Internet Money Making Schemes

It's been a gruelling week at work - the weekend is finally here. It's been particularly tough and you're really fed up of the 9-5 grind and the same job - but you've a mortgage to pay, kids to feed and a family to support. With a well earned beer you sit down at your computer and type something similar to one of these phrases into Google.

"making money online" "working from home" "money making schemes internet" "making millions on internet"

In fact any one of hundreds of similar phrases. Sounds familiar - well I've certainly done it. There in front of your eyes will be the answer to your dreams.

"Make '000s online each month" "Make money online - 100% guaranteed" "I make 20k per month " "How to make £800 in 30 minutes!"

Be your own boss, no skill required, work your own hours, make thousands - the stories go on and on. There will also be lots of advice on avoiding the scams but directing you into another one. The worst of these schemes will generally be in the sponsored Pay per Click ads to the top and right of the results but they are also in the search results. Of course there are legitimate sites offering good advice as well but how can you tell which is which !!

Well common sense generally - remember these scam sites are preying on the fact that you really want to believe them. You want there to be a way of earning 20k a week for minimal effort - because that would change your life. Now stop and think - if you did have this method would you tell everyone on the internet ? Would you sell this method for 100 bucks ?

Of course you wouldn't you'd have to be mad, you'd carry on making that money until it suddenly didn't work any more. Try and think of a scenario where you'd want to sell this huge money making scheme to everyone for a small fee.

Can't think of one? Honestly if you had a fabulous money making idea, you'd guard it, nurture it and protect it. To sell this secret on the internet would endanger it and stop it working ! This is of course only a risk if the method actually worked - if it didn't actually work then the only way to generate cash is to sell it on to suckers like me and you !!

Look for realism, look for truth - if there are lots of pictures of ferraris, bikini clad beauties etc the ad is selling you the idea of being rich not an actual method. Of course the ferrari and the millionaire lifestyle is appealing that's a no brainer - but what about the method of achieving this is it real ???

Sadly in 99.9% of cases it isn't real. There are lots of scams but here's some to watch out for.

Google cash, free google ads, google arbitrage. Lots and lots of schemes promising millions are based on a variation of one of these methods. Basically they suggest utilising Google adwords to generate income via affiliate schemes or adsense. Something along the lines of setting up pay per click adverts and sending them to pages filled with Google Adsense adverts - if you pay less for the PPC ads than you make from the adsense adverts you make money. It is true - but it is difficult and more often than not you will lose money. Similar methods abound and while it is techinically possible to make money - you need to risk capital and you need some experience and skill.

FACT : Most people who use these schemes lose money - except if you're selling the ebook explaining it of course!

Search Engine Optimisation, free traffic. Now of course, you can make money out of web traffic and yes you can generate traffic for free. But you don't need to buy the methods via " make millions on the internet scheme". All the information you need is in the public domain - search on SEO and search engine rankings etc and read everything but don't buy anything. I promise you will learn all that needs to be learnt. BUt again in reality it involves hard work, study and dedication. Basically these methods explain the standard SEO methods but guarantee untold wealth when you follow the standard steps which is simply not true!

There's loads more out there but the important thing to remember is - yes you can make money online but just as anywhere else it generally takes work. Sometimes people figure out ways to make loads of money just like in real life - a gap in the market, some loophole, an untapped market and they do indeed make a fortune - but what they don't do is sell that secret on until it is virtually worthless.

Remember the easiest way to make money on the internet is to sell suckers a non-existant way to make millions.

Be smart and avoid them!