We've all heard that anyone can make money online, but is that really true? And if so, can it be a sustainable career? This is something I've questioned, and for me I tend to have a very active imagination and visualize all my dreams achieving their full potential because of the online world. Lucky for me though, I have a supportive but a healthy skeptic of a spouse. Money can be made online, but I think it's all in what the driving force is behind it. Let's look at the possibilities.

1. Get rich quick with little or no effort
2. A job
3. Boredom -- seeing what's out there
4. A vocation -- a middle point where your personal passion and a professional career collide

The marketing out there for get rich quick schemes is unrelenting. We're all tempted -- I mean who doesn't want to be rolling in it? Of course we'll be altruistic and donate to all sorts of charities especially if we have this one big break -- this amazing miracle that we and a supposed select few have discovered. We see one millionaire who's made it big in the process -- the one at the top of the pyramid who's getting rich from us foolish souls believing in these blind promises -- but where are all the others? Okay, so maybe that's a little harsh. The reality may be that we can very well become wealthy if we follow Joe Blow's program, but it takes foresight and perseverance along with opportunity (if this really is an opportunity). So whatever the case, it always takes effort.
Now to our second and third point -- if it's just a job or a way to pass time, our steam to move ahead and learn what we need to make money online will quickly evaporate into nothing.
Which brings me to my fourth point -- if we feel a drive to make or sell a certain product for whatever passionate reason, and there is an opportunity to actually get the word out with effort, then this may be your vocation and this may also be where the perseverance comes in handy. Opportunities will present themselves, but still diligence and passion are a definite necessity. Now let's actually go one step further and examine what the possibilities are to make money online.

• Online Auction: Ebay does this kind of thing. You can set up an online business where you buy products at a certain price and then auction them off at a higher price. Your pay is the difference in price.
• Ebooks: There is a market out there for Ebooks, so write about your topic of expertise or find out what people are interested in and do your homework and write a book and publish it online. Of course, you'd need to decide how you'd market it -- whether through a website or some other means -- and where you'd sell it. There are resources out there and plenty of information.
• Blogging: You can do affiliate marketing through a blog -- where you advertise company's products and get a commission if people click through and purchase those products via your blog -- or you can blog for companies and get paid, review products for other companies and write a blog about it and get paid, or even write a blog to drive people to your website where you've set up some kind of business.
• Websites: You can do affiliate marketing via a website, or have adds on your particular website where you get paid from the companies for having those adds, or even sell your own product. The potential when having your own website is huge, but of course driving traffic to that website is another topic -- but there is a lot of information out there on that subject also.

This has given you a taste of the possibilities out there. There are numerous opportunities, but you have to do your research and discover where your dreams and the online world match up. Good luck!

Jaycee's articles focus on subjects which help in the pursuit of achieving a balanced life. If you're interested in the many resources in helping to achieve that balance -- even internet business opportunities -- then check out Jaycee's website at www.jayceeliving.com