Can you really earn from the internet and not work at all? Honestly.

@zahfran (851)
Singapore
March 13, 2009 12:46pm CST
Many websites exist out there, claiming you can make a living off the Internet. Those work from homes site. Basically, the concept is all the same, you buy their products and then, u resell it. Then there's the "get paid to" websites, some are real and some are scams. I agree 100 percent if someone says, you can earn some extra money to pay off your bills, etc.. Probably up to a maximum of $500 per month. But can you really earn thousands from the Internet and quit your daytime job??? What are your views?
18 responses
@GoThere (110)
• Indonesia
14 Mar 09
Hello i agree with several opinion here that said it is not impossible for us to live from internet. But once again it's really risky to work only from internet. One thing that can make great profit is forex online. I believe someone can live from forex, but it really risky one. It needs practice, hard work, effort, and last but not least is luck. So there are suggestion that said don't try playing forex if you are not prepared to lose all your money. But personally i really believe that we can make great profit by playing forex and ultimately for you who has a programming skill, you can try to make forex robot that can do the transaction automatically and get profit pasively. Happy earning.
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
14 Mar 09
Hi GoThere, I don't have programming skills and I don't get the idea behind Forex. mind shedding some light?
@GoThere (110)
• Indonesia
15 Mar 09
Hello Zahfran, if you want to know more about forex programming you can visit this link : http://www.traderslog.com/metatrader-tutorial.htm In there site you can find a lot of tutorial about forex programming using metatrader platform. If you want to learn about forex you can visit this link : http://www.babypips.com/ Happy learning and earning :-)
• Chennai, India
13 Mar 09
I don't think it is impossible. Also I don't say it's that easy. It has some amount of risk. We need to do a lot of trial and error to find the right strategy that works. In this learning process we may have to spend some money on promotions too. Initially it would be hard to earn even $10 a month, but if we are ready to put in some money initially, we can earn some profit. Again, some 50% of the profit may have to be put in. As we see the earnings grow, gradually, we can reduce it to 20% or 15% a month. This strategy can't be taught by anyone. Even if I teach you the methods I used, it may not work for you. You have to pick the right product and the right strategy. Others can only help you a bit. Again, it is you, that have to put efforts.
14 Mar 09
I agree with you 100%, I don't think it's impossible but it will require a lot of effort and trial and error. I intend to be one of the rare few who earns my entire income on the internet. I believe with time, determination, patience, effort and some luck I will definitely reach my goal. Good luck with your money making efforts.
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
14 Mar 09
hi venkataraman_vc, Thanks a lot for your advice. I truly appreciate it! I'll put in the effort. Currently, my target is just to earn extra at least $100 per month.
• India
14 Mar 09
U r right that there r many websites which r claiming to pay lots of money. But generally many of them are fake or scam except few genuine ones. But one cannot really quit his job to earn this passive income.
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
14 Mar 09
hello realcraze, Yea. I always stick by this rule "If its too good to be true, it probably is". But if its true but its realy2 bad(the payout, i mean), I suggest you don't join.. hahaha..
• Philippines
14 Mar 09
Yes you can earn online with "get paid" to sites but its not a "get rich-quick scheme" its better to have a regular job and don't depend on these things
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
14 Mar 09
Hi sophie_dfuss, Yeah, there's no such thing as a get -rich-quick scheme! i totally agree with you..
@Jouhar (409)
• India
14 Mar 09
You can earn a lot from mylot. But you need to make a 100 active referrals. If each one of them make 1 cent per day you can make 1$ per day from here. Have a nice day
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
14 Mar 09
hi jouhar, wow that was really cool answer. I seriously never thought about that. But looking at things, I think everyone's already on myLot. Hahaha..
@star_wish (168)
14 Mar 09
I think it will be hard to earn thousands from the internet,and even if someone really do that,he must have spended much time and energy on it. In other words ,he also can earn such a bill in other ways with the time & energy. Just keep on with our daytime job,making some extra money at free time.:)
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
14 Mar 09
Hi starwish, I totally agree with you. So there's not much difference actually yeah. Earning online and offline. My ultimate dream is to be doing both. Haha..
• India
14 Mar 09
Dude, It is possible to earn money online. But there are some site which are scam. You do job for them but they do not pay you. And after some time they close the site. But if you want to earn my lot is the best site. And there are many more sites.
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
14 Mar 09
Hi dineshshrma, Yeah.. Totally! Mylot is the best. It's very hard to find honest, real paying sites. Guess I'll just stick to myLot.. :)
@taface412 (3175)
• United States
13 Mar 09
I'm not sure if you could quit your day job with it...but some people actually can make some dough by writing articles for sites, etc. Personally I like my day job I just needed some extra money and I love getting free stuff from some of the survey clubs...so if you're interested check out the link on my profile. There are banners and links there along with a lot of info you would like to know before joining. And I always love finding checks in the mail when I forgot I requested cashout...that is with the ones who don't use paypal. So check my site out.
