Currently, while I am writing this post our country is on the verge of a recession. Petrol prices are ever increasing, as is the interest rate. Yet inflation does not seem to care and also keeps on rising. With the new and strict National Credit Act recently implemented everybody feels the pressure. I personally feel the NCA is one of the best things that could happen to this country’s economy. However, because of this industry sales like for example vehicles have plummeted and in the process new and wonderful schemes are thought up by the vehicle companies to keep the cash flow, well, flowing. Because of this we see deals like “45% balloon payments with 72 months to pay” which if you think about it defies the whole purpouse the NCA was thought of in the first place. In effect it all just seems like a swirling vortex of economic death at this point in time.

The cool thing about the Internet is that it is not bound to any country by its geographical borders. Therefore if you could make an income from the Internet you could be in the privileged position to be absolutely oblivious of what is going on around you as far as your immediate economic situation is concerned. Now one could argue that the United States, currently being the biggest online spenders, are also faced with some major economic challenges and therefore annuls my previous point. However, even with the economic stress in the United States Internet sales are still growing!

There are some major benefits to exploring the Internet as a means to making money. You can easily have and maintain multiple sources of income. Because of the automation factor, running two, three or even more businesses online are completely viable. What is great about that fact is that if the model works you can simply duplicate it, and all of it from the comfort of your home. However, the best thing about the Internet for me is that I can target an American market, and if my marketing is better than my American competitors, I will be the one making the sale. The playing field is open to everybody. For me it is irrelevant whether I am sitting in South Africa or not. The Internet has made it possible for me to quite simply target the whole of planet Earth! That is the reality of running a business on the Internet. Total and utter freedom to earn money while I sleep, literally.

Cheers