People aim to make money online for many different reasons – I started out because I was bored and had little else to do; others do it because they need a way to generate some income to pay for expenses like rent; others just for fun.

For me today, I do this whole internet marketing thing just for fun – I started out with the wrong mindset and made pennies, working hours for a few bucks… I relax a lot more now, work a lot less, make far more money than I used to.

If you work too hard, you’re going to be less productive than if you work smart.

You see, everyone has that ability to make money. You, me, X and Y – you can all do it. But few do.

It’s not just starting out – everyone can make more money, but few do.

If I wanted to make $1,000 today, I could. So could you.

If it was really wanted, and both of us were prepared to work for it…that number would be an easy figure to reach. I don’t reach it because I’m a lazy schmuck, and those of you that don’t reach it probably don’t because you’re lazy, or even if you’re not – because you’re working hard, not smart.

Here’s how you make $1,000 today, if you’re willing to put in the work – flip simple content websites.

1. Buy ten .COM domains

2. Find ten simple templates from somewhere like OSWD (or you could download some Adsense ready Wordpress themes if you prefer using them)

3. Pick ten niches. 5-10 articles per niche, 250 words each. Optimize them for Adsense (one block, above the fold or in the post).

4. Make your website look good. Obviously I can’t give you exact steps to follow as each website is different, but remember that in the quick flip, 85% of doing so if how your website looks. If you want to add some glamour, throw together a quick logo in two minutes by combining a picture from SXC.hu and Logo Pixy.

5. List your website(s) at the various webmaster forums. Create a shit hot listing talking about the benefits (this deserves its own post, so I’ll put up one soon).

You need each website to sell for an average of $100 to make your $1,000 a day. Even if they sell for half that (which is more than likely… look at content site flippers on webmaster forums and you’ll see unique content sells) you’re making $500 a day. Once you get used to it, you can knock out a website in less than an hour (takes me thirty minutes). Ten hours daily x $100 = your $500 – $1,000. And sometimes you’ll find websites sell for more than $100.

I’m as honest as I can be with you guys – no, I do not do this (I do flip websites, and have flipped more than a hundred or so, but not so many daily) – for no other reason than I’m lazy.

I’d rather do something interesting for $250 than something boring for $500. And although this will make you money, it’s definitely boring. Unless you outsource.

You see, for me – if I walk away now, I lose nothing. So I treat this as a hobby as well as a business – rather than solely the latter.

The purpose of this post was to remind people that taking breaks – even if it’s just 15 minute ones – will leave you accomplishing far more than if you work straight through the day. So relax if you want to make money! :)

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