40 ways to make money

2007/06/21 |


I did a little bookmark scrub this morning andthought I would share the remaining content of my "Online Money"folder. While some people are going to view this simply as a big listof ways to make money online, that's good - because it is. However,there are certain things that I don't like and never bookmark so:

What's NOT included: TakingSurveys, Get Paid to Surf the Internet, MLM, Programs with a ton ofnegative user experiences (based on researching forums, googling them,etc.), Contest Sites, "Buy my DVD, CD, Audiobook", etc.

What IS included: Things you can use to legitimately make money online - Everything from Getting Paid to review software to good ole' Adsense.

So, here you go and no, I am not being compentsated by anyone for posting their company.

  • Adbrite - Sell space on your site for text ads
  • Amazon aStore- Easily create a store or shopping section on your site instead ofsending your visitors to Amazon. Amazon handles the shopping cart andfulfillment.
  • Amazon Seller - Sell your stuff on Amazon
  • Amazon Affiliate Program - Using your existing site, sell anything you can find on Amazon
  • Associated Content - If you write a story, how-to, rant, etc. you can submit it to them and they will pay you $3-$20 per article if they like it
  • Azoogleads - Another ad program. They do have some decent companies lined up as advertisers. You provide space, they'll provide an ad.
  • BidVertiser - PPC (pay per click) program with a low $10 payout amount.
  • Bravenet- These guys offer a ton of services for webmasters and blog owners.Although I feel like I was spammed for a while, it has ceased andthey'll pay you $1 for each person you send over
  • Blish- Whether you're a company with thousands of digital (downloadable)products, or you've written an ebook or some code, Blish offers you aplace to sell that content.
  • Blog - Start a blog and consistently write excellent content. With good ad placement, you may make some money.
  • Business Opportunities Blog- I am adding this because I am a subscriber to their site and I seeideas everyday that could result in making money. A lot of the ideaspertain to online businesses. If you are an aspiring entrepreneur, it'sa good reference.
  • CafePress- You provide a design, they'll toss it on a T-Shirt, Hat, etc. Noupfront costs. Get a free online shop and promote your products on yourwebsite.
  • Chitika - TheireMiniMalls service has shown great results for many Bloggers and siteowners. You choose a keyword and they show relevant products on yoursite using a pretty unique interface.
  • Clickbank - Another Affiliate Program site with 10,000+ products to advertise
  • ClicknWork- Get paid $5-$150 per hour for basically doing freelance work on aper-assignment basis. You have to pass a pretty tough test to get in.
  • Clicksor - These are the guys that generate contextual ads on sites that show up when you hover over a double-underlined word.
  • Commission Junction- If you have a site, you can join Commission Junction. Once enrolledfor free, you can choose companies whose ads are pertinent to yoursite. Companies have the ultimate say on working with you. Their areeasily over 1,000 companies to choose from here.
  • CreamAid- For blogs only, advertisers provide you with a topic and you writeabout it on your site. To do this, you have to install a flash widgetinto your blog post. The more people you bring into the conversationthrough the widget, the more you get paid. It's difficult to explain.
  • eefoof - Think of it as YouTube + Flickr + Music. You add original content and they pay you based on the visitors you attract.
  • Ether- If you are an expert on something, Ether provides a way for people topay you to talk about it in a one-on-one setting. If you want to charge$250/hr, that's fine. You have to do all the advertising so you shouldhave a blog or site already established.
  • eBay - Come on, you know what this is.
  • eBay Stores - If you have a real store and want to sell your stuff online, this is a decent option to get you started.
  • ELance - Name gives it away. Programmers, Codes, Web Designers, Writers, Editors, can look for freelance opportunities.
  • Feedvertising- This is an arm of Text Link Ads and is currently only good forWordpress 2.0 Users. This does me no good currently, but as you canguess, they place ads in your feed(s).
  • Feedburner- Not only are they the best place to house your feeds, they will alsoadd ads to your feed. You get paid per impression and click.
  • Google Adsense- Come on, you don't need an explanation. These ads are all over theplace. Google displays relevant ads based on your site's content
  • Google Adwords- Create simple text ads and choose keywords that determine when theyare displayed. This is where the Adsense Content comes from. You do notneed a site for this.
  • Google Answers- If you are good, Google will pay you to answer questions in yourspecialty. Questions all come from normal people like you and me. Youcan get paid $2.50+ per answer you provide.
  • H3.com- Get paid to fill jobs. Commissions range from $50-$5,000. It alldepends on how tough the job is to fill and how desperate the hiringcompany is. This is another one that's tough to explain.
  • Indeed.com- Add their job board to your site. They then post jobs based on thegeographic location of visitors and the position types you pre-select.I tried it and I they continually report that I sent 0 visitors and Iknow that's not right. Nevertheless, I may have an isolated problem sothey make the list.
  • InnerSell - If you have a customer that wants to buy something you cannot sell, you can sell the lead here.
  • Jellyfish- This is a shopping site that pays you a percentage of the purchasesmade by people you refer. They are not part of a wider affiliateprogram so you do it direct.
  • Jigsaw- It's a pretty flaky model but if you have a Rolodex full of goodcontacts, you can sell them here. I can't make sense of it but it lookslike you get $0.10 per profile.
  • KarmaOne- They are basically a recruiting website. If you fill one of theirjobs by finding a good candidate, you'll get paid anywhere from$50-$12,000. It all depends on how desperate the hiring company is.
  • Linkshare- If you have a site, you can join Linkshare. Once enrolled for free,you can choose companies whose ads are pertinent to your site.Companies have the ultimate say on working with you. Like CommissionJunction, there are a ton of companies waiting to evaluate your site.
  • Microsoft Adcenter- Bid on keywords and Microsoft places your created ads then they aresearched for. This is similar to Google Adwords. You do not need a sitefor this.
  • Overstock.com - Sell your stuff on Overstock.com
  • Pageflakes- This is a company that developed a user-defined Ajax homepage to showfeeds, flickr photos, and a ton of other things. Think of it as areplacement for your Google Homepage. Anyway - they'll pay you $1 perreferral that you send over. They are not part of a wider affiliateprogram so you do it direct. This one is pretty simple.
  • Pay Per Post- I don't agree with this model entirely but they have advertisers thatwill pay you to write about their products on your blog.
  • Pheedo- If you have an RSS feed, run it through Pheedo. Like Feedburner, theycan include ads into your feed and if you really become large,advertisers will pay a premium for you to show their ads.
  • Shareasale- I've never really worked with them but I do have an account. They aresimilar to Commission Junction and Linkshare however they seem to havelower tiered companies with advertising offers.
  • Shoemoney - This is a blog that can teach you a ton on making money online. I've spent hours reading his old stuff.
  • Software Judge - They will pay you up to $50 to review software.
  • Text Link Ads- I have never made a dime here but I know people that have. You canearn by sending advertisers to them or by selling spots on your site.You must have a real site or blog to do this - nothing on a shareddomain (i.e. /blogspot).
  • Vibrant Media- Don't bother unless your site has 500,000 page views of text basedcontent a month. If you have that readership, these are the guys thatdisplay bubble box ads to underlined words on your site.
  • West Work At Home Agent - Not entirelyonline but this is worth a mention because it's won awards and is verylegitimate. If you are an at-home Mom or free-lancer without work, youshould check this out.
  • Yahoo Publisher Network- This is the Yahoo version of Google Adsense.

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