eWhisper - 6:24 pm on Dec 17, 2003 (gmt 0)

One of the keys is to be flexible with the web, especially since you're starting out.

I started out as an affiliate marketer just for fun in my spare time. Realized there was money to be made there, but it was a lot of technical work I only kinda had, but it was enough money for me to quit my other job and work from home.

So then I moved into general consultanting and designing for others, did that for a while, but realized that I had to make too many sales pitches for design work (I work from home, and just want to work, I don't want to spend all day talking to people - and I'm not a phone salesman - my skills just aren't there), but I was also marketing a site w/ banner ads and goto.com, and learning all about net marketing.

Once PPC started, I realized that was the new wave and ditched my old business plan, started a new one, and have only been doing marketing ever since - and have finally found my true niche.

There are many ways to make money on the web, and I think that many people go through a lot of options before finally finding what they truly enjoy.