142+ Ways to Make Money Online
February 26, 2011 
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I love list posts, especially ones that can be bookmarked and revisited as a resource. I’ve always wanted to create something like that, which is what led me to this article. I’ve been working on this article for a couple months now, adding to it little by little. I’m proud to be able to finally share it with you today.
The contents of this article are not in any way revolutionary. Given enough time (this actually took much longer than I expected), you could easily compile a similar list. The concept of making money online is so broad, however, that I wanted a resource that captures most aspects of it. Take from it whatever you’d like, or simply bookmark it for future reference.
Here’s some food for thought: If you could find a way to make just $1 per day utilizing each of the following sources, you would earn over $52,000 per year!
Side note: I could have easily used affiliate links for the majority of the items listed below, however I have decided to only use affiliate links for services that I actually use, or ones that I’ve seen highly recommended. The vast majority of these links are not affiliate links. I want this article to be a valuable resource, not a source of income for me.
[UPDATE: To read about how I'm currently making money online, check out my public AdSense niche site case study.]
Revenue Sharing Article/Bookmarking Websites
I’m leading with this category because I believe article writing is one of the best ways to get started making money online if you’re new to the game. It costs nothing, and you can be up and running within a matter of minutes. There is a learning curve (especially with respect to SEO and researching keywords) and you’ll need to be patient, but in time, this can be a significant source of passive income. Not sure of what to write about? I’ve discussed that before. Note: These are not listed in any particular order.
- InfoBarrel - This has been a continually increasing source of online passive income for me (ever since my original “challenge”). Last month, I earned $96 with InfoBarrel. If you want to see what others are earning, check out Mike Moyer’s January InfoBarrel earnings rankings. The top person on there earned $1,586 from InfoBarrel last month. InfoBarrel’s AdSense revenue share ranges from 75% to 90%, and also includes Chitika and Amazon ads.
- HubPages - One of the more popular revenue-sharing article websites. I still prefer InfoBarrel to HubPages due to its relative youth and growth potential, but HubPages is also a great option, even just for backlinking. The AdSense share here is 60%, and you can also monetize with Kontera, eBay and Amazon.
- Squidoo - Another revenue-sharing article site (great for building backlinks to your niche sites). They share revenue, but the way they do it is a bit complicated.
- Bukisa - Article site with 60% revenue share (Adsense or Chitika).
- Xomba - High-ranking bookmarking site with 50% AdSense revenue share (links are no-follow). They recently changed their rules to disallow links to your own content (to improve the quality of the site), so use this at your own risk.
- Snipsly - Social bookmarking site with 80% revenue share (AdSense).
- Seekyt - Article site with 70% revenue share (AdSense and Amazon).
- InfoPirate - Social bookmarking site with 80% revenue share (AdSense).
- SquidStop - Social bookmarking site with 100% revenue share (AdSense).
- Jevitt - Social bookmarking site with 80% revenue share (AdSense).
- SheToldMe - Social bookmarking site with 100% revenue share (AdSense).
- TipDrop - Social bookmarking site with 75% revenue share (AdSense).
- Best Reviewer – Get paid to write top lists (e.g. “Top 10 Ways to…”) – 100% AdSense revenue share.
- Flixya – Share video, photos, and blogs – 100% AdSense revenue share.
- OnGoBee – Social bookmarking site with 60% revenue share (AdSense).
- Tagfoot – Social bookmarking site (along with others types of content you can share) with 50% revenue share (AdSense).
- Mixx – Share a variety of content (articles, photos, videos) for 50% AdSense revenue share.
- Rate It All – Write reviews or rate products, and get 50% AdSense revenue share on your content there.
Social Media (Specifically, Twitter)
Social networking and social media is a great way to share your content, gain followers, and in general, increase your presence online. There are, however, ways to make money by sharing someone else’s content with your followers via Twitter. I generally don’t consider this to be a great way to make money online, but it can be lucrative for those who have a big following. (Side note: I tried to see if there was a way to sell Facebook “likes” or get paid to share content on Facebook, and couldn’t find anything.)
- Sponsored Tweets - Just like it sounds, this site allows you to make money by tweeting for someone else. I wrote about it here.
- MyLikes - Very similar to SponsoredTweets, however I like Sponsored Tweets a bit more.
- Magpie - Another Twitter advertising platform.
Freelancing / Pay-Per-Project
You’ll recognize many of the sites below. However, when I usually write about them, I’m referring to them as means of outsourcing. In this case, I’m listing them as ways to make money online by being a provider of services.
- Elance - I love Elance for outsourcing, and on the flip side, it could be a great way to make money online as a freelancer.
