If you type Online Business, Make Money Online, or Work from Home in Google you will find all sorts of results. With all the crooks out there trying to take your money how do you find the legitimate opportunities? It isn't easy. I would say about 99% of them are scams. I am still old fashion and think that it takes hard work to make money online.
Just like in the brick and mortar world you either have to sell a product, service or advertise. When you are checking out a potential online business your first questions should be am I selling a product, a service or am I advertising?
You need to think about your competition as well. How many other people are selling the same product or service? If you sign up with one of these drop shippers to sell products on eBay, you may find that there are hundreds of other people selling the same items.
Next you need to think about your profit margins. How much can I sell the item for and how much does it cost you to buy or produce. Most places online will offer to sell you items at retail prices. Then in order for you to turn a profit you have to sell them above retail. That just isn't going to work with the competition you will have online.
So what can I do to make money online?
Here are a few legitimate online opportunities for you to make money online. Believe it or not most of them are free to get started. That is the first sign that it is a legitimate offer, it doesn't cost anything to start and it involves work. That means the company actually needs your help and not your money.
Google Adsense
People with products and services online pay Google to advertise their products. Google in turn pays webmasters put advertisements on their website. Every time someone clicks on one of the ads from your page you they get paid. So all you need to do is build a high traffic website and put the ads on your page. The secret is building a high traffic website with millions of visitors. Which really isn’t a secret?
Amazon Associates
This is one of the only associate programs I would ever join. Amazon pays webmasters to advertise their products on their website. So say you have a niche website about cooking and you really like a book from your favorite chef. You put a link to the book on your website and if someone from your site buys the book you make a commission.
Associated Content
This site will pay you to write. It’s free to join. Once your signed up you get paid for each article you write and get a performance payment for every so many times your article is read. Again you actually have to work to get paid just like the real world.
