Developing your own information product, or products, is the route that you should take to create the greatest online income. Even if you have to pay someone to develop your products for you, in the long run, your profit potential is far greater.

Whilst owning your own product, you are able to build your own group of affiliates to sell your product for you. You are also in control of whether or not to sell the product as it is, or including some form of resale rights. In fact, you can even charge one price for the product and a separate price for the product and the resale rights, providing you with multiple streams of income from a single product.

The one downside to creating your own products, or having them created for you, is that it takes some time to do it properly. Also, if you are paying someone else to develop the product, your costs can be quite high. However, if you have sufficient time and a desire to save a lot of money, the work is not difficult. In the long run, though, I am sure that you will find that the costs are minimal compared to the income that can be achieved.

Adding affiliate links to your product is an excellent way to boost your income, but don't get carried away and turn your product into a sales letter. Scattering a few affiliate links throughout your product, in appropriate places, is a good way to add value for the reader.

Another benefit is the name recognition that you will attain by creating a popular product. Once you produce your own product, you can instantly become an expert in your field. Who knows where this will lead? If your product is a big enough success, you may even attain that coveted "guru" status virtually overnight.

Think about what this can mean to your online income. People always look to the experts to provide them with information because it is perceived as more valuable. One good information product can open the door for an entire line of further information products, all created by you.

The first step that you should take in creating your own product is to choose your market. I can't emphasize enough the importance of finding a market first, and then creating a product for that market.

Visit Clickbank and take the time to find out what type of product is selling, and in which market. After all, it's no good selling a product in a market where very few, if any, people are actually buying.

Once you have your topic selected, only then can you move on to the next step - deciding what type of product to create.