There are a lot of people out there who are looking to earn money on internet to bump up their monthly earnings or even make a full time living. This was the case for me a few years back so I decided to take the gamble and earn money on internet full time.

I was really excited by this prospect but my excitement was unfortunately short-lived. It was short-lived because I fell for something a lot of internet newbies - I was scammed. This was not a great experience but one I'm now glad I went through to teach me a valuable lesson - it's never happened to me since. Before we start I should really warn you about these scams, they are everywhere online. There are no get rich quick schemes out there and you cannot earn thousands overnight. Anything boasting this is a scam. So what are the legitimate ways to earn money on internet? The main way to 'earn a living' online ( from my point of view ) is through affiliate marketing.

With affiliate marketing you can earn money by promoting and then selling other vendors products. Basically you are being paid for directing people to a sale of a particular product. Don't fall under the illusion that affiliate marketing or online marketing of any kind is easy because it really is not. What I described above was in laymens terms and there is a lot more to it than that.

I, myself, sought out the help of people who had succeeded in affiliate marketing and was trained from there. I suggest you do the same if you are interested in affiliate marketing. There are also more simpler ways to earn money on internet that do not require a lot of training. Part of affiliate marketing involves writing articles so if you are competent at this you may want to join a freelancing site.

There are a lot of these sites online that allow you to post your services. You will have to write quite a bit on a daily basis but if you put the work in you can make decent money. Personally, I prefer these two methods of online earning to the others out there. You may want to try online survey sites but personally these sites proved to be very tedious to me. I hope the methods to earn money on internet in this posting are a help to you and good luck with your efforts to generate online income.