Is it possible to earn money online?
That is the question i want to answer based on my personal experience. If you google that question, you'll get tons of search results and if you are like me, you don't know which one is for real because in most cases, you don't know the person. Well, you might not know me too but like you i'm asking that question as well. And to better answer that question, i searched and will blog my answers to that question "is there money online?"
Google Adsense
First time I've heard about the opportunity of making money on-line is through Google ad sense. I wasn't really able to have it going but based on my understanding, google adsense will pay you if your blog readers will click the ads. This is a complicated task for me because of the many things involved. First, i have to maintain a blog. This doesn't seem to be a problem because i maintain a blog. The problem is i am not posting regularly to my blog. Not posting regularly means i don't get a lot of traffic. Traffic is one of the many considerations Google have in placing adsense in your website. Second problem will be getting the readers click the ads. It is really a complicated process because having ads in your website might turn the readers away. I think the money making potential here is balancing between posting interesting reads that will attract readers and at the same time, post just enough ads so readers don't turn away.
Pay To Click
Learning that there are sites that will pay you for clicking ads sounds good to the ear. Then it will not sound so good if you realize they will only pay you a penny for each click that you made. And that is not the only catch, you also have to stay on the ad for 30 seconds before the penny is credited to your account. This business seems not so good considering that you'll have to click 100 times and spend 50 minutes just to get a dollar. However, the PTC sites attracts a lot of users through the referrals. The referral system means you also earn if the person you have referred continue to click the ads. This means that if you have 100 referrals, it will be so easy to get that $1 quickly.
I recently registered to one of popular PTC sites. I haven't earned a dollar yet so i can't give a concrete review of the site. Besides, the site requires that i have been a member for 30 days before i get a referral. I have decided to give it a quarter before making a post about on this. Besides, clicking ads is just a past time i do whenever i surf the web spending no more than two minutes a day.
ODesk
Similar to jobstreet or jobsdb.com, odesk is an online job search engine with a twist. This is targeted to those who offers their skills without being physically present to the employer's office. In other words, this website offers online jobs for everyone of us. Got typing skills? You can find data entry jobs in odesk. You are an accountant looking for a bookkeeping job as a sideline? You can also find it here. A friend suggested this site when i told her my wife left her day time job. She earned a good sum of money writing for employers. I signed up in the site but i am really busy working on my day time job and getting another jbo will be a burden to me given that i'm still working on completing my masteral. I had fun answering the exams in the site though. The tests is a way to validate if you really have the skills like Basic English Skills, MS Word or MS Excel skills.
My friends suggests that to get employers and thus get feedback (some jobs requires good feedback) just be persistent in applying. Once you get a job, do it well so you'll get a good performance feedback from your employer. Getting a good feedback usually snowballs into getting more jobs.
Freelancer
Similar with Odesk, this site offers jobs that you can do online. Another friend told me that it is easier to get a job here. She got an easy $10 data entry job.
Citiseconline
The site offers you ability to trade Philippine Stocks. I've been investing into the stock market since 2006 but haven't really thought of this as an online business. However, when i take a look at it, this is a real money making online. You don't have to be physically present somewhere and all you need is a starting fund and online connection. If you want to learn more about investing in the Philippine Stock Market, read here
Currently, these platforms are the online money making activities that i am aware of. Of course, the usual buying & selling of merchandise are common here in the Philippines. Of all the four mentioned, i have earned only in PTC site (though really small amount). Expect future posts focusing on one of these sites once i start earning really money. Do you know any legitimate money making activities in the internet or have tried any of these sites? Let me know
