The one thing we should all know upfront is that over 90% of the people that try will fail. Having said that, there are some people who do make a very good income from the internet. There also some that never make a dime. I am closer to the later than the former.
Yes, I have made some money but if I was depending on supporting a family on income made on the internet I think we would all starve. I am retired and only look for a little supplement to my retirement pay. One of the programs I have made some money on is http://tinyurl.com/6gabtw. I am an affiliate for this very fine company and they are always loking for more affiliates (if you go to the aforementioned site you will see a link where you can sign up as an affiliate FREE).
To be a successful affiliate you must avertise what you are selling. There are many ways to advertise by using free traffic exchanges. One of my favorite traffic exchanges is http://www.trafficswarm.com/go.cgi?479642. I use many others also, which we can talk about in a moment. I may suggest also that when surfing traffic exchanges, I find it best to use the FireFox browser. You can tab multiple TE's so that you can surf 5 or 6 at the same time, cutting down your time on the computer. Contact me with more info on that.
I think that affiate marketing is the easiest way to make a little money on the internet. Stay away from those "get rich quick" programs out there. Most of those are just scams, trying to take your money and giving nothing in return. Again, if I can help you identifying those just let me know.
That's all for today. Check back often and be sure to let me know what you think.