How I Earn Money Online

I am always looking for ways to earn money from home, especially online. For years now I have been able to stay home with my young children. I started off selling on ebay 8 years ago and this has been a decent stream of income for me. I have never been a power seller but I have made enough by selling my children's clothing that they have outgrown as well as selling children's hand made applique clothing. Over the years this has done very well for me. Earlier this year I noticed a big drop in my sales of custom made boutique clothing, which I attribute to the economy. That began my search for additional sources of income I could earn online from home. Below you will find links to some of the things I have done this year to earn money. I'll start with surveys. This has not been a big source of income for me as I had not expected it to but I do earn around $10-$20 a month from surveys...every little bit helps! Below are just a couple of the survey sites I have used. In addition to Dollar Surveys.









Next is Swagbucks...again, not a huge money earner but I have just started this a couple of months ago. I have already received a $20 Target Gift Card. I look at it as a way to cut back a little bit on our grocery bill since I used it to stock up on household cleaning supplies.




I am very new to Mr. Rebates and haven't earned anything with them yet..I will keep you posted on my progress. It's a great way to earn cash back for your online shopping at over 1,000 online stores! Check it out below...why not earn a few dollars on things you needed to buy anyway.


Another way to earn some extra money that I have been enjoying is freelance writing and blogging. I have written many articles for ehow and my revenue continues to grow each month. I have earned $12 my first month, $20 my second month and my third month I earned $28. It keeps growing slowly. What I need to do is spend more time adding to my bank of articles. Ehow has affiliate ad links throughout their site and on your article pages. You receive a share of that ad revenue. It is my goal to build up my bank of articles to 300 this year.
Ehow
Lastly, as I mentioned, I have been selling on ebay for many years. On a good month I have earned as much as $1000 or more and slower months maybe $200. It varies seasonally for me and obviously with how much listing I do at a time. This can be a great way to make some money by cleaning out closets, attics and basements. I have found that when I sell clothing my children have outgrown, I do better on ebay than at a garage sale. So take a weekend or two and do some cleaning, organizing and gathering...you will be surprised to see you can earn some money this way. And keep an eye out for things to sell at garage sales and consignment shops. I have often found things to sell this way too.
My Ebay Auctions!
Another thing I have done to earn money from home is babysitting. I have done this over the years and made a few hundred dollars a month while being home with my kids!

There are several ways to earn money online...for me they have been ways to make a little extra money from home which was my goal.
Good Luck!
Donna

Guest Posters

Hey Everyone!
I am looking for blogger's interested in Guest Posting on my blog. I prefer someone that blogs or writes about similar topics as myself...saving money and making money! I am hoping to have one guest poster weekly. I would link to your blog and vice versa. If interested, please email me at occity98@gmail.com.

Thanks,
Donna

Ehow

Last month I began writing articles on ehow after spending about a month researching the website and looking for those who had been successful with writing for ehow. I have learned much this past month on ehow and how it works. My goal going into this was to publish 50 articles my first month and I came close, I had 37 articles published in March. Had my computer not crashed and left me without a computer for a whole week I am sure I would have met my 50 article goal. I am very happy with my progress and continue to make new writing goals each month. For April I am hoping to get to 75 articles...totally possible and a goal...goal's are important to have!
It's important to mention that one of the things I have learned is that it's not just about the quantity of articles you have published but more so about the quality and content of the articles you write. Researching popular topics and spending the time to write a really good content article typically averages an hour for me. Things like keywords and Search Engine Optimization as well as networking and promoting your articles are equally as important for success on ehow.
I have greatly enjoyed writing for ehow and now have signed on with several other websites to publish my articles. Blogging has become another favorite past time...both reading and writing.

When I was doing my initial research on ehow I cam across an excellent resource of information. An ebook written by ehow member Maria, aka WriterGig, titled "How To Earn Passive Income On Ehow".

Maria's ebook. was a great wealth of information to me in starting my journey writing for ehow. My earning's for my first month, March, were fair considering that I had only just begun. With continued quality writing and promotion I know I can create a nice passive source of income monthly.

My Current Ehow Articles!.

I will have a small post each month so you can follow my success on ehow!