5+ Legitimate Ways To Make Money Online

Everyone want to make money online, it could be full time or part time but it's still saying the same thing.

There are many ways to make money online, but not all are legitimate. Many have been scammed in their quest to make money online due to fake money making schemes out there.

That's why I have written this post to list only legitimate ways to make money online. So you're scam free.

These isn't a get-rich-quick scheme, so if you're looking for such then this article isn't for you, try something else! But if you're willing to make smart passive income by hard work, dedication and perseverance then read on.

For some reasons, I won't want this article to be too long, so I have created sub article for each ways of making money. So if you find any money making strategy you love and would want to try, then it will be awesome to read the detailed post on it as the contain great tips that will lead you to success.

Below are my legitimate ways to make money online, Grab your chips and a bottle of water as we see the list together.😃

Social Media
The social media we all use can be a huge source of income, gone are the days social media are used for chatting alone. There are tons of ways you can make money on social media but I will only mention few.

Oh! How I wished I knew this when I created my first social profile online, but the hand of a clock can't be rewind, even if it can, you won't regain the wasted time. So you've got the opportunity, what's holding you back?

1.Becoming a social media manager. 
This is a great way of making money, as you will manage the social media profile(s) of someone or some persons. You will be tasked with some social activities like posting, and doing other task assigned to you by your employer.

But first, you need some skills and experience on popular social media platforms before you can be a social media manager,  if you have the basic knowledge of social media then you can look for person(s)  to manage their social media for, these persons are usually celebrities, bloggers, internet analyst and more. You can also consider working for companies, like top news website and more.

Some task you might be asked to do!

•Posting
•Replying Messages
•Managing Groups Or Page
•Replying Comments
•Marketing and promoting some stuff, etc.

How to get started, In some cases you'll have to pitch the person(s) or company(s) you think you're fit to manage their profiles and know if they're interested or browse through some websites I'll be listing out to find social media managing jobs.

When you pitch someone(s), telling them of your intention to work for them as a social media manager, if he or she isn't in need of a social media manager, they won't accept you, so you should try elsewhere.

Nevertheless, if you're gonna be approved then keep in mind that you will be facing some kinda interview or rather skill test to ensure you're fit for the position. So be at alert.

Some sites that lists social media managing jobs that you should check out!

To find social media jobs, you might want to check this link, some other places to find more jobs might be Upwork, Indeed, Monster  and more.

Note, you might have to work full-time or part-time, depending on the company or person.

2. Creating and selling Facebook groups or page. 
Many business person(s)  are looking for Facebook page with huge amount of likes or even Facebook Group with thousands or millions of members.  These people are ready to pay sexy amount of money just buy these pages or groups as they'll be needing it for their marketing and other stuffs best known to them.

If you're experienced or ready to learn, why not get started? The truth remains, the higher likes or members a group or page has, the higher income you make. But if you're just starting out and can't build huge amount of likes or members, you can start with 1000 members, the pay wouldn't be much but it's a good start. When you become more experienced, you can increase that number from 1000k to a more attractive figure.

I personally have made good amount of money doing this, I actually didn't continued because it was becoming stressful as I decided to be serious with blogging, but I still do it once in a while, when I need some extra cash.

So If you're interested, you should read my article about making money from Social media, where I also have tips to succeed on Facebook for business and also how to make money with Instagram, Pinterest, and more.

4.Marketing and advertising. 
Do you know you can promote stuffs on your social media accounts and get paid for it?  Yes you can!

This works for almost all social networks, so you can make big from this biz. But first, you will need build a huge followers or page likes before you can make some money. So start building your social media profile on Facebook, twitter, instagram, pinterest, and more.

How it works and how to get started? 
You will be paid to promote affiliate products, website or other kind of advertisement. For affiliate products, you will get paid when a product is purchased through your affiliate link. While advertisement and other kind of promotion might pay you for clicks or social media like or retweet.

If this got your attention then read my article on making money with social media to get more insight and tips to success.

5.Offer other social media services. 
You remember I talked about creating and selling Facebook groups or pages? I guess you do!

Okay aside creating and selling Facebook groups and page there's an alternative, which falls under offering services.

How it works, When you've come across someone interested in growing their page likes or group membership, you can hence agree on a specific amount for a certain figure of members or likes.

To find clients, you can also do your personal research and find those that are struggling with growing their group or page; maybe from your friend list or other community. Then you can hence pitch an offer. It maybe similar to the one below.

'I am precious, a social media marketer and promoter, I am the owner of the Facebook page LoveNancials, which has 7,000 likees. I came across your Facebook group, and I thought you'll be needing my help to grow the group. I am capable of adding 30-50k active friends to your Facebook group for some dollars. I will be glad to get a response from you if at all you will be needing my services.'

