You’re probably here because you found me in Google, and you want to learn how to make money online without paying anything. Good news, In this blog post I’ll be talking about exactly that! Make Money Online Without Investment
I have some good news and some bad news:The Good News: YES, you really CAN make money online, and potential to earn a lot of it too.The Bad News: There are scammers out there who just want to part you from your hard earned money. I’ll tell you about both the good and the bad, below.
I’ll go into both below, but FIRST – here’s what and who you should AVOID at all costs!Top 3 “Work From Home” Scams to Avoid
Listen, I know you’re here because you’ve been burned before.
You probably found a great “online job” that promised $100, $500, or even $1,000 per day by doing simple things like sending emails, or stuffing envelopes, or filling out surveys.
It’s nothing to be ashamed of, I was once fooled by that stuff too, but I rose above that
Did you know that THREE of the biggest online ‘work from home scams‘ actually require you to PAY before you can start “working” for them?1.) Stuffing Envelopes for Cash Scam
The victim sees a flyer advertising a job stuffing envelopes, with “up to 1,000 envelopes a week that you can stuff… with postage and address already affixed!”, offering a payment of sometimes as as high as $25 per envelope.
To apply for the job, the victim is required to send a self-addressed stamped envelope for information and a small processing fee. In return, the victim is sent a template for the flyer they had originally seen; the envelopes they stuff are from other people who answer the flyer, and the payment is the processing fee.
Basically, YOU’LL be posting flyers now, telling people how they can stuff envelopes for cash, then your victims pay YOU $25.00 and you mail them the same template.2.) Email Processing Jobs Scam
This is the same as above, you pay $25.00 (or more) so you can set up online ads to charge OTHERS $25.00 for the same thing.
You’re NOT going to be sitting around processing emails for large companies, they have automated systems & employees for that. You pay your $25.00, the person you pay now “processes” your email and tells you how to do what they just did and rip OTHERS off for $25.00 a head. 3.) Paid Surveys Scam
If you have to pay to find out how to do this, it’s a scam! There are claims of $100 and $500 paid surveys, but the truth is – you can only make $2.00 – $3.00 per HOUR at the most with this stuff, AND they make you pay $45 or more to learn how to do this!Paid Survey and Pay To Click Programs I’ve Reviewed Recently:InboxDollarsOpinion OutpostTake Surveys for CasClick 4 SurveysGet Cash for SurveysNeobux
So far NONE of these have been worth much of anything, and half of them were (legitimately) flat out scams just out to steal your money.
Fun Fact: Did you know that the ‘stuffing envelopes for cash’ scam originated during the depression in the 1920s? Yep, and the ’email processing jobs’ scam from today is just a variation of that!
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you’re not going to sit back in your underwear or bathrobe on your couch earning $500 to $1000 per day passively.
If these opportunities were REAL, Corporate America as we know it would not exist, as everybody would simply work from home doing this stuff.
BUT – don’t worry – not all hope is lost! 🙂Sick of the B.S.?Want to know what REALLY works online? The Good News (This Stuff Works!)
There are actually SEVERAL legit ways to make money online, and while you may need to pay later on for some training (on things like Search Engine Optimization, or FaceBook Ads), I’ll give you a list of various legit ways of making money online without investment.
Now, just a heads up – some of these may require some technical skills, but don’t worry – I’ve got you non techies covered too! 🙂1. Make Money Online Blogging
Now here’s the thing, you’re NOT going to get PAID for simply blogging.
You won’t get magical internet money for simply throwing up a blog post – BUT you can use your blog traffic to sell advertising, or even to drive sales to different products that pay you a commission for sending them the sale (this is what I do with my websites).
Before you get too excited and throw up the first blog you can think of, you need to learn what to make your blog about, and what specific topics people are SEARCHING FOR that you should be blogging about.
Check out these 2 detailed posts on my site for more info on those topics:How to find the perfect niche for your blog – finding a profitable niche is important so you can understand what topics to focus your content on.How to perform Keyword Research – Keyword Research is important so you can understand WHAT to write about on your blog. After all, if nobody is searching for what you’re presending, it’s an excercise in futility.
Seriously, Study both of those links above (they’ll take you to two different posts on my site that explain each of those topics).
I’d suggest launching your blog/website with at LEAST 5 articles targeting various long tailed phrases.
(If you don’t feel like doing the writing yourself, I suggest outsourcing your writing HERE – make sure each post is a minimum of 1,000 words, and use 4 star or higher writers.
If I were doing a blog on dating tips for men, I might do the following posts (for example):How do I get a girlfriend?How to get my Girlfriend backGet a girlfriend onlineWhy Can’t I get a girlfriendTips to get a girlfriend
Once you have the 5 posts up, try to add at least one post per Week or so based on a long tailed keyword you find using the Google Keyword Planner.
Make sure you link INTERNALLY between relevant words in the blog posts, as that will help your site rank better over all as well.
I have some great niche ideas here, for those that have no idea where to start.
Read More: I’ve got a very detailed blog post on ‘how to make money blogging‘, that you should spend some time reading.
(Seriously, read it – it goes into MUCH more detail on how you can make money blogging).
Last but not least, check out my EPIC Step-By-Step Guide on How to Start a Blog & Make Money Online.2. Make Money Online with YouTube Videos
I already covered this topic in another blog post as well, click here to read that post!
Essentially though, Check out my crash course on Youtube affiliate marketing in 5 Easy Steps:1) If you want to make money, then it's important to provide vValue first and ask for the sale later:
This is not a single step – it's the attitude that you must have right from the beginning if you want to do well on Youtube and affiliate marketing in general.Think about this:
Successful businessmen, speakers, mentors, coaches spend several hours delivering life-changing seminars.
At the end, they spend five minutes talking about a paid program or course.
This is not that they are not interested in selling – they definitely care about making sales, although they are never desperate.
They invest a lot of time gaining the trust of their audience. People like what they are saying and become pre-sold. They are very receptive to the sales pitch because the speaker had taken steps to establish value beforehand.
With Youtube too, you cannot just blatantly tell people to buy your product. You first have to provide valuable content – your videos must be entertaining and informative. Also, they have to be unique. You cannot keep repeating the things that other people are already saying – you have to better than them.
Always look to provide value; this way, people will latch on to anything that you have to recommend.2) Quality of videos:
I am not going to go over the obvious bits in this article. I trust you to sign up for a Youtube account and think of a catchy username. However, I do feel the need to talk about other basics that can make or break the quality of your videos.
Make sure that you record in good lighting and please invest in a good microphone. (Personally, I SWEAR BY my Blue Yeti Microphone, and have been using it for many years)
I see many videos shot against a super bright background or in shabby settings. They are off-putting from the very beginning. You don’t have to rent a studio or anything – a quiet room with a neutral background is good enough (depending upon your niche).
A public park or garden also works very well – as long as the surroundings are relatively peaceful.