Making money online is a subject that has crosses the minds of many people a day. Most of the time the thought of the idea brings in the next question; "How exactly do I make money online?" Typing that question into a search engine finds about 396 million websites of people trying to make money, by telling people how to make money online. Just the thought of that sends a chill down my spine. For just one reason, who are these people and why are they doing what they do?
I am a firm believer in the fact that if people are really trying to help others make money online, you need either:
- To be an employer who needs the services of another and will pay for the services rendered
or
- Your idea needs to work so well that you don't need money for it and you can just give it away
Yes, I understand to make money you need to spend money. For example to make money on real estate you must invest the money of a down payment before you can enjoy the extra $200 a month from rent after the mortgage is paid. Also, if there is a charge for some type of knowledge about making money online, that website needs to offer something for free at zero obligation, that proves the service is worth the money spent.
To many times I have heard stories of people saying I spent X amount of dollars to learn how to make X amount of money online. "Cool, so how much have you made?" I ask. Most state "Nothing!" So all that really happened was they made some other person make money online. They had every intention to make money online, but instead spent money online.
Different Ways of Making Money Online
There are many different ways that are offered on making money online. One way to make money online is to start your own webpage on something of personal interest. This is important because if you do a website about landscaping and could careless about it. Then you will find it hard to write about it and the people visiting the page will be able to tell you could care less. You can make money online by blogging; GigaOM is one of the many places looking for bloggers with enormous content ideas and concrete writing talent. Also, getting paid to write and post reviews on your blog at places like PayPerPost.
"Write About It? What? That's Work, I Want Get Rich Quick"
Websites are one of the best ways to make money online. No you won't become a millionaire over night. But you will be required to learn a few things. First, find something that interests you. Keep it in mind. Then go to Affilorama, and learn for free, how the founder Mark Ling became a success by doing websites on topics of his interest and the markets interest. There is a wealth of knowledge at that website at absolutely no cost. The key to remember is that you can expect to write at least 40, 500 word articles about the topic on your website. The reason for this is simple, content is what Google looks for on your website. The more unique the content the better rank you will receive. If you duplicate content you will be kicked to the bottom of the search engine.
Once you have your content the next step is
Adsense
by Google. Adsense are the links that you see on pretty much every Google search you have ever done that show up on the right side of the results that say, sponsored links. You can place these on your webpage too. Google will then drive targeted ads that focus on the point of your website and when people click those you will be well on your way to making money online. Next find products that you can market on your webpage that, when sold will earn you a percentage of the commission on that product. Products like these can be found at Clickbank. These same principles can be applied to blogging, just keep in mind when blogging and building you own website, content is King.
If you are new to this completely I strongly suggest starting at Affilorama. Mark Ling will take you through step by step on how to begin making money online. This is not a get rich quick scheme and most of those offering these get rich quick schemes are no more than over the top, playing on your emotion, money hungry wolfs, that give nothing for the money you give them. Making money online and get rich quick should not be thought of as a two sided coin. Making money online is going to require work, long hours, and no guarantees.
