Make Money Online

Over the past several years, I've made money online--mainly by writing. I haven't gotten rich (and I would be suspicious of anyone claiming that you can get rich, at least easily), but it's been a decent part-time income.

Here are some of the top sites I'd recommend for those looking for writing opportunities.

Rentacoder.com. One of the original reverse auction marketplaces, this site mainly provides programming opportunities; however, there are quite a number of projects for writers as well. Don't expect to get paid a lot of money for articles you write at first. It is, after all, an auction arrangement. You may win projects that will pay $5 per 500 word article, and then gradually you can take projects that pay more, as you increase your exposure and develop a portfolio.

Craigslist.com. Believe it or not, Craigslist is one of the best places to look for opportunities to make money online. The site flags certain jobs as telecommuting positions, making them ideal work at home opportunities.


WAHM.com (Work at home moms) Ok, so I'm not exactly a mom; but this work at home site provides links to legitimate money making opportunities. They try to filter out "scams" although they admit sometimes they get taken in. As always, Buyer beware. You should never have to pay for legitimate work at home jobs, and this site, like the others is completely free. The sites aggregates work at home jobs from a lot of different jobs sites, so you can see everything at a glance.

Freelancer.com. I've gotten a few writing jobs here. Not as great as Rentacoder in my opinion, but still a decent place to look for work.

Those are a few. Of course, you can just Google make money online and you'll be inundated with listings. The key is to determine what's legit and what's not. IMHO, anything that has a landing page or some slick ad page and asks for money is not legit. That's probably an overgeneralization, but it works for me.