So you want to start earning money online? Work as much or as little as you want? Travel the world and run your business at the same time? Reach a market larger than you ever could offline? It can all and is all being done everyday!
The internet is truly littered with people promising to show you how to make the quick buck or more accurately; the quick few million bucks! A lot of this is hype and some are scams and this has scared a lot of people from living the life of their dreams! The truth is that online business can be the best type of business in the world. But you need too be careful and choose the right one for you!
Some of the main ones include affiliate marketing, multilevel marketing, trading and investing, setting up a shop and selling physical goods; these can either your own, or sourced elsewhere (wholesale, dropshipped etc.). In case you're wondering dropshipping is where the customer's order and address to send the product is sent directly to the wholeseller or manufacturer so you don't have to worry about it. You can also set up this shop on eBay. Then there are some more obscure ways of earning money online like filling out surveys etc.
There is good and bad to be said for all methods and all you can really do is be careful and do your research before spending money on any of these, ideally you should be able to get in at little or no cost, however even some of the better ones require investment.