HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE

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How many articles are there about making money
online? Thousands? Millions? Enough? Probably.
But there’s a problem. Too many of them are just
sales pitches to convince you to sign up for some
seminar, webinar, training session or some other
way to become an online millionaire.
They really give online money making a bad
name. But it is possible to make money online. I
mean, the people selling all of those millionaire
pitches are making money, right?
There are legitimate ways to make money online.
The problem is that the real ways to make money
aren’t “get rich quick” schemes.
Most of them require a lot of work and
sometimes a lot of dedication before seeing a
return on your time. But if you really want to
make money online, work from home or turn an
idea into a business, you can do it. You can even
earn money with apps if you don’t want to
venture all the way to the computer.
I’m going to tell you about all kinds of legitimate
ways to make money online. Since we are talking
about legitimate jobs, you’ve got to be…well,
legitimate. Many of these options are real jobs
that require you to put in hours if you want to get
paid. They also require real work. Here are some
tips for actually getting the job:
Take it seriously. Yes, you’re applying for an
online job. Yes, you can do the work in your
underwear, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a
“real job”. You must treat it as such or they
aren’t going to treat you as a serious
candidate. You aren’t the only one who wants
to work in their underwear. In fact, the
competition online is likely higher than it is in
your local area.

Be professional. When you submit a résumé,
don’t type it in ALL CAPS and please don’t
avoid the caps lock like the plague. Know how
to use it without looking incompetent. Write in
complete sentences with proper grammar. Of
course, there will be exceptions, but even with
the exceptions, you must keep it professional.
You’re building their view of you.
Give some, but not all. Whether you’re
providing writing samples, a photography
portfolio or links to your work, give them
enough examples to get the idea, but not so
many that they don’t even know where to
start. And while we’re on the topic, give them
some of your background information, but
don’t tell them your life story. Double check yourself, before you double wreck yourself. Make sure everything you send to a company, whether a résumé, an email or a portfolio, is good to go. Double check your grammar  and wording, and for God’s sake use spell check! This is especially important when it  comes to the company’s name. Don’t spell their name wrong and be sure to type it how they type it (e.g. Problogger, not Pro Blogger).

1. Websites That Pay
Let’s go ahead and get this out of the way. There
are all kinds of websites that will pay you for
various things, such as shopping, taking surveys
or testing products. No, I’m not getting paid to
promote any of these and no, these websites
won’t make you a millionaire, but they are great
for earning some extra cash. I’ll leave out the
scams.
Here are some legitimate websites that pay:

1. Swagbucks – Swagbucks is great for
earning some extra cash. You can do a
variety of things to make money, from
taking surveys to using their search engine.
You won’t get rich, but you will earn a few
bucks. If you have the time to kill, you can
spend it earning some extra cash, instead
of surfing the web.

2. InboxDollars – InboxDollars is similar to
Swagbucks, since you’re going to be taking
surveys, shopping, etc., so if you want to
maximize your return, sign up with both
websites. They also offer a search engine
that pays you (like Swagbucks) and you get
$5 just for signing up. I won’t continue to
list survey sites one after another down the
list, but if you want to get paid to take
surveys, also check out GlobalTestMarket ,
E-Poll Surveys and Survey Club.

3. Project Payday – Project Payday is one of
those sites that has testimonials of people
who have earned thousands of dollars by
getting paid to get trial offers. I’m not
saying you’ll earn thousands, but it is legit
and you can earn some extra cash. They
assume that by paying you to do a free
trial, you’ll either like the product and
purchase it, or forget to cancel the trial and
get charged for it. If you can keep track and
cancel before you get charged (if you don’t
want the product), then this is a great site
for making some money.

4. User Testing – User Testing pays $10 a
pop for testing websites. A test usually
takes about 15-20 minutes. The purpose is
for a website owner to watch someone, who
is new to their site, try to navigate it. The
value that the site owner gets by watching
an actual user experience is worth a ton,
but $10 isn’t a bad pay-out.

