3 Legitimate Ways To Get Paid Online (without ads)

Written on 9/16/2008 by Monika Mundell. Monika Mundell is a passionate freelance writer and pro-blogger. Her blog Freelance Writing helps new freelance writers to get started in this exciting industry.

The Internet is loaded with opportunities to find work. Many of you dream of earning a little bit extra to supplement the family income, or even start your own home business. I know that it is possible to run your own business and it isn't that hard or expensive to get going. I think the biggest problem people have is to over-analyze an opportunity before they get into action. We seem to over complicate situations instead of just giving things a go.

This is called "analysis to paralysis". Perhaps you might have heard this saying before?

Believe me, I've been guilty of doing this myself many times in the past. We tend to find excuses for all sorts of reasons. Don't worry though, it is human and we all do it at some stages in life. Once you know where you tend to be more hesitant and why, it will be easier for you to overcome those hurdles. Often procrastination is based on fear alone. Fear of the unknown.

If you are in the market for some extra income, you will enjoy the following resources. They are all a good start as individual income earners. You can pick your favorite or try them all.

Get Paid To Write Articles
MPAM is a great website to become cash flow positive pretty much from the moment you go with article writing. The first month is free and if you write only 4 articles, you will be in the plus. When I left them late last year they were paying $10 per 400 word article, which is a good place to start. They do offer way more than just payment for articles, but I suggest until you earn some decent money, skip their extra opportunities. They will only confuse you.

Also, whatever you do, don't bother with their hosting. It's crap, because the space you get is very limited and once you upgrade from the basic plan it becomes very expensive. From memory, their membership is around $30/month.

Job sites like Guru, ScriptLance and Elance allow you to sign up for free and create an account to bid for job listings. While some of them (mainly ScriptLance) don't often offer high paying article writing jobs, you should still be able to find some good starting deals to get you going.

These are only a start as there are many more job sites available to get you up and running fast. Most newcomers are a little unsure on how to proceed with these platforms. My advice would be to sign up, then create an profile that looks decent enough by listing your abilities. After that, spend some time (ten minutes) watching the current going bids to get familiar with the site. Then start bidding. At this stage only use the free options. You can always upgrade later on once you earn money to score even better paying jobs.

Offer Your Coaching Services
Many people underestimate their abilities to teach others. Regardless of what you know and where your experience lies, there is somebody out there who wants to learn what you know. Even better, some people want you to have their money because they are desperate for knowledge.

Coaching can become a wonderful income stream for you. The only way to find out is by doing it. There are no rules and guidelines in what you need to or have to do.

In fact, you can just wing it and see what becomes of it. The one thing you do need for better chances of success if your own website, preferably designed for this purpose alone.

Naturally, you would have to promote this site. What most people often forget is their own circle of friends to get them started. Just listen to what people say around you. What do they wish they knew? If you are good at cooking for example and your friends suck at boiling eggs, you could offer private tuition.

If you struggle to think of some ideas to get your started, here are a few. Music, sports, languages, cooking, personal development, health & wellness, etc.

Become a Pro-blogger
Pro-bloggers are bloggers who get paid for doing so by a vast range of clients. Think real estate, Internet marketing, lawyers, entrepreneurs, health, etc. These are all potential clients for you. You might even find a local company willing to offer you a go.

Pro-blogging is big part of my own freelance writing business and responsible for at least 50% of my monthly income. I fell into this by accident, but have loved every minute of it because the work is so versatile. I never get bored writing for all my various clients.

Not only that. As a pro-blogger you learn so much, you become an expert on many topics because of the research you have to put into your work. It's great fun and allows you to connect with the world.

Isn't really that hard to find pro-blogging jobs. There are many job sites, such as Problogger's very own Job Board to get you started. Initially, the pay might be on the lower end until you are established, but who is to complain with cash flow? It won't cost you a cent upfront to become a pro-blogger and you could be up and running today with your first job. Other great sites to find a paid blogging job are Freelance Writing Gigs and CraigsList.
These three methods will pay you, if you are serious about earning extra cash flow. It is also important to note that you can't expect wonders overnight and certainly not riches either. But in all honesty, if you get started and stick with it you should be seeing a nice income after 3-6 months.

If you have questions, or like to share your own experience with either of these sites, please use the comment section below.

