by Brian Cote

Created on: March 11, 2009

When I first read this question the first thing to pop into my head was "of course you can." Right now I am working online, and I guess I would be the proof that is needed to show that you can in fact earn a living online. Don't get me wrong I'm not making millions a year, but I am getting by.

Generally I do not spend a lot of time on PTC type sites because I would have to click for days and days just to earn a dollar, and that just seems crazy to me. I have never been the type to have legions of people from around the world clicking on sites all day for hopes that these fraction of a pennies add up. I do however know a few people who have been successful with this.

One of the first things that I did to earn extra money was get paid to surf sites. There are sites out there who will pay you to surf sites. These companies pay for this because the more people that access their site the higher they are on the list when someone uses a search engine such as Google. You wont make a lot with these types of sites but I average a good $25 a week or so.

Another great way to earn money is by writing. Writing with sites such as Helium, and Associated content. I write a few articles every day, and I average about $250 a week on various writing sites. The most important thing when it comes to writing sites is to make sure that you are proof reading what you are turning in. Correcting small mistakes can assist in bringing in more money for your articles. Also both Helium as well as Associated Content do have up front payments which helps a lot.

Finally there are search engine sites out there that you can sign up for that will pay you for helping people search. Sites such as ChaCha, and kgb will pay you for helping customers search. ChaCha pays .20 for every search you perform, and kgb will pay .10. I can usually get an extra $200 or so per week on these sites.

So I'm averaging about $575 per week working from home. These are things that I can do in my spare time, and it still allows me to go to school full time. If someone was able to commit full time to these earning avenues I'm sure that they could at least double what I am making.

There are legitimate sites out there that will allow you to earn money online. We all run into a few scams along the way, but don't give up ,keep searching, and you will find what your looking for. Do a little research, and ask people who are actually making a living online. Most of us would be happy to help.

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