How to Make Money

by Sally Wong

You may heard or seen many people get lucky with money or hit the jackpot without much effort. These people if you study them closely, will seem as though they keep getting lucky again and again. These people are the minority and are rarely found. If you are one of them, please read no further as this article is not for you.

All the other regular folks who don't fall into any of the categories - welcome to the club. 99% of all people in the world belong to this category including myself. For the rest of us, the road to wealth is not an easy one. Fortunately, today we live in a world where there are countless ways of making money and creating wealth.

Start a business that matches with your personal interest.
Pick an idea or a personal interest that you are personally very passionate and enthusiastic about. Many successful people started of without much money but managed to overcome the odds to become financially strong.

As an example, there are many instances where we see someone with a lot of passion for food, starting a food and beverage business such as a restaurant or food catering service and enjoying tremendous success . F&B is an extremely profitable business where there is a huge demand and can turn fantastic profits.

Go for ideas that you enjoy doing and you will then have the passion and incentive to put your efforts behind it. This is the basic rule of thumb of success - lots of work and passion. Many people use both these ingredients to generate money.

Leverage on the power of the internet to maximise your potential to generate money. In today's virtual world, there is more money being generated on the internet than anywhere else. The internet has become a crucial tool for individuals to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the free market.

Start a website for your business and learn ways you can use your website to make money. The cost to build your own website is very low and it doesn't take much to keep it going. There is a huge and endless potential to make money online and it is also the best way to get your products and services to your target audience.

Note: This article has been extracted from an interview given by Datuk Dr.Elamaran Sabapathy, a successful Malaysian entrepreneur and Group Executive Chairman for Huat Hing Group and PG Capital Group for an online publication.