Ways to Making Money

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By Mark Knowles

Apply Common Sense Liberally Before Purchase

Having written a few articles about ways to making money online (and some offline ideas) I thought it would be a good idea to do a round up article detailing as many articles as I can - some of these are articles I wrote myself here on hubpages and some of them are articles other people have written.

When I read something some one else has written I ask myself a pretty basic question before deciding whether they are being truthful with me. Does that make sense? And this is my advice to you - ask yourself this question before committing to a course of action. Does it really make sense that you can earn a full time living for just 20 minutes a day of your time? Probably not. Does it really make sense that there is a majik bullet you can buy for $97? When some one claims to be making tens of thousands of dollars a week from a system - does it make sense that they would be messing around selling you the system for $9.99?

Forex trading is a good example of this - any one who tells you they are making a fortune forex trading - and they want to sell you the software they are using needs to be ignored. Why? They are liars - pure and simple. Forex is a zero sum game - some one wins when another person loses. Why would some one sell you their system? This would mean you would be playing against them - and they would lose. Would you spend any time selling a piece of software or an ebook or whatever if you were making hundreds of thousands of dollars a week/day/month? Of course you would not - you would be sat on your private yacht enjoying your wealth.

So - apply a little common sense before taking any advice you are given, or buying any make money systems. Seriously - do not spend a penny on anything from anyone until you have ascertained that it makes sense. There are a gazillion different ways of making a living online, from writing book reviews, to corporate blogging, to data entry - and I have written about quite a few of them, so without further ado, here are some links to useful ways to making money. Take a look if something resonates with you.

Earning Money in the "Real World" - Working From Home

Of course - there are plenty of ways of making money in the real world as well, and despite assurances from the politicians that all is well - I feel thinking outside the box is probably a good idea for the next few years. To whit - here are a few suggestions to help you through the financial crisis that is all over now the Chinese are buying all our shit instead of the other way 'round. So what if Buick sell a lot of cars in China - they make the damn things there now so what good does it do any one?

Working "Offline"

Of course - you are not limited to working online or from home. Here are a few suggestions for making (or saving) money without going near the internet,

I hope that has at least given you some ideas about the various ways to making money there are available. Leave me a comment by all means - let me know what you think.

Comments

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Glenn Stok Level 6 Commenter 15 months ago

I got side tracked following one of your links and just came back from reading one of your other hubs. I totally agree with you about questioning why in the world would anyone sell the information on tricks they use to make money if it really is working for them.

On another note, I have some friends who I think could relate to some of your other hubs you've linked in here. I'm going to pass them on to them.

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Sophia Angelique Level 6 Commenter 15 months ago

Totally nice hub! :)

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eovery 15 months ago

Wow, you did some great back linking.

Keep on hubbing!

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Kangaroo_Jase Level 2 Commenter 15 months ago

A hub worth a read and also worth reading articles you have listed further. Just in time before a particular book I am after is released late March. As always appreciate the information provided here more than one can say thanks to you, Mark.

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Mr Tindle 15 months ago

Mark Knowles,

You make a really good point about Forex trading. If someones had a system that could make millions they wouldn't be selling it to the public they would be making million or billions running a hedge fund or sell it for millions to a hedge fund operation. More people should employ this kind of logic before buying or investing time and money into anything.

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Mark Knowles Hub Author 15 months ago

Thanks for the comments every one. :)

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almasi 15 months ago

Thanks for a very useful resource. Your fast-paced factual and succinct writing is highly appreciated.

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Hello, hello, 15 months ago

Thank you for all you good tips. I have been conned a number of times and now I don't believe any of them.

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Earth Angel Level 3 Commenter 15 months ago

What a GREAT Hub Mark!

Thank you so much for sharing these GREAT tips and links!

Blessings always, EarthAngel!

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Karen Banes 15 months ago

Great round-up Mark. I've been following you for a while and have no doubt read some of these before, but my head is a sieve these days and I have no doubt forgotten a lot of the good advice you've been kind enough to dish out in the past. Will bookmark this for future reference.

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FGual Level 3 Commenter 15 months ago

Thank you for this long report. It's difficult to keep your mind from spinning when you are bombarded by internet marketers, all trying to sell whatever great idea that is going to make you rich.

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dallas93444 Level 6 Commenter 15 months ago

Great resource. Thanks for sharing. Flag up!

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tmbridgeland Level 3 Commenter 15 months ago

Thanks, bookmarked this on my PC. I'll be looking through it over the next few days. Looks like a pile of good, common sense.

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LillyGrillzit Level 1 Commenter 15 months ago

Whoa, This is awesome. I keep getting sidetracked...shiny things! Full of 'em. Thank you.

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speedbird 15 months ago

Another great hub Mark..keep the momentum.

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2besure Level 5 Commenter 15 months ago

Thanks for the great list of articles on making money. I will fav this hub so I can glean from it time and time again! Voted up

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crystolite 15 months ago

Nice for the information. i will try this your trick. Thanks

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Elly John 15 months ago

Great information Mark. It is amazing how people continue to get suckered into get rich quick schemes and overnight scams......keep the hubs coming..

TajSingh 15 months ago

Great hub! Thanks for sharing Mark.

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Dawn Conklin Level 5 Commenter 15 months ago

There are some legit Ebooks that you pay for and can get some valuable information. But yes I do question a lot of the work at home claims. I have been working at home for about 5 years now so you can imagine some of the claims I have seen! Truth is you really can make a lot of money but you have to be careful which opportunities you get involved in. Nice info, thank you.

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Edward Dickinson 15 months ago

Full of useful tips to know. Thank you for sharing!

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vellos 15 months ago

You have assembled here a fantastic collection of articles that anyone can benefit from. I appreciate the work you put into this!

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viking305 Level 6 Commenter 15 months ago

A very useful hub, thanks. I have read some of the hubs you have featured here already but intend to read the others too. I am always on the lookout to improve my earning potential online.

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Cheryl LeKane 14 months ago

I enjoyed the article very much! Useful information Mark! Congratulations!

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create a page 14 months ago

Thanks for taking the time to write this informative hub. I am in the process of bookmarking, so that I can return regularly and apply some of these tips. Good job!

jfay2011 6 months ago

very good reference this hub is. I'll bookmark it. Congratulations on having that many followers in just a few months. That's incredible. whoops. 4 years. I read it wrong. I'm at a little over one hundred right now, but I've only been really active for roughly three months.

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