Using Referrals

Using referrals and referral links is basically a form of advertising, however unlike using adverts on your website where your not allowed to ask people to click on the adverts as this give the advertiser a click-through rate but no interest in their actual product. However referrals your allowed to encourage your visitors to click on the link and buy the product.

Referrals work best when you write a short section about the product which in turn create interest from your readers. Some websites use methods to get people to click the referral link that makes the user feel deceived as you will be making money from them buying the product and which makes some people feel like they lost out seen as you made money from them.

Using referrals in the right way however is a great way of earning money as long as you give a good enough review about the product, and by review i mean listing its good and bad points about the product as that will show the user that your an honest reviewer which could lead to more custom in the future. This type of advertisign works great with the likes of google adsense.

The best advice I can give you for earning money from using referral links is

1. Review the product your trying to refer.
   
2. Try not to hassle prospective buyers.
   
3. Use referral links with other advertisment programmes.
   
4. Find a way of advertsing your site to get people to click your referral links.
   
5. Remember that it may take many clicks to make 1 sale so be patient.
   

Gambling

If you find yourself addicted to gambling website please visit this website for a Compulsive Gamblers Self-Assessment, If you find yourself saying yes to any of the questions its best to seek hep immediately.

Gambling can be a way of earning money on the internet albeit very rarely working. Everybody has heard the phrase "the house always wins." Its no different on the internet. Games like poker are very popular on-line however make sure your playing with a reputable site as some could be not properly run and you could find yourself out of pocket without even placing a chip on the table.

Gambling should be treated as a hobby and not something that your going to be placing money you can't afford on the table. if you do wish to play poker there are many sites out there that offer "fun games" where you don't lose any money just the sites own little currency. If you do want to make some money on-line with poker and other such casino games then its best to practice on these "free tables" as you may think you know how to play poker but internet poker is different as there is a sense of anonymity about it. People can lose thousands on an on-line poker game to someone they don't even know what they look like.

The best advice I can give you for earning money from Gambling on-line is

1. Practice with free tables a lot.
   
2. Don't bet money you can't afford to lose.
   
3. Use well known sites so you know you won't lose your money any other way than gambling it.
4. Don't be fooled by websites selling you cheat software, if the website your using is good enough then no cheat software would work and if it does then you could face your account being banned and you losing all the money you won.
   
5. if you become addicted then seen help immediately
   

Gaining Donations

Gaining donations may seem like an easy way for a website/ blog to make money however I believe its one of the hardest. Obviously the best sites using the donation feature are sites that invoke feelings like website supporting charity. However it has been known for some websites to be able to cover their server costs by adding a donation feature to their site.

Having a large audience is probably the best way to earn money from donations from a website/blog. Using forums and other social networking features and giving users small rewards for donation gives members more a pride factor after donating. A situation starts to occur that members donate to show their loyalty and status to your website which can be good for your wallet however the community rarely gains from it.

On smaller sites its not really worth adding a donation button to your website as adverts could probably do the job. However mixing the two options may sound like a good idea but having adverts on your site could deter donations and having a donation button on your site could deter the interest of clicking an advert. Its best to stick with just the one revenue stream until the website gains views.

Another bad thing about adding a donation feature is that its unlikley that you'll become rich from it, like I said earlier you will probably only cover the cost of the hosting of your site. Excessive use of the donation button will lose your visitors and member to your site and there is a careful balance that your not pushing your members to donate to much or to little.

The best advice I can give you for earning money from donations to your site is

1. Think that if you came across your site would you donate to it?
   
2. Don't try and push members to donate as you will lose visitors.
   
3. Give a little reward or thank you to your donators to make them feel special.
   
4. To remeber that you won't become rich from donations.
5. The larger your internet community the more donators you will have.
   

Creating Games

Creating games doesn't mean making a giant game of tag across the internet. Its using software (most popular being flash) to make small browser based games for people the world over to enjoy.

