Starting Out

Step 1 - Find a niche that, has hungry/passionate customers that spend.

This is the most, crucial aspect of them all. Get this wrong and you will not make much money....

Take your time on this, do not rush this. Do this right, then you can move forward.

Signing up for an affiliate program and throwing up a WordPress blog is pretty easy, but content will cost you if you have little to no skill in the writing department. Also, you're likely to find that "as little work as possible" is a lot more work than you expected if you're going into it with that mindset.

Create a Blogger post valuable content monetize it with Google Adsense .

That's how i started making money online .

It's possible but if you're not willing to put in work especially at the start, making money online consistently will be very difficult. If you're new, you need to be open to learning so you could master the different money making skills. You also need to take consistent action daily. At the end of the day, the knowledge and skills you learned will be your key to long term success. It's definitely something worth spending time and effort on. $20 a day is nothing compared to putting effort on your personal growth. I myself earn from $25 up to $3000 in a single day. It's all due to effort, the skills I took time to learn and master and massive implementation.

Start off with an affiliate program, have a blog (let me know if you need help with this. Just send me a pm), create content consistently, drive traffic, generate leads and you will create sales. Make it happen!

Basically you should just start finding your niche. Don't expect to get a good idea in one day, keep seeking that niche/idea and you'll find it. But you should be patient and not give up, eventually you'll get there. I was the same way, I didn't have any good money making ideas and it took time for me to find several valuable ideas.

Will have to agree with the advice given already, best to find a niche that you enjoy or have a passion for then you will find it a lot easier to get going. There are many internet marketing programs/courses to follow that will give you step by step instructions, you must be willing to put the time in too! Best to get a coach/mentor that has already been there and knows how to get going and start you on the right track. Hope this helps!

Offering a useful service in great need is the best way to get started by far...

You need to find a niche first. Finding a profitable niche is absolutely essential to any internet marketing success. As a matter of fact, if you skip this step it won't matter what you do, you won't make any money. I mean, it is possible that you will accidentally stumble upon a niche, but it will be by accident. So, do come research first and learn how to, otherwise you are wasting your time.

If you REALLY want to make money online then the "with as little work as possible" comment just isn't a good fit.

You might think it's easy, and yes, the fact you work from home can have a break when you want and take a holiday as and when is great but when you're working it's bloody hard work.

When I first started I would do 15,16,17+ hour days!! It's a killer.

I personally think (basically) the easiest way to make money online is: Create a squeeze page, build up that list, create a product, and get marketing.

I know that's basic but that's how I personally think you can make money in the easiest (and longterm) ways.

Nothing to it....

1. Join a few affiliate networks & sign up for FREE
2. Choose a niche in a buyers market (*where people commonly spend $$$)
3. Set Up "FREE" webpages on (i.e Blogspot, Free WP, Weebly, Webs, etc...)
(Only until you can familiarize yourself with setting up blogs and basic site functions)
4. Use W3Schools to learn some basic HTML - writing links, image links, etc...
5. Get FREE Trial of Market Samurai or Traffic Traffic (*research keywords, competition)
6. Install a StatCounter on your blogs or Google Analytics (*track visitors paths)
7. Set Up Your Social Networking profiles (*for each niche)
8. Heavily Research "Niche Groups"
9. Heavily Research "Corresponding Product/Services" to recommend
10. Write (like a madman/woman) several quality articles & reviews w/your cloaked affiliate links in tact
11. Test those links, make sure you will be paid!
12. Start building some traffic & experience (*Practice various free ways)
13. Buy a TLD (Top Level Domain) NameCheap or GoDaddy
14. Get a cheap Hosting plan (*HostGator... though not was they used to be)
15. Set Your DNS (*Dedicated name servers) pointing to Hostgator server
16. Get FREE HTML editor (KompoZer)
17. Get FREE FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Client - FileZilla
18. Do FREE Autoresponder Trial (*Get web form set up)
19. Install WordPress - Manually via FileZilla FTP Client
20. Install WP Plugins - too many to list
21. Set Up Visual Aspects (i.e. header, images, videos, etc...)
22. Set Up a Squeeze Page or Opt-in (start building subscribers)
23. Set Up a OTO (One Time Offer - Instant sales, *optional)
24. Make sure 'redirect' URL is working in auto responder to OTO
25. Make sure Your 1st Follow Up email includes FREE Download Link (in autoresponder)
26. Set Up a YouTube account, watch a ton of YouTube videos for #1- #25
27. Read WARRIOR FORUM religiously!!!
28. Scrape up $37 for WarRoom (*You'll get a ton of good FREE Stuff!!!)
29. Rinse & Repeat above
30. Consider "Other Traffic Methods" - Article Syndication, SEO, PPC, CPV, etc...
31. Start reinvesting the money & knowledge on paid tools, services, outsourcing
32. Bring Laptop to Best Buy (Geek Squad) clean out all the crap!!!
33. Buy a 500gig to 1tb external hard-drive for back up (or consider cloud back up)
34. Redefine your goals (now that you have some skills)
35. Write eBooks, Kindle Books, more rich article content
36. Submit articles to EZA
37. Offer quality content to online resources, ezines, magazines and offline publications in exchange for a credit link or URL back to your pro site(s)
38. Start outsourcing the menial tasks - you don't like doing
39. Study Copywriting courses (*these guys/gals can sell bacon to a pig)
40. Try not to go bankrupt, divorced, or get too severely depressed being at your PC for extensively long hours, and not seeing an immediate paycheck!
41. Avoid distractions
42. Manage your time wisely
43. Expect to lose a ton of sleep
44. Have the coffee ready!
45. Relax... When it all comes together- tell them all "See I told Ya there's was money online!"

Notes:

#01 - #12 - 100% FREE RESOURCES (*Start there)

#13 - #28 - are KEY ELEMENTS (Under $100 to get set up)

#34 - #39 - Your almost there!

#41 - #45 - You should be doing alright at this stage

Everything mentioned above (outside of paid advertising, outsourcing, and a divorce lawyer :rolleyes can be done for about $500 a year (less than $1.50 a day) - but it requires time, effort, and serious patience.

Good Luck!

Some guy sent me a PM spouting all this garbage about this amazing system I should sign up to. Complete scam. He must have thought I was dumb.

Username: alcymart

Link: Earn Income Online | Free Money Making Course

The figures are a dead giveaway. I assume these people make their money off of people who think they will be taught how to make money.

$17.750 per month lol, that's a figure just grasped right out of thin air. Bloody scammers!

Anyway I have heard a lot about making niche websites but I'm guessing the hard part is getting them to rank and more importantly keeping them ranking to make it long term.

I've read a lot about affiliaite marketing, creating a squeeze page, building a list, creating a product etc but here's the thing, I haven't got a clue how to do it lol. Is there anything I can purchase that will teach me step by step?

Best way for a newcomer is to find a good cpa network and get people to their offers. Peerfly and Maxbounty are the best ones ATM.

If you like to write, I would scour this forum and get all the hot topics you can find. Then write a white paper that has a lot of value to it. Something that you can find in a paid eBook.
Pepper it with relevant affiliate links in it and give the white paper away. Of course after they opt-in to your list.

Or sell the White paper on the special offers forum for $5. Add a about 5 articles with it and sell PLR rights to it for even more.
Hope this helps