- oDesk – Same as Elance.
- Microworkers – Make money by performing mini-tasks. I wrote a review on Microworkers early last year.
- Mechanical Turk - Owned by Amazon, this site is similar to Microworkers, but maybe a bit more sophisticated.
- Fiverr – Make money online by offering virtually any service or mini-task…the catch is, you have to charge $5!
- Just a Five – Very similar to Fiverr.
- TenBux – Make money with gigs that cost either $5 or $10.
- GigMe5 – I think you get the idea…
- UpHype – Another gig site, with odd price points: $8, $16, or $24.
- Dollar3 – A gig site with price point in multiples of $3, starting at $3.
- Jobs for 10 – Take a guess at what this one’s about.
- Fittytown – A little bit more upscale – all gigs are $50 each.
- Demand Media – A great site for freelance writers, however you must be approved first (and I’ve heard they’re somewhat selective). Once you’re accepted, however, you can earn up to $15+ per article, which can be quite lucrative if you’re a fast writer.
- Constant Content – Another freelance writing site.
- Associated Content – Earn up-front payments for articles and also get paid based on views (I’m told it’s a very small amount).
- Break Studios – Freelance writing site similar to Demand Studios, though they pay less (up to $8/article), however the article length requirements can be shorter.
E-Mail Marketing
E-mail marketing is one of the oldest forms of making money online. As the old cliche goes, “the money is in the list.” Within the MMO niche, e-mail marketing has become somewhat annoying, but there are some people who still do it well. I like to think my newsletter subscribers get value out of my e-mail, as I very rarely promote anything. I think e-mail marketing is critical, not just because it’s a way to drive traffic to things that make you money, but because it’s another way to stay in touch with people who follow your website, blog, or brand. I only use Aweber, but I thought it would be helpful to include a list of alternatives. I’ve noted the ones that are free.
- Aweber – This is what I use for my newsletter, and it works really well.
- Getresponse
- Stream Send
- iContact
- 1AutomationWiz
- Send Free – Has a free ad-supported option.
- Free Follow Up – One time fee of $4.99, and then free lifetime usage (I can’t attest to the quality of the service though.)
- Supersponders
- Topica
- MailChimp – Send up to 12,000 e-mails per month to a list of up to 2,000 subscribers for free.
Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Advertising
There are some people who make a living with PPC ad campaigns, so it’s definitely a viable way to make money online, either as a publisher or advertiser. Be careful though – you can easily lose a lot of money if you aren’t continually testing and optimizing ads.
- Google AdSense – Probably the most common way to monetize a website or blog. You can easily add AdSense ads to your site and earn money for each click. Click value depends on your niche and targeted keywords.
- Google AdWords – This is the flip side to AdSense. You can use Google AdWords to drive traffic (which costs money of course) to a landing page or website where you will ideally make more money off that traffic than what it costs you per click.
- Chitika – Another way to monetize your website with ads, similar to AdSense. Usually, Chitika ads don’t pay as well, but can still be effective.
- Facebook Ads – Similar concept to AdWords. Create ads that drive traffic to a landing page, blog, or an affiliate offer (I’m not sure if you can still use affiliate links with Facebook ads). Facebook ads are nice because you can target very specific demographics and funnel that targeted traffic to a product or service you’re selling.
- MySpace Ads – Similar concept to Facebook Ads.
- LinkedIn Ads
- 7Search – An inexpensive alternative to AdWords. There’s obviously less traffic, but it’s a fraction of what it costs you on AdWords.
- Speedy Ads – Another PPC alternative. Looks like a pretty cool site, though I’ve never used them.
Pay-Per-View (PPV) Advertising
Another way to drive traffic to your affiliate promotions and landing pages. The benefit here is that they are usually less strict than PPC sites (i.e. you can usually directly link to an affiliate offer). It’s a different beast though, from what I’ve been told, so it’s best to do a little bit of research before you spend money on PPV traffic.
Cost-Per-Action (CPA) Offer Sites
These are great for monetizing your blog/website, or using in conjunction with PPC/PPV ads. In general, CPA offers allow you to be paid for someone completing an action. For example, there may be an offer that requires someone to input their e-mail address or zip code. Upon that submission, you’re paid an amount, usually ranging between $1-10. There are more lucrative offers that pay $20+, like filling out a short form for a free credit report. It may require some creativity to use CPA offers to monetize your website or PPC ad campaign, but there are people who make a living doing this online.
