I've never had any luck making any money on the internet; have you?

United States
December 6, 2011 12:03am CST
Hi! I've never had any luck making any money on the internet, have you? I live a very boring life. I know I have blessings to count yet I still feel unhappy; I can't help but want allot more out of life. I live with my adult son and we are very low income. We struggle financially every month. We don't have money for all the things we need. We both could use new cloths, new shoes and other necessities. We need to start eating better and taking vitamins but it's difficult on our tight budget; we can't afford to eat healthy and take vitamins. We don't have a car which makes life hard. I've tried so many things to try to make money on the internet but to no avail. Have any of you tried anything (certain product or program) that actually works and that doesn't cost any money to start?
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
7 Dec 11
Actually, I have made money on the net for the last 4 1/2 years I have been making money online. More and more each year. The places I earn from are Zazzle, BigCrumbs, Pinecone research, esearch, youdata, mylot and the newest places for me are swagbucks and Superpoints. I've just started Superpoints and swagbucks and have already earned $55 from superpoints in the last 2 months. And $25 from Swagbucks in the last 4.. But my best earner is and has been for a while.. Zazzle. This past month (November) I just earned $150 my second highest earnings.. Last year in December I earned $167. normally I average about $20-$40 a month.. but Christmas has a big pickup in sales.. i love it! Pinecone Research pays me well too.. I make $3 per survey and I usually get anywhere from 1-3 a month via paypal usually the day after I take the survey.. I love it.. no waiting involved (no other survey site does this) So I have earned a little over $100 a year from them... All in all I earned an extra $800 last year.. which is not bad as this is stuff I do part time.. and it really helps when I need to buy extra stuff... I have never PAID any many to start any of these.. they should be paying you.. if they ask for money then it might not be very legitimate.
@smacksman (6053)
7 Dec 11
You have one great advantage, minx - you live in the States. Surveys here in the UK are thin on the ground and as I understand it, almost zero in the rest of the world.
@smacksman (6053)
7 Dec 11
Oh OK, thanks I'll check them out. I'll check your profile for links first.
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
7 Dec 11
I guess that is true.. however my sites that I make other money from Zazzle BigCrumbs and Superpoints.. are all available to folks in the UK.
@derek_a (10874)
7 Dec 11
I can't say that I've had bad luck on the Internet making money, but have never been able to make enough to say that I have a living wage. There are many claims on the Internet that people make fortunes, but the people who make such claims as wanting us to get on board and in my opinion, that makes them exaggerate. I have gotten involved but have realized that the Internet it great for making friends and sharing information and there is a slight chance of making some good money, but you have to speculate to accumulate, so there are also a lot of gambles to take.. _Derek
@derek_a (10874)
8 Dec 11
Congratulations on making some money with zazzle. Did you make your own creations? It looks very interesting and a bit different from many other biz opps on line.. _Derek
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
7 Dec 11
I agree.. I don't make enough to make a living wage online.... but then again I'm not really making enough to live on at my fulltime job either.. so this extra really helps me out in the long run... i'm glad I started at it 5 years ago.. and ignored everyone who laughed at me.. and thought I was being foolish trying to make money online.. well after cashing out for $150 from Zazzle alone last month.. I am the one laughing now.. and they are all complaining they are broke.. hehehe
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@alottodo (3056)
• Australia
7 Dec 11
Yep you are quite right there mate!
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@aprilsong (1884)
• China
7 Dec 11
I think making money online has not so much relation with luck. Of course, sometimes we are cheated by those scam sites, then we say we are unlucky, but i think it is because we don't have experiences. I think earning online needs more skills and hard efforts. Sometimes you should have faith in yourself. For example, when i first joined Triond, it took me many many days to reach 1 cent, well, you know, at that time, the 0.5 dollar minimum payment seems a big amount and can't reach at all. But as time goes on, as my friends increases, and my articles rises, i made it. Also in Helium, you know,the minimum payment is 25 dollars, and so many people are complaining it is such a huge amount and it is almost impossible to reach it. Well, you know, i once thought of give up, because i was afraid of i can't reach it in several years, but in the end, i made it too. It is often hard at the beginning, but don't give up, your time and effort will be paid off one day.