You can also specify the amount of money you're offering your service, but note clients will always want to bargain. I think it's better to exclude the amount and let them ask. These way you won't scare them away with high price without even knowig.

In addition, if the price is cheaper than the actual value, you should include it in your pitch as it might grab attention. I included my Facebook page though it isn't a must to do so, but it shows professionalism. If you don't have a Facebook group or page to showcase, then don't include it. Though I recommend you have something to showcase your professionalism as it will draw attention, prove your skills and authenticity.

If you don't want to create pitch and find who to work for, you may want to advertise yourself and have clients contact you by themselves. You can advertise your self on social media platforms especially those crowded with webmasters or website owners or any of the internet analyst.

Affiliate marketing. 
There are tons of online marketing programs that could earn you the smart passive income. Affiliate marketing is one you should try!

When you signup Affiliates programs like Amazon affiliate, clickbanks, commission junction or more, you will be opportune to promote products like books, clothes, podcast, themes, plugins and more. When these products are purchase via your link (which they'll give you), you'll be paid some amount as a commission for your sale.

Affiliate Marketing is possible with or without website, I have a friend who is an affiliate for bluehost, he doesn't have a website but he is really making great sales. What he does? He visit blogging or tech groups on Facebook or some other social platforms, he then locate newbies that want to start a blog or website and then recommend bluehost in a stunning way they won't resist the offer and after the successful sale he earns too.

Pat Flynn who is a blogger and affiliates marketing pro makes so much with the same bluehost by reviewing them on his blog. So there's no method that would work (with or without website) as long as you know what you're doing.

If you're interested in affiliate marketing, you should read Neil's post on affiliate marketing, he actually simplify everything and it's superb for newbie.

3.Become A Virtual Assistant. 
You've got skills? I mean real good skills?  If yes, then becoming a virtual assistant might be the best choice for you.

Virtual Assistants (VAs) works for individuals, companies and organizations by providing some services that ranges from Writing, Web Designing, Ghost Blogging / Writing, Copy writing, Data Entry, Graphic Design, Editing And Many More.

This services are offered online at the comfort of your home, so this is a great opportunity to work from home and still earn a Sexy amount of money.

What if you don't have any skills?  No problem, you can learn one but I doubt you don't have because there are tons of VA services you can offer.

If you're interested in becoming a VA then you shouldn't miss my post on becoming a virtual assistant.

4.Selling Your Product. 
Have you thought of selling your stuffs online?

There are wide range of things you can sell online and make money. This maybe books, Apps, Crafts, Podcast, Infographics, Themes and many more.

This maybe soft or hard copy, if you're creating books, you might consider creating ebooks and selling on platforms like Amazon and more. As creating hard copy might require some kinda financing but soft copy can be created with little or no finance. The choice is yours.

However if you're a techie person that's good in programming, you can consider making money with your expertise by creating apps that is lucrative and making money from it.

Also you can create podcast and sell them online with little or no stress and skill make good amount of money. There are tons of products you can sell online.

Have you thought about selling your old stuffs?  Clothes, Electronics, Books and more? Yes you actually can. You can start selling on the sites listed below!

Esty- For selling crafts, if you're crafty then you can start selling on Esty.

Playstore- If you're a programmer, you can create superb android Apps and sell on playstore!

Amazon- You can sell books on amazon, not just books but miscellaneous things.

Ebay- Another site for selling wide range of products, Clothes, Books and thousands more.

WeBuyBooks- For selling fairly used books, electronics and more.

5.Other Money Making Ways. 

••°°••Blogging. 
Blogging has been the source of livelihood for most people out there, blogging is somewhat fun if you know what you're doing but kinda tough if you don't especially when starting out new.

The website you're reading currently is a perfect example of a blog, and me talking to you is also a perfect example of a blogger. How about the blogging?  This whole stuff I am doing on this website is called blogging. You get that?

There are tons of things you can blog about, in fact you can blog about everything and anything, the choice is yours!

Some popular topics people have been blogging about are:

•Health - Health is a wide blogging niche, you can blog about general health or narrow your topic to fitness, wellness, food & Nutrition, and more health related.

•Personal Finance - It can also be general personal finance or narrowed to sub topics like budgeting, making money, saving more and more.

•Relationship - This can be Dating Tips, Marriage Tips, And more.

•Family - The could be tips for parental care, maintaining marriage, happy home and more.

•News- this could be latest trends on general topics, or on niche like Tech, Politics, Celebrities and more.

