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Have you heard of a concept called “residual income?” Almost all of us are more used to getting our money through linear income, where we’re paid once, directly, for an action performed or time put in.

When we get paid by the hour, or receive a salary, that’s linear income. On the other hand, residual income is when you receive small payments for a long time after the initial effort is expended. Royalties received by creative professionals are one example of how residual income works.

While most people will not make a ton of money through residual income, this is not the main purpose. Residual income is that extra bit of money that you keep getting, which allows you to stay focused on other projects. Another plus regarding residual income is that it continues to come in - all on its own. It isn’t necessary to perform any maintenance or expend any additional effort because all of the work is already complete.

There are several ways to work in the direction of creating online residual income. Some people have placed in print resourceful pieces of work using an online publisher, where with every sale they receive a percentage of the sales price.

Others create informational products, like ebooks, set up a marketing method for them, and wait for people to buy their product. Since the book’s already been written, and the sales method created, the money generated by sales is residual income, free of any need to keep working on that project.

Another method of creating a residual income online is through a membership program. Residual income comes in when you recommend other people to the program, as well as perform tasks, such as reading emails, paying a visit to ad pages, and clicking on links. Like many other residual income methods, you will not become rich overnight. Instead, you can collect a little extra pocket change.

In addition, some providers of Internet marketing services, like web space and useful tools, ask people to help distribute those services. If you sell to a customer, and that customer stays on, there’s a good chance of getting a residual income from this. In fact, any sales situation where you receive a commission on top of other payment earns you some residual income.

These are just a few of the available residual income opportunities online. There are lots of others out there, waiting to be discovered. Just search for information on residual income blogs and sites, and you’ll find lots of ways to earn a extra money through the Internet.

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