5. Fiverr – Fiverr is a great place to make a
few bucks or spend a few bucks if you need
some of the services people offer. Basically,
everything is $5. You either pay $5 or
charge $5. They call them “gigs.” You can
offer your services however you choose. If
you sell art and you’re fine selling pieces for
$5 each, that’s a gig. If you’re a graphic
designer and you want to offer your services
for $10/hour, simply offer a 30 minute gig.
If they need two hours of graphic design,
they pay you $20, or $10/hour by buying
four gigs.

6. IZEA – IZEA works in addition to a blog or
on its own. You get paid to blog, tweet,
take photos and take videos. The pay is
mostly based on your following, so if you
want to make money with your tweets,
you’ll need to grow you Twitter following.
Likewise, if you want to make money with
blogs, you’ll need substantial blog traffic
(more on blogging below).

2. Freelance Writing
Freelance writing is one of the most popular ways
to earn money online. Many successful
freelancers can earn an average of 50 cents to a
dollar per word. Some are earning twice that!
Of course, it doesn’t start out like that. You’ve
got to build your portfolio and your résumé, blah
blah blah. If you’re interested in writing, I’m sure
you know this. If you’re not interested in writing, I
wouldn’t recommend traveling down this road just
for the money.
It takes dedication and time, though it can be
highly profitable if it’s what you love. Assuming it
is what you love, let’s talk about making money
with it.
Before you decide to start reaching out to all of
these freelance writing companies, you need to
have a web presence. You need a blog (in my
humble blogger opinion, of course).
Or you could just have an online portfolio. Even a
LinkedIn profile works to get started. When you’re
ready to start, here are 150 resources to help you
write better, faster and more persuasively.
If that’s intimidating, just start with these 50
resources.
Now for what you’ve all been waiting for; once
you’re ready to actually start making money, here
are 10 websites you can start with:

1. Listverse – Listverse pays $100 for each
accepted post. The article must be a list, it
must be at least 1,500 words and you must
include at least 10 things. Other than that,
you can get pretty creative with it.

2. TopTenz – TopTenz pays $50 for each
accepted post. Again, the article has to be
in a list format and it must be at least
1,500 words, with few exceptions. They post
often so your chances of getting accepted
are fairly high.

3. A List Apart – A List Apart pays $200 for
each accepted post. They’re not first on the
list, because they tend to publish less
articles, which means you have a smaller
chance of getting accepted. Same guidelines
as above, 1,500 word minimum.

4. International Living – International Living
pays $75 for each accepted post. They are
mostly looking for travel experiences from
countries you have visited. For this site, it’s
more about your experience than your
writing ability.

5. FundsforWriters – FundsforWriters pays $
50 for each accepted post. They are looking
for articles about writing and making money
with it. They only accept articles between
500-600 words, but they want you to make
each word count.

6. Uxbooth – Uxbooth pays $100 for each
accepted post. They do tend to take four to
eight weeks to accept and post articles, so
don’t count on this being a quick money
maker. They take so long, because they pair
with editors to only publish amazing
content.

7. iWriter – iWriter pays up to $15 for each
accepted post. That may seem small, but
they aren’t as strict as many of the others
above and they also allow you to pick
exactly what you write. You can write as
many or as few articles as you want.

8. Textbroker – Textbroker pays up to five
cents per word, if you’re a 5-star writer.
You’ll start by submitting a short sample
article and you will most likely start as a 3-
star writer, but you can work your way up
by writing more and writing great content.

9. Matador Network – Matador Network pays
up to $60 for each accepted post, but
standard pay is around $20-$25. They
don’t really focus on a minimum word
count, but they have a maximum count of
1,500 words.

10. The Penny Hoarder – The Penny Hoarder
pays up to $800 (rarely), depending upon
the number of page views you receive. The
pay starts at $100 for 50,000 page views,
so this isn’t a guaranteed paid article, but it
can potentially be highly rewarding.
There’s no doubt that you can make money with
freelance writing, but it’s a process. Once you
start building your portfolio and your writing
skills, you can start making some serious money.
If you’re not an experienced writer, expect to put
some time in before you really start to see some
dough.