I'm in the process of building my online internet marketing course.

It will be a video based internet marketing training course where you can watch over my shoulder as I take you through the entire process, from choosing a business niche, registering a domain name, building a website and then turning everything into a profitable online business.

There will be practical exercises so that at the end of the course, you won't just know how to create your own profitable internet business, but you will have actually created one in real life.

So You Want to Start an Online Business?

The corona virus pandemic has created what is perhaps the greatest opportunity so far for anyone with the desire and work ethic to create their own online business.

This is because millions of people the world over are now doing most or all of their shopping online.

They are now in the habit of routinely pulling out their credit cards to buy whatever they want directly through the internet. And they've become addicted.

Even when Covid-19 is a distant memory, they will still be purchasing from online businesses.

It's an avalanche of money and you need to be standing under it.

Being a Senior Doesn't Mean You Can't Get Excited

That's how someone with a successful online business views their computer.

As an endless source of money, sort of like a personal ATM.

But the question remains. "Is an online business for seniors viable?"

And the answer is "yes, definitely."

Affiliate Marketer Success Factors

Your success as an affiliate marketer depends on many factors.

Having a fast, attractive website is one. Posting great content is another. You need to understand keyword research so that your great content is seen by the people who will benefit from it when they enter a search term into Google, Bing or Yahoo. And you need backlinks from other sites operating in the same or similar niches.

But all of that is aimed at just two things. One, getting traffic to your website and two, making it very attractive for your visitors to click on your links.

But what happens when a visitor clicks on one of your links?

Affiliate Marketing Failure

They say you  need to fail at something many times before you succeed.

I tried to join the success stories of other internet affiliate marketers many times over the past few years. And failed many times.

I had no plan. I set no goals and I didn't have a to-do list.

But I bought lots of stuff that promised to make me successful. Build a site using this magic software. Get traffic by pushing this magic button. Get the internet marketing secrets of this guru, who's revealing them for the first time ever and become an internet marketing millionaire just like them.

It was all nonsense, but I fell for it.

What Is a Passive Income Stream?

Do you need extra cash?

Or is that a silly question?

Perhaps a better question is would you like your extra cash to come from an active or a passive income stream.

Do you understand the difference?

You can easily make extra cash from an active income stream.

If you have a suitable motor vehicle, you can sign up with a rideshare company like Uber or Lyft. Depending on where you live, this can be expensive. You will probably require some or all of a special driver's authorization, a permit for your car, a medical examination, a police check, annual vehicle inspections and increases to your registration, third party insurance and comprehensive insurance costs. In fact, you'll probably need special, much more expensive rideshare insurance.

But once you've got past all that, uploaded photos and installed the Uber and Lyft apps on your smartphone, you're ready to go.

Your income is then entirely dependent on how many hours you can spend driving. That makes it an active income stream.