In the Internet business, you can get started on a shoe-string budget. Not only are start-up costs low, but overall operating costs in Internet businesses are lower compared to traditional businesses. You can spend, say, $100 a month on web hosting and advertising, while making back 10x's that amount. After finished reading this article, you will know the best way to make money online for beginners.

The internet is primarily about information

The truth is that, you use the Internet to gather information. This is because the Internet has a wealth of information on virtually every topic imaginable. People look for all sorts of information online. They look for information on their hobbies and special interests, their health concerns, advice, recipes, the list is really endless. This hunger for information is going to be your key to making real money online.

So how do people really make money on the internet?

Everyday, many people are laughing all the way to the bank from making sales online by selling ‘digital’ information products. For example, downloadable ebooks, audio, video and software are considered 'digital' products. Selling ‘digital’ information products are highly profitable because you can create it at zero cost and keep almost 100% of the profit. Other types of digital products include membership-based services. For example, you can charge a monthly fee for access to a website, newsletter, consulting service and so on.

You might be wondering what type of information you can provide

It can be an e-book information product about baby sleeping, photography posing, how to do magic tricks, how to speak Spanish, how to draw pencil portraits, Xbox 360 console game repair guide. The market for information products will never be saturated if you know how to sell in a niche market. To be frank with you, I know it works because I have one of these sites that is making money for me while I sleep.

You don’t believe this? Just go to Clickbank.com. At there, you’ll find all kinds of information products that you would never have imagined that people are selling and making money out of!

Why make money online with niche marketing?

Niche marketing can be very profitable because you won’t be competing with Internet gurus (they are busy with their own ‘how to make money online’ niche) and your information product can be highly ‘targeted’ to the prospects. And the best part is, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to start an online niche business in less than a month!

In conclusion

Now, that is the best way to make money online for beginners. You get a niche information product, start a website and drive traffic to it. Of course, there is more to it than that, but by just by doing that, you should be able to start making money in an online niche market.