Best Ways to Make Money Online in 2009-10

As unemployment rates continue to climb, more and more people are looking for ways to make money to pay their bills, and turning to online sources to do this. Depending on your skills, there are multiple ways to either bring in some extra money, or even to work full time and earn a decent living. Here are some of the best ways to earn money online in 2009 and 2010.

Tutoring

If you have a college degree and particularly if you are good at math, science, or English, there are numerous online tutoring services that could use your help. Online tutoring has become more popular recently, especially with the advances in technology, making it easier to communicate with a student online. Once you pass a subject level test and a background check the online tutoring service will provide specialized training in online tutoring before you begin. Choose the times that you will be available, and you are ready to begin earning money.

Writing

There are several ways to use your writing talents to earn money online. If you are reading this, then you are familiar with websites such as Associated Content, which compensate you for articles that you submit. You will earn commission based on the number of people who view your articles, as well as at times an upfront payment. Start writing and submitting articles daily as well as be an active participant in the AC community, and you will see your income start to rise.

Write articles for other people. Many small businesses and affiliate marketers are looking for people to write search engine optimized articles for them, so that they can put these on their website or submit them to article directories. Search engines love fresh content, and daily website updates give these website owners an upper hand with the search engines. There are numerous online freelance websites that serve as an interface between these customers and writers. These websites range from general freelance sites such as elance.com, to writing specific sites such as textbroker.com.

Affiliate Marketer

Put your writing and/or website design skills to use and develop your own affiliate websites. Affiliate marketing involves selling other people's products, and earning a commission on these sales. Affiliate Marketing companies such as Clickbank and Commission Junction serve as the interface between the advertisers and the affiliate marketers. Sign up with these services and start selling the products of their advertisers. You first need to develop a website or a blog on a particular niche and include affiliate advertisements on your website. Google Adsense can also be included on your website, where you are paid each time someone clicks on an Adsense link.

If you don't know where to begin or you don't have the time to develop a website and market it, then there are pre-packaged websites that you can purchase complete with marketing support to get you started. These pre-packaged affiliate websites are well researched, so that you know you are starting in a market that will make you some money. These are fairly inexpensive and will help you get your start in the very profitable affiliate marketing field.

These are just a few of the ways to make money online, but each of these can have you earning money in a short amount of time.