There really is a huge market for original game series, sites are willing to pay hefty prices for "the next best game." Its all well and good however the time it takes to learn the action script to allow the game to become interactive is significant.

The best way to make money off selling games is by getting into contact with a gaming site and offer an exclusive contract. However its not the most popular, most game creators opt for the option to add in game ads into their games which they earn on a cost per click basis. The second option pays a lot less and the game needs to achieve a certain amount of success for it to become a high earner.

If this is the route you want to take for making money on the internet, be prepared to learn a lot, and make sure you have all your software up to date as the next big break in the software could mean an incredible game could come out of it. You will have to adapt to the improvements in technology and also to the demands to your clients if you decide to sell the game out-right. The rewards are high but as I say it does take time to get to the high rewards.

The best advice I can give you if you want to make money by creating gives is to

1. Create a unique original game.
   
2. Get quotes from sites that are willing to sponsor you.
   
3. Be able to adapt in improvements in technology.
   
4. If you start a successful series, keep going with it.
   
5. Don't underestimate your game.
   

Auction Unused Items

A fairly easy way to earn money on the internet is selling your old items to people across the globe. The best place to do this is probably ebay, however if you have any specialist items its probably best to research on-line auction sites with this specialist item in mind.

Internet auctions have been happening for a while now. There is no "best" way of selling items on auction sites, it all about trying to attract attention to what your selling, whether that is putting free delivery on the item or adding a photo to the listing page. Like with most things you've got to get your item to stick out in front of maybe a thousand or so items that are similar.

A good feedback rating is also very useful as it means your a trustworthy seller. This gives the buyer confidence to use you and maybe to consider using you in the future. Making money selling your old stuff is all when and good until you have nothing else to sell then you can think about investing your newly made money into buying more products you could sell (see the investments guide.)

The best advice i can give you if you want to make money by auctioning your old items is to

1. Make the item seem attractive to possible buyers.
   
2. Make the listing stand out.
   
3. Keep auctioning to raise your feedback score.
   
4. The photo of the item does matter.
   
5. Never sell anything you may need in the future.
   

Publish Your Photos

It seems a silly question like who would want your photos? Well actually there are a fair few sites out there who either sell on your photos to companies/ blogs/ papers that are looking for images to fill cooperate with content. It can also work that you gain a small amount of money every time somebody views your photo on the site (revenue sharing.) Both these methods provide small amounts of pay for what is a relatively easy thing to do, take a picture and upload it.

You can take it a bit more seriously and take photos of things you can see that could sell (celebs, nature, towns) However this means more extensive work and a seasoned photographer probably already has this covered. You probably at this moment have hundreds of photos in the digital format which could potentially be earning you money.

Like with most things on the internet you will be earning very little money per picture, if any at all. I believe you do need an eye for this kind of thing. However it doesn't stop anybody trying. It is essentially a nice little way of making money, although very small amounts.

To continue what i said earlier on, the fact that it takes so little effort and time to upload your backlog of photos onto a website. Its probably worth doing as long as you remember that you have done it so you can see how much money you have made but don't be to disheartened if you haven't made a penny. For something like this its the potential to make money over the long term that's attractive about it.

However remember the image has to be yours as if you post just one image that isn't your original content then the site can delete your account and you won't be earning anything.

The best advice I can give you if you want to make money by publishing your photos is to

1. Create an image you could sell.
   
2. Upload old photos.
   
3. Make sure you remain the owner of the image.
   
4. Upload to as many sites as possible (read the terms and conditions on the website to make sure your allowed to upload to more than one site)
   
5. The views start slowly so just be patient.

Making Videos

A now very popular way of earning money is making videos/ capturing events. Its very simple to do and as long as its your own content your likely to make money from it. The reason you can make money on videos is because the site that you uploaded the video from can put adverts in or around your video which gives them revenue. Due to the huge market for video upload sites, more sites are paying their users money to upload original content. Its done mainly on a pay per view basis.

