Some people would say that making money online is easier than ever, while other will say the exact opposite, that making money online is harder than ever!
Which side is correct? There are clear arguments for each position. People who say it’s easy would point out sites like PayPerPost , which is getting more and more exposure everyday for its ability to generate money for low traffic blogs. If you register at PayPerPost, and get your blog approved, there are many opportunities which any site with any PR and Alexa Ranking could apply for. Granted, they may only be for $5 or $10, but it all adds up, and if you think that you are getting paid for your blog that has low traffic or even very very low, it’s not a bad deal. Of course, there’s many other ways to make money too, like Adsense or direct advertising.
And this is where the other side comes in. The other people would say to make money you need traffic, but today, there are so many websites that it is extremely hard to make more money from the internet. And if you think about it, it’s kind of true. There are almost 15 million blogs born everyday, and it is considered a slow down. BlogTalk made the analyze. This means that if you just came into the blogging scene, you have joined a group of 15 million people just like you, and this is only today. Tomorrow, another 15 million will join, etc…In fact, before you even entered, there were already hundreds of millions of blogs already running. If this isn’t competition, I don’t know what it is.
Of course, all these people don’t have the same goal, some will just want to share interesting stories while others will want to make money, but all of them want traffic.
So is making money online today harder or easier than ever? I will say that neither is right, it just depends on how you look at it and more specifically, how you actually deal with it. For example, there are numerous blogs out there that deal with technology, and if you’re going to be just another one of these blogs, it will be very hard to compete. Unless you enter the arena with a little twist, maybe you can talk about technology with an interesting style, maybe you can do it with your experience.
Another way to look at blogging is to enter a niche that interests you but that many people didn’t talk much about. For example, you can start a tutorial blogging in an area you are very skilled at. This would explain why there aren’t many blogs about it since not everyone has your skill, and your blog might interest a huge amount of people. In this way, you have a vast audience and little competition, and you might actually think, “Wow, making money online is easier than ever.”