We’ve all seen the ads: “I make $146,300.95 a month doing some shit on Google!”

Many people have been turned off to the idea of making money online because of the profusion of scams and bogus offers that assail our senses on a daily basis. Despite the skepticism, however, the Internet is in fact a viable and thriving avenue for creating supplementary income – maybe not $146,300.95 a month, but for many people upward of $500 is not uncommon. The more enterprising the individual, the higher the potential earnings.

As an Internet Marketer, I know first hand how many different opportunites for quick easy money there are. There’s really no mystery about it – most people just don’t have the time to dig around obscure blogs and websites to figure out how to get fast cash online. The websites I list are only a very small piece of the pie, but they are able to benefit more people because they require very little effort on your part.

Logging In == Cashing In

Nowadays, the Net is perhaps the most ideal solution for making additional money, simply because of the sheer convenience of it.

• You don’t have to leave your home. All you need is a computer and an internet connection, which most people have already.
• There’s no associated out-of-pocket expense (ie. you’re not paying for anything you wouldn’t be paying for anyway, like your ISP) – all of the services listed here are free to use.
• There’s no elaborate preparation required. Whether you’ve got a random hour between classes, are on your lunch break or just sitting around the house with nothing to do, it’s as simple as logging on to a website. A few minutes here and there can really add up.

In my opinion, there’s no reason every average Internet User can’t make between $100 – $500 or more, free and clear, each month, by investing nothing but their own time. But don’t take my word for it. I’m so sure that I’m right about this that I put together a list of 11 free, quick and simple ways to make some extra dough on the go (ouch, lame.)

Get Fast Cash Now – The Top 11

1. Project Payday – Definitely one of the best programs out there. Basically you get paid to fill out trial offers for various products and services – it averages about $25 a pop. Some of the offers require a small investment ($1 – $2 usually) but the payout for them is considerably more. Most of the programs involve a subscription with a recurring monthly fee that you have to keep track of and cancel before the end of the trial period. It’s free to join, although you are required to complete one of the offers to activate your membership. All in all a valid system with good potential.
   Website: [Link]
   Our Rating: 5/6
   Restrictions: US or Canada Citizen, Credit card reqd.
2. Cash Crate - Another excellent program similar to Project Payday, although it has a much more variable payout range (0ffers can range from $1 to $100 and anywhere in between.) I know of people who make several hundred each month using Cash Crate alone. To give you an idea of the possiblities: Cash Crate offers a guaranteed daily survey for $0.80, which equals almost $30 a month for less than an hour of your time on average. The website is very clean, simple and easy to use and has excellent recommendations and testimonials across the board – I can personally vouch for the excellent quality of their customer service!
   Website: [Link]
   Our Rating: 6/6
   Restrictions: Minimum 13 years of age, Credit card reqd.
3. Content Current – For people who love to write, it’s now easy to get paid to do so. Formerly known as “Forum Booster”, this website pays users to write and submit articles, and also to post comments on forums and other communities. The pay is based on a “merit system”, meaning the higher the quality of your material the greater the payout. It adds up surprisingly quickly, especially if you can write several articles per day. This is great for people who write articles anyway, like regular bloggers, since it only takes about fifteen minutes to rewrite a standard length article, and also for forum addicts and social networking fiends. Get paid to post!
   Website: [Link]
   Our Rating: 6/6
   Restrictions: None apparent
4. Associated Content - If writing isn’t your thing, then Associated Content will also accept your video, image, slideshow and audio submissions (in addition to text/articles.) They offer Upfront Payments on content in certain high-interest categories, as well as Perfomance payments, which earn you $1.50 for every 1000 page views your content receives. This is a highly lucrative setup and has huge residual income potential (the holy grail of making money online.) Many of the users give testimonials of the full time income they make with this website, but of course that takes more time, effort, and expertise.
   Website: [Link]
   Our Rating: 4/6
   Restrictions: US targeted, PayPal reqd. 18 years of age to process payment
   
