21 legit ways to make money from home

21 legit ways to make money from home

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This page is a list of 21 of the best ways to make money online with little to no investment. There are many other ways to make money from home, such as computer programming. However, this list focuses on ways that anyone can make money without knowing special skills or investing a lot of money. Here is the list:

Legit ways to make money online

Today we live in the Internet age. Nearly 20% of Americans work from home. Nearly 40 million people. Many of these people work as graphic designers, computer programmers, freelance artists, business consultants, etc. However, many of these people use creative ways to make a legit income from home on their computers.

Thanks to the computer, today it is possible to earn an income online and work from home, without being a computer programmer or computer professional. If you can click a mouse, you can make money from home in many simple ways such as Internet Marketing or selling used items on EBay.

Unfortunately, there are more scams online than legit, money making opportunities. Therefore, you must be careful always and always research any opportunity that you find online, especially when investing money is involved. A simple http://www.google.com search can turn up any bad reviews. You can also search on http://www.ripoffreport.com to see if the business or company has any complaints.  

1. Selling on EBay
http://www.ebay.com
Selling on Ebay is one of the best ways to make money online. Thousands if not millions of people worldwide earn money on Ebay every day. A simple way to start is by selling used items you have in your home. Create an account with Ebay and start selling used items that you don't need.

2. Selling on Craigslist
http://www.craigslist.com
Selling on Craigslist is also a good way to make some extra income. For example, if you have any heavy items (such as a piano or an old car) you don't use, you can post them on Craigslist and sell it.

3. Creating YouTube videos
http://www.youtube.com
YouTube is one of the best ways to make money online. Create a free account with YouTube and start creating interesting videos. The key is to create videos that get a lot of traffic. If your videos get a lot of traffic, you may qualify for YouTube's partnership program where advertisers market on your videos, and therefore you make money.

4. Buying from Craigslist
Buying from Craigslist is also a good way to make some extra money from home. Many people sell valuable items for very cheap on Craigslist. Some give items away for free! A good example is Brass. Some people buy used brass on Craigslist for cheap, then resell it to metal refinery companies and make a profit. Buying  jewelry is also another item which can be profitable. However, you need to make sure you know the item is legit before you buy from anyone.

5. Create a free website and sell a product online
http://www.blogger.com
You can create a free website on Blogger. Simply create a free account with Blogger and create a free website. With Blogger you need no computer programming skills.  Creating a website if fast and easy. Once you create a free website you can sell items on your website for profit. Consider creating a product you can sell or find a product you can buy at wholesale price and make a profit. The key is to find an item that has high demand and where you can make a profit. For example, some people sell custom T Shirts online and profits.

6. Paid Surveys
Go to http://www.google.com and search for "paid surveys." There are many companies online that pay you to complete surveys. Now keep in mind that most of these companies only pay a few bucks for the surveys you complete, however, over time those few bucks can add up. Some pay more than others. The key is to be consistent and complete as money surveys as possible and make some extra cash.

7. Online Gambling/Sports Betting
Online gambling/sports has become very popular in the past few years. In some states online gambling is now legal. However, in some states it's illegal. Go to http://www.google.com and search to see if your state has legalized online gambling/sports betting. If it is legal, than you can make some extra money placing bets on sports, playing online poker, or gambling online. However, if you have little knowledge on sports, poker or gambling, than proceed with caution. Try to gain some experience on sports, poker or gambling before you risk any money. Disclaimer: Gambling is a risky venture, if you lose your shirt don't blame me!

8. Freelancing online
http://www.elance.com
Freelancing online has become a one of the best ways to make money from home. Many computer professionals (graphic designers, computer programmers, web developers, etc.) from all over the world freelance from home. However, you need not be a skilled computer expert to freelance. There are many other skills that people look for on freelance websites. For example, are you a good writer? If you can write good articles, you may even be able to make some extra money writing articles for companies or people who need freelancers to help promote their business. https://www.fiverr.com/ is also a very popular marketplace where you can sell Gigs (services or digital products) in exchange for $5 or more.

9. Social Media Marketing
http://www.facebook.com, http://www.twitter.com
Everyone knows that Facebook and Twitter are 2 of the most popular social media websites in the world. These social media websites have huge exposure as millions of people use it everyday. This creates an enormous opportunity for you to market your business or to market other peoples products (affiliate marketing) and earn commissions.

10. Blogging
http://www.blogger.com
Create a free Blog on Blogger and start making some extra money. Blogging can be a good way to make extra money. The key is to Blog consistently and to post interesting articles and information. The more traffic you get to your Blog, the more money you can make. Google's AdSense program pays Bloggers for the advertisement that Google places on your Blog. However, the key is to get a lot of traffic to your Blog.

11. Create phone apps
Creating phone apps is a good way to make some money from home. Even if you don't know how to code (computer programming) you can still make money from this hot field. The popularity of the apple iPhone and the Android is growing worldwide creating big opportunities for those who come up with amazing apps for the public. If you have a good idea for a phone app, simply go to http://www.elance.com and find a coder who will be willing to create the app (your idea) for you. Once you have the app, you can sell it over and over again to as many people as possible and make a good profit. However, keep in mind that your app needs to be unique and exciting. There is a lot of competition in this field.