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
7 Dec 11
I agree.. Persistence does pay off.. I kept at the Zazzle sites and BigCrumbs and now they are on autopilot and earn me money even if I don't do anything .. :) those are the best kinds of sites. :)
@scheng1 (24650)
• Singapore
6 Dec 11
Hi thedataminer, with your command of English, I am surprised to see that you have not started writing for money! If you had joined Associated Content years ago, you would have made a few hundred dollars per month in passive income. Associated Content is great for US writers, since they paid upfront and page view bonus. The more people read the content, the more you earned, even if you stopped writing for a while. Some people earn more than $1000 just from page views. They can afford to rely on their existing articles to provide income for them. You can check out the top writers there. Most of them are people like you and me.
• United States
26 Dec 11
Oh by the way thank you for the compliment. That makes me feel good; I really appreciate that! Happy New Year!
@anil02 (24688)
• India
7 Dec 11
Hello, very sad to know about your financial problem, I checked your profile. You are from US so you have better scope of online earning than me. I am from India. More over online earning sites are for the people of US, Kanada and UK. If you are interested than write me. I will give links of sites from which you can earn serious amount without spending any money. have a nice day.
• United States
7 Dec 11
I would like to know what sites you are talking about if you do not mine.
@drambits (96)
6 Dec 11
In my point of view, the internet isn't something which you can depend on when you want to put food on the table. If you really want to earn money then I suggest that you get a job or even make a real life business. In my case, I really love posting on online forums since it helps me improve my english proficiency which will certainly help me land a job once I finish college. The money I earn on mylot is just a bonus.
• United States
26 Dec 11
right about that!
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
7 Dec 11
There's a lot of money making program on the net that no need to invest anything or something else to get paid... You count mylot in your list then any other program to make some extra income. Even if you can't make more at least you have additional source of income which you can add in other internet program you have... Try to visit my blog if you want other good program on the net, my friend. I share things there which is I know a good thing to share to everyone who want additional income on the net... I made also a course on the program so that any interested will get started and follow what the thing I've done to make some extra income online... visit http://getpaid2surf.weebly.com If you interested on other things online
@andy77e (5156)
• United States
8 Dec 11
Sure. You can make money on the internet easy. You have to find something people want, and find it for a cheap prices, and sell it. On ebay perhaps! Or even make something that people might pay you for. I know a guy who just paints cups. He paints them and sells them, or takes commissions to paint something someone wants on their cup. I sell stuff on Ebay every day. It's my job :)
• United States
7 Dec 11
Yes I have had some luck with a few things on the internet not making much but some is better than nothing and it really adds up. First sites like shopforfreebies.com really does have lots of samples and free items that once they begin to come in they will continue as long as you request them. Then there is textbroker.com if you want to write articles and are able to. Also there is trendsource which is a secret shopping position and I have been doing that since 2005 not much money but if you are going to be at that place anyway why not gives you a little jingle in your pocket for something you are doing anyway. Then for request there is a site called wishuponaheron.com that is just that someone granting wishes and others receiving wishes. e-rewards is another survey site that pays too been a part of that for years as well that is how I got some of my family gifts for the last couple of years too. Also how I get some of my magazine subscriptions as well. Not sure what state you live in but there are programs to help low income people like us with things such as vitiams and medications you might want to try your local community action office and see what they offer. Goodwill has a program for cars not sure how that works but there is a site for them that might tell you how that works. Depending on needs there is alot out there that people are not aware of until someone informs them of it. Mysurveys.com pays and not is doing cash incentives as well I got my ten dollar payout first of this month and almost to my next one if I would just take the time daily to do them. Dollarsurveys.net is another one. Let me know if this helps and maybe I can find other resources for you to help out.
• Philippines
6 Dec 11
Hi there. I believe it's normal for people to want more out of life. We tend to ask more whenever we receive a blessing. Personally, I long for so many things in life too though I know I cannot get everything I want but since dreaming is for free, I won't dream less. I am also on a tight budget nowadays because I just lost my job due to some personal reasons. I've been trying to look for a new job opportunity through internet but I could hardly find one since it's really hard to find a job in this month of December. I also tried to make some money online but I guess it isn't my forte. I don't have enough skills in making money online. How I wish I can find a solution to my problem right now.
