Recent developments in Internet marketing have enabled common users to make money online. This is well and good since everybody needs a little extra cash. However, the methods used are really detrimental to one's intelligence.
Let us look at the pay per click method, a very popular means to make money online. The only task is to click on ads or view promotional websites one after the other. The user does not even have to actually read the ads or the site content. There is only the link and the clicking. This job is more fitting for a robot than an actual thinking human being.
Another thing is answering surveys. A user has to go through the same questions over and over again. After a while, it would be so mind-numbing that he was better off using auto-fill form software.
Posting on forums is a step higher than the formers. This at least requires one to read the post above and respond to it coherently. The sad part is that many who do this do not usually post useful replies.
All these things may be easy but are totally brain-dead activities. Thinking is not encouraged. If an individual is looking for some part-time money earning gigs, why not opt for freelance work? There's a lot of freelance projects online waiting to be claimed by people who are willing to exercise a little cerebral muscle.
How about freelance writing to make money online? It is fun and easy and the person may even be able to pick topics he likes to write about. There are online companies who need layout artists or graphic designers for small projects. A little research can yield thousands of opportunities for creativity.