3招让你上网赚外快（不用广告）

本文写于2008年9月16日，作者Monika Mundell是位充满激情的自由撰稿人及职业博客。她的博客自由撰稿 帮助新手们如何在这个令人振奋的行业发家。

互联网上到处是工作机会。你们当中的许多人盘算着赚些外快以贴家用，甚至已开始在家创业。我知道创业是可能的，也绝非人们想象中那样艰难或代价昂贵。我想人们最大的问题在于行动之前过分地思前想后，似乎把事情复杂化了，不能迈开尝试的第一步。

这叫做"决断瘫痪"。或许你之前有听过这个说法？相信我，我以前好几次因此内疚不堪。我们总是会找各种借口各种理由为自己开脱。不过也别难过，人嘛，就是这样子的，人生当中不免都会犯这种错误。一旦你知道自己在哪些地方会优柔寡断，晓得其中的原因，克服这些障碍就会容易些了。通常，优柔寡断就是因为害怕-害怕未知的东西。如果你正打算赚外快，那么你会喜欢以下资源的。这些对于个体劳动者而言都是很好的开头。你可以挑最喜欢的一个或干脆全都试试。

写稿子赚钱

MPAM是个很棒的网站，很可能你刚开始写东西时就可以有正现金流量了。第一个月是没有钱入帐的，但只要你写够4篇文章，就有戏了。去年年底我最后一次到那个网站时，每篇400字的文章可得10美元，这是个不错的起头呢。那里的确也有除了写稿子外的赚钱机会，但我建议你有一份可观收入之前别碰那些额外的"商机"，那只会搞晕你。

还有，不管你做什么，别理他们提供的托管服务，那个很烂--空间很小，且一旦从基础版本升级，就要花很多钱，记得会员费大概每月要30美金。

威客网站像Guru, ScriptLance 和Elance 可以让你免费注册并创建一个账户来竞标、揽活儿。虽然其中有些网站（主要是ScriptLance）不常提供高报酬的撰稿工作，但你应该还是可以找到一些不错的活儿来维持生计的。

这些只是个起头，因为还有更多的威客网站让你充分"动起来"且干劲十足。许多新手不大懂得如何使用这些平台。我的建议是：注册，创建个像样的个人简历，列出你的工作能力，然后花点时间（10分钟）观摩一下正在进行当中的竞标中的项目，以熟悉网站。接下来开始竞标吧。初始阶段只选那些免费的项目，一旦你赚钱了，你随时可以"晋级"以争取更高报酬的工作。

辅导别人也能赚外快

许多人低估了自己辅导别人的能力。其实，不论你的学识如何、经验如何，总有人想跟你学学你所知道的东西。更妙的是，一些人想让你赚他们的钱，因为他们如此地渴望知识。

辅导别人能让你收益源源不断。唯一的诀窍就是你行动起来！至于需要做什么，必须做什么，没有什么规则或行动指南。实际上，你就试试吧，看有什么结果。为了更大的机会成功，你唯一需要的就是专为这个目的设计的个人网站。自然地，你得要推广这个网站。大多数人通常忘记可以从自己的朋友圈子开始。听听周围的人聊些什么吧。他们想知道些什么呢？打个比方说，如果你厨艺不错而你的朋友常吃煮蛋过日，你就可以做他们的私家烹饪指导。

如果你为从何入手而绞尽脑汁，这里有些建议。音乐、运动、语言、烹饪、个人发展、健康等等。

成为职业博客

职业博客是指那些靠为来自各行各业的客户写博客而取得报酬的博客写手。想想，房地产、网络营销、律师、企业家、健康，等等，这些都是你潜在的客户。你或许还能找到一家当地公司愿意赞助你小试牛刀呢。

写博客是我自由撰稿人生涯的很大一部分，关系着至少50%的月收入。我是偶然的机会接触到这一行的，但打那起就爱上了这份工作，因为它涉及领域及广，为形形色色的客户写文章从未让我感到厌烦。

不仅如此，作为职业博客，你学到很多东西，且因工作中常要查阅资料，你在许多方面能成为专家，能让你了解世界，这相当有趣。

找到一份职业博客的工作也不难。有许多相关网站，比如可以从Problogger's 本身的工作板块入手。刚开始，在你有一定名气之前，报酬可能低些，但可别抱怨什么资金周转的问题--你不用预付什么钱来做职业博客，你今天就可以上岗为你的第一份工作卖力。找这方面工作的话，还有Freelance Writing Gigs 和CraigsList两个网站也不错。

如果你当真想赚些外快的话，这三种方法还是可行的。同时很重要的是，别指望奇迹一夜之间发生，也别指望一夜暴富。不过坦白讲，如果你行动起来，坚持下去，你应该会在3到6个月后有可观的收入的。

如果你有疑问，或想与大家分享一下你使用那些网站的经验，请到以下的讨论区发表。