The list of blog topics are legion to mention. Blogging is just so a life saver and you can benefit from this too. If you're wanting to start a blog then read my post on how to start a profitable blog.

Also, you can be a Vlogger, this sounds like the twin brother to blogging, oh yeah it is!

How it works? its all about creating videos, these videos could be on any topic like the aforementioned, you can share opinions, DIY tutorials and more.

How to make money? There are tons of ways to make money via blogging or vlogging (Video Blogging), This maybe sponsored adverts, Third party programs like Google AdSense, Infolinks and many more.

However, I have already covered Adnetworks to make money with your blog, if you're interested, you should check it out. In fact it's a must-read.

••°°••Paid Survey
You're paid to give your views on certain stuffs, some surveys is more like a question and answer, where you will be asked questions and you will answer them sincerely. Surveying isn't a quiz that the questions may seem difficult, it's just answering questions from experience. The information you supply is used to improve the product or service you're surveying.

Paid survey won't make you rich, but If you're consistent and dedicated, you will definitely be on your way to riches. You can earn $3 or more for a 30min survey.

How do I get started? Register with survey companies, fill your profile and wait for a survey alert, but you might not be qualified for all surveys.

My first week of online survey, I was not qualified for all the survey alerts I got, I was distressed, but I kept waiting until I got an alert which I was qualified for and I made $20 from that survey alone and the survey didn't take more than an hour. So you should be patient.

There are other ways to make money from online survey, this ways may include cash back shopping, refferer, playing games online, searching the web, watching video ads and more.

ThePennyHoarder has a great review of top  survey sites and tips to be successful in online surveying, if you're interested, then read their article to gain full insight.

••°°••7 Superb Apps For Saving Money. 
An article I wrote about Apps that helps you save money, and I think it is a nice recommendation for you as it contains ways to make money online, buy things at cheaper rate, and more. A penny saved is a penny earned.

Final Thoughts.

Those are some of the ways to make money online, there are many more and more ways will be available in the future, but be careful, online scam is real.

Remember, this isn't a get quick rich scheme, it requires hard work and dedication. So give it your full energy and in no time, you will be smiling and even wish you started earlier.

Lastly, I would like you to contribute to this article in one way or the other, share it to Facebook, Twitter, And other social platforms.

Don't forget to drop a quality comment and if for any reason you will want to read this article later, save it to PINTEREST.

Everyone want to make money online, it could be full time or part time but it's still saying the same thing.

There are many ways to make money online, but not all are legitimate. Many have been scammed in their quest to make money online due to fake money making schemes out there.

That's why I have written this post to list only legitimate ways to make money online. So you're scam free.

These isn't a get-rich-quick scheme, so if you're looking for such then this article isn't for you, try something else! But if you're willing to make smart passive income by hard work, dedication and perseverance then read on.

For some reasons, I won't want this article to be too long, so I have created sub article for each ways of making money. So if you find any money making strategy you love and would want to try, then it will be awesome to read the detailed post on it as the contain great tips that will lead you to success.

Below are my legitimate ways to make money online, Grab your chips and a bottle of water as we see the list together.😃

Social Media
The social media we all use can be a huge source of income, gone are the days social media are used for chatting alone. There are tons of ways you can make money on social media but I will only mention few.

Oh! How I wished I knew this when I created my first social profile online, but the hand of a clock can't be rewind, even if it can, you won't regain the wasted time. So you've got the opportunity, what's holding you back?

1.Becoming a social media manager. 
This is a great way of making money, as you will manage the social media profile(s) of someone or some persons. You will be tasked with some social activities like posting, and doing other task assigned to you by your employer.

But first, you need some skills and experience on popular social media platforms before you can be a social media manager,  if you have the basic knowledge of social media then you can look for person(s)  to manage their social media for, these persons are usually celebrities, bloggers, internet analyst and more. You can also consider working for companies, like top news website and more.

Some task you might be asked to do!

•Posting
•Replying Messages
•Managing Groups Or Page
•Replying Comments
•Marketing and promoting some stuff, etc.

How to get started, In some cases you'll have to pitch the person(s) or company(s) you think you're fit to manage their profiles and know if they're interested or browse through some websites I'll be listing out to find social media managing jobs.

When you pitch someone(s), telling them of your intention to work for them as a social media manager, if he or she isn't in need of a social media manager, they won't accept you, so you should try elsewhere.

Nevertheless, if you're gonna be approved then keep in mind that you will be facing some kinda interview or rather skill test to ensure you're fit for the position. So be at alert.

Some sites that lists social media managing jobs that you should check out!

To find social media jobs, you might want to check this link, some other places to find more jobs might be Upwork, Indeed, Monster  and more.