Note: Many of these sites are selective about who they accept. They want to make sure you’re going to send legitimate traffic to offers, and will often want to talk to you on the phone before they allow you to begin making money with them. There’s a thread on Warrior Forum that gives you some good tips.
- CX Digital
- Neverblue
- Affiliate.com
- GetAds
- MaxBounty
- Epic Direct/Azoogle
- Clickbooth
- Offerweb
- DirectLeads
- CPA Lead
- Web Jam Ads
- Market Leverage
- Inuvo
- Flux Ads
- Adfish
- Offer Vault - Compare offers from many CPA networks (free sign up, but beware, they like to send e-mail frequently).
Answering Questions / Giving Advice
I don’t see this talked about too much within the MMO niche, but there are several sites that allow you to make money by answering people’s questions online (usually related to very specific topics). For some of these sites, you need to sign up and be approved before you can begin answering questions for money.
- Just Answer - Great if you are an expert in a particular field.
- kgb – Get paid for answering questions that people send via mobile text message.
- Fun Advice - Earn points for answering questions, which get converted to dollars.
- Ether – This is actually a pretty cool concept. Essentially, you’re selling your advice via telephone (almost like a phone version of Just Answer). They give you a free Ether phone number (which forwards to an actual phone), you set your hourly (or by-the-minute) rate, and you can schedule times that you’re available for calls. You can also sell digital content via Ether.
- ChaCha – Very similar to kgb.
- Web Answers – Answer questions and earn a share of AdSense revenue, which is based on the quality of your answer and other factors.
Selling Products You Own
When we think of “making money online,” we often immediately think about affiliate marketing or selling digital products. Sometimes, it’s easy to forget one of the oldest forms of making money online…selling products you own! Clear out your house, apartment, or bedroom. Instead of throwing things away or letting them pile up and make a mess, get some money for them.
Selling Products You Don’t Own
…Also known as affiliate marketing. This is perhaps the most common or hottest way to make money online at the moment. You recommend a product, using an affiliate link. Someone clicks through that link , purchases the product, and you get a commission. It’s a simple concept, but sometimes difficult to execute.
One common way to do it is to create a niche site – a site generally focused on one type of product or sub-market – and populate the site with relevant articles, with affiliate links embedded. One of my current challenges is to add $20,000 per year to my passive income portfolio by creating niche sites that focus on Amazon products. Here are some good sources for products to sell as an affiliate:
- Amazon Associates – When someone clicks on your Amazon affiliate link, you’ll receive a commission from anything they purchase within 24 hours.
- eBay Partner Network – Earn a commission on eBay auctions that people find via your affiliate links.
- Commission Junction – Huge marketplace of affiliate offers.
- Clickbank – One of the largest marketplaces for eBooks and other digital products.
- E-Junkie – Similar to Clickbank, but I find it a bit more difficult to navigate and find certain digital products to sell as an affiliate.
- Google Affiliate Network - I view this as pretty similar to Commission Junction.
Selling Products You Designed, But Don’t Own!
In some cases, you may want to design your own products (we’re talking simple things, like t-shirts, magnets, mugs, etc.), but you don’t want to take on the cost of having inventory that you can’t sell. The below options are great for this situation – for the most part, it’s free to set up a virtual storefront, and you earn money when your products sell (and if nothing sells, it costs you nothing). These are generally great if you already have an established brand and want to sell your branded gear.
- Cafe Press – Easily design products like t-shirts, mugs, etc. and sell them from a virtual storefront through Cafe Press.
- E-Shirt – Cheaper alternative to Cafe Press that focuses primarily on t-shirts.
- Spreadshirt – Similar to E-Shirt.
- Zazzle – Very similar to Cafe Press.
- Shirt City – Another shirt design site/store.
Taking Surveys
This isn’t really my cup of tea, but there are several sites that will pay you to take surveys or give your opinions. Important note: Don’t ever pay to sign up to a site that offers to pay you for surveys. Here are ones that, based on my limited research, are legitimate.
- Dollar Surveys
- Opinion Outpost
- Toluna
- Global Test Market
- MySurvey
- Pinecone Research
- ZoomPanel
- Permission Research
- Synovate
- MyView
- Test Spin
- Clear Voice Surveys
- Hot Spex
- Survey Spot
Writing Reviews
There are some good sites out there that will pay you to write reviews on your blog for various products and services. I haven’t done much of this, but I’m hoping to eventually incorporate it into my niche sites. Some of them are picky about what blogs they accept/approve, so you may have to wait until your blog is older and more established.
