What Have You Done To Make Money Online

Things That You Have Done To Make Money Online

In line with this Free Survey Lists & More theme, I am officially opening a Free Blog Carnival and the theme will be "Things You Have Done To Make Money On the Internet."

Here's how it works quoting from Gayla of the blog site, Work At Home Mom:

The whole idea behind a blog carnival is for a blogger to suggest a topic - they themself and other bloggers write about that topic and the one person in charge of the topic hosts outgoing links to all the other bloggers who are writing.

Now when a person suggests a topic - then you choose to write, you simply write what you want on your blog and link to the persons post that suggested it.

Finally in explanation, look at my friend Angela's blog as an example of how to do it: WAHM Netiquette.

Now the topic I have chosen again is - Things You Have Done To Make Money On The Internet - and all you have to do is write a post about this topic on your own blog, of course fitting it into the nature of your blog, and link to this blog as the "topic host?"

You may also make an entry by posting your "way of making money online" in the comment section of this post.

The only rule I would like you to follow is to make sure it is a family friendly post.

There are many ways to make money online, so what I would like your entry to include are the following:

1. Mention one program that you were involved in that made you money (this could include companies you affiliated with, your experience with Google Adsense, survey companies, products you have sold, stay at home companies like "Stayin At Home and Lovin It," etc.);
2. A little description of your particular program or company;
3. Was it successful for you and if so, why?; and
4. If not, then why didn't it work for you.

I will then return the link by posting your entries here. So I will start:

1. One of the things that I have done to make money online was/is taking Surveys. I have been very happy with a company called MySurvey.com. This company sends you survey invitations via email with a little description of what the survey entails and what you will receive in return for completing the survey. This usually consists of a number of points. Eventually the points add up to 1000 which doesn't really take long since you are sent many invitations within the month. Once you get your 1000 points, you can decide to cash it in for $10, exchange it for gift cards to places like Blockbuster, Amazon.com and other places, or you can just let it sit and accumualte until you reach another 1000. Every 1000 points equals $10. It has been a successful venture for me as I have been paid a number of times and who wouldn't be happy with that!

2. Charisse has taken advantage of a whole host of online opportunities. Here is an excerpt from her entry:

The first check I ever received from online money was about 7 years ago from Brief Me. Com. It was a site that paid you to write reviews about other sites. Little did I know that Brief Me would be the precursor to my Freelance Writing career. I also installed some browsers and began surfing for money, joined All Advantange, (which sent me quite a few checks) and even took on a job calling leads for a company that used “Dialpad”. I then began to earn some money with affiliate programs, and one that I promoted heavily with my Homesheart Homeschooling site was “mentura” they were a series of homeschooling and Christian DVDs (like Netflix but much more familiy oriented). I promoted them and earned a few hundred dollars until they became “Family Pass” and stopped their affiliate programming. (Wow, I hadn’t realized how many programs I have used…lol)

To read more about her experience, check out her blog - Home With Charisse.

3. Ashley, blog owner of The Kid Within, has some great newbie experiences with blogging and Google Adsense and she's also involved in survey taking. Here's a snippet of her story:

I know a lot of people ahve been burned with get rich quick scams. I was lucky that I didn't loose any money in that. I only lost $10. I was very lucky to find this wonderful wedsite http://www.katieshugs.com. Well there the owner of the website has tons of free survey sites listed. I joined about 10 sites. I haven't made any money yet off of them But I've heard it takes time so I am hanging in there. The one company I get a lot of surveys from is NFO Mysurvey.com. This company you earn points on every survey and when you have 1000 points you can cash out for $10. I also started a blog recently. I heard you could make money that way. Granted I am very new at this and I don't know much at all. But I am leraning from Wahm.com and from my friend Connie. One program that every one raves about is Google Adsense. I've only made 1 cent with them so far. But I'm happy with that. I know these thigngs take time and since I'm so new at this it is taking me a while to learn how to get my blog out there and everything.

Her entire addition to this blog carnival is in the comment section here below.

