I’m finally able to share with you the poll results from our last poll, “What Do You Buy The Most Online?”

And, as you can see from the chart, according to JMMO readers, Electronics or Gadgets (phones, computers, etc) come first (22% of votes). Then, Books and Magazines come next (15%). Followed by Fashion Items (clothes, shoes, accessories, bags) (11%).

Then, there’s a tie between Digital Information Materials (ebooks, reports, etc) and Pornographic Material*, both receiving 10% of votes each.

Games* received 9% and there was also a 1% vote for Online Gaming Subscriptions*.

The next one that people buy online the most are Children’s Items (baby stuff, toys, etc) (7%), followed by Home and Garden (appliances, accessories, etc) (6%).

Then, there’s Art and Crafts (raw materials or products) (4%), Site Memberships or Subscriptions (3%), and Services (workshops, consultancies, etc) (2%).

Knowing where people like to spend money is a good way to study the online market. As online entrepreneurs, we might consider some of these options as possible business ventures.

By the way, there were 115 votes collected in this poll. Thanks again to all of you who voted!

* Reader-added options.

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Poll Results: What Do You Buy The Most Online?

Well, hello everyone. I know it has been a while since I updated this blog. I’ve been away on holiday overseas and just took a while to get back on track with work and stuff. In any case, I thought as a welcome back gift, I’d share with you the results from our last poll, where we asked how much money everyone made online in 2009. So, here you go —

As you can see, the unfortunate result is that 44% of JMMO readers and visitors haven’t made any money online at all. And, I really wonder why. There are so many avenues to create some extra income online and most of them really doable.

Anyway, on the flip side, it’s good to know that 56% of JMMO readers and visitors have managed to make some money on the web. Sure, the range is huge – between $1-10 (10%) and “More than $10,000″ (11%). But, hopefully, this encourages the 44% who haven’t had the opportunity to make some extra cash in 2009.

Between those two extremes, the next highest percentage that made money online is in the range of $1,000-$5,000 (8%). Now, I believe that this is a good indication of the possible extra income that an average person can make online, given the right online venture and the right effort. I know that’s not a lot. But, unless you find the right online business and you give it almost a full time job attention/effort, then it can be tougher to go higher than that. But, with a part-time effort and a good online venture, adding $1,001-$5,000 to your income can be a real bonus, right? That’s why with the help of JMMO, I’m hoping that more of you can get to this level – AT LEAST. Hopefully, more.

In any case, here are the rest of the income reported here in our last poll -

• $11 – 50 (5%)
• $51 – 100 (6%)
• $101 – 200 (5%)
• $200 – 500 (5%)
• $501 – 1000 (3%)
• $5001 – 10,000 (3%)

Thanks to all the 743 poll voters. I really appreciate your input!

I’ll be sharing our first 2010 poll shortly.

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Poll Results: How much money did you make online in 2009?

And the verdict is in!

Yes, it looks like majority of JMMO readers and visitors click on online advertising, if they find it interesting (56%). Only 44% said that they never ever click on online ads. This was based on 181 votes.

One comment on this poll caught my attention:

“Wow, 50/50 so far, I’m surprised, I thought it would lean towards ‘No’. I agree with Krishna (altho the Q did say ‘usual’ reaction), I selected no, but I have clicked on them on the very odd occasion (I could count on one hand), usually for things something that’s only available in America that I click on out of interest. I don’t think I would ever follow up on a product and purchase it based on an internet ad. In fact that would likely turn me off that brand (don’t ask me why!). If there’s something I need I usually research the options to death before making an informed decision of my own.” - Nicola

I deliberately chose the words “Yes, when I find something interesting” as a response rather than just Yes/No because I really just wanted to gauge if people actually do click on them – no matter how rarely. And, it’s interesting to me that some folks will still consider voting for “No” even if they do click on ads on the rarest of occasions.

I also find it curious why Nicola and those like her might feel that way (getting turned off by a brand that’s advertised online) about online advertising.

In any case, thanks again to everyone who voted. I’ll be sharing our new poll soon!

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Poll Results: Clicking on Online Ads

Last month, I asked JMMO readers: What’s Your BEST Source of Income Online?

And, as you can see in this chart, I’ve tallied the results and found that most JMMO readers’ source of online income is: Advertising Programs (22%). This is a shift from the results two years ago when I asked the same question. Back then, the most popular way JMMO readers make money online was Writing/Blogging. Ad programs only came in second last time.

