Here we are at the end of 2009. Resting and enjoying the holidays. Wait! What are you doing? This isn’t a time for rest – it’s a time for action! You need to start plotting your seasonal income opportunities for 2010 now.

There are tons of ways to make money in 2010, but you can’t wait until the holiday or event is close at hand. In order to take full advantage of every opportunity that will present itself in the upcoming year, you should have your calendar out, planning ahead so that you can get a jump on all of the competition, and not miss one beat.

We all know there’s money to be made on holidays. People automatically think of Christmas, but what about Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Halloween, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and even Cinco de Mayo. If you look through your calendar, you’ll see at least one opportunity for each month, and if you don’t see one, use your imagination to come up with one.

Let’s pick a couple of holidays, aside from Christmas, and see what you can do. Valentine’s Day is seriously right around the corner and you should be ready to launch your Valentine’s Day campaign no later than January 15th.

You can talk about candy and flowers, but also think outside the box for people who are searching for ideas that aren’t the same old, same old. For example, a guy trying to impress his girlfriend might not just bring a heart-shaped candy box, but also a box of Valentine’s Day doggie treats for her pup! That would surely melt her heart to know he was considerate of something she cares about.

Now let’s consider the Fourth of July. It’s certainly a patriotic day in the U.S., and it’s also all about picnics, family fun, the beach, camping – everything summer. How can you capitalize on a holiday like the Fourth of July? Start thinking about it and planning for it now, not on the first of July!

Here’s what you need to be doing now: Plan to start working on your holiday and event marketing a minimum of one to two months before you want to launch each campaign. Schedule your campaign to launch well before the actual event – at least a month, so that you can get indexed by search engines.

Use article marketing to your advantage – load Ezine Articles, or the article directory of your choice with articles far enough in advance that they’ll get indexed and ranked early. Then get those Squidoo lenses and other marketing methods created and up and running. You have to do this before people are ready to buy.

And remember, you can do other event-centered things to bring in money. Think about election season, or even the start of sports seasons. Think about websites that pay you to take a survey or participate in a poll when new events are on the horizon.

There are so many ways to capitalize on the power of the Internet for earning money. The key is to start planning your moneymaking activities now for next year. There’s no time to wait. Get your calendar out now!

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