Make Money Online It's a New Business so How Long Does It Take (In terms of time or on average including hubpages)?

Time frame are a huge factor in making the money your want to make online. Here on hubpages it is best to know this ahead of time. Still this question caught my eye, they are asking how long will it take to make money through google and amazon and other affiliate programs on hubpages.

It is a great question: it shows that this person has some experience in terms of the Internet, but that they also understand that it is a business, and they want to make money at it. Now the question is good, but it was the comment after the question that made me write this hub.

I like this analogy: In a money business you plan out as much as you can, you work with others and make money online. To start with you work long hours and make a little money. Then it gets a bit easier, and you spend more time adding improvements. Again like all businesses there is a bottom line: how long and why.

I'll do a Question and Answer style to this hub.

What sort of Money are you looking to make?:This question I ask myself a lot when I read some questions in the answers section of hubpages. Some believe by adding more hubs and websites and link them all together, they will make money today. However, making money today is a very subjective thing.

If I make say 2 cents I have made money today, but I believe that isn't what people are looking to make in terms of money. They want to make say $10 or more a day. This takes time. To make that kind of money you need to link between your hubs and blogs and promote your profile. Simply put, changing your profile information ever so often will encourage people to look at your profile.

Yes, I do read profiles, and I also read the weekly hubpages newsletter. It gives me a quick snapshot of both my traffic and profile views, both of which are important. Still this is traffic not money.  Or is it? Traffic to a hub is the only source of money. When people talk about having different sources of traffic, they can also mean that there is a potential for money in traffic.

The thing about traffic is this: where are you getting your traffic? This determines how much money you can make in a day. With proper links, great content and careful keyword selection you will have a better chance at getting proper ads on your hubs. (I am only referring to google ads... and your share of the ad impressions)

Google and how to make money with it, by far, is the most written about, as it is possibly the simplest, a person reads your hubs and sees the ads by google. (This comes from AdSense) Then if interested in a certain ad, they will click on an ad, the better the keywords, the more chance there is to make money.  Keywords in this case are a way that Google gives you ads.

I've heard about Google but what about amazon and other affiliate programs?: The reason you hear more success stories from google AdSense is because it is a lot easier to make money faster than amazon. Still amazon has its benefits.

I don't use eBay, so I won't jump into that comment area, but I do use amazon. I've had some success with amazon, and it is really about three things: keywords, choice, and placement. Yes, some do make good money with amazon, including many of our own writers on hubpages.

Still, for the most part it take a lot longer to get amazon going than google. The bonus to amazon is this: when people go and buy books they tend to buy several books at once. So, once you get a good traffic base amazon tends to do well. That takes time and again learning what works as good keywords and books.

My suggestion is to get a few books on how to sell amazon products, most people who do well, have a lot of knowledge about how amazon works. In this case it is similar to Google, money comes from clicks and you get a percentage based on the price of the items you sell. The more you sell, the higher the percentage each month. At the end of the the percentages goes back to the lowest point.

Again remember that it takes time to make money, and you might get a payout today, but most likely it will take a while.

So How long Can It really Take?:This is a good news bad news answer for some people. Bad news first, if you don't do anything other than write hubs, and that's about it, it can take years to make money. Based on the averages I've read, it is about 25% of google publishers who make $100 per month. I would imagine the pay out percentages would be the same with the other affiliate programs.

So Let's make it easy, if say 10,000 people on hubpages have google AdSense and other affiliate programs on their hubs, then 2,500 people make a payout each month. Be realistic when setting your goals.  Are you certain you are going to be a part of that 2,500 people?

Good News: You can make a payout from amazon, google and other affiliate programs each month. ( If you live outside the US, and you are working with amazon it will take a while, as they send checks. that minimum is $100.)

To do this, use social networking sites wisely, add you hubs on the social networking sites, and subscribe to others on the sites, also, link between hubs and your blogs, of course dot his within the rules of hubpages. Work on SEO and keywords and use Google AdWords Keyword tools to understand how competition affects you level of money per click.

This will increase you chances of getting a payout each month, as it will increase your traffic. The aim is to get traffic from the search engines, which are most likely to produce money for you. As a rule, most people on hubpages won't click on ads, mostly for fear that they will click on their own ads. So have a good look at where your traffic is coming from. This is the way to maximize your work in terms of return of investment.

Why should I worry about all these things?: For some, the work is just too hard, they need to do all these things and it seems like such a huge list to do.

So most people will ask? Why should I do these things? Well, you want to make money right? To you this isn't a hobby, this is business and you want to make money. You want to work at home and google AdSense, and amazon and eBay seem like such great ideas, a way to make money.

All you need to do is publish a hub or two and the people will flock to you.

Well, not exactly, for some it takes one hundred hubs for other 40 and for others, they simply won't make a lot of money. That is the nature of their writing or the hubs they write with. There are other reasons: a poor keyword, low search engine standings, poor content. low traffic. The list goes on, but these are the main one.

If you do at least some of these things, you might make more if you do all of these things your chances of success are increased. It takes time, and luck and some good content.

So how long will it take ME to make money?: Well that is up to you. You are the author of your hubs, and it is your time and your money. Hubpages gives you an opportunity and it is up to you to use it correctly. By doing this you will increase your chances of making your goal a reality.

Set yourself a realistic goal: For the most part, it takes about 6 months to get a payout from most of these affiliate programs. (The numbers vary, but that is the "average") you could get a payout quicker, or it may not be so quick. Still the goal needs to be something you can do everyday, say make your profile more appealing, or link between your blogs and hubs. this will bring your closer to your goal sooner.

Publish your hubs, and aim high, and learn some new things via other hubbers, NEVER copy them, but give credit where credit is due. Strive to make your hubs the best you can make them.

Remember: You might not make money today, but with social networking, links, and traffic you will make some money at some point.