HOW CAN I EARN MONEY FROM INTERNET
Let me take you back to the early years of this
century, the year 1996. There was a time when the World Wide Web or the so
called ‘world wide web’ was only beginning to expand and grow into a multibillion-dollar
market. Today, we are seeing its adoption as the leading web application in
more than any other sector – from marketing to medical and even in banking and
finance. It’s not surprising that it is the first, largest and most successful
application of technology with a user base across every single industry! The
next thing that happens is of course the new e-commerce era. This has created
many new opportunities for the internet, but one of the most interesting and
most impressive is the rise of online retail stores, especially the
Amazon
model.
One example of some of these is Shopify which
offers an online shopping service that lets users buy their products online
anywhere. These products can be purchased online by anyone
with an account at Amazon, which then sells them on its website, as well as
through some third party sellers who would have been unknown back then. In
addition to this online sale, Amazon also allows users to sell their old stock
by submitting photos of their items for sale. Another example is eBay. As the
popularity of their website continues to increase, they also offer live
auctions for their own online auction site, where users could bid for a chance
to win some or all of their goods. This is just one small instance of how far
these platforms have come over the last few decades.
When talking about the various possibilities
of developing a business using this platform, there is actually quite a variety
of options that come and go and come up that can provide you a viable income.
However, some of the best businesses that are built using it include digital
marketing companies like Search Engine Landscape, Zendesk (Search), Lead pages,
etc., and the online social media sites
Facebook and Twitter.
However, there is still one thing that needs to be kept in mind before
you start your business or create your brand awareness of this platform – be
sure to research the risks involved or the fact that this can create a lot of
liabilities in the future. As with any other aspect of life, always looking
after your health, taking care of yourself or whatever else that you find
important will help you to succeed and make good decisions in whatever you do.
Of course, one of the best things about the world today is the access to
information anytime, anywhere that you want to know something about anything. For
better or for worse, the web has brought this to our fingertips for now and
ever. One can be contented and informed without being aware that they are being
constantly fed with information daily and it’s impossible to get used to it.
With these two key factors and all the knowledge that comes along with the
internet, the question is are you ready to use this to benefit your company or
your personal financial gains with no risk whatsoever?
There are three main types of risk on the web
that I believe that the average person will encounter – those that can be
avoided if he or she does not prepare, those that need preparation but cannot
be avoided because people don’t really understand what this platform is, and
finally there are those that are unavoidable and may or may not be able to be
avoided. Thus, one has to ask oneself or herself whether he or she wants to
deal with one of the following risk categories.
1) Risk of loss or investment
The first thing that many people will face
while attempting to utilize this very exciting platform is the risk of losing
money. So what happens if you decide that instead of investing your hard earned
cash in a legitimate bank account you will have to invest back in your home,
office, or somewhere else? While you might think that making a real estate
investment seems risky because there are already a plenty of people working in
and around your area who already have homes and businesses around the same area
that you’re trying to venture and make money from, the reality is that you’ll
need to look after your assets well beyond what you already have by managing
them. If, for example, you start off with a $1,000 house you’ll quickly realize
that that is going to cost you about $3,000 and probably over within the end of
your 20 years if you want to retire comfortably with no property taxes!
It’s almost exactly what you’ve done for your savings if you already have
$2,000 worth of cash! All of this takes away from your potential for higher
earnings as much as you saved or invested in a great product and services
company. You might think that you will have no problem with that because you
were already in a decent position as at the point that you had already put into
place some sort of solid management foundation to manage this issue, but you
wouldn’t be surprised to find out that things in the past may have changed a
bit. Before we talk about risk in general though, let’s talk about the risk of
the capital on the web. Capital is usually defined as that money that someone
or a group of persons has set aside as their source of wealth or as security in
order to obtain money through legal obligations or investment. Any kind of
asset that we can think of as having the potential to generate enough capital
to pay for a real estate project or a business needs to be seen as something
that has the potential to bring in some form of capital through lending or
loans. On the computer or smartphone app mentioned above, there are multiple
ways that you can lend money or lend your credit history that can save you
money at interest rates or fees which could amount to hundreds or thousands of
dollars annually.
While you may believe that you will never lose
your invested funds through your investments, you could
wind up losing everything! Your investment accounts will need to be stored
secure and protected by law and you will need to keep detailed records of your
investments in case the situation ever changes because of events that occur in
other parts of your life. Most investors have very high minimum deposit amounts
so if after 5 years the bank drops your account as a result of nonpayment of
the mortgage or debt, the bank may have to liquidate the account. Then again,
if the same bank decides to send you another statement to verify payment and
you haven’t paid it by the expiration date, the bank could revoke your account
and force payment as part of the cancellation agreement. When you add up all
this, you end up saving a pretty penny that you won’t be able to withdraw from
any other bank without putting up collateral.
2) Loss of reputation
This risk is a lot less tangible than the
previous one but it makes you feel very bad if you’re trying to capitalize on a
business that you believed could turn a profit and a whole different direction
with. As with any other business, there was a time when reputation is
everything that defines the way something operates. Some people tend to become
known as names that people associate themselves with for life or even longer
after they pass on. They sometimes say or do certain things that are associated
with this as opposed to a more negative meaning they were thought to have given
them. Other times, the reputation is short-lived and people only give up the
name when a tragedy occurs or when they see the wrong side of themselves or the
bad side of a relationship they may have. The last type is when the
reputation goes down the drain and nothing ever shows up for the owner or the
company that is associated with it. Because of this, it is a very dangerous
endeavor for anyone trying to jumpstart a business. Especially that person who
knows the basics and how to operate their business! Even people who may be
extremely experienced in their field can easily fall prey to the reputation
threat. People lose their jobs, friendships, work relationships, customers,
partners and more than they can stand and many business owners have gone
bankrupt as a result of this one event.
3) Financial insecurity
This is the easiest on yourself risk category
and you can’t avoid it once you start a business or try to go out of it.
Although there are ways to protect your finances (such as diversifying into
other industries and then branching again to cover more diverse niches if you
wish), when this happens the business starts to experience financial insecurity
and eventually, bankruptcy. That means that you don’t have a stable financial
position right now because of the sudden drop in the value of your investments.
Not only is this scary but in the process of handling the business, people get
burned out, stressed or anxious and often leave the company or its employees
for other ones who they feel will do better in terms of the business. Things
then get even messier than before and the owner gets forced to cut expenses and
lay off employees and/or people who they felt weren’t doing proper duties or
weren’t helping the business at all because the bank was under pressure and
needed more employees due to this. What I mean is that the owner has to run his
business like he never did before, hoping and praying for the business to grow
in the future, but that doesn’t always happen. Sometimes it comes to a halt due
to lack of resources and other factors and by the time it does become growing
again you’re left feeling utterly devastated and in complete debt. Eventually,
this is what causes the owner to close the business down leaving everyone on
edge and terrified.
I hope that this article explains why this
particular risk category can be very dangerous. To sum up the risk of financial
and legal insecurity to start a business on the web, it’s a huge risk.
Hopefully you can learn from my little example of some of the dangers of the
web. Keep yourselves safe by knowing all the facts and information related to
getting started. Also remember that you never know what this business will look
like and its future with. Don’t trust your instincts and always.
Thank You.
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