I found the answer to a very interesting poll from the Just Make Money Online Web site. The question was, not surprisingly, "Have you ever made any kind of money online?" And I thought to myself: what kind of work are we talking about? I mean, you can make a few bucks on eBay, but how many people really turn it into a true business? And what about people who work from home for "The Man," using some sort of online method to stay connected to work?

The truth is that the Internet provides all sorts of opportunities to make money, or to use effective marketing to make more money than you already make with a home business. But making money online is not, unfortunately, as easy as just plugging in as some marketers would have you believe. Instead, like any other work, it requires, well, work. The key to successfully earning a living via the Internet is finding ways to use the technology to your advantage, and using it to complement your skill set.