1. Raise awareness eg; did you know that we have dozens of local businesses making six figure incomes from their websites? Did you know you can make as much as $1o a day by working as little as 2-3 hours per week? That’s $300 a month even when you go on vacation, or tend your garden all week. Did you know that neither of these are get rich quick or any sort of scheme?
2. Teach folks to how and where to fish – We’ll be doing this starting in April with our latest online sustainability series, more details soon. Please read bottom…

For now, read the list of revenue streams referenced in the link above (think digital ahupua`a) so you can read to get a better understanding of specific techniques folks are using to earn a living in a global economy.

16 Ways to Make Money Online

Learn more about our manao for strengthening our local digital economies or expounding on the virtues of harnessing the global reach of the Internet for Hawaii Island. Our monthly Adobe User Group and Sustainable Web Community / WordPress class is tomorrow night at 6pm. Drop by to get a better understanding of how you and your business can harness the web to sustain yourself.

Also consider reading:
CAREER TOOLBOX: 100+ Places to Find Jobs - a list of sources for getting great jobs. If you can’t find a job in these

Our Digital Economy is Saving the Planet’s Assets

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“The completed agreement brings millions of rural Americans closer to having access to broadband and other cutting-edge communications technologies,” Schafer said. “This kind of high-speed internet connectivity will lead to increased investment and business opportunities in rural communities.”

The loan closing executes an agreement USDA Rural Development announced on March 25, 2008, when it approved a $267 million loan to Open Range. In addition to the USDA Rural Development loan, Open Range has secured $100 million in financing from One Equity Partners, the private equity arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Open Range, headquartered near Denver, Colo., plans to use Wi-Max technology to offer affordable, wireless broadband service. In addition, the company will offer satellite services enabling rural residents to connect to the internet almost anywhere in the country. Open Range will provide services to rural communities in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

USDA Rural Development’s mission is to increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for rural residents. Rural Development has invested nearly $111 billion since 2001 for equity and technical assistance to finance and foster growth in homeownership, business development, and critical community and technology infrastructure. More than 2 million jobs have been created or saved through these investments.

Further information on rural programs is available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting USDA’s web site at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov.