GETTING STARTED

There are different options to consider when making your first steps towards earning online. Initially when I began to research this subject I found a lot of vague and sometimes contradicting theories. With so many opportunities and methods available, it is whether they are done correctly which determines success.

Of course, success can mean different things to different people – generally any profit is a success. With relatively low or no start up costs involved, you are likely to succeed if you put your mind to it. I recommend the following sites and programs to use to help avoid any scams. These are 100% legitimate, many of which I have personally used and tested.

In terms of starting costs, it is generally small - my opinion was it’s only the equivalent to a night out or a pair of jeans I could have lived without! Many provide a 100% money back guarantee which is attractive – even if you buy it and change your mind you haven’t lost out. I first joined up with LegitOnlineJobs in a random impulse decision when I decided I was serious about making money online.

LEGIT ONLINE JOBS

Their package is both effective and reliable, and includes step by step guides showing exactly how to make money online in almost every possible way. These ways include ebay wholesaling, affiliating (writing adds for companies and receiving commission), paid surveys, data entry, article writing and making your own website (they even provide you with a free website to get started).

There is a large amount of information supplied which is concise and simple to understand. It is basically a shortcut to effective techniques and information that would take years to find out for yourself. It also contains hundreds of legitimate paid survey and data entry sites which are difficult to find through search engines. Plus, it provides customer support if you have any questions – can be helpful if you want a straightforward answer to a question. One of the best parts of this site is that it shows proof of earnings and certified privacy.

There is no particular disadvantage of LegitOnlineJobs apart from maybe the fact it does not offer a money back guarantee. I don’t believe you need it, but it does play a large part in deciding whether to spend your money or not.

For more information or to sign up visit Legit Online Jobs.

MY ONLINE INCOME SYSTEM

Contrary to LegitOnlineJobs, My Online Income System offers 100% money back guarantee if you are not totally satisfied. This package is similar to that of LegitOnlineJobs although it mainly teaches you how to set up your own home based and online business – as small or as large as you want. It gives you actual resources, instructions and guidelines on how to go about it – includes a free website and useful software packages to assist you. A large amount of its members have gone on to earn above and beyond what you could earn in a full time job in an office.

My main downside with this system is that it requires some time to understand and learn before starting up your website. However, it teaches you to do it in a way that is likely to yield high profits in the future.

For more information or to sign up visit My Online Income System.

DOUBLING STOCKS

Doubling stocks is a more controversial system available on the market. Doubling Stocks penny stock newsletter is based on Marl the robot, a very sophisticated high-end trading robot. It is pretty simple, you subscribe to the Doubling Stocks newsletter and hot penny stock picks uncovered by “Marl” start to arrive in your email every week. For those of you who are not familiar with stock markets, this system gathers all the information on stocks with the value of a penny and determines the right ones for you to invest in – with average returns above 100%.

This package also comes with a 2-month money back guarantee so you if you are interested you have nothing to lose.

While this is an effective system (I myself have bought stocks on the recommendations from the newsletters and made decent profits), I studied Finance at university so I had a solid background to financial markets and stock trading. This certainly gave me an advantage over anyone who does not have this knowledge.

Thus if you are clueless about stock markets, be aware that it will be time consuming before you know what you are doing and earning reasonable profits. On the other hand, if you are an accounting or finance student you not only have you the opportunity to make some money, but gain some experience in stock trading and actually enjoy it.

For more information or to sign up visit Doubling Stocks.

PROFIT LANCE

Profit Lance offers a similar package to LegitOnlineJobs and My Online Income System. The best thing about this one is that it offers an 8 week money back guarantee which gives you lots of time to try the system and if you’re not satisfied you will be refunded all your money. It contains a lot of video tutorials which can assist your learning and allow you to progress faster. It is also designed for the non-competent computer user so it is accessible to anybody. A lot of crucial information has been carefully gathered in respect of making money online and it provides full explanations of how to do it successfully, and warns what will fail you.

However, this does have a slightly higher price than the others – it seems more professional than the other programs available. But at least it offers a guaranteed full refund if you do not make over your initial investment in 8 weeks.

For more information or to sign up visit Profit Lance.

PAID SURVEYS ETC

Paid Surveys Etc is one of the oldest and most established survey companies on the internet. It takes you by the hand and shows you exactly how to make a living completing surveys online. The customer service is excellent and you are welcome to claim a full refund if you are not happy with it.

It is one of the simplest ways to make money online and this is exactly where I started out. When I set my mind to it or when I had free time, I simply filled out a few surveys earning from £5 – £20 each on average. It is definitely the simplest way to make money online if you aren’t interested in devoting a large amount of your time.

For more information or to sign up visit Paid Surveys Etc.

SURVEY SCOUT

Survey Scout is another one of the longest standing paid survey sites around. The site provides a very decent database of companies that send regular surveys to its members. They have also included their own special software as a bonus to its members to help them complete surveys faster. Generally, the surveys are quite short so it doesn’t take long to complete a few of them - £10 a survey for example.

A bad point about survey scout is that some of its surveys only provide gifts and vouchers instead of cash – the trick is to sign up to all the highest paying companies.

For more information or to sign up visit Survey Scout.

I would like to point out that the above are my recommendations and if you are willing to sacrifice a few hours a week in a program it is definitely worthwhile and will prove to be a good investment. These are not get rich quick schemes so do not expect to earn thousands of pounds with no effort. A little bit of effort results in a little bit of money and so on. As a student, the thought of even a “little bit” of money excited me! The internet is always expanding, and technology updating so there are a lot of opportunities out there – you just have to spot them.

However, it is understandable if you simply do not have the low start up costs involved so I have dedicated a page to paid surveys which gives a brief description of sites you can sign up to for free.