How to make money online

Sam An Teng

Are you interested in making money online? If your answer is yes, you may find this article helpful.

Perhaps you have spent lots of your time surfing the internet and keeping interactive on social networks. While you are using the internet, you help others to make money. So why not use your time to make money?

I will show you some of the ways I have been familiar with while I myself are learning to master the skills. Here they are:


[1] WEBSITE OR BLOG

You have to build a website or blog in order to start. I suggest blogging at the beginning  as you will need time to develop contents and skills.

With a website or blog, a publisher, a term for bloggers, may use the following ways to make money:

a. Pay per click programs

You will be paid each time the users click on the advertisements you host on your website or blog.

There are some programs like Google Adsense, Adbrite, Bitvertiser, Chitika, Clicksor, Infolinks, and many more you can use. Though there are more requirements compare to others, I would recommend Google Adsense. I think it is the best program.

Tips:
1. Build a website or blog (and buy a domain if you want to have unique name).
2. Develop contents with good navigation, links and menus, and posts.
3. Apply for a PPC program and wait for approval. Be patient at this stage.
4. After getting approval, copy the ads code and paste in your pages or posts.
5. Continue posting and enjoy making money.

b. Affiliate program

You will be paid for each purchase the users make using the links you host on your website or blog. Make it simple, you are a broker and get commissions from each purchase. There are some programs you can apply for like Amazon Associates, Commission Junction, Google Affiliate Network, LinkShare, ClickBank, ShareASale, and more.


Tips:
1. Build a website or blog (and buy a domain if you want to have unique name).
2. Develop contents with good navigation, links and menus, and posts.
3. Apply for an affiliate program and wait for approval. Be patient at this stage.
4. After getting approval, copy the ads code and paste in your pages or posts.
5. Continue posting and enjoy making money.

c. E-commerce

You make money from selling e-goods like ebooks, musics, sofwares, etc. There some sites where you can buy the books with resell rights. If you look at some things more professional, it could be a retail store.

d. Hosting ads

You can make money from hosting advertisements on you site. You need to look for sponsors. This way can make more money if you have plenty of traffics, audience.


[2]. ONLINE PUBLISHING

If you are able to write, there are some sites where you can sell your ebooks. The online stores will publish your ebooks so that they will be available to online readers. You will get paid when readers purchase your books. If you are interested in writing, please consider one of this website: Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, Barnes & Noble's Publt! Site, Apple iBooks Store, Publishing - Lulu.com, FastPencil.com, or foboko.


[3]. ONLINE PAID SURVEYS

There are some websites offering paid surveys. You need access to the internet, and what you are supposed to do is filling in the surveys provided by those websites. I can't give you much ideas on this, as I have spent little time on it.

However, I have seen the recommendation from some sites which you may be able to try. They are Harris Polls, ZoomPanel, Opinion Place, CVS Advisor, Survey Savvy, get-paid, etc.


[4]. ONLINE FREELANCING

If you have skills of writing, web or graphic designing, or programming, you might be able to make some money from becoming freelancers. I can't make any recommend right now as I haven't tried yet.

Tips:

1. Register as a member in freelancer sites like Elance, Guru, People Per Hour, etc.
2. Build your profile with your expertise.
3. Bid with others to get the jobs.
4. Deliver your works and get paid.

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