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Earn
Money Online
There are
many ways to earn money online. The Internet has opened up a whole new way of
doing business for millions of people. It has also, in a way, leveled the
playing field, as those living in more rural settings, where fewer amenities
might be expected, now find themselves more or less on par with those living in
urban areas where amenities of all kinds are normal.
However, in order to earn money online, work of some kind is required. There
seems to be a myth that the Internet is this magical place where the work ethic
has been abandoned, and where riches are there for the taking. It is not. The
online world offers many wonderful opportunities, but they have to be worked
for.
There are, broadly speaking, three main categories involved in earning money
online: the dubious; the quick and easy; and the solid. Needless to say, all
too often newcomers to the online world gravitate to the either the first one
or the second. Those who choose the solid methods of earning money through the
Internet are the ones who really win in the end.
The dubious methods of making online riches are the ones that are either scams,
or of the "here today, gone tomorrow" variety. Money can be earned
this way, but often the legality of the method is in question, or the method is
unethical in some way. Usually it involves cutting corners in a slap-dash kind
of way where the money is all important. These types of schemes come and go
with dizzying regularity.
The quick and easy methods are a bit more stable, but can be a bit uncertain
too at times. Again, the focus is on fast earnings – making a killing in no
time flat, and using whatever method will allow that to happen. It's a business
model built on somewhat shaky ground, though it can work out for those who are determined
to keep at it. Many do make it work, but many fail too.
The solid methods are just that – solid and dependable. They use good business
principles that have stood the test of time, and that will continue to hold
good forever. The solid ways to earn money online never attempt to cheat
anyone; they don't leave a customer feeling uneasy about a transaction.
On the contrary, solid online business methods leave the customer feeling that
he or she just got a bargain! The merchant will typically over deliver to
surprise the customer and make them feel that it really was a good deal, and
one that is worth repeating again sometime. The solid online business person
knows that a few dollars spent today can easily become hundreds of dollars, if
not thousands, spent over a lifetime.
It should come as no surprise, unfortunately, that for every solid business set
up online, there are probably 100,000 dubious "businesses" set up,
and perhaps 10,000 of the quick and easy type. No one likes to work hard, and
the constant promise of easy riches is all too easy to succumb to. This is
understandable. People are just people after all, but the wise people are the
ones who take the solid route – every time.
If we take a closer look at the ways that people earn money online, we find
that the dubious ways are many and varied. It's a bit like the old Wild West in
a way when law and order on the western frontier was still in its infancy and
often non-existent. A common theme is that of "tricking" the search engines,
or the social networks, to get away with something that allows the making of
lots of money. Invariably, this scheme eventually gets clamped down on by the
search engine, or the social network, in question, and no longer works. The
people who managed to earn money online from the method just shrug their
shoulders and move on to the next scheme. Easy come, easy go is the motto here.
The quick and easy methods have a bit more longevity, but often not much. They
are usually not scams as such, but rather a method that involves minimal work
for maximum pay. Cashing in on trends is one way. This is where something big
happens in the news, the world of the celebrities, for example.
If you can be the first to buy a domain name that is the exact keyword of
something that millions are suddenly searching for, you can throw up a one-page
website with some information. Then if you get some social network back links,
bookmark it and get it ranked fast, all you need do is find a way to monetize
it. Google AdSense would do nicely, for example, and then you can make as much
money as possible before the trend dies a natural death.
Of course, you have to keep moving on to keep this earn money online business
model working, but it does work if you can be bothered to keep one step ahead
of the rest. This is mainly a young person's starting out method. It works
great for students and the like, and those who have no serious
responsibilities. However, there's a better way...
The better way usually takes longer to build up. The timescale can be several
years, or a good number of months at least. Usually, there is also a plan! It's
been said that when you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Those who see the
opportunity to earn money online as a long term serious business plan usually succeed.
In a way it's the tortoise and the hare race. The hare set off like a bullet,
racing along as fast as he could go. When he realized he was miles ahead of the
tortoise, he stopped for a rest. The tortoise plodded on, slowly and steadily,
until he overtook the hare. When the hare woke up, the tortoise had already won
the race. The serious earn money online business models are a bit like that.
Guess which business models are represented by the hare!
Earn Money Online Scams
There are a multitude of earn money online
scams, all disguised as being a great and easy way to make money. Millions
fall for them every day and come away wiser, and usually poorer too. It isn't
too difficult to spot a scam online. As a rough rule of thumb: if it looks
too good to be true, then it most likely is too good to be true!
A fairly common way that the earn money online scams start out is to tell you
that you don't have to know anything or do anything to earn thousands. Think
about that for a moment... If you know nothing and do nothing, how do you think
you can possibly earn a single penny? Yes, we all like to get something for
nothing, but we usually have to be realistic too.
Offers that tell you that you need no computer knowledge or Internet
knowledge, and that the time involved will only be an hour or so a day - and
you will earn thousands too - are usually scams. Look into them by all means,
but be very wary of parting with any money. Don't be fooled by thinking that
the Internet is all-powerful. It is a powerful tool, but that's all it is - a
tool. In order to make money online, you have to use it like any other tool
and actually put in some of that dreaded four-letter word: "work"!
Other earn money online scams are more believable. They sound more promising
and they don't usually offer you a fortune, just a good living. Millions fall
for these scams too. You often can make some money with them, but usually
nowhere near the claimed amount. Filling in surveys fall into this category.
It works to some degree, but do you know anyone who is rich from filling in
surveys, and doing nothing else? Neither do I.
Many of the earn money online scams prey on those who are desperate. They
resonate with such people by telling stories of how they too were down and
out, living in the gutter, just a few years ago. Then they discovered
whatever scam they are promoting, and it changed everything overnight. Now it
can change your life too!
If you are desperate, maybe lost your job, your home and perhaps your family,
I guess you would take a second look at such a scam. It's a terrible way to
make money though, scamming the desperate people in our society. The Safe
From Scam site at http://www.safefromscams.co.uk/
can help you keep safe.
Beware of the very plausible earn money online scams. Google AdSense comes to
mind. It's a fairly easy way to earn money, if you do it right, and millions
are making money every day from AdSense. This is where the scammers come in.
They offer you the easiest way possible to make money through AdSense. They
will sell you thousands of web pages, all pre-written, so that you don't have
to do a single thing except put them online. That will take you five minutes,
then all you need do is sit back and collect that fat check every month from
Google.
If only...
Remember, millions of people lose their hard-earned money every day to
scammers. Be careful how you spend your money, and check out every offer
very, very thoroughly before trying it.
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