- Social Spark
- Pay Per Post
- Blog To Profit
- Bloggerwave
- Blogging Ads
- Blogitive
- Linkworth
- PayU2Blog
- Sponsored Reviews
Peer-to-Peer Lending
Peer-to-peer lending is an interesting concept, because it allows individuals to secure relatively large loans without getting a bank involved. On its face, it sounds like a risky proposition, but these P2P lending sites generally have good measures in place to mitigate your risk (not to mention, you’re compensated for this risk by earning very high interest rates). In addition, you can usually invest in someone else’s loan for a small amount (e.g. $25), which reduces the risk you take for any given loan.
- Lending Club (U.S. Residents Only) – I’ve been talking about this site ever since I started this blog, so there’s no reason to stop now. Lending Club is an important part of my passive income strategy. I discuss it in all of my income reports, so you can read those for more detail.
- Community Lend - Like Lending Club, for Canada residents. I have not done business with them, so do a bit of research first if you plan to invest here.
- Zopa – Like Lending Club, for UK residents. I have not done business with them, so do a bit of research first if you plan to invest here.
Stock Trading / Investing Online
If you’re willing to do a bit of research and take on the risk, you can buy and sell stocks online. Some people make a good living trading stocks on a daily basis, while others have lost significant amounts of money doing it.
Other Stuff
There were some things I couldn’t fit in any particular MMO category, so here they are:
- SurfBounty – I’m generally not a big fan of this, but others have had success with it. This site allows you to get paid for reading e-mail, surfing the internet, and participating in surveys. Some of these types of sites are scammy, but I don’t believe this one is.
- Flippa – Make money by reselling your websites and domains.
- Cash Crate – Get paid for doing a variety of things online.
- Quick Rewards – Similar to Cash Crate.
- Career in online marketing – This one comes per the suggestion of Ian in the comments, and rather than rewrite what he said, I’ll simply quote him: “There are two types of careers. The first one, where you have to work out of an office, is not really making money purely online because it’s a job that requires an office presence (although an absolutely amazing one and one that may still make your list). However, another route is starting your own SEM agency. If you start your own agency, you can make a tremendous amount of money from the comfort of your own home if you work hard and are really good.”
My Favorite “Make Money Online” Blogs
These are some of the blogs that I subscribe to in my RSS reader. Not all of these blogs will consider themselves “make money online” blogs, which I completely understand and appreciate. What I’m saying, by listing them here, is that they’re great resources that will no doubt help you make money online in one way or another.
- Smart Passive Income
- Viper Chill
- Escaping the 9 to 5
- Virtual Business Lifestyle
- Shoemoney
- Jonathon Volk
- Make Money on the Internet
- PPC Ian
- Jason Clegg
- Murlu
- The Life Design Project
- Income Diary
- Quick Sprout
- Cash Campfire
- Experiments in Passive Income
- ProBlogger
- Profit Addiction
My Favorite “Make Money Online” Forums
I don’t frequent these forums too often (and there’s often a lot of garbage to sift through), but there are some gems of information here. It’s usually a good place to check on reviews of various SEO software, see what people think about different changes in the MMO world (like when Google changes their ranking algorithm), and other miscellaneous MMO/affiliate marketing topics.
- Warrior Forum – My favorite. Be careful, you can get sucked into some of the threads here, and before you know it, you’ll find that you’ve just “wasted” 2 hours.
- Digital Point – Not as good as Warrior Forum (in my opinion), but still worth visiting.
- Black Hat World – I certainly don’t recommend or practice black hat SEO tactics, but occasionally there is some interesting information and discussion within this forum.
What Am I Missing?
Hopefully something in this article will help you earn more online. With that said, I’m sure there’s still a LOT out there that I’m missing. Share it in the comments! If I hear some interesting ones that I completely missed, I will probably come back and edit this article to include them.
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Wow, Eric. Great list! I genuinely had no idea that there were so many revenue-sharing sites, especially ones that offer do-follow links. I am going to have to seriously revamp my manual backlinking strategy to take more of them into account.
The revenue sharing aspect of do-follow sites like InfoBarrel really is awesome when you think about it. When I find a long-tail keyword that I like, but that I don’t think has quite enough traffic or high enough CPC to make it worth doing a whole niche website, I can still utilize it by writing up a quick 500-word article, and I can add a simple signature pointing toward my main blog.
When I have a keyword that I can develop into a niche site, though, I can do an article that points users through to the site. I’m getting great, targeted backlinks with strong anchor text and contextual meaning, and I’m even grabbing some revenue from the backlink site itself. It’s win-win. I can even create a ton of backlinks to the revenue-sharing site, which benefits me twice as much as backlinking directly to my niche site.
