Making money online is the
most tempting idea that has conquered the minds of about 85% of the internet
users. It is an unobjectionable fact that almost all of them want to catch
their fish without wetting their hands. At this moment, comes a tsunami of free
money making sites offering “get paid to read email”, ”make money taking online
surveys”, “earn by clicking ads” and so on. If you visit these sites you may
see a number of testimonials about ‘successful money making’. They might even
display the pictures of payout slips/cheques/drafts or even bank/paypal
statements.
The real
fact about these sites is that they appear to be legitimate outwardly but if
you do a deep study, it is 100% sure that you will reach only one conclusion
(guess what?). It is a truth that a greater half of the internet users don’t
even know the basics of the ‘world wide web’ they use. This is the reason for
the growth of these heartless, cunning and deceiving demons.
What are they and what do they want?
In
technical tongue you can call them as FRAUDS and SCAMS. But actually they are
much more than that. They are like the leeches. Once connected, they will suck
your blood without you feeling it so that you don’t take it off. They are
making money utilizing your precious time and resource. It is just as if you
are their slaves. The following are some of
the methods in which they cheat you:
Sending
emails/surveys in such a rate/frequency/way that you will never reach the
minimum payout even in your lifetime.
·
In case you are able
reach the minimum payout, you will find that the minimum payout amount has been
increased.
·
When you request
payout, they will never give ‘your’ money.
There
are many reasons that these sites can be dangerous. Like,
·
Use your email address
for spamming and supply it to other spammers.
·
Misuse your important
personal data/information (you cannot even imagine what would happen if your
personal information reaches the hands of these wicked people).
·
Wastes your valuable
time and resources (internet bandwidth, electricity, health etc).
Most of
these sites are actually ‘network traffic handling mechanisms’ (I may refer it
as NTHMs). When you click an ad or read an email or take a survey, the person
who owns the corresponding NTHM gets paid. For each click they will get about
0.25$ (maximum). Then how come they pay you 1$ to 100$ per click. Are they
NUTS? ABSOLUTELY NO, they are the most cunning people and they are cheating
you.
I am
writing this on the basis of my experience and dedicated study of the matter
for more than two years. If you have any objections to my arguments, you can
give it as a comment, provided you have a ‘valid proof’.
It is my
strong request to all who are trying hard to make money online that, NEVER JOIN
ANY FREE MONEY MAKING SITES. Any good looking offers these sites give are
nothing but low class tricks to fool you. They just want you to join their
sites and work as their servants. So once again I humbly request you not to
join any such sites. I am asking this solely for your well being and not with
any bad intentions.
How you can REALLY make money online?
I didn’t
say that you cannot make money online. It is truly possible. But the ideas are
not as easy as that you do for those fraudulent ‘free money making sites’. I
would like to briefly explain a couple of them.
Online
Trade: This is the most realistic way to make money online. Today there is
countless numbers of e-commerce sites throughout the world. Most of them allow
individuals to sell their products/items. I recommend ebay (www.ebay.com) since I have experience as an ebay seller. You can even
sell used items on these sites. They also provide bidding facilities for your
items.
The
requirements to sell on these sites are – age limit, citizenship in prescribed
countries, a valid email address, phone number and a bank account. For more
information about selling on ebay, visit http://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformation/index.html.
Websites/Blogs:
This is another method to make money online. This is a method in which you
should have good knowledge about websites and blogs. It is much more easier
than the first method in that there are no external activities involved
(purchase or shipping). But you need to work a lot with your computer if you
want to make some bucks.
You need
an active website or blog in order to do this. Active in the sense- updated
regularly. The site should contain quality contents which can attract visitors.
You should avoid any copyrighted materials in your site. If you don’t own a
website or blog, you can get a free one from free website hosting sites and
blogs. I recommend www.weebly.com and www.blogger.com.
After
you have good postings and decent number of visitors you can apply for Google
AdSense (www.google.co.in/adsense). Once approved, the Google AdSense will put selected Ads
in your site and you will be paid when the user clicks an Ad.
