How to Make Money on the Internet: 10 Starting Points

So you want to know how to make money on the internet. It's a big, confusing world right behind your computer screen. So if you have decided to make money online, you are probably confused on where to start. First lets outline 10 different ways to make money online. You can take surveys, take advantage of freebies, telecommute, write articles, use Adsense, get paid to Blog, become an affiliate marketer for companies like ClickBank, work for ChaCha or KGB, do data entry, or sell your talents freelance style. Whew! I'm sure there are many more ways, but if so- I haven't discovered them yet. And believe me, I've looked.

1) Take Surveys. There are many, many websites offering to pay you to take surveys. which is good, becasue if you plan to make any money doing so, you had better sign up for a bunch of them. Surveys don't pay well and they are probably not what you want to be doing all day, but if you are really hard up for cash and just need a place to start- then go for it! Some good sites are: mysurvey, inboxdollars, fushioncash, surveyspot, toluna, cashbackresearch, and surveysavvy.

2)Take advantage of freebies. Head on over to Project Payday and learn what I am taking about. There are people that will pay you cold hard cash to try out free offers. Some people even make a full-time income from this. But don't be fooled- it requires quite a bit of time and effort. And supreme organization skills, so if you are scatter brained or have never heard of a planner- they you should probably pass this up.

3) Telecommute. There are a lot of companies that hire customer service representatives, sales men, telemarketers, and transcriptionsts to work from home. But listen up folks, these are REAL jobs. They are just like any other office job- except that you can work in your PJs from your couch. Which is pretty sweet. Beware of any company that requires you to pay an upfront fee. No legitimate company will EVER make you pay to work for them. That's absurd. And unfortunately, most of these jobs are pretty hard to come by because everyone and their mom wants them. But it never hurts to get your resume in, now does it?

4) Write Articles. Companies like Textbroker and Demand Studios will pay you to write articles. So if you are a good writer, then give it a shot. You actually have to apply and be accepted by Demand Studios- but they do pay pretty well for high quality articles.

5) Adsense. What do you think these ads are on the right hand side of this text? Google ads! Every time somebody clicks one, I get anywhere from $0.20- $1.50. Okay, I've never gotten $1.50, but I heard they can pay the much. And whats even cooler, is that the person doesn't actually have to buy anything- they pay per click- so every time someone just click on it, I earn money. So if you are going to go this route you are going to need websites, blogs, and any internet space you can get your hands on. And you are going to need to study up and clear your schedule- because there is a LOT to learn if you want to make money with Adsense.

To be continued... I didn't realize just how much I had to say about how to make money on the internet...