12. Start a Forum
Starting a Forum today is easy and no special coding skills are necessary. Simply Google "create free forum" and you will see links to websites that offer low cost or affordable Forums (or free) or your website or Blog. Forums can be profitable because you can charge people to become members of your Forum. However, in order to do this you need to first get a lot of traffic to your website. Once you have a lot of interest to your website, you can create a Forum and charge people to become members.

13. Affiliate Marketing
http://www.clickbank.com
Affiliate Marketing is one of the best ways to make money online. Have no product to sell? No problem! Simply go to http://www.clickbank.com and search for an exciting product you would like to sell. Sign up for ClickBank as an Affiliate Marketer. Now simply market all the products you feel passionate about. Place the product links on your Facebook page, on your Blogs, on you websites, etc. When someone purchases the products you promote, ClickBank will pay you a commission per product sold. Many Affiliate Marketers make a lot of money simply promoting other peoples products. No coding knowledge needed. Just promote other people's products and make money!

14. Upload your pictures to sell online
http://www.shutterstock.com
If you have a digital camera and you like taking pictures, you can make some extra money by selling your pictures. There are many websites like Shutter Stock where you can upload your pictures, and when someone likes one of your pictures and decides to use it on their website or business, you make money. However, the key is to take exciting pictures that people will want to use. Note: you can't use other people's pictures. This is copyright infringement. You can only upload pictures that you own.

15. Online Stock trading (Investing Online)
http://www.us.etrade.com
Like online gambling/sports betting, online stock trading is not risk-free. However, if you are knowledgeable about the financial markets, stocks, reading financial news all the time than you can make some extra money investing in stocks online. However, it is necessary to first gain knowledge on investment strategies. The good news is there are many good websites that offer free information on how to invest in stocks. And today you can do all your investing from the computer.

16. Online Virtual Assistant
http://www.elance.com
Working as a Virtual Assistant (VA) is also a good way to make extra money from home. If you have experience in office management, secretarial services or are good with Microsoft Office software, you may be able to find a part time or full time job as a Virtual Assistant. Many CEO's and other business owners need Virtual Assistants to help them manage their businesses. The good thing is most of these jobs pay very well and you can do all your work from home. To find a job as a Virtual Assistant, search on websites like http://www.elance.com

17. Telemarketing from home
http://www.indeed.com
Do you have a good speaking voice? Do you like speaking on the phone? Are you comfortable talking to strangers? Do you like selling? If so, then you can make some extra money working from home as a Telemarketer. Telemarketers call people (from phone book or from special lists) and promote businesses. Usually they earn their income from commissions of sales completed or appointments made. The good thing is many of these jobs allow you to work from home. As long as you have a national phone plan and internet, you are good to go. To find a job as a work from home Telemarketer, search on the job sections under: http://www.craigslist.com, http://www.indeed.com, http://www.elance.com and any other job website.

18. Write an eBook
http://www.amazon.com
Do you like to write? Do you have a passion you want to share with the world? Do you have experience in a certain niche where you can help other people? If so, consider writing an eBook and selling it on http://www.amazon.com, http://www.clickbank.com,  your personal blog or any other website that allows authors to sell their books. Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing allows anyone to write and upload their eBook, so as long as you own the copyrights to the book. This is a great way to make some extra money from home.

19. Flip Websites
Flipping websites is a good way to make extra money from home. Creating websites today is easy compared to a decade ago. Today with websites like http://www.wordpress.com and http://www.blogger.com it's very easy to make good websites. You can also hire a web developer on http://www.elance.com, http://www.guru.com, http://www.fiverr.com, http://www.getacoder.com, or any other freelance website. Once you have a good website, you can sell it on http://www.flippa.com to an interested buyer.

20. Tutor Online
http://www.tutor.com
Are you good in math? Do you speak a foreign language? Are you excellent in English grammar? Consider tutoring from home. As long as you have expertise in a certain field, a computer with fast internet access and a phone, you can work as a tutor from home. There are many websites like http://www.tutor.com that are constantly hiring tutors to tutor their students from the comfort of your own home. Usually the pay is very good also. You can even consider starting your own tutoring business, simply create a tutor website and tutor people yourself, and keep all the income!

Freebie Trading is a home based business where you can make some extra money by promoting Fortune 500 company's special offers in exchange for bonuses and commissions. Once you become a Referral Agent, you can earn unlimited commissions by helping to promote these offers to the public. My Cash Freebies is one of the most popular Freebie Trading affiliate programs online.


Summary

Of course there are many other ways to make money online. However, everyday there are thousands of people in the world who use some of these 21 ways to make money from home. Some even make thousands of dollars or more per month online. A good strategy is to use a few of these 21 ways to make money and create multiple streams of income. All of these streams of income together can create a nice income from home!

All 21 ways can make you extra money from home, or allow you to earn a living from home. However, it won't happen without hard work and dedication.