Introduction
Making money on the Internet is nothing new. It is a very much talk about in forums, blogs and even online articles. Due to this exposure, many people are already embarking on a quest to make this very much needed passive income from the Internet. I would say online earning had been getting really popular since sometime back in year 2007. At that time, 'Paid to click' or commonly known as 'PTC' were exrtemely popular and many Internet users have been earning substantial amount of money. With so many people talking about it, many rushed to catch the PTC then. Currently, most of these people are left with either closed sites or really ridiculously delayed payments which were requested long time ago.
Best money-making oppotunities
In the introduction, the mentioned PTC is actually a program that pay members to click on advertisement on a stipulated amount about 1 cent. But since the business model seems to be very much flawed as the payment promised to users are more than what they can earned from the very onset.
Besides PTC, there are actually many other money-making websites that allow users to make stable income without exposing themselves to scams and schemes. The following are the types of money-making opportunities available currently.
1. Get paid to write.
This is by far the most stable income ever coming to existance on the Internet. The business model of get paid to write websites are basically sound and stable as the revenues were generated by page views on advertisements that are mainly from Google Adsense. The following are genuine get paid to write websites:
a) http://www.helium.com - This is one of the best get paid to write website which is very well managed. Payments are systematic and never late and the website is very well organized. There are always new initiative coming up for this site. All you have to do is write articles for this website to start earning. The earnings are based on page views and advertisement revenue sharing system. You can also choose to write to associated companies of Helium and you will get paid the stipulated amount if your article are bought by the associated companies. Minimum payout to be requested is $25 and the mode of payment is via PayPal.
b) http://www.shvoong.com - Essentially, it is quite slow to earn from this website as it takes many page views to earn the same amount as compared to other get paid to write website. The reason why I am highlighting this website is because there is number of words minimum requirement for content submissions. So in this site, it is more about quantity. It essentially advocate the publishing of abstracts, reviews and translation. Have some old assignments which you had done in your school days. Convert them into abstracts and start earning in Shvoong. In my person opinion, more page views can be generated with popular website reviews. Minimum payout to be requested is 10 and the mode of payment is via PayPal.
c) http://www.groundreport.com - Community journalism has been very popular recently as it liberates journalism and bring it to a very efficient and effective level. GroundReport essentially allows users from all over the world to cover groundbreaking news to share it on the Internet. There is no minimum payout amount and users will be paid the end of the following month no matter how small the amount may be.
d) http://www.bukisa.com - Another get paid to write articles website. But it is very difficult to get page view from this website which is largely due to the age of this website. Bukisa is fairly new to me and it was upon recommendation by other users on forum that I found this website. But as time goes along, Bukisa will enjoy higher traffic and it will indirectly benefit the users in terms of page views. The minimum payment is $50 which is considerably high but take it as a form of saving and also motivation for you to write more articles to earn more. The mode of payment is via PayPal.
e) https://www.triond.com - This is a get paid to write articles website that is rather strict in the content that you submitted. But the good thing about Triond is that there is no minimum payout request set but it must be at least 50 cents. The mode of payment is via PayPal.
f) http://www.newsvine.com - This is a get paid to write news articles website similar to GroundReport.
g) http://www.associatedcontent.com - This is another get paid to write articles website which is more similar to Helium. The only difference is that this website accepts contents like videos and even audios for users to earn. Users' revenue are based on advertisement revenue sharing system. If you like to write about life, travel and fun stuffs in your demographic position, this is certainly the website for you to start earning big money.
2. Get paid to discuss
h) http://www.mylot.com - MyLot has been around for a few years already. Earning on this website is essentially by starting a topic for the other users to discuss or respond to other user's topic. Payment are made once for your topic and respond. This is a good opportunity because it is also a social networking website that you can find more friends. Discuss and do what you usally do on forums and get paid with MyLot. The minimum payment is $10 and the mode of payment is via PayPal.
3. Get paid to search
i) http://www.myhpf.co.uk - Many people may not aware that this website used to be known as 'MySearchFunds' and it had changed its name sometime last year. Basically, you are required to search and earned from your search. Everyone search on search engines like Google and Yahoo, but we are not getting a single cent for our searches. With this website, searching is now a commodity that will reward you for your effort. The platform for the search on myhpf is Google, so there is no difference whether you are searching through myhpf or directly from search engines. The currency earned is in GBP or Pound.
4. Get paid to link
j) http://linkbee.com - This is a website which I have only discovered just few months ago. I think that this is a very neat website because it basically masked your URLs and when people clicked on the link which you had placed on forums, blogs or websites, you will get paid for it. So imagine that you can post links that people cannot tell whether they are referral links at all. It is appealing to me. Many people including myself are earning substantial income from this earning online opportunity.
5. Get paid to blog
k) http://www.blogsvertise.com - Get paid to blog essentially means the user are given with task to blog about the specific advertiser. However, currently tasks are getting lesser and based on my experience, Blogvertise is the only website that I have been receiving task and assignments. Payment is made on per post basis which ranges from $2 to as much as $12.The mode of payment is made via PayPal.
i) Adsense - All you need is a blog and join Google Adsense which is PPM which means Pay Per 1000 impressions. It essentially pays you a stipulated amount based on the popularity of your blog. CPM determines how much you will be paid per 1000 impressions. All you need to do is copy the codes from Adsense website and paste it into your blog for the banners in order to start earning. Believe this is an extremely difficult way to earn online, you need to blog something unique.
Conclusion
After going through this article, reader should have a better grasp of what are the various types of online earning websites and opportunities available. However, it is up to the users to determine which are the best sites for making money on the Internet because each and every individuals have their strength and preference.