Note, you might have to work full-time or part-time, depending on the company or person.

2. Creating and selling Facebook groups or page. 
Many business person(s)  are looking for Facebook page with huge amount of likes or even Facebook Group with thousands or millions of members.  These people are ready to pay sexy amount of money just buy these pages or groups as they'll be needing it for their marketing and other stuffs best known to them.

If you're experienced or ready to learn, why not get started? The truth remains, the higher likes or members a group or page has, the higher income you make. But if you're just starting out and can't build huge amount of likes or members, you can start with 1000 members, the pay wouldn't be much but it's a good start. When you become more experienced, you can increase that number from 1000k to a more attractive figure.

I personally have made good amount of money doing this, I actually didn't continued because it was becoming stressful as I decided to be serious with blogging, but I still do it once in a while, when I need some extra cash.

So If you're interested, you should read my article about making money from Social media, where I also have tips to succeed on Facebook for business and also how to make money with Instagram, Pinterest, and more.

4.Marketing and advertising. 
Do you know you can promote stuffs on your social media accounts and get paid for it?  Yes you can!

This works for almost all social networks, so you can make big from this biz. But first, you will need build a huge followers or page likes before you can make some money. So start building your social media profile on Facebook, twitter, instagram, pinterest, and more.

How it works and how to get started? 
You will be paid to promote affiliate products, website or other kind of advertisement. For affiliate products, you will get paid when a product is purchased through your affiliate link. While advertisement and other kind of promotion might pay you for clicks or social media like or retweet.

If this got your attention then read my article on making money with social media to get more insight and tips to success.

5.Offer other social media services. 
You remember I talked about creating and selling Facebook groups or pages? I guess you do!

Okay aside creating and selling Facebook groups and page there's an alternative, which falls under offering services.

How it works, When you've come across someone interested in growing their page likes or group membership, you can hence agree on a specific amount for a certain figure of members or likes.

To find clients, you can also do your personal research and find those that are struggling with growing their group or page; maybe from your friend list or other community. Then you can hence pitch an offer. It maybe similar to the one below.

'I am precious, a social media marketer and promoter, I am the owner of the Facebook page LoveNancials, which has 7,000 likees. I came across your Facebook group, and I thought you'll be needing my help to grow the group. I am capable of adding 30-50k active friends to your Facebook group for some dollars. I will be glad to get a response from you if at all you will be needing my services.'

You can also specify the amount of money you're offering your service, but note clients will always want to bargain. I think it's better to exclude the amount and let them ask. These way you won't scare them away with high price without even knowig.

In addition, if the price is cheaper than the actual value, you should include it in your pitch as it might grab attention. I included my Facebook page though it isn't a must to do so, but it shows professionalism. If you don't have a Facebook group or page to showcase, then don't include it. Though I recommend you have something to showcase your professionalism as it will draw attention, prove your skills and authenticity.

If you don't want to create pitch and find who to work for, you may want to advertise yourself and have clients contact you by themselves. You can advertise your self on social media platforms especially those crowded with webmasters or website owners or any of the internet analyst.

Affiliate marketing. 
There are tons of online marketing programs that could earn you the smart passive income. Affiliate marketing is one you should try!

When you signup Affiliates programs like Amazon affiliate, clickbanks, commission junction or more, you will be opportune to promote products like books, clothes, podcast, themes, plugins and more. When these products are purchase via your link (which they'll give you), you'll be paid some amount as a commission for your sale.

Affiliate Marketing is possible with or without website, I have a friend who is an affiliate for bluehost, he doesn't have a website but he is really making great sales. What he does? He visit blogging or tech groups on Facebook or some other social platforms, he then locate newbies that want to start a blog or website and then recommend bluehost in a stunning way they won't resist the offer and after the successful sale he earns too.

Pat Flynn who is a blogger and affiliates marketing pro makes so much with the same bluehost by reviewing them on his blog. So there's no method that would work (with or without website) as long as you know what you're doing.

If you're interested in affiliate marketing, you should read Neil's post on affiliate marketing, he actually simplify everything and it's superb for newbie.

3.Become A Virtual Assistant. 
You've got skills? I mean real good skills?  If yes, then becoming a virtual assistant might be the best choice for you.

Virtual Assistants (VAs) works for individuals, companies and organizations by providing some services that ranges from Writing, Web Designing, Ghost Blogging / Writing, Copy writing, Data Entry, Graphic Design, Editing And Many More.

This services are offered online at the comfort of your home, so this is a great opportunity to work from home and still earn a Sexy amount of money.