It isn't an instant earner however on some sites you will need to get noticed and maybe upload 50+ original videos before the administrators give you the chance to earn money, on other sites you need to hit a minimum views with a good enough rating.

In all these cases to truly make the most out of this opportunity, the video you upload must be of interest to people. Nobody wants to watch a boring video. There are several types of videos you can make and each type is more suited to different websites. Like for instance "How Too" videos a more popular on Metacafe, Shock videos are more popular on Break and Vlogs (video logs) are more popular on Youtube. Each site has a different market, different viewers and also different ways of letting you earn money.

Don't waste time making pointless videos, make sure you plan your videos carefully so you odn't waste time and so that you know what will happen or what your going to talk about. Also if you upload it and you don't like it, its actually best if you keep it up. Your techniques will get better and you can call it an experience, what's more it could even make you money in the future.

The best advice i can give you if you want to make money by creating videos is to

1. Create unique "fun" content.
   
2. Plan a video before producing it.
   
3. Never remove a bad video.
   
4. Upload to as many sites as possible (read the terms and conditions on the website to make sure your allowed to upload to more than one site)
   
5. The views start slowly so just be patient.

A review list of paid video upload sites will be available here soon.

Creating Websites/ Blogs

One of the best ways to make money on the internet is with creating your own content. With making a website/ blog you are easily able to write content that people could potentially be interested in reading. You will make money by selling advertising space on your website/blog.

There are several ways of going about making your own website. Choosing a topic is probably the first thing you should do before signing up to start anything. I also find that its best that you write down a few articles as well, so you know that you have got something to write about. Its best to go for a topic you enjoy, however the best paying adverts are ones that are involved with money (claims lawyers, car insurance, banks.) However these topics are incredibly dull and I doubt you would have many people flocking to your website on one of these topics. Using a topic you enjoy means your writing will be enthusiastic and will encourage users to come back.

So how are you going to go about making your own website?Well there are many websites out there that off free hosting and even a free website designer. Its best to start off using this route until you know its worth investing in your own hosting ect.

Once you've got your site set up and your content written down you will be able to think about the crucial task of getting an advertiser involved. There are many sites like Google adsense that offer to sell your advert space. Its easy to set-up and won't cost you a penny, you will just need your site to be running initially.

Placing your adverts is another massive decision, you want to catch the eye so people see them and click them so you get the money for sending to their new destination. The best way I've found to place my adverts is to mainly keep them in the sidebars and allow very few to enter the content of your site. To many is an advert overload and nobody will be enticed to click, they will probably just try and exit your website as soon as possible. So just keep in mind, your trying to get people to click the adverts to get paid, your not getting paid per view per advert.

Another piece of advice is to keep it simple, don't make a million websites at once, as one useful complete website is more likely to earn you more money than 100 half finished websites. However you've got to keep getting people to visit your site so keeping your website updated is great as well.

The best advice i can give you if you want to make money by creating Websites/ Blogs is to

1. Create useful unique content.
   
2. Plan a website thoroughly before creating.
   
3. Keep the website updated.
   
4. Don't cram the website with to many adverts.
   
5. The views start slowly so just be patient.

Creating Your Own Online Shop

The idea of creating your own online shop is incredibly enthralling, especially as it can be free! You can create your online shop selling goods (such as t-shirts) really easily. You just add your design to pre-existing products which means you don't need to worry about stock, sending the item, well pretty much anything really.

One of the main drawbacks with owning your own internet shop is that it seems everybody else has already got one. It depends what you want from your shop. Most shops that I've seen are the same boring shell with the same stock inside it. Which in the end isn't any good for anybody as nobody is making money from it. Be wise.

If you are going to build your own On-line Shop its probably best to know that there aren't many people wanting to trawl though the internet to find your design, you have to stick out. These on-line shops are best used for an add-on to existing websites for the owner to gain more money from an already successful brand.

