by Murray Lunn

Created on: August 10, 2010   Last Updated: August 11, 2010

There are many legitimate ways to make money online; some easy and others much more difficult than others. The point though is that with enough passion and drive, it's very possible to earn a secondary or even full income through utilizing your skills to make money online.

Now that the question of making money online is out of the way, one must figure out how exactly they plan to accomplish their goals in earning an online income. There are thousands of ways each person can earn both active and passive income but a few stand out. The following are some of the best ways to make money online.

Method 1: Freelance Writing

Chances are, if you're active online than you are well equipped to begin making money through freelance writing. With a computer and a few great ideas, you can begin pouring out your knowledge which in turn earns you an income.

From personal experience, the two best ways to begin generating income from freelancing writing are:

- Writing for paid article sites

- Finding freelance clients

Paid article sites, such as Helium, offer individuals a variety of ways to make money through their writing. Many paid article websites will share revenue, pay up-front or can be used as a marketplace to sell your own articles.

The second way is to find a client that is willing to buy your writing. Freelance job boards such as Freelancer.com has hundreds of listings for clients seeking freelance writing. A few jobs at a time and you'll soon be making a hefty amount of money online.

Method 2: Blogging

Blogging, from its humble beginnings, has evolved into a legitimate way to make money online. Besides the extremely low cost of starting a blog; the only real investment is time and knowledge.

Blogging offers you many different methods to make money while writing about what you love:

- Affiliate sales

- Advertising revenue

- Paid posting

- Direct sales

- Contextual Ads

Affiliate marketing is one method many bloggers use to make money with their blog. Placing an affiliate link to products and service they recommend, when others click and buy through the affiliate link the blogger will earn a commission.

Advertising can also be very lucrative. As traffic continues to build and authority is built within a niche, advertisers will seek out those that influence the community. Because it's your blog, you can command the price for each ad on your blog.

A more recent way for bloggers to make money is to write posts which are paid for by businesses. This method can

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