What if you don't have any skills?  No problem, you can learn one but I doubt you don't have because there are tons of VA services you can offer.

If you're interested in becoming a VA then you shouldn't miss my post on becoming a virtual assistant.

4.Selling Your Product. 
Have you thought of selling your stuffs online?

There are wide range of things you can sell online and make money. This maybe books, Apps, Crafts, Podcast, Infographics, Themes and many more.

This maybe soft or hard copy, if you're creating books, you might consider creating ebooks and selling on platforms like Amazon and more. As creating hard copy might require some kinda financing but soft copy can be created with little or no finance. The choice is yours.

However if you're a techie person that's good in programming, you can consider making money with your expertise by creating apps that is lucrative and making money from it.

Also you can create podcast and sell them online with little or no stress and skill make good amount of money. There are tons of products you can sell online.

Have you thought about selling your old stuffs?  Clothes, Electronics, Books and more? Yes you actually can. You can start selling on the sites listed below!

Esty- For selling crafts, if you're crafty then you can start selling on Esty.

Playstore- If you're a programmer, you can create superb android Apps and sell on playstore!

Amazon- You can sell books on amazon, not just books but miscellaneous things.

Ebay- Another site for selling wide range of products, Clothes, Books and thousands more.

WeBuyBooks- For selling fairly used books, electronics and more.

5.Other Money Making Ways. 

••°°••Blogging. 
Blogging has been the source of livelihood for most people out there, blogging is somewhat fun if you know what you're doing but kinda tough if you don't especially when starting out new.

The website you're reading currently is a perfect example of a blog, and me talking to you is also a perfect example of a blogger. How about the blogging?  This whole stuff I am doing on this website is called blogging. You get that?

There are tons of things you can blog about, in fact you can blog about everything and anything, the choice is yours!

Some popular topics people have been blogging about are:

•Health - Health is a wide blogging niche, you can blog about general health or narrow your topic to fitness, wellness, food & Nutrition, and more health related.

•Personal Finance - It can also be general personal finance or narrowed to sub topics like budgeting, making money, saving more and more.

•Relationship - This can be Dating Tips, Marriage Tips, And more.

•Family - The could be tips for parental care, maintaining marriage, happy home and more.

•News- this could be latest trends on general topics, or on niche like Tech, Politics, Celebrities and more.

The list of blog topics are legion to mention. Blogging is just so a life saver and you can benefit from this too. If you're wanting to start a blog then read my post on how to start a profitable blog.

Also, you can be a Vlogger, this sounds like the twin brother to blogging, oh yeah it is!

How it works? its all about creating videos, these videos could be on any topic like the aforementioned, you can share opinions, DIY tutorials and more.

How to make money? There are tons of ways to make money via blogging or vlogging (Video Blogging), This maybe sponsored adverts, Third party programs like Google AdSense, Infolinks and many more.

However, I have already covered Adnetworks to make money with your blog, if you're interested, you should check it out. In fact it's a must-read.

••°°••Paid Survey
You're paid to give your views on certain stuffs, some surveys is more like a question and answer, where you will be asked questions and you will answer them sincerely. Surveying isn't a quiz that the questions may seem difficult, it's just answering questions from experience. The information you supply is used to improve the product or service you're surveying.

Paid survey won't make you rich, but If you're consistent and dedicated, you will definitely be on your way to riches. You can earn $3 or more for a 30min survey.

How do I get started? Register with survey companies, fill your profile and wait for a survey alert, but you might not be qualified for all surveys.

My first week of online survey, I was not qualified for all the survey alerts I got, I was distressed, but I kept waiting until I got an alert which I was qualified for and I made $20 from that survey alone and the survey didn't take more than an hour. So you should be patient.

There are other ways to make money from online survey, this ways may include cash back shopping, refferer, playing games online, searching the web, watching video ads and more.

ThePennyHoarder has a great review of top  survey sites and tips to be successful in online surveying, if you're interested, then read their article to gain full insight.

••°°••7 Superb Apps For Saving Money. 
An article I wrote about Apps that helps you save money, and I think it is a nice recommendation for you as it contains ways to make money online, buy things at cheaper rate, and more. A penny saved is a penny earned.

Final Thoughts.

Those are some of the ways to make money online, there are many more and more ways will be available in the future, but be careful, online scam is real.

Remember, this isn't a get quick rich scheme, it requires hard work and dedication. So give it your full energy and in no time, you will be smiling and even wish you started earlier.

Lastly, I would like you to contribute to this article in one way or the other, share it to Facebook, Twitter, And other social platforms.

Don't forget to drop a quality comment and if for any reason you will want to read this article later, save it to PINTEREST.