Diversification - "Fireproofing your income".

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is a very wise piece of advice when it comes to building an income via the web.
It's sensible to create your income from several sources as you grow your online business.
Occasionally things DO go wrong and it's a good idea to have a backup plan in place.
Below are some key strategies that will help develop a more stable income online and help to "Fire proof" your cash flow.

1,
Don't give up your day job (Yet).
You may have stumbled across the greatest investment, MLM or affiliate program on the planet, checked out all the credentials and want to go for it.
Now hold your horses...Don't drop everything just to run with this (Including your job) if it means you will be relying on this new discovery to make you millions overnight.
Ease into it part-time if you have no other income sources and keep your job to sustain you during "start - up" (Remember you may need to go several months or even a year before you begin to see real profits - and you'll have to put in a lot of hours to get there).

2.
Look for other streams of income where you can invest part of your earnings to create a diverse "Portfolio" of money generators so if one source "dries up" you still have other checks coming in.
You may want to have a number of affiliate programs that you can "set and forget" to add to your websites (many of these are free and require just a little of your time to set up).
Perhaps a reputable High yield investment or similar and some low risk investments.
Remember the key here is not necessarily huge earnings but steady,stable increases that you can add to.
I personally operate a MLM, some affiliate programs which are on my websites, a music site which generates income on and offline and two small investments.
(I also have a day job which I work part/time and pays the bills while my other income sources continue to grow).
This way I have begun to develop several "rivers" of cash flow that will eventually replace my "day Job" and pay me on a regular basis.

3.
You also may want to invest some of your earnings "offline"( ie in land or gold bullion etc) that is separate from the "online world".

4.
Build up a small "slush fund" of savings that you can easily access in the event of an emergency without having to sell off all your assets.

5.
Don't invest what you cannot afford to lose.
This applies particularly to things like stocks and shares where you have limited control.
(Remember the rule - High Gain = High Risk).