of promoting each others products. You have no chance of competing against them and you are unlikely to have much knowledge of Internet marketing products.
There is a reason for advising a newbie Internet marketer to choose a product or service that he or she has knowledge of and a interest in..it works.
Your long term goal ought to be to have the ability to find a way to make extra money with almost anything online. That skill on its own will bring you the freedom and lifestyle that most people can only dream about.
I would advise against rushing into online marketing, especially if you have never attempted it before. Take time to educate yourself of the steps required, preferably from a qualified company or individual. It may well cost you a few dollars but providing you follow the instructions, you are almost certain to recoup those costs many times over.
There are a number of good Internet Marketing trainers with excellent track records and good quality training materials such as online video streaming or telephone support
So go find a product or service you can be passionate about, find a good training course and launch your Internet business, I promise you will not regret it and success will come to you, providing of course you follow the steps I have laid out.