It seems to be an increasingly common trend for inexperienced online marketers to look for “a few quick bucks”, or as a friend of mine put it: “a quick fix”.

Whether this trend derives from an urgent need for small amounts of money to buy virtual items in online games, or the almost arousing feeling of instant gratification the moment another “money mail” from PayPal arrives in their In-box, I can’t tell. Another and slightly more serious question, though: Is this need for a quick fix making marketers even greedier, is it something we should be worried about? Read the rest of this entry

Earning money online is fun, sometimes in a different way.

Going through some of the partner sites listed on Get Ref today, I decided to try some of them, as it’s been a while. The site in question is Get Paid To, and they pride themselves  on quick payouts. “Nothing I haven’t heard before,” I thought, but went ahead and signed up anyway.

Upon filling in my PayPal address, I noticed a pull-down menu above the address field asking whether I want to get paid automatically. Being a tad curious, I clicked it to see what it was. Literally seconds later, I received an e-mail: “You’ve got new funds“. I almost miss the OLD times, with paper checks in the mail.

The amount was Read the rest of this entry

I have been promoting a CPA offer for a week now, using two or three safelists, and I am going to recommend it because you will earn money with it, period. I have done what most newbies usually do; posting to a few free safelists now and then, and I earn commissions every day with it, so you will definitely make money with it even if you are not experienced with marketing and CPA (Cost Per Action, i.e. paid per lead).

I upgraded my European Safelist membership to Pro yesterday, it’s cheap and offers great value:

• 500 high quality leads every month
• 1 free solo ad once per month
• I can send mail to the list 3 times every day Read the rest of this entry

Earning money on the Internet is great, although most aspiring Internet marketers must climb quite a few rather harsh obstacles to get there. In my personal experience, the biggest challenge has been re-programming myself into thinking it’s okay to spend money to earn it. But to spend money, you’ve got to have some money to spend, and truth is: most people looking to earn money on the Internet have nothing to spend, zero.

There are many ways to earn money online, but right now I want to focus on something you can easily earn enough to pay for decent web hosting and a domain name: online surveys. Read the rest of this entry