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How many different ways are there to really profit from the web?
A very broad question which actually deserves a targeted answer.
One of the biggest concerns I have about people who ask this question is that they intend to diversify their efforts over many different strategies all at once. The end result is that they typically find themselves in a dizzying array of web projects, affiliate marketing plans, joint ventures and the like and at the end of the day, they’ve got too much to manage.
The widely abused concept of a “niche” is truly the ticket to making money. If you can find an unexploited or under served niche - you are on the cusp of something that may become wildly profitable, if you can manage to develop it.
Patience is key, no matter how frustrating it can be to hear that.
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