Copyright (c) 2010 Ed Corcoran

In this struggling economy, lots of folks have lost jobs, suffered pay cuts, or just can't make ends meet with their current jobs. And it's been harder than ever to find new employment, or get a "step-up" from their current situation.

If you're among those who have been looking for a way to replace, or supplement your income, there are plenty of great opportunities to be found on the internet. Though many of these are overly hyped. If you've been looking into the prospects of making a living online, you've probably seen a lot of fantastic claims of internet marketing "secrets" or "loopholes" or systems that promise over-night wealth with little or no actual work.

While many of these systems actually do work, there's really nothing out there that will turn your computer into a cash machine at the "push of a button". You will have to do some actual work, and you'll have to learn a new set of skills. But don't worry, it's really not that hard, or complicated.

Many people will tell you that marketing other people's products as an affiliate is the best, easiest way to make money online. And to a degree, that may be true. But in my opinion, the REAL money is made selling your own products. Why settle for a cut of the profits when you can sell it yourself and keep it all?

Some of you are probably thinking: "But I don't know the first thing about creating an e-book, or software program! Nevermind how to write a sales page or design a website!"

Well, thanks to a phenomenon known as "Resell Rights" (products that come with a license that allows you to re-sell them) selling your own product is well within the reach of regular folks (myself included) who don't have the time, or skills to actually create a product of their own.

What's even better is; some of these products come with "Private Label Rights" that allow you to modify the product and "re-brand" it with your own name (or company name) and claim authorship of the product!

Many also come with sales pages (mini-websites that sell the product) and promotional materials, so you don't need to worry about designing a web page or writing sales or promotional copy. All you need to do is upload the sales page to a hosting service, and direct traffic to it!

You can find plenty of high-quality resell rights products out there, but you should choose carefully. There are also a lot junk products as well. Just make sure you do a little research before you purchase, and make sure it's a product that's in demand and gets positive reviews.