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
14 Mar 09
Hi taface412, I would love to write articles but my English is not really good. Thanks for the tips anyway. Maybe one day, I'll write articles once my English improves. Hahhaha..
13 Mar 09
Yes I believe you can but it does take alot of quality work, ambition, determination and effort. I know of some people who make thousands every month but they spend more than 10 hours a day online working. Personally I earn tens of dollars monthly and that should be increasing very soon to over $100. I earn through freelance writing and I believe this is one of the best ways to earn online
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
13 Mar 09
Hi heartbreaker08, are you really a heartbreaker? Hahaha.. Anyway, I believe it's really true. So speaking of it, the people who earn online actually have to work more since they spend 10 hours per day online. The only upside is they can wake up anytime and sleep anytime. For me, I don't work from home but I work near home. It's good enough for me. :)
@moneymommy (3418)
• United States
13 Mar 09
Yes you can! But it will take a lot of hard work and patience. You cant start something and quit. Keep at it and you can earn a living off the Internet. Each month that I continue doing my programs I earn more and more. I will eventually be at the level I want and make the amount I want monthly. Right now I make enough to pay my bills. I plan on making enough to live off of plus have money to spend by the end of the year. That is my goal and I will accomplish it.
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
13 Mar 09
Hi moneymommy, I wish you all the best and I really like your spirit!
• India
14 Mar 09
If you think that with the help of the internet you earn that much so that you can run your family i don`t think that`s possible i think with internet you can just earn few buys say a pocket money types it`s but if you think you can earn with internet that`s possible evne if you then it takes alot of time and effort....
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
14 Mar 09
hi sachin 6606, thanks a lot for your tips. I think you are right. I have yet to be proven otherwise.. Haha..
@kumarpslv (3216)
• India
13 Mar 09
We can not earn earn from the net so that to run our life.And this may be possible for only very few people. We can earn just to meet the expenses of electricity bill and internet bill. Because 99% of the online earning site are cheating sites. If they really pay their members, many of us can easily earn more than that required to run our life. But in actual practice, only the sites are earning and the members are working for them without any use.
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
14 Mar 09
Haha. You seem like an angry man. What you said is right, but I don't think 99%. Thats too much. 80% maybe? lol.
• Philippines
13 Mar 09
I still suggest you stick on the regular paying job than to depend on work online because this will never be enough to consider the payment for all our bills or expenses. As for me, i am a stay at home wife, i earn here online but not that much, enough that i can say it is an extra dough. I am not interested on getting rich or getting big amounts of money on a quick method that most sites entice people, and to think that they are good to be true, turns out to be a scam. I don't also buy sites that requires payment for sign up. I don't invest easily on something. I have a phobia about it already specially those MLM's and Networking so i avoid getting into such. Happy Mylotting!
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
13 Mar 09
Hi, I love your nickname strawberrychocodahi. Haha.. Thanks for the tips and advice. Happy MyLotting to you too.. :)
@daneg33 (1128)
• Canada
13 Mar 09
Yes, you can earn a living from the internet. It cannot be done by "doing nothing" though. It takes lots of hard work and dedication and there is, of course, a learning curve. Once you have all the pieces, and you put them all together, then you will be on your way to making an income from the net.
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
14 Mar 09
Hi daneg33, You must be one of the few living from the Internet? I hope to, one day, probably 3 years down the road. Anyway, thanks for the inspiring comment. :)
@rookiekan (882)
• China
13 Mar 09
i am sure that there r people who can survival from the earning from the internet,but it's amount is very very few.to our most common people,we still need work and work harder,online earning is only the extra way to earn extra money when we in the spare time.
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
14 Mar 09
Hi rookiekan, I totally agree with you. Anyway, no harm having some spares.. :)
@VIKRAM55 (215)
• India
13 Mar 09
Partially true...I know few work at home women who really make money from internet only & its good enough for them but that needs lot of hard work, efforts, patience & luck also while making right sites selection.... But its not true all the time since many sites turn out to be scams sooner or later... Vikram
@zahfran (851)
• Singapore
13 Mar 09
Hi Vikram, I totally agree with you. Many sites turn out to be scams. Its very hard to trust them. Currently, the only sites I trust is myLot and myPage5. :)
@krajibg (11923)
• Guwahati, India
14 Mar 09
No. Definitely not. Even if I glue y eyes 24/7 I wont be able to earn that much money that I get in the from of salary of my job. That is practically impossible. I have tried several such paying sites but they just claim but in practice most of the time you would discover to your horror that the site no longer exists. I am here not for money actually. If anything comes along that would be treated as some bonus.
• Indonesia
14 Mar 09
i think so hard get more $500 from internet..because more bussiness not payout our earning..(spam).