How do you earn money online when you REALLY need to? This is a pretty big and important question, because so many people who buy “make money online” questions are asking it A friend of mine asked me about the other day. He has just taken some time off work, but still has some big bills to pay. Due to the nature of his job and leave, he has sacrificed some salary income for this time off. He asked me how I thought he should go about making money online in such a short amount of time (around two weeks).

I shared with him some thoughts I had, based on what I know about his skills etc, but this question got me thinking about what I might do, so I thought I’d make a really quick post on some of the ideas I brainstormed when putting the question to myself.

1. I have talked about the “product launch dominator” method in one of my past posts, whereby you become a high-performing affiliate very quickly for an up-coming product launch. The trouble is, you may not find a product you want to promote at the right time if you are in a race against the clock, so that doesn’t always do you any good, and it’s not a guaranteed way of generatin income.

2. I am into Internet marketing, so I might create a PLR package, or offer my services on the Warrior forum as a sepcial offer. This isn’t for eveyone, and will only really work for people who have built a reputation on the forum and actually contributed to it. The WSO section fo the Warrior Forum is not a virtual ATM machine for any and all aspirational online entrepreneurs or would-be scammers. I really believe that the Warrior Forum is a valuable informational resource and should be treated with the utmost respect.

3. If I had a blog, website or web presence of any significane or value in a niche, then I would be well tempted to go and sell some ad-space on it. It’s not something I have done a lot, but it is certainly something I would consider.

4. I would work VERY hard to create an excellent digital information product and start selling it like there was no tomorrow. I’d give out review copies to get some testiomonials for social proof on the sales page and to generate some buzz and depending on the market i might consider selling on the Warrior Forum and Digitalpoint (whilst always keeping within the rules). If I didn’t have money for PPC, I’d dedicate my time to running an effective article marketing campaign to drive as much free, qualified traffic as quickly as possible to my sales page.

Ultimately though, the business model isn’t too important. Working out how to make money quickly comes down to a three-step-process.

1. Assess what assest you have. What are you good at, do you have a website or an email list? What can you leverage quickly?

2. You have to work out the exact figure you need to raise, and the time you need to do it. Divide the figure by the number of days it will take, to work out how much on average you should be earning a day.

3. Wok hard. If you really need this money and need it quickly, then the time for excuses has long passed. Get your head down, and get working. Work full days, long days and some nights until you get the results you need. Once you have worked hard, you’ll reduce your workload and work time by figuring out what works, and dedicating more of your time on the processes that work.

Ultimately, blood, sweat and tears with a little bit of strategy is what will get you money when you really need it and your back is up against the wall. No one gets successful through being lazy. I guarantee it.

If you have any ideas, thoughts or experiences with this kind of thing, leave a comment below with your thoughts ideas and experiences.

Take care.