it is hard to make money :(

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Philippines
August 6, 2012 10:10pm CST
Hi guys. I just realized that it is so hard to make money. I started earning money online last month. I am still a college student and I have already realized this. Making money requires a lot of time and effort. Making money also requires some skill. In odesk, they pay a lot of cash to those who know how to program and make websites. Sadly, I do not know how. How about you guys? DO you have a hard time in earning money too?
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23 responses
• India
7 Aug 12
I am also a college student like u.. just thought of making some money online in my extra time..and yeah its a bit hard to make money if u r not enjoying it I am just been here for 6-7 days and am enjoying this. Atm i am only on clixsense, neobux and mylot.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
7 Aug 12
Making money online is something that definitely does take some time to get used to doing. With that said, I've been working on making money online for a few years now. I know that what I am making online is not enough to pay our bills, but it is enough that I am able to help out with some of our household expenses. What I have found is the best way for me to make money online is writing articles where I am able to get paid per view of the article. This might be something that you might be interested in looking into.
• India
7 Aug 12
Hi Doranmwin, Can you please explain how can I login to some legitimate site and start to write some articles, so that I can get paid per view of the article. Any such sites ?
@adforme (2114)
8 Aug 12
Earning money has proven to be quite difficult. I am someone that appreciates money. Working online is a great way to earn money without the commute. This keeps more money in your pocket. I have been looking to have an online venture that would generate money residually. There is just too much in the way, hackers, thieves and much more. In the meantime, I am taking whatever opportunity is available for me to earn money. The more the better.
• United States
7 Aug 12
I'm finding it easier to attract money since I learned that it's important to be financially diversified. Maybe it would be good for you to learn how to program and/or create websites. I also find that it's easier to attract money if you choose a line of work that is a natural fit for you where you can use your natural abilitity, talents and skills. Good luck with your earning opportunities.
• Philippines
7 Aug 12
Thank you for the advice sherrybelle :) I am not really into programming. They have all these codes and stuff. It is hard to understand :)) But I would really like to improve my photoshop and design skills. Good luck to you too!
@512771751 (1096)
• China
11 Aug 12
Yes, you are right that it is so hard to make money, especially on line to earn money.
• United States
7 Aug 12
Indeed, like you I am a college student, so I thought I would find some opportunities to make money online over the summer. I have discovered the same thing as you: there is nothing close to get-rich-quick online. I didn't get into the whole online ordeal thinking I'd be making hundreds, but I've realized that most sites that are legitimate will not pay you very much. However, I try not to depress myself by thinking about how much money I'm earning per hour. I think this line of thinking can be applied to a site like myLot: if you're here for the money, you will probably be disappointed. But if you are here for fun and money on the side, then it can be an enjoyable way to spend time online.
• Philippines
7 Aug 12
Yes I agree but mylot is pretty fun so I stay here just to release my stress. I have been mylotting for a month now and the experience is good. I am also close to payout and that is pretty exciting for me! Happy mylotting. Good luck to us. I hope we earn a lot in the online world.
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
7 Aug 12
Hi, the good thing of it is that it is very fulfilling if the money you spent comes from your owns hard work. Though skills really is an edge for certain sites, there are still many other sites that only requires English proficiency like myLot and other article writing sites out there.
• India
7 Aug 12
Yes it is. And it will become more if you try to concentrate on different sites at a time. Its distracting and also wont give you much result because you cant reach the payout of all the sites easily by spending time for all. So try to spend time for only one and see how can you become successful.
@fantabulus (4000)
• India
7 Aug 12
Everything is hard in life not only earning money but also spending money and eating foods and living life hahah...just joking. Really online earning is very hard but offline earning is not hard if you have some talent and confidence you can do it everything.
@kristiane (112)
• Philippines
7 Aug 12
I agree that it's really hard but quite rewarding for those who persevere very hard and never gave up. It took me months before I can earn online from writing articles while my friend took around 1 year before landing in a good writing job and other passive ways.
@Pavan_m01 (115)
• India
7 Aug 12
Even i have realised that money making is not easy. It requires a lot of time. I heard that if I write good articles and post then I myt get some bucks. But getting Approval of these articles is a huge task and that also consumes a lot of time I guess.
