by Mark Majors

Created on: February 03, 2009

As someone who has made money online without spending a single penny out of my own pocket, I welcome the chance to write an article on such an exciting topic. It is entirely possible for an average internet user to make money online and even greater earnings can come to those who have a knack for marketing and the time to put that knowledge to use. Will you get rich and become a millionaire overnight as some may claim, no, but if you are looking for ways to make money online without spending any of your own it is entirely possible. In fact, much of the information derived from this article comes from a website that is devoted to this exact topic: Free Money At Home (http://www.FreeMoneyAtHome.com). So where have I made this money you ask? Below I will provide a few of the many opportunities available and used by millions of people every day.

There are many sites today that are called Paid To Click (PTC) sites which pay users a small amount for simply clicking on ads and watching these ads for usually around 30 seconds. Sound familiar, it should? Though it may be
online, it is the exact same business model used by television stations since the advent of television programming.
You, the end user, are subjected to commercials from advertisers who want to influence your opinion and sway you to buy their product, vote for their candidate, or simply listen to what they have to say. In exchange, you are given entertainment in the form of television programming that you can watch and enjoy. PTC sites work in a very similar fashion, except instead of entertainment, you are receiving cash for watching these "commercials". I personally have received over a thousand dollars and counting from these types of sites alone. There are variations of this method as well, known as Paid To Read (PTR) or Cash For Emails.
In these models, you are given cash to receive advertising emails into your inbox. Once you have read the email and/or clicked the link embedded within, you are given a small bounty for your time.

If you want to be more aggressive and push a product, then there are Affiliate Programs that will allow you to put on your "sales hat" and get paid for selling the products of others. These products can be either digital or hard goods and can be provided by individuals or large companies. If you have a sales mentality and enjoy promoting a product online, there are thousands of goods and services that you can sell while never having to create a product of your own.

Let's not forget a site like Helium, where many of you are reading this article for the first time, which allows you to sign up for free and make money by rating and writing articles. Making money with freelance writing has only been enhanced with the exponential rise of the internet. Whether in the form of blogging or creating content for others, writing is a money making product that is always in demand.

As you can see from above, it is very possible to make money online and this article is only the tip of the iceberg. I would recommend to everyone to explore what is out there by searching on reputable websites like "Free Money At Home", mentioned above, and other sites that talk about online money making. You will be able to pick up rather quickly which programs seem to be mentioned on multiple sites and can demonstrate a proof of earnings from the ones that seem like "fly by night" opportunities. I wish you all good luck and much success in your online ventures!

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