The economic situation in the world is quite tough right now. Although it could be tempting to get stressed by financial troubles like most people, there is a different way you can look at it. You can look at it as an opportunity.

How can a bad economy be a positive thing for you? While layoffs and downsizing are becoming a reality for a lot of people, those same people are now looking for ways to earn money – online, offline, cheap, and free. Because there are so many people searching for money-making ideas, this is a huge opportunity for you. You can provide legitimate money-making ideas for others and make money yourself.

Here are several approaches you can take to do that

Build a Blog or Website Community

A great way to make some extra money online is to create a blog, online community or website for people who want to find ways to make money online. Because you’re tapping into a market that’s actively looking for business ideas, you’ll be tapping into a market that’s very hungry for information.

Once you’ve created your site, you can generate income using several different methods. The easiest method would be to display advertisements through the Google AdSense program. Another way to make money would be by promoting other people’s products and collecting a percentage of the profits.

One other great way you can make money by sharing business ideas is to

Put Together Your Own Downloadable Product

Hundreds of thousands of dollars are made every day from people selling eBooks and downloadable audios online. One of the most popular types of eBooks is those about business ideas. Although it can be tough to promote an eBook in a popular market like „How to Start a Restaurant,“ it’s very easy to create an eBook in a smaller market and dominate it.

It takes a bit of work upfront to create an eBook. First you need to brainstorm a good idea to write about. Once you have your idea, the next step is to spend time writing your eBook or recording an audio eBook. After your product is complete, then you can make a website or blog that’s designed to persuade your visitor to buy.

Of course, you’ll need to provide ongoing customer support for your products and continually promote (market) your website to generate sales.

One of the best things about selling a downloadable product is that you never have to ship or print anything. All your products are easy for your buyers to just download on to their computer.

However, if that sounds like a lot of work, an easier alternative is to

Sell Other People’s Business Idea Products for a Commission

If you don’t want to put in the effort to create a product or your own, you can still make a great living online by selling other people’s products. A lot of the popular business ideas products online (including the one we’ll talk about at the end of this article) offer commission programs. They’re free to sign up for and you’ll get as much as 50% of all the revenue that you refer. In other words, if you send them a customer and that customer buys $40 worth or products, you’ll make $20.

What’s amazing about these programs is that you can still make a ton of money without creating your own product, worry about customer service or fulfilling orders. The only thing you need to do is send their website customers with a special referral link. If you’re someone who likes to tell friends about new stores, products or online finds, then you might find that this is an amazing way to make some money for you.

If this suits your fancy (earning money WITHOUT having to write long ebooks or provide customer service) you can join Nicole Dean’s Just Add Sweat Affiliate Program – FREE. Just recommend our business idea guides, earn commissions and relax. It’s as simple as that.