A reader left the following comment on mye Google Work from Home Scheme: Can It Get Any Funnier? blog post, as follows:
Well, like the last comment I read, I thank you for your candor. I was almost nearly sucked into this same hoax as the woman before for nearly the same reasons. Mine aren't health problems, but pregnancy woes and my husband and I are about at the end of our ropes. The Google Work At Home program seemed like the greatest idea ever but after reading your article now I must say I am horribly disappointed. Again, appreciate your candor, but would also appreciate maybe some real ways to make money online? Thanks.
While I posted a direct response to the reader on that blog post, I also wanted to make it a separate article since many of you may be in a similar situation and need help. In this case, the answer to the reader's question on how to make money online was right in front of her, which goes to show sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees.
My response and advise:
Thanks for your comment. I also visited your blog and it sounds like you are in a tough situation. I feel for you and hope that you can keep your chin up.
One thing you need to do is recognize that successfully making money online takes a lot of hard work and determination, that it won’t fall out of the sky for you right away. That being said, here are some ideas:
- Google really does hire people to work from home. See Google Work from Home.
- You’re blogging, which is very good for working at home, and you write well. Check the job boards at problogger.net often. Also use that site and the About.com site on Weblogs for great blogging tips.
- You’re pregnant. This puts you in a somewhat unique position. You could write about the trials, tribulations and joys of going through your pregnancy and once you have your baby, of raising him or her. These are high-traffic topics in the blogosphere. The About.com site on pregnancy (pregnancy.about.com) is consistently one of the most visited sites on the About network.
- You have a Google Blogspot blog but you currently don’t have any ads on it. Sign up for Google AdSense and add some ad code to your pages to start earning some money. See my feature on Making Money with Google AdSense.
Ways to make money online at home are endless, and you don’t need to buy into anyone else’s program to do it – that’s just going to leave you disappointed and broke. You have the right attitude, I sense you have the determination, and your opportunity for making money online in legitimate ways is right in front of you. Just make it happen!
