ALT-2 Make Money on the Internet
It is very difficult to find ways to make money and most of the ways that are possible require perseverance and dedication just like you were to actively work outside in the real world.
I will share with you a few ways to make money using the internet but, ones that are not "get rich quick" schemes, that are nothing but a waste of time, and these require some talent on your part, and also patience:
1. Write a blog using Adsense - it can take many months to build a traffic base where your blogs are read by hundreds or even thousands every day but, dedicating yourself to your chosen subject will, eventually, pay off as many will click the ads on the pages of your blogs. However, it is important to design the layout of your ads very carefully as many people are now becoming "ad blind". There are so many advertisements on the internet today that most people are naturally used to them being around and will not even notice they are there, so choosing the right colours, fonts and overall presentation should get you results.
Be aware that work also has to be put in to promote your blogs, whether you promote on Facebook, on forums or other websites, and this can take a lot of your time, too!
2. Get paid to review products - there are many websites out there that pay you to write reviews on many different products. http://www.dooyoo.co.uk is a good website that nets you fifty pence per written hundred and fifty word review, but there has been controversy over them banning some user's accounts when they have been requested to pay out, so tread carefully!
Others such as http://www.epinions.com let you redeem, what they call eroyalty credits, and these can be slow to build up. You can get 30 dollars per a thousand reads and this takes more time than you think
http://www.ciao.com is also another, and famous review website, that splits up a monthly fund, around £2,000, between members who write the best product reviews and you will receive, what is called, a 'Diamond', which is worth a value of £15, so if you have a talent for writing great reviews, choose products that you really like so you will pour your heart and soul into writing your reviews. Pay is rather well here!
3. Ebay - Well, this was to be an expected mention really, wasn't it?
Have a look around your place to see if you have any unwanted junk lying around and put it on Ebay. There are Ebay and Paypal fees to pay so do not list items that, in my experience, are under the value of five dollars or pounds, as they are a waste of time and you will make very little money.
If you want to find an item to sell infinitely, be creative and come up with ideas on how to create things that you can sell again and again.
Photos taken from digital cameras are one idea and these sell rather well on Ebay, whether you print them or put them on a CD, providing you take particularly nice photos that are wanted by the public.
You may just be surprised what ones are requested!
One tip is to put the photos on a CD, as it is rather expensive to print them out using printer colour ink cartridges and CD's can be picked up for very little money these days and you usually get a big batch of them.
This will also be attractive to your customers since they will not have to pay much for shipping.
4. Try http://www.craigslist.com to enter classified advertisements for items that you want to sell or services you want to offer. Most advertisements are free to list but some, such as job advertisements in certain states, and apartment rental listing in particular ones, do have fees.
If you have any interest in what you are offering or selling, potential buyers will contact you online or by phone and payment options are more vast than on Ebay.
Advertisements only run for one week but are free to re-list.
