One of the main reasons why I don't like seeing people refer to AIS (Automated Income Stream) as a "site" is beacause it's possible to run AIS without a website! I've been doing this for quite some time, but have only made beer money (less than $50 or so per month).

Have a think about it for a moment - how on earth can it be possible to run AIS without a website? Quite simple in fact. I am going to give you the lowdown on exactly how I do it.

Step 1:
Select a product to sell. This can be anything that is already online (whcih you will sell as an Affiliate). You can do some hard work and source an individual supplier, or you can take it easy and select a product from the likes of Clickbank or Paydotcom.

Step 2:
So, you've found a good product to sell. Now you need to trundle off and set up a Google Adwords account. You'll be paying Google to show your advert…

Step 3:
There is no step 3. It's as simple as that - you simply select a product then use adwords to sell it! Easy as 123. I've been doing exactly this for a while - spending about $10 per month to get back $60 (2 sales)…in other words a ROI of 500%. Not bad, for no work!

Other options:
Instead of spending money on Google Adwords, you could simply link to your product in your forum signatures (assuming you post on forums!). Alternatively you could leaflet drop your local area (if the product has mass appeal). Or you could do as Dave suggests and place a newspaper ad about your product. The possibilities are endless!

AIS is ultra-flexible
You are limited only by your own imagination. Let's look at it the other way around. You create a downloadable product (let's say you create an eBook about "How To Cure Sleep Apnoea In Ten Simple Steps". What you now do is place your eBook onto clickbank and paydotcom etc and have other people sell your product. You have no website! But the money keeps rolling in. What could be a more perfect AIS?

Have a think about an AIS which you could run without a website. You might be stuck for ideas at first, but I guarantee that if you think about it hard enough you'll be able to find a good niche that pays out a nice income.

In my local paper there is a regular "weddings" feature, so I thought about Daves suggestion of advertising in the layout feature => there are loads of wedding products on clickbank. From "best man speeches" to "wedding planning guides" and all sorts in-between.