Want To Make Money Online? Read This First!

Posted at April 13, 2009

So you want to make some money online? Who doesn’t? Some people make money online fulltime, while others make it as a means of extra income on top of what they already earn at their 9-6 jobs. I love my job. I love what I do. I don’t ever see myself giving up web design/development. I enjoy it, and regardless of the outcome, I’m good at it, and why would I do anything else that I am not good at. If for any reason you are still reading this, it is probably because you want to make some money online.

I am one of the millions of people on the internet who are constantly trying to find ways to make money online. When I say “find” it means I’m looking for the most affordable ways, if not, free ways to do so. You are reading this because you are hoping to find a way to make money online. You are reading this in hopes that I have valuable information to share with you so that you can make money online. Well, I can say, that I do have valuable information. Information that you may or may not want to read.

I’ve found that most the systems (not all) that I have found and searched for revolve around Google Adsense, affiliate marketing, or publishing articles about a hot niche of some sort. While all these are valid methods of earning money (and a living) online, people have this idea that they can make their first $1000 in one sitting, in the next 20 minutes, in the first week, and so on. Yes we’ve all seen it before. The not-so-pretty websites that tell charge you a one time fee of $49 odd dollars to make that bit of cash fast. Don’t get me wrong, apart from all the scams that are out there, you will find that such fees as this can yield pretty rewarding results, as long as you have studied what you are paying for before you take action and click that “Order Now” button. What I’m about to write are some things to look out for when signing up for such services. My goal is to save your ass from making mistakes, and perhaps save you by helping you save that small investment and putting it into something worth while.

Agreeing to the Terms of Use

My, oh my! How many of you out there, especially when it comes to installing a piece of software, bother to read the Terms of Use or Agreement? You know there is a reason why they include that. Let me break it down for you in the most basic way possible. IT IS THERE TO SAVE YOUR ASS AND SAVE THEIR’S! Unfortunately, I have to say that I don’t always read the Terms of Use on products and services that I use. Reading this for software you use is one thing, but reading it for something you are about to purchase online is something I cannot express the importance of enough. I know people who have said “Yes yes yes! Ok! I agree.” They then click that order button without any reluctance whatsoever, because “Hey, it only costs $1.95 right?” What they forgot to read is that “After your 7 day trial you will then be charged a recurring monthly fee of $97…” and once they check their statements with that “mystery $97″ being debited from their account, they think “Bastards! I’m suing!”… Um… No you certainly are not. Why? Their ass is covered, and your ignorance all of a sudden cost you greatly.

Have I fallen into this trap? Yes, I certainly have. Back in early 2008, I purchased one of these $1.95 products. I thought it would be a straight forward step-by-step guide to make money within the next $24 hours. Am I saying this is a scam? Of course not, but at the same time, it is NOT for everyone. Basically what this was, was an eBook with strategy and online marketing guides to help you make the most of being an affiliate marketer, or use Google Adsense to its full potential, earning you a serious income online. Like I said, it is NOT for everyone. Definitely not for the hasty either. What you have to realize, like all things, you have to put in a bit of time and effort to reap high rewards for the balanced amount of work you put in. My problem was I did not bother to read the whole eBook. Who wants to read an ugly eBook? I certainly didn’t. By the time I realized that I needed to read it, it was a bit too late, and I had already started regretting the purchase when I started to see money disappear monthly. Sure, to some it is not a great deal of money, but when it is money lost for no efforts being put in, who is the loser?

Its Not All Bad

This is somewhat of an incomplete post, and I purpose it to be that way. Reason being, is that over the next however long period of time, I will be showing some very sensible ways you CAN make money online. Some of which are free, and also some that may require a small investment. I don’t just mean spending money as an investment, but also a decent amount of time. It is VERY possible to make money online with little effort, but I am a firm believer that no effort yields no rewards. Subscribe to my feed and be sure to look out for the follow up post where I will be dealing with what works, and what doesn’t.

In the meantime, if you can’t wait for the followup, click here if you are eager and anxious about making your first dollars online. Yes, it does require a bit of your time and effort ;).

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