Simple Ways to Make Money Online

Blog

One of the best ways to make money online is to start a blog. You need to make sure that your blog appeals to a wide range of people so that it can get many visitors. Once you have your blog set up, you will need display ads from a service such as AdSense. If you cannot use AdSense, there are other programs available such as AdBrite and AdEngage. You can display banner ads as well as text-link ads on your blog pages.

Surveys

You may have heard of online survey taking as a way to make money. There are many services available online such as Valued Opinions and Global Test Market. You can sign up on these sites and they will send you an e-mail whenever they have a survey that you may qualify to take. When you receive such an e-mail, there will be a link to use to go to a page that is used to pre-screen users to see wheher they qualify for the survey. Do not be surprised if you do not qualify for many available surveys.

eBay

Using eBay is a surefire way to make money online buy selling goods. If you have items and collectibles that you want to try and sell you can use eBay to offer them to the highest bidder. You can also use their 'Buy it Now' feature to sell an item for a fixed price. You can find items to sell on eBay at local garage sales and other online sites such as Craigslist.

Affiliate Programs

If you have a blog or website setup already you can take advantage of affiliate programs that are available from sites such as Amazon.com and AffiliateBot. You can earn a percentage of sales that are made when a purchase is made using a link from your website or blog. You will need to place affiliate links on pages that are heavily trafficked to make use of the links.