People are always asking how others make money online. It’s definitely not easy to do and marketers tend to keep successes close to their vest, but anyone with some intelligence, creativity, and/or the willingness to do research can make a good living on the Web and have a steady cash stream even while they are sleeping in bed or out at the beach. However, it’s important for newbies to start off small and spend in little chunks. Despite what the marketing “gurus” try to tell you, you really don’t need to spend a lot of money on ebooks and software to begin earning a nice income on the internet. There is plenty of free information on the net like you are reading here.

Here’s an easy and cheap way to create an online revenue stream:

1. Choose a profitable topic/theme - There are several ways to do this but one of the easiest is to pick a product or subject you know about, or is a hobby and are passionate about.

2. Setup a blog - You can use a free. Just type in MSN.com search box "free blog" and many free blog sites will come up. Look them over and select one you like best. This will become your main “site” since it’s really just a way to easily publish content.

3. Start writing high-quality, focused 400-700 word articles - This is probably the most important thing you can do for long-term success. You can also use syndicated articles from article directories to “beef up” your site but don’t rely on it. Make sure all articles are based around your site’s central theme.

4. Post your theme-based content to your site/blog on a regular basis - Try to post at least one or two good articles per day.

5. Monetize your blog - Put related affiliate links and affiliate ads on your blog to start making some money.

6. Write and submit good articles to the online article directories - This will get you some free one-way links (great for search engine rankings), increase your site traffic, and help to establish your credibility.

7. Get a low-cost autoresponder and start collecting the email addresses of your site visitors - Offer a useful free report or email mini-course to entice people to sign up.

8. Send out a weekly, bi-monthly, or monthly newsletter with useful information and a couple affiliate links - If you “nurture” your subscriber list well it can quickly turn into your biggest moneymaker!

9. Continue to drive traffic to your site - Submit your blog’s RSS feed to feed directories, submit your main page and/or a few good internal pages to general web directories and theme directories (DMOZ.org is the most important), and trade links with good sites that have related themes.

Well, that’s just the beginning! But it’s a great way to get started making money online.