Over the last ten years or so, people have been going crazy over the thought of making money on the internet.  It seems so easy and there are people who are making money without even spending a dime.  Of course, there now a lot of competition and making money online isn’t that easy but it’s still something that you might want to consider.  Let’s have a look at some of the options out there:-

Write Articles
Many website owners want new and fresh content on a regular basis to keep visitors coming back.  The problem is that these website owners often don’t have a lot of time to write the content themselves.  This is why they outsource writing to freelance writers.

If you enjoy writing about all sorts of different topics then you could make money doing this.  Of course, as with any other business it can take time to build up a reputation for quality and customer service.  Many make the mistake of pricing themselves too low to begin with and they “burn out.”  This is certainly not a good long-term strategy.

Naturally, if you live somewhere like India then you might feel that the cost of living is so low that you can afford to price yourself lower than those living in Western countries.

Whatever approach you decide to take it’s essential that you build up a portfolio so that potential clients can see what sorts of topics you can write about and so that they can see the quality of your writing.  You could create a free blog at Blogger and then add articles you fell reflect your writing skills.

Then sign up with companies such as rentcoder.com and odesk.com as they will help you find clients and deal with the billing side of things.  Make sure you present yourself professionally and respond to enquiries promptly and politely.

Blog Commenting
One of the popular techniques for doing SEO on a website is to leave comments on what’s known as “do follow blogs.”  The problem is that website owners don’t want to do the work themselves so choose to pay someone else to do the work for them.  As a result there are a number of companies out there who offer blog commenting services.

The problem is finding do follow blogs to comment on and if you have never done this sort of thing before it’s really confusing to know where to start.  There are a few software applications on the market that help you find do follow blogs but the problem is that they usually use Akismet as an anti-spam measure and if you leave too many comments too quickly all of your hard work can be for nothing.

However there are many blogs that don’t have any anti-spam measures in place and it’s very easy to leave a link with your comment.  There are lists of such blogs being sold on Digital Point Forums which you can buy to make it easier for you.  Finding these kinds of blogs requires a lot of work and sometimes blog owners shut down comments because they are fed up with spam and this is very frustrating.

If you want to make money using this method it’s a good idea to do blog commenting for your own websites first to get a hang of it and it isn’t recommended for the beginner.

Make Your Own Website
The problem with offering services such as writing articles or blog commenting is that you have to keep doing it in order to make money.  Basically you have a job.  Whereas if you create your own website you will find that once the money starts coming in from advertisers you will continue to enjoy that money for potentially years to come.

As good as this sounds there’s still a lot of hard work involved.  However, in order to get the ball rolling you need to first of all come up with a theme for your website.  A good place to start is to think of problems people have in their lives that can be resolved by purchasing products or services.  Here are some ideas:-

• Acne
• Cellulite
• Termites
• Moss
• Rust
• Weeds

You then need to see about buying a domain name with some of the keywords in it.  Go Daddy is a very popular place to buy web domains and there are many different discount codes listed on many websites you can use to get a cheaper price.  Personally I have found that the discount code emma30 works very well.  You will then need to buy hosting for your website and this can be bought from HostGator at a very cheap monthly price.

If you don’t want to spend any money you can set up an account with Word Wolf.  Not only is it free to set up an account here at WordWolf, the domain already has a lot of authority in the search engines so you will find that visitors to your articles will start arriving very quickly.  Which in turn will help you earn more money.

You will also want to sign up for Google Adsense as they will display ads on the website.  When a visitor sees an ad that is related to your articles and click on the ad, you will get paid.  Please note, that some “misguided” website owners click on their own ads in order to try and make more money.  This is a very bad idea as you will simply get your account banned and any money that is owed to you will be returned to the advertiser.

Other Ideas For Making Money On The Internet
If you have skills in website design or graphic design then you can offer your services to people who lack the skills that you do.  How much you charge will depend on how good you are however if you have a look at other websites offering the same services you will be able to have a look at their prices.

Forums such as Digital Point Forums can be very good if you are starting out and want to build up a customer base.  You can also register with freelance websites like rentcoder.com, elance.com and odesk.com.  They will take a percentage of what you earn but they have loads of clients who are looking to outsource loads of tasks.  Spend a bit of time looking around these websites to see what’s on offer.

Conclusion
Don’t think for a moment that any of this is easy.  There are people walk blindly into making money online only to find that they give up when the don’t start making the money they hoped for.  Of course, if you have lost your job or have been forced to have some bed rest then it’s something you can try your hand out.  You don’t really have anything to lose.  Make sure you don’t get sucked into any scams.  There’s no need to spend a lot of money to learn how to make money on the internet.  Of course, there are some very good tools on the market which can help speed up certain tasks, but to begin with you don’t need to spend any money at all if you don’t want to.