Do you know what the coolest thing is about this “job” (if that’s what you call it)?  You can do it from anywhere!  Right now, it is a beautiful Saturday afternoon and I realized there is no point in being cooped up in the house “working” all day.  I live in a nice neighborhood on a nice lake, so I decided I would work on my tan seeing that summer is approaching rather quickly.  So, that is what I happen to be doing right now as I write this article.  Yeh, I know it’s probably not the coolest thing to bring my laptop to the lake (especially with all these females around), but I’m a little behind on work and it’s just a perfect day.  Sorry to get off track, but I’ll warn you it probably won’t be the last time.  I kind of want to feel you guys in on what’s going on in Lazyville before I dive into business. (p.s. I packed a cooler with a few beers, so excuse me if this post doesn’t make complete sense.  I’ll try my best) 

Now onto the basics:

The basics.  It’s the most important part of anything you do or want to know how to do.  It is the foundation, the keystone to success.  If you do not understand the basics then you will just never understand it.  If you do not know the alphabet, then you will not be able to write, much less read.  If you cannot add then you sure can’t multiply.  You get the point.  But seriously, I talk to people all the time that just do not understand the basics of making money on the internet, maybe you are one of those people, so I will do my best to explain.  It’s really simple when you think about it; you need two components to make money in anything you do.  First, there must be supply, and then of course there must be demand!  It is that simple.  Supply and demand control everything.  Want to make money in the stock market, well buy when supply is high (price is low) and sell when supply is low (price is high).  Of course it is a little more technical than that, but that is the basics.  Well, you make ask, where is the supply and demand in the internet?  And there are endless answers to that question.  But sticking with the basics, look around, I am supplying knowledge and you are demanding it, you are here right? 

Moving on.  So, how do I make money from supplying you knowledge?  The basic answer is traffic.  Traffic comes to this site, and I make money from that… you see the ads?  They pay me.  The more traffic the site receives, the more money I will make!  I know most of you are probably wondering why I have to talk about this, but seriously some people do not understand and that is quite alright, a lot of you are here to learn.  And you will!  We will get into the nuts and bolts of traffic later; it is a huge subject on its own, but it is the single most important component of a successful website because it is part of the basics.  You could have the flashiest, coolest, most awesome website but if no one comes to it then it will not be successful.  The equation is simple:

Quality Content (supply) + Traffic (demand) = Success ($$)

So from now on when you are browsing the internet, take a look around and ask yourself, “How is this person making money?”  Chances are that they are in fact making some money!  Remember the basics and you too will make money.  But, hold on, do not be discouraged if you don’t own a fancy website, there are plenty of ways to make money online without owning anything.  We will talk about that soon.  Right now though, I am too hot, my laptop is about to go dead, so I am about to jump in the lake and drink another beer.  Stay tuned.  Be sure to subscribe to our RSS feeds, so you can stay on top of things.