If you're looking for extra income, welcome to the club. In today's economy, tens of millions of people are frantic to find ways to pay for not only the nicer things in life, but also the bare essentials that keep going up in price, such as gas, heating oil, food, clothing, and housing.
Fortunately, your trusty computer can help save the day, making it unnecessary for many to find a second job. Here are some of the best ways to make money from your computer.
Blogging
When someone tells me that they'd like to make some extra income online, but don't have the technical skills to set up their own web site, I usually advise them to set up a blog. Blogging is one of the best ways to get started. There are sites such as blogger.com and wordpress.com that require absolutely no investment, and can get you published on the Internet today!
All you need to start blogging is a favorite subject and the willingness to post your thoughts on a regular basis, I recommend at least once every day for the first couple weeks, and 3 to 5 times a week after that, as a bare minimum, if you're serious about earning income.
There are many bloggers that earn full time incomes. Even if you're new to the Internet, you've probably heard of super bloggers that talk about any subject under the sun, from celebrity gossip, to politics, to electronic gadgets, to shoes. Your blog topic can be whatever you're already knowledgeable about, or are willing to spend the time to research. Actually the narrower the topic the better, as you can become the go-to expert in your field.
There's also nothing to stop you from having multiple blogs going at once. Just make sure you can keep up the pace with each one, as there's nothing sadder than finding an interesting blog that hasn't been updated in weeks. Your loyal readers will often reward your interesting thoughts by making purchasing decisions based on your recommendations, and you can earn affiliate commissions by linking them to your favorite products or merchants.
Article Marketing
Many online marketers find that writing informative articles is not only fun but profitable. Posting brief posts on your blog may convince you that you want to have a bigger impact. By writing informative articles anywhere from 300 to 800 words on average, and submitting these articles to some of the many top article directories on the Internet (like this one), your writing will reach a much larger audience. In your article, you can link back to your own blog or web site so that interested readers can read more if they like your style.
Writing For Dollars
OK, so let's say you like writing, but don't want to bother with what little effort it takes to post it online at all, what to do then? Well, many thousands of people write for others. There is a huge demand for "ghost writers", those that sell their writing ability in exchange for immediate income. If you have a talent for researching topics (simply using the available search engines in many cases), you can keep busy writing for others that either don't have the time to do so, or are challenged in the English language.
Or take the opposite view. Suppose you want to make money, but don't have the best writing skills. You can still succeed by hooking up with a writer that's willing to follow your instructions to write your blog posts or articles. All you need is a topic, and for often just a few dollars, you can find an excellent writer to do that job for you. Much like changing the oil in your car, if you don't have the ability or equipment to do t he job yourself, it's easy to find someone who does at a very affordable price.
The above methods are some of the very best ways to make money online from your computer. Of course there are many more methods available to those with the time, energy, and desire to succeed online. I share more of the best ways to make money online at http://www.earn1kaday.com where many of my students are reaching incomes in excess of $1000 per day using nothing but their abilities and their computer.
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