Why do we have to pay to earn money online?

United States
February 17, 2007 10:39pm CST
Well I have been searching for money making opportunities online like myLot but one thing that I don't like is the fact that some sites would want you to have joining fee or purchase something etc... I practically don't like them cause my goal is to be able to earn from the internet, the fact that I have to pay just does not make a lot of sense to me... since I would want to work for money online, we'll work for it that's why we get paid, not the other way around.. How about you? How do you feel about this?
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35 responses
• Singapore
18 Feb 07
Yes, I too agreed with you in certain extent. There are many scams in the internet and you do not have any control over it. Those people could always shut down their websites anytime they decided to and we do not even know who are they. However,there are exceptions. If you think about different way of making money ,just like one of the famous teaches us about cash flow quartrants. Most people use time to exchange for money and they all end up working for people. I have worked for over 25 years in my life and I believed what he said. In the past 4 years, I do not actually work. Because working for people depends on a lot of things. Why don't you make most of the money instead of letting your employer make most of the money. Your employer is using their money to make money. That is why they can make money much faster than a lot of people. Of course there are risks. You have to assess it yourself or learn from mstakes. I have came across program that offered 300% return in capital about 2 years ago. I did not paid much attention to it at that time. Many friends have also told me the program,but then I was too busy to spend time to listen.About 6 months ago.I invested on it and is getting the high return every month. I came across another one about a year ago on e-education.I find it quite convincing and I invested quite a bit on it.Today, I have recovered all my investment and is getting passive income every month. In October last year, , I came across another one and I invested on it. The payout is faster. paying 2% everyday and I have already recover my investment. Yes, I agreed with you there are many scams in the internet.We just have to be very careful.I am not saying that those few program will last forever, but for me it is now always positive.I will only put some of my profit ack and make a decent earning than most people are working. www.chongsong.com fusheng@inbox.com
• Thailand
18 Feb 07
well, if a sites wants you to pay in order to earn, better think twice or don't think at all, just ignore it and find other sites that will give you a chance to work for free. once a site asked you to pay upfront, its definitely a scam.
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@kaydee10 (268)
• Philippines
18 Feb 07
I don't think you have to pay anything before you can earn. You can still find a few sites where you can earn but doesn't ask for fees.
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• India
19 Feb 07
yes .i do agree with your viewpoint that to earn money online we should not be paying any upfront. But think it form other perspective.If you are paying and doing something you are showing that you are really interested and committed.This is not in paritcular for you but in general for people who go here and there and just sign up for free as they want to earn online.But once that is done they dont even maintain the activity required.So ultimately they end up earning nothing and blaming that those sites dont even work. I can understand that u are committed and dedicated to earn as i am.But are all like us? Certainly not .... Thats why only small upfront ...I can tell you a lots of such sites where you pay some small amount and then earn much more than that.. The choice is always up to you..
• Canada
18 Feb 07
I don't believe in those offers. I never response to one. I don't think you can earn money via those systems.
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• Israel
18 Feb 07
agrrve.
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• Australia
18 Feb 07
Yes it is a shame, that a lot of people just use other people who really need the money to get money. And the shocking truth is you will never know who among this sites are for real. They all seem too real and would even be tempted to pay this money that they ask and then it's just a waste of money. Waste of time too.
• India
18 Feb 07
98% of the online jobs r spams and none of them 'll pay us. :-( and those who askin money initially.. im not ready to believe them. so just sit before ur computer and chat like this... u'll get frnds and money
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• Indonesia
19 Feb 07
yeah... i agree with you. but if we want to make money alot. we must invest money and do with lhard effort. and here i sharing the info of this discussion : http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/789524.aspx
@greengal (4286)
• United States
18 Feb 07
I agree with you, when I was looking for opportunities to make money online I came across so many that asked for a start up fee. It took me a while before I accidentally came across myLot. Since then I've stopped looking! lol I just don't trust those sites which ask for a fee, I'm sure so many of them are scams!
@phatkat (111)
• United States
18 Feb 07
you are absolutely right. I personally went down a list and found that 96% ain't about squat! but there are a couple that are real.
@re08dz (1941)
• Australia
18 Feb 07
I've never joined any program that requires payment to earn. Having said that I have paid for things like my own web hosting etc for my sites and blogs that in turn earn me an income. If you're prepapred to put the time and effort in all those things you apparantly need to pay for before you succeed can be found on the internet for free anyway :-)
@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
18 Feb 07
Well I don't agree with joining sites where we have to pay first for how do we know that the site will pay us, unless you know someone that is close to you that has been paid by them, there are places you can earn for free over the internet as I have been earning now for over 5-6 years, and I used to pay for some of them but not the ones I am with today and have been for this amount of time some a bit shorter but at least they have paid me.
• India
18 Feb 07
i donot agree with you.
• United States
18 Feb 07
im not sure there are any "real" online opportunities/ you can do something idiotic online for 3 cents an hour... you can pay a fee and not make money, unless you know 25 people willing and ready to pay the same fee that you did... or you can get a degree/or get a job...what else is there? i also would like to know...
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@imsilver (1665)
• Canada
19 Feb 07
I won't pay money for a site like that. The internet is huge.. someone is offering it for free somewhere I'd bet. If your looking for data entry type work I'd suggest www.melodysmommy.com. You get access to the job list without having to pay a cent :)
• United States
19 Feb 07
That is so true. I too have been looking for ways to make some extra money and then they ask for some kind of payment to work for them. That makes no sence at all. Why would you pay someone to work for them. Alot of the data entry jobs want anywhere from $40 - $50 to start and then you have to pay each company to work for them. You really have to watch what you are doing anymore cause they will take advantage of you.
@vbcoder (196)
• Philippines
18 Feb 07
most sites that require you to pay or buy something in return to get paid is usually a scam. be sure to check out the site first and investigate before you pay. but i think i wont go to any paying site other than mylot.
@victor234 (506)
• Brazil
19 Feb 07
Internet has a lot of sites that say will pay for do a lot of things and most of this sites is scam. Mylot pay us for post and doesnt scam because has a lot of peoples that is happy because was paid. The problem of mylot is that you have to work very hard and I dont have much time to spend here but always that I can I post to enjoy and earn.
@phatkat (111)
• United States
18 Feb 07
there are some,..few and far between. brandinstitute.com and your2cents are real surveys not marketing efforts. place such as http://www.sendearnings.com/?r=cancer629 will pay you just for you viewing an email they send to you. Don't pay for information that you can get for free. And never give out your bank account or social security number to any site!!! It is not necessary for them to cut a check.
@mywords18 (645)
• United States
18 Feb 07
yes very true and they often say that the investment will be refunded or can be earned back soon in a day or soo and i feel if its so then why they askin money and on net there's no processing fee as such and i dont prefer myself fillin long surveys for just soem petty cash,,,,,,,,here its bene fun all this week as iam just an week older here but i have enhanced my skills and knowldge alot,,,,thanks mylot u rock.
• Pakistan
18 Feb 07
hmm just to bucking up :)
• Gambia
18 Feb 07
Most of the sites that ask you to pay a fee to make money are just scams. I usually just avoid them since there are plenty of sites like mylot which are free to join and give a bit of money. An example being dormcheck.