Anyway, the second most popular source of income (17%) is Affiliate Programs (Amazon, Clickbank, etc). Looks like more people are doing things on their own lately?

Well, Writing Content (freelancing, eHow, AC, blog networks, etc) and Services (virtual asst, consultant, design, etc) ties in third place with 13% of all votes.

Then, there are those who make money with Product Sales or Auctions (eBay, Etsy, ebooks, etc) with 11% of all votes. And, Other Work (9%). What type of other work, I’m not sure.

Other ways JMMO readers make money online include: Advertising (Direct), with 7% of all votes. And finally, Multimedia (videos, photos, etc) and Other Business (virtual employee, web company, etc) got 4% votes each.

There were a total of 46 respondents in this poll. And, I thank each and every one of you who voted. I really do appreciate it a lot.

Do watch out for our latest poll this month. If you have any suggested poll questions, just let me know and I’ll consider them. Again, thanks!

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Poll Result: The Best Source of Online Income

Last month, I asked JMMO readers and visitors the question: Which affiliate service do you use the most?

And the clear winner: Amazon (46%).

Next in line are: Clickbank (15%) and Commission Junction* (14%).

The other options didn’t get as many votes, such as: EBAY* (8%), ShareASale (6%), and Linkshare (6%).

And these two had the least votes: Chitika (3%) and myHelpHub (2%).

These results are based on total votes: 66.

I wonder though how much money people make with their affiliate links?

* These affiliates were suggested by readers.

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Poll Results: On Favorite Affiliate Services

As promised, here’s the result of our poll: Have you ever read a book about making money online?

And, as you can see in this chart, majority of the JMMO voters say that they haven’t read any online business books, but they plan to do so (35%).

The next group of voters say that they have read a few (28%) and 13% said that they’ve read 1 or 2 so far.

Interesting to note is that there’s a good 24% who seem adamant that they’ll never read an online business book. And, I imagine there are varied reasons for this.

Anyway, here are some interesting comments:

From Barbara Ling -

My favorite to date is Jim Edward’s Lazy Man’s Guide to Online Business (he advocates writing a superior customer care autoresponder sequence that solves 99% of customer questions ahead of time, as well as create a great helpdesk).

The problems with MMO books are that if they require actual hard work…people tend to become quite unhappy with them. Folks are always looking for the Silver Bullet and after doing this now for 10+ years, I know for sure… there ain’t one EXCEPT hard work.

From Kay -

I’ve read a few articles and blogs about making money online. It always struck me that I would find it far too boring to devote sufficient time and hard work to the online aspects, rather than making the objects I like to make and may want to sell. I tried some scheme that turned out to be a pyramid thing of just persuading people to subscribe to introduce more people. BORING! As soon as they wanted my money for “nothing”, I dropped out. I haven’t got a business head and need more intellectual stimulation than what I’ve found online regarding selling.

From Michael Clark -

Books have far too long a lead time, so the information is generally going to either be very generic; or out-of-date. Ask this question again in a few years after self-publishing and on-demand publishing have matured.

From Jennifer Kyrnin -

So far, I haven’t found any that were worth the cost of their printing. All the ones I’ve tried to read have either been MMF schemes or all the same SEO and marketing techniques of every other “build a website” book out there.

Thanks again to everyone who voted. I’ll be posting a new poll soon.

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Poll Result: Have you ever read a book about making money online?

Just concluded last month’s poll: Is making money online your main occupation?

And, as you can see from the chart here, it looks like majority of JMMO readers and visitors are only investigating the prospect of making money online (41%). They’re still researching, and finding out the best way to make money online, I suppose. I’m really amazed at this number. I thought this will be much lower. But, it does help me to think of what kind of resources to develop here at JMMO.

Other than the “research only” group, 17% of the voters said that making money online is just a hobby. So, it looks like a good 58% of folks are not in this area as a job. At least, not yet anyway.

Then, there are 23% of folks who said that making money online is a Part time job. And, only 18% said that this online venture is a Full time job.

A further 1% fall in the ‘Other’ category. Not quite sure what ‘Other’ is in this case, though.

What’s your take on this? If you can give some advice to the majority of the JMMO readers/visitors who’re in the “research only” stage, what would your advice be?

Anyway, thanks again to all who took the time to vote in our poll. I’ll be posting a new poll for the month shortly.

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Poll Results: Making Money Online as an Occupation