Wednesday, February 28, 2007

5 Ways to Work at Home on the Internet

5 Ways to Work at Home on the Internet by Joshua Spaulding

We have all fantasized about working at home and enjoying all of the perks that a home business provides. But, to many it is just that, a fantasy. Well, I am here to tell you, it doesn't have to be a fantasy any longer.
There are many ways to work at home and one of the easiest is by running your own online home business. I have been making money from the comfort of my home for several years now and I would like to provide you with a list of just a few of the ways in which I do so.

1. One of the easiest ways to get paid at home is by selling articles. Articles are purchased everyday by webmasters looking to add fresh content to their sites. You can either sell your articles directly to Webmasters simply by contacting them, or you can write for companies such as AssociatedContent.com, which pays on a per article basis.

2. Just as easy, if not easier, is selling digital photos online. There are websites that will post your photos to their website and every time a Webmaster downloads your photos, you get paid. There are also services that will pay per photo. A few of the websites that will pay for your digital photos are ShutterStock.com and PhotoStockPlus.com.

3. Another technique that you can use in order to get paid from home is by creating a simple website and offering a service. If you do well with graphic design or something similar, you can make a lot of money at home just by creating graphics for Webmasters. This type of service is not limited to graphic design. You could offer any type of service you like. If you offer this service to a small geographical location, it would not take much work or time to get your site ranked well for those search terms.

4. One of the most well known techniques to make money with your computer is to promote free affiliate programs. The way these work is, a company has a product or service to sell so instead of just them advertising, they offer you a percentage of each sale that you send their way. The great thing about promoting free affiliate programs is that you do not have to have a website in order to do it. You can put affiliate links on your blog, myspace profile or anywhere else. Most major companies have an affiliate link on their homepage that you can click and sign up with. It is very easy to get started and can be easy to earn with affiliates if you stay focused.

5. Selling other peoples stuff on eBay is one proven method that can really pay off. Most people know of the earning potential that eBay provides. But, many people do not put it into action. It is very easy to make loads of money just by letting your friends and family know that you will sell their stuff on eBay. Once you make a few sells, they will tell their friends and their friends will tell their friends and so on. When you start dealing with high priced items, such as vehicles and boats, you will see the big money.

As I stated above, these are only a few of the many opportunities that are available to anyone that is willing to take action in order to work at home and quit their day job. Take some ideas and try one or two of them out. I think you will happily surprise that these ideas actually do work.

Joshua Spaulding has been Making Money Online for over 2 years and provides free online training through his website at EZ-OnlineMoney.com. Joshua also provides New Money Making Ideas through the Make Money Online Blog at EZ-OnlineMoney.com/blog.

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