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Eric G. Reply:
February 27th, 2011 at 7:38 am
Thanks Cory! That’s a great point, about writing an article instead of doing a whole niche site when you find a long-tail keyword that doesn’t have enough traffic to sustain an entire website. When done correctly, these types of articles will complement your niche site earnings very nicely.
And yes, my favorite part about revenue-sharing sites is that my primary objective is building backlinks, so the extra AdSense revenue is icing on the cake.
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Dude, Eric, to be called one of your favourite blogs, especially with so many other blogs I consider my own favourites, is ridiculously awesome for me.
Thanks for including me and what a massive list… I can see why it took you so long to post this baby!
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Eric G. Reply:
February 27th, 2011 at 7:38 am
No problem Moon, you deserve it!
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Eric, thanks for this epic, epic list. I’ve been reading your posts on Infobarrel and have been thinking of giving it a shot. Do you know if the recent google algorithm change has had an effect on the site?
Also, why no mention of a site like Demand Media? My wife writes for them and most of the articles pay $15 a pop. Once you get used to writing for them, an article shouldn’t take more than 40 minutes to research and write. And if you possess some knowledge in really specific, technical areas the payout is larger. Again, with the google algo change, not sure what is in store for the site, but supposedly eHow has benefited and Demand owns eHow.
With your list there is no more excuses, now to go out there and make some money!
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Eric G. Reply:
February 27th, 2011 at 7:43 am
Hey Lonnie – I do think the recent algorithm change has had an impact on the site. Some people have noticed articles that were once top-ranking articles have moved to the 2nd or 3rd page on Google. Other articles were untouched. I know Google is specifically targeting “content farms,” so it’s now going to become extremely important to write high quality, unique content more than it ever was before.
Thanks for the Demand Media tip – I’ve updated the article to include it (it’s in the freelancer/pay-per-project section)!
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Fantastic list Eric. You might want to add Speedy Ads from entireweb.com under the PPC section. I’m testing these on my blog now. Not ready to endorse them yet, but they are an Adsense type alternative.
Also, Constant Content is a great site for freelancing.
Also, maybe my MMO blog will get on your favorite blog list after you check it out.
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Eric G. Reply:
February 27th, 2011 at 7:47 am
Thanks for the suggestions, Jade! I’ve updated the article to include them. I’ve visited your blog before, but it’s been awhile since I was last there – I’ll check it out.
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Epic is right. It’s the useful content like this that keeps me coming to this website. I don’t even know where to start, but I do know this is getting bookmarked and returned back to for reference often.
You absolutely rock, Eric!!
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Eric G. Reply:
February 27th, 2011 at 7:47 am
Thanks Eric, I appreciate it.
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Thank Eric!
This is realy a great post. Beginner could easily get overwhelmed about making money online.Eerybody need some guidance. Just select one method and work until you see some results with it.
Thanks again!
Roman
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Eric G. Reply:
February 27th, 2011 at 7:48 am
Absolutely, Roman! At the end of the day, it’s all about taking action, and working hard at it. Thanks for the comment!
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Great list. Regarding autoresponders there is also mailchimp.com. They give you up to 2000 recipients for free. I’m currently in the process if migrating from aweber
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Eric G. Reply:
February 27th, 2011 at 7:49 am
Thanks Rasmus, I’ve added it to the list.
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Wow, Eric! What a list! This is definitely something I’ll be bookmarking for later. A list like this everyone can benefit from.
Can’t wait to try some of this stuff out!
Christina
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Eric G. Reply:
February 27th, 2011 at 10:27 am
I hope it helps – thanks for the comment, Christina!
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This has to be one of the best lists I recently saw. I have a bi-weekly round-up on my blog and wish I seen this post yesterday. But next time isn’t too late either, as long as I can forward this to my readers.
What I like about it is that you don’t actually have to have a blog or a website to make money with some of these options and I think many (especially newbies scared of building a blog) will like it.
Thanks, Eric, and I am happy to find out about this blog
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This is an excellent list and one I will definitely have to bookmark. Great job man.
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Eric G. Reply:
February 27th, 2011 at 10:27 am
Thanks.
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There are a couple of article sites you missed – Associated Content (now belongs to Yahoo) allows you to write on any subject you like. You can make upfront payments plus receive performance payments depending on your traffic.
Another site is Break Studios – very similar to Demand Studios, but with “friendlier” topics. They pay less, $8 per article, but accept shorter articles (min. 250 words) and are much easier to write for. They also have an application process.
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JadeDragon@innovativepassiveincome Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 12:45 am
Yes Associated Content pays for views, but very little. They also cut off all the non-US writers and left them unable to collect their pennies.
