Have you spent countless hours trawling the internet for get rich quick schemes? You've probably come across many articles claiming that they have the secrets to making vast amounts of money in a matter of minutes. The truth is that these schemes are not as simple as they're made out to be. They usually have some catch that means it's virtually impossible to achieve. Don't be disheartened by this, there are ways of making money online. With the use of a computer and internet access, and little or no start up fees, you can be making money in no time at all.

These five money making ideas can be applied with no start up costs; I believe this is essential for newcomers earning online. Not all of these ideas will appeal to everyone and before putting money in to something, it's a good idea to have a go and see if it works for you.

Blogging

Writing a blog is an excellent way to get started earning online. It's surprisingly simple to get started and there are many cost free platforms to choose from to host your blog.

If you're new to blogging, sites such as blogger.com and blog.co.uk are an excellent way to get started for free.

The trick to making money from your blog is getting people to look at it. The more traffic you attract to your blog the better the potential for generating an income from it.

Generating money from your blog is as easy as placing a few content relevant ads on your page. The most popular form of advertising is PPC (pay per click). Programs such as Google AdSense and Yahoo Publisher Network (YPN) will provide PPC advertising on your blog at no extra cost.

Stock Photography

Making money with stock photography is very straight forward. If you've got an eye for a great shot and a half decent camera (4 mega pixels and above) you can upload your photos and the stock photography site does the rest.

There are many uses for all sorts of images; web design, advertising, books, magazines, the list goes on.... This creates a high demand from many sources for a stock of images.

Stock photography agencies such as shutterstock.com and dreamstime.com stock pile photographs and images of many categories to supply this demand.

How much you earn from your images is set by the agent. In most cases you will be paid a percentage of what the agent agrees with the client.

Read the 'Starting a Career in Stock Photography guide' to get the best out of Stock Photography sites.

Online surveys

Online surveys can be a very effective way of earning extra income. Although time consuming and relatively dull this type of online work involves very little effort after some initial research.

There are plenty of market research companies looking for your opinion on many subjects from government opinion to product awareness.

Unless taking surveys is your dream job and you work at it full time, a realistic earning potential is about $200 a month, working a couple of hours a day.

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