Start your own blog. You don't have to have your
own Web site, or install
blogging software, or even
figure out how to set up the
advertising. At Blogger you can set up a blog for free in
less than five minutes
without knowing a thing
about web design, and
Blogger even automates
setting up Google AdSense so you can make money off
your blog by displaying ads
and getting paid when people
click on the ads. To make even
more money from it, set up
an affiliate program (see below) for books, music, etc.,
and insert your affiliate links
whenever you refer to those
items. You'll have to get a lot
of traffic to become a six- figure blogger , but pick an interesting topic, write well,
tell all your friends, and
you're off to a good start. Related: Monetizing Your Blog Create topical resource
hubs. Are you an expert on a
particular niche topic? Can you
put together an overview of
the topic and assemble some
of the best resources on the
topic from around the web? Then you can create topical
hubs and get paid through
sites like Squidoo.com, HugPages.com and Google Knol.com . Payments are based on a combination of
ad revenue and affiliate fees.
You'll get higher rates doing it
on your own, but these sites
have a built-in supply of
traffic and tools to make content creation easier. Advertise other people's
products. If you already have a Web
site or a blog, look for
vendors that offer related but
non-competing products and
see if they have an affiliate
program. Stick to familiar products and brands - they're
easier to sell. To promote
those products: They all work - it just depends
on how much time you have
to spend on it and your level
of expertise with Web design
and marketing. Related: How to Really Make Money on the Internet With
an Amazon.com Affiliate Site Microstock photography. You don't have to be a
professional photographer to
sell your photos for money.
People are constantly in need
of stock photography for
websites, presentations, brochures and so on, and are
willing to pay for the right
image. People generally search
for images on stock
photography sites by
keywords, not by photographer, so you have
the same chance as anyone
else of having your image
picked. Just be careful that
you don't have images of
trademarked brands, copyrighted art or people's
faces that are readily
identifiable (unless you have a
model release), but just about
anything else is fair game, and
I promise - you'd be amazed what people need pictures of,
so don't make any
assumptions. If it's a decent
photo, upload it. Some sites to
get you started include Fotolia , ShutterStock , Dreamstime and iStockphoto . The great thing about this is
that it's truly "set it and
forget it". The above list is by no means
comprehensive, but it
highlights some of the new
and interesting ways to make
money online without
investing any money, without having a product of
your own, and without
having expert sales and
marketing skills. Most of all,
unlike taking surveys or
getting paid to read e-mail, the potential return on your
time investment is substantial. Pay cash, not just points
towards rewards or a chance
to win money Don't require you to have
your own Web domain or
your own products Don't involve any hard-selling Aren't just promoting more
Internet marketing Give a good return on your
time investment Place simple text or graphical
ads in appropriate places on
your site Include links to purchase
products you review or
recommend in a blog,
discussion forum or mailing
list you control Create a dedicated sales page
or Web site to promote a
particular product
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