5. Share Cash.info - You can’t beat this program for simplicity, and it strikes me as being a seriously undeveloped means to get fast cash. What you do: upload any file onto ShareCash.info that isn’t pornographic/adult or copywrited. That’s it. Every time the file is downloaded, you get paid. Payout per download ranges from $0.30 – $0.60 (significantly higher than other similar networks), which may seem to be a pittance, but look at it this way: even on the low end, 1000 downloads == $300. Not too bad for doing nothing. And today, when just about everyone has a Myspace/Facebook/Twitter/Blog/All of the above, circulating a link is a pretty simple matter. People are curious creatures, and a download is harmless and free!
   Website: [Link]
   Our Rating: 5/6
   Restrictions: US targeted, PayPal reqd. 18 years of age to process payment
6. Link Show Off - If you have a free blog, Myspace, Facebook, etc, then you’re a publisher. This program allows you to sell text link advertisements on any of your Internet real estate, provided it supports a Javascript widget. Link Show Off is basically the middleman between advertisers and publishers. Here’s how it works: you sign up for an account list your website in their marketplace; you setting your pricing and place the JS widget onto your website; advertisers find your site in the marketplace and pay to have their link placed on your site (via the widget.) Everything is automatic, and the links are no-follow so they don’t harm your Page Rank.
   Text Link Ads is another website along the same lines, however I believe the links they sell are do-follow.
   Website: [Link]
   Our Rating: 4/6
   Restrictions: Blog or website (most effective with medium to high traffic)
7. Pay Per Post – Another opportunity for all you authors out there, this one is more specifically targeted towards bloggers. Opportunities (aka “opps”) to review products and services are listed on the website; registered authors can then select opps that have subject content similar to their blog, and get paid to write a blog post review. Payout per review can be from $5 to several thousand dollars, depending on the criteria the advertiser sets forth and the amount of exposure a reviewer’s blog generates.
   Note: I rate this one lower because it has more prerequisites, but if you already author an established blog then this is a fantastic way to monetize and get fast cash!
   Website: [Link]
   Our Rating: 3/6
   Restrictions: Targeted blog reqd. (easy to create), SSN/Tax ID reqd.
8. Affiliate Networks – Affiliate marketing, or promoting other people’s products and services, is perhaps one of the highest-paying make money online gigs there is – if you know how to do it right. To achieve the really killer payout that many professional marketers enjoy takes a lot of knowledge and finesse, however on the low end it’s a great way to go to make a little extra here and there. Many of the online marketplaces you probably use yourself (ie. eBay, Amazon,) and even services like Match.com will pay you for referring customers and sales to them. I’ve written a lot of information on affiliate marketing already, so feel free to check out my other articles if you want more information.
   Website: Various
   Our Rating: 6/6
   Restrictions: “Know-How”
9. Send Earnings - This is another website similar to Project Payday and Cash Crate with opportunities that pay for consumer feedback, reviews, surveys, etc. It has a wider variety of offers including shopping online, completing surveys, outsourced clerical work for large companies, and even playing games. The payment differs based on each individual offer. This is another highly reputable company that gets great reviews and has a substantial following.
   Note: Get $5 just for signing up!
   Website: [Link]
   Our Rating: 5/6
   Restrictions:18 years of age,
10. Shutter Stock – If you have a digital camera, then you can make money selling microstock. Simply put, microstock is the same as traditional stock photography, except that it’s Internet-based, accepts photos from amateurs / hobbyists, and sells for much lower prices, generally only a couple dollars. This only converts to about $0.25 a pop for you, but the low pricing is designed to encourage bulk purchasing. Even if you upload just a few of your best photos, and only get 200 downloads, that’s still $50 from photos that would otherwise be sitting on your hard drive doing nothing. If you add more photos every month and get a couple hundred downloads on those, plus the downloads the originals photos bring in, the earnings quickly stack up for very little effort on your part. I use and recommend Shutter Stock because of their size, reputation, and unique subscription system.
    Note - Here’s an excellent beginner’s guide to microstock over at Webdesigner Depot.
    Website: [Link]
    Our Rating: 6/6
    Restrictions: 18 Years of Age
    
11. Pay Per Click – Of course, PPC bears mentioning on any “how to get fast cash online” guide. Every since Google rolled out the Adsense program, it’s been not only feasible but downright easy for everyday bloggers and webmasters to make a decent income off of Pay Per Click advertising. This is similar to Link Show Off, except you get paid anywhere from nickles to dollars for each click on a sponsored text link advertisement. It’s a snap to use if you have an existing blog you want to monetize, and simple to pick up if you’re new to the whole idea. For a much more thorough introduction to PCC, check out my article “Click Pay Per?”
    Website: Various
    Our Rating: 6/6
    Restrictions: Blog, website, etc.

And with that, we come to the end of this particular compilation. Believe it or not, I had to cut several other ideas I wanted to include, just to keep this list from becoming too exhaustive. It doesn’t really help if you die of boredom before you even make your first dollar.

Hopefully putting this list together will encourage a greater number of people to take action, as there’s liable to be something here to suit every taste. If you found this article useful, feel free to help me spread it around!

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