Sometimes friends, visitors, and just random people ask me what my favorite method to make money online is, and I tell them it is simply just a matter of personal opinion, skills, and luck. I have decided to compile a list of ways to make money online while sitting on your computer. Please read the list below, and Digg It if you enjoyed it enough.
7. Online Gambling (Fantasy Sports)
Probaby the hardest way to make money online, but if you love sports and do not mind risking money, then you can invest on some Fantasy Teams and make some good money. Say that for example the Baseball season is coming up and you would like to start making money through Fantasy games. You can buy a Fantasy Team for only around $19.99 and if you end up winning your league you can make up to $100. Say you do this a couple of times, not only with Baseball, but with Football, Basketball, and Hockey also. You’re looking at maybe a couple of grand.
6. Paid surfing and survey filling
Not that good an option to make money online, and definitely can’t make enough for a living doing this, but if you’re just starting off and have a lot of free time, then you might want to try doing this. One time I heard of someone getting paid $100 for completing one single survey, and that obviously doesn’t happen every day, but it might be a nice little addition to your income.
5. eBay Business
This is one of the few methods of online money making that I have not tried very much. While I have sold a couple of things on eBay, I have never tried to do it often and a lot. I have, however, seen many people that do it for a living. If you buy things by lots at a local Flea Market and sell them on eBay, you can make enough money doing that.
4. Selling a Product
If you find a way to create a unique online product, and a good way to advertise it then you can make some real cash. My friend AlfredN is currently working on a Content Management System, and if he finds a way to spread the word nicely, then he’s in for some nice and consistent cash. You can also do the same for any other product as long as it’s unique and visitors aren’t tired of seeing it.
3. Advertising
Advertising is the most common way to make money online. Wether it be through Direct Ad sales or through an online Publisher Network.
- Direct Ad Sales
- This method is not as commonly successful as advertising through a Publishing Network. What this means is basically selling ad space on your website directly from your website. While it may sound easy and cool it is not as easy as it sounds. The hard thing to do in this case is to get people to buy the space. The bigger your site is, the better chance you have to be successful with this method.
- Advertising through a Publishing Network
- Almost one hundred percent of websites online today use this method of online money making. It is simply the easiest to do, but not the one that produces the most. It consists of simply signing up for a Publisher Network and putting their ads up and you receive money for every click. Some of the best Networks include Google Adsense, Yahoo Publisher Network(BETA), Tribal Fusion, BidVertiser, Chitika, Clicksor, ValueClickMedia. The thing with Publishing Networks is that you will only make significant money if you have a big enough website.
2. Freelance Work
If you are pretty good at Coding, Designing, or some other service then you can get some pretty good cash doing Freelance work on the Internet. To make the most cash doing this, you must have some good contacts of small businesses or maybe website owners who are constantly in need of work and pay good money. Jamie Huskisson is one of the best I’ve seen at this on the internet. He does it so good that he does it as a full time job. As with most jobs, the more you do Freelance work, the more work you will get as you build up your portfolio.
1. Creating and Selling Websites
By far in my opinion the best option to make money on the internet if you do not own a huge website. The reason it is so good is because the more you do it, the easier it gets because you get more experience and you know where to sell it, and for what price. This is the option that has worked the best for me, and most people I know criticize me for selling the websites instead of keeping them and making money off of ads. Why do I sell the sites instead of making money off of ads? The answer is pretty simple. The sites I sell for about $1000 or more only make about $3-4 per day, that would come out to be around $100 per month, it’s not that bad, but when I can make $1000 a month by just creating one single site, then why not do it? Most of the websites I build and sell are tutorial websites. I guess I find it easier to do these because I have some good contacts who can write tutorials for the right amount and know where to submit them to. Personally I like using WordPress for all the tutorial sites I build, it is so easy to install and so customizable that I just love it!