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Eric G. Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 9:21 pm
Thanks for the tips, Kelly, I’ll add these!
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Thanks for this list! Awesome material!
You did leave off ChaCha.com from the Answer Questions section; it is similar to KGB. It doesn’t pay much, but it can be a fun way to earn a little extra!
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Eric G. Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 9:27 pm
Thanks Krista, I knew there was another site like KGB that I was missing! Just added it.
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Eric, thank you for the list. I have a few you missed at http://www.squidoo.com/fifty-ways-to-make-a-dollar-a-day, including online stores and other things you overlooked. Some of yours are definitely going on my next list!
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Hi Eric,
I’m the owner of Seekyt.com. Thanks for including our website on the list. I just wanted to point out that we are not a Social Bookmarking website – we are an article writing website like some of the others on your list.
Thanks again for the mention!
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Eric G. Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
Thanks for stopping by Tyler and thanks for the clarification. I’ve gone ahead and updated the article to reflect that Seekyt is actually an article website.
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Tyler Reply:
March 2nd, 2011 at 1:31 pm
Thanks Eric!
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Eric,
Moreover, thank you so much for featuring my blog in your top “make money online” blogs. It’s a true honor and I’m humbled to be listed with so many other great blogs within what I consider one of the best posts of 2011. I’ll be featuring your post and linking back on my blog tonight…
What an epic blog post! This is going to end up as one of the best of 2011, in my opinion.
I really like your list because it shows that there’s no one single way to make money online, but rather there exists a multitude of opportunities. In fact, if you’re smart about it, it makes sense to attack multiple opportunities because diversification drives financial stability. This is one of the things I’ve really enjoyed about your blog all along – you personally go after multiple online income streams such as niche sites, blogging, affiliate marketing, article marketing, and peer to peer lending. I am ALL about that same strategy both online and offline because stuff happens and diversification is the key to protecting and building wealth.
In terms of adding to your list, I also recommend careers in online marketing. Now, there are two types of careers. The first one, where you have to work out of an office, is not really making money purely online because it’s a job that requires an office presence (although an absolutely amazing one and one that may still make your list). However, another route is starting your own SEM agency. If you start your own agency, you can make a tremendous amount of money from the comfort of your own home if you work hard and are really good.
Another way to make money online, that’s closely related to PPC, is display advertising. You can buy display ads on many different networks in many different ways. You may have seen those display ads on high profile sites that show how an average mom found an easy way to whiten your teeth.
Last, while I’m not personally doing this because I’m a long term buy and hold investor, there’s also the day trading opportunity. Many folks out there make money day trading online.
Eric, once again, great post and I’m honored!
Thank you! I’m officially glued to your blog!
All the best,
Ian
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Eric G. Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 9:39 pm
Thanks so much for comment, Ian. Your blog definitely deserves to not only be on my RSS reader, but many others’, so I’m happy to have the opportunity to share it with everyone who reads this article.
Also, thanks for the suggestions. I’ve updated the article to include much of what you suggested.
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Hey Eric,
New to your list… I’ve followed the gurus for years and you blow them out of the water with your content! Of course you want to sell your (you know what), but you’ve taken a non-nonsense approach to telling it how it is, very well received on my end man!
Look forward to connecting personally — and sooner than later. Thanks again!
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Eric G. Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 9:41 pm
John, I appreciate the kind words. I’d definitely like to connect sometime, feel free to get in touch with me via e-mail anytime.
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Holy crap that was a big list!
I’ve just started with the internet marketing thing so this definitely gives me a lot of ideas and options to choose from!
Thanks Eric!
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Eric G. Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 9:41 pm
No problem Tim, hopefully this list helps!
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Webanswers is an adsense sharing op as well. Ask and answer questions just like on Yahoo Answers and similar sites – but make money doing it. They just started a referral program too that shares adsense impressions for driving traffic to the site. Minimal effort for the Adsense I’ve earned off Webanswers.
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Eric G. Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 9:43 pm
Thanks for the tip, Jade. I’ll go ahead and add it!
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Ah wow, what a list! Thanks for taking the time to compile this beauty Eric, I’m sure everyone appreciates it as highly as I do.
Love the fact that it shows that there’s no ‘right’ way to make money. There’s many ways that you can reach the level of your dreams, whether it be by article writing, or freelance clienting, or any other way. Pick a way that suits you, and run with it to the hills
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Eric G. Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 9:45 pm
Exactly, Stuart – there are literally hundreds of ways to make money online. You never know which sources are going to dry up, so diversification is really important. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to diversify.
