5 Easy Ways To Make Money Online [For Free]

There are of course hundreds if not thousands of different ways to make money, but today I want to focus on some easy ways to make money online for free… I often get asked

How can I make legit money online? Do I need money to start a business online?

In this post, I am going to cover both of these questions by showing you some real ways that you can start a business online without spending a dime to get up and running.

So if you want to begin your business, go grab a pen and paper, turn off Facebook and any other distractions and let’s go and show you how to start.

1. Start A Blog

Blogging is one of the most popular ways to start a business. You can blog about any niche that you like and you can be up and running in a matter of 10 minutes.

Blogging works as you can work it in around your lifestyle and as long as you have an internet connection you can operate it from anywhere in the world. It’s well suited to stay at home Mom’s and Dad’s, Hobbyists, Entrepreneurs and anyone wanting to earn some extra cash.

How Do I Build A Blog 

There are loads of different free blogging platforms on the internet today, but I am going to show you how to get started using the largest blogging platform in the World, WordPress! In order to do this, I am going to show how to utilize a site called Wealthy Affiliate. They offer two free websites and also the training to help you build your website quickly.

So follow these 3 steps right now…

Step One – Sign Up For Free Starter Account

Just a name, email, password and user is needed. There is no credit card required to get access to your free websites and free training which will guide you to get started.

And yes I will be in there to help you if you get stuck. I will contact you once you have signed up.

Step Two – Set Up Your Account

This is really easy you just need to add a profile image and write a short description. You are then ready to move to the final step.

Step Three – Online Entrepreneur Certification

This course involves 10 detailed lessons to guide you in getting started. At the end of it, you will have your own website live on the internet and ready to start making some money. You get all 10 lessons for free when you sign up.

It really could not be simpler it took me about 30 seconds to get my website live on the internet.

Start here by choosing your free domain in the box below.

2. Sell Your Stuff

You have probably, like me, got stuff lying around at home that you don’t use anymore. Gather this up and have a good sort through and find the bits that could be worth selling.

Then open a free account on EBay it will ask whether you are a business but just create a normal account until you are making a profit and then transfer to a business account.

Once up and running you can start to list your items I would start them at 99 cents on an Auction option or you could try a set price the choice is yours of course.

Make your listing good by adding great images, and a good descriptive description. Use relevant keywords in the title and description so your item can be found easily by hungry buyers.

Once you have sold all your stuff start selling items for friends and family and take a commission or visit salerooms and car boot sales (that’s an English term) find new items, buy them cheap and resell on eBay… hey presto you now have a business up and running.

Never underestimate what sells.

A quick personal story. I once had a lot of old wooden decking which I had changed for new decking. I asked around to get someone to take it to remove it for me but they wanted £40 -80 ($60- 100) Ouch! … So I put it on eBay for 99p in an auction. I actually sold it for £224 ($300) and they came and collected it … RESULT!

So remember what you think is rubbish is someone else’s treasure. Get sorting out LOL

You could also use sites such as Craigslist, Amazon and even Facebook have got in on the act now with local selling pages and no commission to payout either.  Remember once you start buying and selling you are liable to pay taxes on any profit.

3. Online Surveys

Online surveys can provide a few dollars in return for filling in surveys online. Although not a great earner you can achieve an extra income. The advantage of surveys is that you can do them anytime as long as you have an internet connection. You can even use a mobile or tablet too.

The disadvantage is that the money is not that great, which makes it difficult to scale the business up to a full time living. Also, there is a huge amount of survey companies that are scams and do not pay you. I came across Viral Pay a while ago and this is definitely one online survey site to avoid.

4. Sell Other Peoples Products & Services

If you don’t have anything sell yourself, why not sell other people’s products and services instead. This is known as Affiliate Marketing.

You can find companies within any niche that you can join as an affiliate, just do a Google search for “YOUR NICHE AFFILIATE PROGRAM” most companies allow you to join by signing up online. Commissions will vary across different programs from 2% – 100% depending on the company. The average is about 30-50%. A good thing to do is research the product too as you don’t want to be recommending something that has a poor rating.

Using affiliate networks are a great place to find loads of affiliate programs quickly. All affiliate programs are free to join. Never pay to join one!

Check out these networks to find affiliate products and services to promote.

• Clickbank
• CJ Affiliate (Formerly Commission Junction)
• Flex Offers
• Peerfly
• Share A Sale
• Offervault
• JV Zoo
• Rakuten Marketing
• Amazon Associates (Yes you can make money from promoting products on Amazon)

These are just a few there are many more.

Here are some free methods to promote your affiliate products.

Social Networks – These can be a good way to do this but beware some sites don’t allow openly promoting products and you could have your account shut down so proceed with care. Be sure to read their terms and conditions before you start to post direct links.

Blogging – I have already touched on earlier and probably the best way to start affiliate marketing. You could use sites such as Amazon, Walmart, and other retail giants to find products to promote by producing articles and reviews.

Forums – Yet are another good way to promote but you will need to find forums that allow you to have links in your signature, your link within posts. The Warrior Forum or Quora are two I would recommend as they do allow promotional links in your signature. Note:- Always go to help others don’t just spam out your offers this is definitely going to get your account deleted.

Using platforms such as YouTube or Pinterest can be very lucrative too as people search for solutions to problems they have, all you have to do is find the solution and post a related video or image.

5. Your Own Products & Services

What about if you are great at writing or designing you could offer your services to others and get paid. No set up costs and you can pick the work that suits you.

You can promote these services on sites such as Upwork or Fiverr

Upwork – You can set up a free account with Upwork. Clients then post jobs to be done and if it falls within your talents then you can bid on the job. You may have to offer some freebies to get your name out there in the first weeks as you will be competing against experienced people with a good reputation already.

People Per Hour – This works very similarly to Upwork where people post jobs and you quote for them.

Fiverr – Fiverr is a great platform for selling your services. After joining you will need to set up your profile and what they call Gigs. These start at just $5 and you can add more for quick delivery or multiple tasks.

The categories include.

• Digital Marketing
• Graphics & Design
• Video & Animation
• Writing & Translation
• Music & Audio
• Business
• Programming & Tech
• Lifestyle – which covers a range of topics, even Family Geneology

Go and have a search on Fiverr yourself to give you some ideas of what you could offer.

Wrapping Up

I trust you enjoyed reading through these easy ways to make money online for free. Hopefully, these have inspired you to get going on your online journey. I personally am loving blogging and affiliate marketing and I would totally recommend these as something you can create for free and then scale to a full-time income.

If this is something that attracts you then check out my no1 recommendation Wealthy Affiliate. You will learn everything you need to know, from the basics right through to operating a full-time business.

It would be great to hear about more ways that you know of or tell us about your journey so far by leaving a comment below.

Disclosure:- Affiliate links may be used within this post. This means that if you purchase through my site after clicking a link then I get a small commission, at NO extra charge to yourself. This helps me to continue giving great free content. Thanks