6 Ways To Make Money Online In Canada
I am often asked
how to make money online, and although there are many ways to do so, this is not something that is easy.
There is no possible way to “get rich quick”, and anyone who tells
you otherwise is lying. If you want to make money online, it’s going to
take awhile to make more than a few dollars, and it’s going to involve
quite a bit of work. Lots and lots of
actual work. If you don’t treat your online endeavour as a job, you’re not going to make much money. It’s that simple.
However, if you’re not afraid of working hard, you
can earn a decent income online. Here are a few ways to
make money online in Canada:
1. Sell Stuff
There are many places that you can sell things online, including Kijiji, Craigslist, Ebay, and Amazon.
You can sell pretty much anything you want on these sites. It’s very
easy to make money by getting rid of things around the house that you no
longer need. My personal favourite website is Kijiji because it is free
to list things for sale and the site is very easy to use.
2. Sell Homemade Goods on Etsy
Are you crafty? If so, you should really consider selling your stuff on
Etsy
– one of the best sites for selling homemade goods. There are a ton of
members and visitors that visit this website every day to see what’s
new, so you will have a large audience that you can sell your products
to.
Check out this great post to learn how to increase your chances of selling your goods:
12 Tips for Selling on Etsy.
3. Become a Freelance Writer
There are many websites out there that will actually pay you to speak
your mind. If you are knowledgeable about certain things (finance,
child care, housekeeping, etc.), there is likely a company that is
looking for someone like you to write articles for their website,
magazine or newspaper.
About.com and Wise Bread are 2 companies that I would recommend looking into.
4. Start a Blog
Before I say anything about blogging, please note that you should NOT
start a blog to make money. You should start a blog because you love to
write and share with others. If you do this, eventually the money will
come. It just takes awhile.
There are many ways that you can make money with your blog: Google
Adsense, private advertising, affiliate marketing (such as Amazon
Associates), eBooks and more.
Here are a few more tips on blogging for money.
5. Use Swagbucks
Using Swagbucks
is a great way to earn “money” online. All you have to do is use their
search engine and you will earn “bucks”. Once you have enough of those
bucks you can trade them in for cash (through Paypal) and/or gift cards
to local and online stores.
Be sure to check out my article on how to earn Swagbucks faster.
6. Complete Surveys
There are many reputable survey sites such as
Canada Talk Now,
Opinion Outpost, and
Cash Crate that you can work for.
Don’t expect to make a whole bunch of money taking online surveys. You will often only be able to earn pocket change.
That money can go toward a monthly treat (a specialty coffee, a new
book, etc.), though, so it may be worth the small amount of time it
takes to complete these surveys.
Making money online is very hard. I didn’t start making much money myself until I’d been blogging for over 2 years!
Although it does take time (like any other job), there is something
so rewarding about being able to work online from your own home (or
anywhere you can get an internet connection). Maybe it’s the fact that
you get to live in your pajamas (not that you should!), take breaks
whenever you want and be your own boss – those are some of the things
I love about my job!
The main thing to remember is that if you want to make anything more
than pocket change online, you absolutely must treat your job as a
job – not as a hobby.