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Insanely good list, Eric! Could tell alot of work went into it…
I had posted this to your InfoBarrel thread, but I’m not sure if you’ll see it.
InfoBarrel Success is actually available for sale now. It is coming up on the tail end of the auction.
https://flippa.com/auctions/124872/Sales-Page-AND-6-Book-Course-Product-Aligned-with-Exponential-Growth-Website
Jason and I don’t have nearly the time, resources, or marketing leverage to take this product to the levels that we believe it belongs, unfortunately.
In the hands of someone like you, or Pat, this course would be insanely valuable.
Check it out sometime man! I have detailed financials included.
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Eric G. Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Thanks Howie. Also, I can’t believe you’re selling the rights to that course! It’s definitely a valuable product, although I don’t think I have the time to add it to one of my projects. Someone else would be much better equipped to take it to that next level (like Pat, as you mentioned – although I’m assuming he has too many projects on his plate at the moment).
Hopefully you do find someone that can take care of it properly and really get the full value out of it. I’d hate to see a good product like that go to waste, even though I’m sure it’s already helped a lot of people.
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Howie Reply:
March 1st, 2011 at 5:41 am
Pat and I had a long talk yesterday, Eric. He doesn’t want it, but definitely not because of anything associated with value…like you said, he has too many products on the go.
The current bid is $150, with a day left.
Might not be a bad product to keep in your arsenal. Now, onto when it’s a Top 100 Alexa site, it might be very lucrative to have this. I’m sure you can see the possibility.
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Howie Reply:
March 2nd, 2011 at 7:05 am
Eric,
Even if you don’t bid, you may still want to pull up a seat and grab some popcorn and watch it in it’s final hours (3 hours left)
11 bids placed…30+ people watching! (that’s very rare to see THAT many people waiting on the sidelines until the end…)
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Amazing.
I’m setting a goal to try every way on this list that I’m not already trying.
Thanks!
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Eric G. Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Awesome goal – let me know how it goes!
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I’ve already bookmarked this. Thanks for sharing!
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Eric G. Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Thanks for the comment!
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Wonderful list! There is one that you might want to add. You can earn cash from answering questions through a service called ChaCha. They pay you per question answered!
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Eric G. Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 9:49 pm
Just added it – thanks for the comment, Craig.
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Neah, anyone can come up with 142 methods to make money online. Just kidding, i actually got stuck a minute on the title before clicking the link. I kept thinking of how many methods i know, but i don’t think i can get past 20.
Now all i need to do is try each one and hope i live long enough to finish all of them.
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Eric G. Reply:
March 3rd, 2011 at 7:12 am
Exactly – best of luck, Maria!
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All I have to say is WOW! This is a very impressive post! Just the title alone made me want to read it. Great job! I was going to say with the readers suggestions you added, you have more than 142 ways but I see that you covered youself by titling it “142+ ways” and leaving yourself open to updating and adding more. Smart!
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Eric G. Reply:
March 3rd, 2011 at 7:13 am
Yup, I figured I would be adding to it. I’m hoping this will be a good resource (continually updated) going forward.
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WoW!! Eric this is one hell of an epic list.
There was alot of stuff on there that I’ve never even heard of before. This will help me out a ton.
Bookmarked, and keep up the great work!
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Eric G. Reply:
March 3rd, 2011 at 7:13 am
Thanks Carmine!
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Hi Eric this is huge!! thank you very much for your lists!! Nice post!!
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Eric G. Reply:
March 3rd, 2011 at 7:13 am
Thanks Semmy! Glad to see you enjoyed it!
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Hey Eric,
Thanks for the mention. I just got back from a 10 day work trip and saw the link.
I’m about to send out the earnings requests for February. With the launch of Infobarrel’s new website, and the G algorithm change, it should be an interesting thing to see.
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Eric G. Reply:
March 3rd, 2011 at 7:15 am
No problem, Mike. I’m a big fan of the InfoBarrel rankings that you compile. You’re definitely right about February being an interesting month. There are three factors that I’m sure will cause lower earnings overall:
1) Google’s algorithm change
2) The launch of IB 2.0 hurt the rankings of most articles for a few days in the beginning of the month (but they all had made it back to where they once were)
3) February only had 28 days…
Looking forward to seeing it! Thanks Mike.
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Good friend list .. I think they did a good job here =)!
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Eric G. Reply:
March 4th, 2011 at 7:08 am
Thanks .
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Thank you for this. I am looking at creating a passive income by posting articles to revenue-sharing sites, you have listed a very nice list of oens I can be getting on with.