7 Aug 12
i agree it is hard. some people say oh i started my own busines,s i did this or tis...i cant ever find out ways of making money like that! I make a few cents or pennies a day. I have spent a lot of time searching online as i am sure many of us here have done, and i find nothing that will support me and make a liveable income. It makes pocket money. Takes all month to earm £10-£20 and that goes in literally minutes. sometimes i feel I am not seeing the beenfit of all the hours of work i am putting in, but then i sit and think well any extra can not be a bad thing SO i work hard, i post here, i write blogs etc and i try and be thankfull for every little penny i earn. NO it is far from easy. I have spent 2-3 hours reaserching and wirintg one blog response, to accumalate 50p earnings fromr it I dont find these cash survery sites of any benefit to me al at.. I have been a mamaber of one for three months and my blaance is still only £1.23 . i find a lot of them try and get out of paying you as well. I guess i may find something one day, I a hoping to write a childrens book, so we will see what happens with that, i would be happy if that endevour mademe £30 even!
7 Aug 12
I agree, it can be very ahrd to make money. And very time consuming, just to earn a few pence or a few pounds. There is no easyway of making money, and all of these websites that say make money easy are usually a scam. I spent a lot of time looking or ways i could make money online, whi doesnt want a little extra income after all? And for those of us struggling to manage it is even more important to make a little extra income. You dont get jobs like stuffing envalopes these days, comapnies just dont find tat a beneficial way of working, as they have computers that can print and stuff envalopes at a far faster pace than any human could do. I even looked into data entry jobs from home, and ahve found nothing from those either. I plan to try a few writing blogs etc to see if that can boost my income a little. I know there is no get rich quick scheme, but some of these ways of making money are so time consuming arent they
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
7 Aug 12
Its not that hard. You have to know who you work and deal with. Some site owners are great people and help us alot. Others are just out to scam us. Several sites help me to decide weather or not to join r work for a site. I also have friends who work online who tell me about good sites to earn from. Thats how I found out about my lot.
@pumpkinjam (8451)
• United Kingdom
7 Aug 12
It is very hard to make money online. There are a few places online where you can make money but none of the genuine ones pay very well unless you have particular skills. Skills which, I find, if I had them I wouldn't be looking for such sites to make extra money in the first place! I enjoy myLot and make a little from it but I've never made more than about $2 in a month. I am on a writing site as well (Helium.com) which is OK but that pay is dependant on a ratings system. They have other opportunities for earning and I earned quite a bit from them a couple of times. Now, though, the site has changed making it even harder to earn from it! I've just started on a site called Freelancer.com but I don't know what that's like so far. Anyway, yes, it is hard to make money and you have to be prepared to spend a lot of time at things in order to make money. I think it's almost impossible to earn a living wage from it and you have to be careful of scams because there are so many of them.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
7 Aug 12
I agree with you, it is hard to earn money now... This time i don't spend much time for earning money online. sometime i connect to mylot only... I heard that many guys can earn much money from doing surveys, you can try...
@riyauro (6421)
• India
7 Aug 12
I have found out same thing that it is not easy to make money online. We have to keep trying until we find something good. I think we are lucky enough to have started off with online working. Some people don't know even this much. I know we will find a better way to earn money online and till then we have to do something so this small money is okay for now I guess. have a wonderful day.
• China
7 Aug 12
The same with you I do not know program either,guys who know how to program always can get a high pay job,those guys without a professional skill is hard to get a high pay job,this is the reality of our society,so I think what we need right now is to learn more skill and let us be a competitive person and without eliminate by our socitey.
• Philippines
7 Aug 12
it is hard to make money, yes bec. it takes so many days to earn money and then it so easy to spend it. it only takes second to go away. so i every hard money we need to have a savings account and put some money on it. and now a days are so less job so indemand here now is online jobs and its also take more time to make money. and thank you for the income you gave me in the net.
• Philippines
7 Aug 12
Yup you are so right, its really hard to earn money. Im a regular employee of a company but I am still looking further into earning from sidelines,. Thats where I found out that many were making money out of blogs,.Well, quite new also into it but if you have passion in doing so,.it will come naturally, so find what you love to do and at the same time earn the bucks worthwhile, cheers