• United States
26 Dec 11
Start making Youtube videos!
• United States
11 Dec 11
It really depends on what you are doing on the Net, whether you make money or not. I'm a writer, so I make a good share of my living on the Net.. I use it at mid-month to get me through till the next month when I get my retirement. I get a little over $5 per article from Yahoo Voices.. and I get about $40 a month in passive income each month also. I'm a health writer there... and I do ghostwriting for a friend of mine... I don't bother with too many sites on the Net.. I do have one where I earn $5 a week and I put that on my Jingit debit card... and I do swag bucks and get $5 Amazon eCards... and that is about all I do other than writing.
• Mexico
10 Dec 11
Yeep, online money making opportunities are either scam or deadly tough to make money with at all. The only stuff that has worked to me are surveys and a couple of investing sites. But you've to be so careful about where you invest, because you could lose a very lot of money if the site you're trusting in is not legit. Some sites may seem to be legit, and even pay the firsty months to gain trustability from its users, but then one day they just go away with your money. the only clue you have in these cases is looking at their background. At least 2 years of being working, which is truly difficult to find there out.
@br3ndy (468)
• Indonesia
6 Dec 11
Actually i never have luck making money from internet too. Sometimes i'm feels bored with this kind of activities. But, from what i heard from others who succeed making money online, we must devoted to the sites we are joining. The example is here on mylot, we must keep typing and posting everyday as much as we could to get a better income. As for me, i'm just doing it steadily and i think we can't never rush anything. Well i hope you can success in your online money earning.
• United States
26 Dec 11
Thanks my friend!
@zuzaki68 (16)
6 Dec 11
TRY AND TRY UNTIL YOU SUCCEED!! OR TRY AND TRY UNTIL YOU DIE!!! (JOKE) ME TOO!! but im trying my best to make money. like here in mylot. my account was hacked and i started to signed up again hihi.. dream what you believe! become what you believe!
• United States
6 Dec 11
That's a funny joke; I like that. Yeah I keep trying and trying but I get very disappointed. Do you have Norton Anti virus; that might help you. Is it already on your computer? Good luck to you.
@as2006 (5040)
• Israel
7 Dec 11
Making money online is not that easy. It needs a lot of patience and time and even then it is very very hard. And even you can to earn some money it can be for living. There is lot of work that you can do from home if it's o.k. with you.
• Philippines
6 Dec 11
That is just about life itself. Just try hard, if you can't attain your goal, then try harder. Eventually you will earn more money by trying and improving yourself on doing so. If you have a goal of earning much money, you will surely try to find a way to do so. There are a lot of users in here earning big in online activities. I am just a leisure earner in here so I can't give you a good advice regarding earning big online. Just try to live well below your means first. I also suggest that you try to save money and invest in other options. This is a good start in trying to accumulate money.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
7 Dec 11
Mylot is my first online making money.I've been or about two months and haven't receive any payment yet,I hope I could read the minimum payout this coming payment.So, I can't say right now if I'm lucky or successful in earning/making money online.
• Philippines
6 Dec 11
I can't tell right now because I just started in money online industry but I still more to go before I make enough money to withdraw earnings and I'm trying to work hard so I can receive good $. And I can't invest money for those website who ask fee because I'm not able to provide that one now.. I wish good luck will come to you. Just believe yourself and work hard for it. ^^
• United States
6 Dec 11
I have a few ways that have paid for sure. I was a very struggling single mom with health problems. I just got a check in the mail yesterday. I was like this is so cool. I know a site that pays daily too, that helps alotttt. It's not a whole lot I been making, but it's getting better and better. I have been testing the waters to who is actually paying and who is not. I know 3 great sites that pay for sure and not too hard. You have to love to read to get in the internet game, and hunt for what is real. If you send me a message I will give you the information to sign up for these sites.
6 Dec 11
try http://www.anno1777.com/index.php?i=220737 if you are bored. Browser game with good society and you can exchange game currency for real money