4. Susan, of Susan's Spa, shares some great experiences with making money online with her ebay business. She also tried selling used books online and is now into blogging. Here is her story:

I've done lots of things to make money at home from selling Avon, to Discovery Toys. I also sold "designer inspired" pocketbooks for a time, but because they were not the counterfeit bags that women really wanted, I ended up dissolving that business after a year. The most profitable at-home business I've had to date, is my ebay business. It's consistent, steady income and it is backed by a very supportive community. I've also sold used books on half.com, but I ended up getting rid of my inventory through garage sales since storing the used books proved to be quite a problem. Finally, I've made some money from blogging. This is really great because I get to do something I really enjoy like writing, while earning a small, but steady income.

5. Gayla, of the Work At Home Mom blog, has learned how to make over $1,500 monthly online and has done this consistently for the past year! She adds a very practical addition to our blog carnival and further confirmation that it can be done. Read more about her story on Affiliate Marketing Programs. I know I will be!

6. Kemi, of the Organizing the Home blog, says that she "fell into affiliate marketing" and says that she plays the piano and bought a book called the "Method Book" and that the book was so good that she decided to become an affiliate. Here's a quote from her story:

....Kind of as a fluke because I hardly had a site when I did it. I forgot all about it but then one day I got this email that I had made a sale. Isn't that a good feeling? They pay nicely and it was a nice surprise. Well the sales have been rolling in ever since....

Find her entire entry at Organizing the Home blog.

7. LotionBarBunny (comment No. 3), of A Girl's Gotta Spa, says she has a "Bath and Body" business online along with participating in several affiliate marketing programs. Here's more of her comment:

I have made money in a variety of ways over the past year. The most profitable has been with my Country Bunny Bath & Body business. I haven't met anyone yet who doesn't use bath & body products, and as many people are becoming more and more health conscious, our products provide a great alternative to the mainstream (and overly chemical) market.

I also have started making money with my blog through affiliating with different ad programs, such as AdBrite, BlogAds, Google Adsense and Chitika eMini Malls. All provide the publisher with control over the ads, so I can be sure that the ads compliment the content on my blogs.

Her entire comment is the third one down in the comments section here.

8. Mia, of Choose 2 Be Debt Free, says that she has tried so many things to make money online that she doesn't even know where to start to answer this blog carnival question. Here's her response:

I have tried so many things I don't really know where to start. My initial quest to financial freedom started with the autosurf craze. I joined one just to test the water. Less than a month later, after I had upgraded atlest twice, my autosurf shut down. I lost $20 and my desire to ever use an autosurf program again. From there I joined Stuff a Friend. It was a really cute concept and one that I would have to invest a lot of time into. I actually love their stuffable bears and dolls. This is still currently a work in progress. I have yet to make a profit on this one. I then went on and added online surveys to my many attempts at fortune. I have yet to receive a dime but from one site I have been able to test a few products which I thought was pretty cool. My next endeavor involved paid to click and paid to read sites. That lasted all of 1 hour. There was no way I was going to sit there and look at 20 emails worth only .01 or .05 a piece. I figured my time was worth a little more.

9. Paul over at Cent$ible Tips not only shares his online money making experience, but also some helpful tips. Here's an excerpt from his entry:

Having lost a lot of money in ready-made, turn-key business opportunities, by the time I started online I was much more interested in self-run ideas. By far, my most successful has been an online store that cost less than $40 to set up (after years of trial and error, though!).

For Paul's entire entry, take a gander at Cent$ible Tips.

As you write in to share your successes or failures I will insert those accordingly and we can continue to expand this list. I look forward to reading your entries. Blog carnivals are powerful networking tools, so I hope you join in and take advantage of this while having a little bit of fun!

See you soon! ;-)

Update: This blog topic is officially closed, but please join the WAHM.com blog carnival by posting your entry in our new blog carnival topic hosted by Shannon at A Girl's Gotta Spa.

Click on the Comment Link below and Talk To Me. Thank You. :-)