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Eric G. Reply:
March 4th, 2011 at 7:09 am
No problem Dean – best of luck!
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Hey, wait a minute, I only counted 141 ways! Just kidding, Eric.
I will be looking into Odesk this week.
Great resource, thanks.
Live it LOUD!
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Eric G. Reply:
March 7th, 2011 at 7:02 am
Glad you enjoyed it – thanks for the comment, Rob!
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I just wanted to say thanks! I have been reading your blog for a while now and I have never posted a comment. Once again you have helped this newbie out with wonderful information about making money online. I should have really commented on your original post about “Hostgator” but I just wanted to let you know that when I signed up for my domain I made sure to use your affiliate link as a way to pay you back. Once again thanks and make sure you get your commission from my purchase.
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Eric G. Reply:
March 13th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Thanks Tai, I truly appreciate that.
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This is one of those posts you just have to bookmark and actually come back to use it as a superb resource guide!
Thanks for sharing this, will share it everywhere I can
~Sergio
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Eric G. Reply:
March 13th, 2011 at 3:22 pm
Thanks Sergio! I appreciate it.
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Great links!
I am new in this blogging thing, and I am especially interested in elance.com and odesk.com
We’ll see how it goes!
Thanks anyway for the good tips
Gianma
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What a list! thanks for the share Eric!
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I’ve been lurking in your blog for 3 hours now instead of working — though I still consider this productive. ha! Thank you for these ideas. I’ve read a lot of “how-to-earn-from-your-blog” blogs and this one is definitely up there. I wanted to try the amazon niche sites challenge — would definitely give it a thought and will use your link when I decide to actually do it. I’ll visit some of the links from this post now. ;p
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Eric G. Reply:
April 10th, 2011 at 10:08 am
Thanks for stopping by and commenting! And sorry my blog has been a distraction to your work…
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Wow!
Eric that’s an awesome list.
I thought I had my finger on the pulse until I read that.
Thank you, Adam.
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Eric G. Reply:
April 11th, 2011 at 8:38 pm
Thanks Adam!
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great list. i’ve already found a few things on here that i’d never heard of.
i also like your bloggers list. many of those blogs have been great inspiration to me, and i’ve found a few new ones as well.
mike
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Eric G. Reply:
May 2nd, 2011 at 9:15 pm
Thanks for the comment Mike, I’m glad you found some new things here!
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I can’t tell you how helpful this was! I mean really fantastic list! You go dude!
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I find Adsense to be the “easiest” one simply because there’s a lot of info on it around the net and you actually see it in action on 9 out of 10 websites you visit. However, the fastest method is doing some freelancing work.
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Eric G. Reply:
June 18th, 2011 at 10:07 am
I agree, Antonia. AdSense is extremely easy to implement, although you need a decent amount of traffic before you’ll see respectable earnings. As for freelancing, that’s probably the best way to see your work pay off almost immediately.
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wow, it’s gonna take a lifetime to try all of those. You’ve got everything for everyone in there.
Huge list, congrats on putting it together!
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Thanks for the list Eric. Many of these I have tested out and a few I still work on with regularity. There are many more places to join and get paid to write if one wants to become a full time freelance writer. A few places are Bright Hub($15 for an article), Textbroker(varies from .01 a word to .04), and The Content Authority(roughly same as textbroker). These are probably the easiest to get started with.
Also I would like to add a new one for your paid to post blogging section. Blogvertise has been my favorite place to get offers. If someone wants one done for $5 and you would like $10, you can request that and in most cases, they will accept the offer providing you include 2 links in your post back to them and write at least 300 words. Some require PR1 and higher blogs but to join you don’t have to have any(I have one blog with a PR1 and one with a 0 listed and both get work every month)
Hope these can help others get making more money online!
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Huge list! We need to make the day longer to be able to test all these methods.
Should help some newbies, but it’ll make most of them confused.
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Hi Eric! Thanks for the info
Anyway, are those site is also available for asian?
Thanks!
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I’ve got one more way to make money online.
It’s a little different in the fact that you’re making money to fund the creation of a specific project.
But the money can be very significant.
The term is “crowdfunding”…and you can see it in action on kickstarter.com
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Veri good very interesting and very true all of the allegations i love that thanks keep up Eric
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What can i say, i love these lists.
There’s always something new to try when i get some free time and need something to keep me busy.
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AWESOMEEE!! This is the greatest article i have read in a long time, thanks!
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Very comprehensive list! There are certainly many ways to make money online, but it takes time and hard work before things start running smoother and you start earning. Remember, successful people are almost always optimistic, positive and they never give up.
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