Easy, Free Ways to Make Extra Money Online

If you're looking into ways to make some extra money, here are some easy and free ways to create sources of income online that won't cost you anything, and are relatively easy to do. The only catch is, in most of these opportunities, you need to have at least a minimal level of English writing capability, and , in some cases, you need to live in the United States in order to receive payment. If you are smart, you'll read the TOS for any website you join, as this will save you a lot of problems and heartache in the long run.

There are many sites online that you can write for, be it articles, fiction, poems, product reviews, or blogs, that will pay you money based on page views or revenue sharing from ads.

Ehow pays you to write How-To articles. This is the best paying site I've seen so far for article writing. You write 150 (or more) word articles on how to do something (anything, from "how to boil an egg" to "how to build a house") and you get paid every month based on Ehow's payment system, which is kept secret. I just know I get paid a really decent amount of money every month, whether or not I write any new articles, because the income is residual.

Associated content, Xomba, Bukisa, and Examiner are sites that pay you for different types of articles as well. All the sites I've written for have different terms, word counts, writing requirements, review processes and payment systems, so it's a good idea to concentrate on one or two sites at a time, and learn them well, instead of trying to have too many things going on at once, and doing poorly in all of them.

You can write your own blogs for free, on free sites like Blogger. You can make money from Adsense, which is easy to install, or from other ad revenue sources. You can also write blogs for free on sites like Today.com to make some extra money.

If you are artistically inclined, you can make some extra money with your artwork, without directly selling it. Put up a Hubpage or blog featuring your paintings or other artwork, and gather a following of fans, and make extra money off of Adsense or other ads. You can also try creating original designs for sites like Cafe Press or Zazzle. When people buy products like tshirts or coffee mugs with your designs, you get a percentage of the profit, and still retain the rights for your designs.

There truly are countless ways to make extra money online, ways that won't cost you anything, and are easy as well, as long as you have some basic skills, and are willing to wait for your rewards, as most of these methods take time to build up a decent income.