Its things like this which you have to invest a lot of time into, to get a minimal return but it should be pretty much self-sustaining once you've got it running properly. To be totally honest i believe that its best to have a shop after you've created a website/blog/videos/games/forums ect. If you don't have any of these then its going to be a great deal harder to gain money from your on-line shop.

The best advice I can give you if you want to make money by creating your own shop is to

1. Look for people feedback on the site that your joining.
   
2. Make sure they allow you to cash out your earned money.
3. Have an existing website that get regular traffic.
   
4. Advertise your shop.
   
5. Keep it simple.

Paid to Read Emails

It may be obvious to you about what you think your doing with these types of internet money earners. However all your really doing is viewing adverts that end up in your inbox.

Its not very imaginative, on most Paid to Read Emails they have a phony inbox in your account on their website, This inbox allows you view your "emails" which are just adverts. It then prevents you from viewing another email until a proposed time (normally between 5- 30 seconds.)

Yes it is a way of making money, however once again the income is really insignificant, you do really have to invest a lot of time into these sort of websites. By the end of an hour I doubt you would have gained enough money to even compare it to the minimum wage.

It does however allow you do to something else in the intervals between waiting for the next advert to become available. Just by opening another window and continuing your web-surfing.

The best advice I can give you if you want to make money by Reading Emails is to

1. Look for people feedback on the site that your joining
   
2. Make sure they allow you to cash out your earned money.
3. Create a free email account so they don't fill up your real email address with the email.
   
4. Run it in the background and continue your normal surfing routine.
   
5. Find one good site and stick with it.

Paid for Activity

Paid for Activity or Paid to Surf as its sometimes known is where you earn money as you become more active with a site/program. There are few examples of how these work. The most common example is downloading a tool-bar that contains adverts that change as you visit different sites. The more websites you visit the more money you make. Other ways include posting on forums, creating a social profile and even playing a game.

As you can expect the pay per hour of surfing is fairly minimal and probably wouldn't even touch your monthly broadband bill. However it does mean your earning money for something your doing already however at the moment you are currently being paid to do it.

The best way to make money with these kind of programs is by their referral schemes which means you get paid for other people surfing the internet. However having the a social network that is willing to spend their time doing something like this is a rare thing.

You have to be careful when looking for a Pay to Surf program as with some of them you have to download a tool-bar, it is common for sites to also sneak in some ad-ware, mal-ware and generally bad programs that could corrupt your computer.


The best advice I can give you if you want to make money by Paid for Activity programs is to

1. Look for people feedback on the site that your joining.
   
2. Make sure they allow you to cash out your earned money.
3. Use anti-virus programs to make sure any download is safe.
   
4. Keep to your usual surfing routine.
   
5. Find one good site and stick with it.

Paid Surveys

Paid surveys are fast becoming popular around the internet. They are often simple to fill out and quick to complete. However the speed and simplicity that your able to fill them out means that you are being paid small amounts of money to do so.

There is really no way you can earn a lot of money with completing paid surveys. The best way to go about earning (small amounts of) money from them is to complete a couple every day. This will mean you will gain a gradual income over time and it won't take to much of your time either.

There are even some survey sites out there that limit you to doing so many a day, this gives the client (the company paying for the survey) the thought that the surveys will be completed honestly. You will find that its these sites that pay the highest.


The best advice I can give you if you want to make money by paid surveys is to

1. Look for people feedback on the site that your joining
   
2. Make sure they allow you to cash out your earned money.
3. Create a free email account so they don't fill up your real email address with the surveys.
4. Complete only a few a day, don't make it a chore.
5. Find one good site and stick with it.

Top Tip for Earning Money on the Internet

Throughout this site there will be many pages telling you in depth ways of making money / storing money/helping you avoid losing money and more importantly helping you avoid losing your time.

If however you don't wish to view the whole site, please just listen to this one bit of wisdom I've came to understand over the years of experience trawling the internet for ways for making money.

The single best way to earn is the creation of original content.

Any other ways its sure to be said that someone is making money off you from making money off someone else.

Just be smart your time is precious.