Are there legitimate ways to make money online?

Sell on Ebay

Sell on Craigslist

Start a blog, and monetize with Google Adsense or third party advertising.

Sell Crafts on Etsy

Start your own Website and sell your own product.

squidoo.com

There's a detailed list of a variety of sites that will show you how to make money online without paying a dime!

There are some free solutions out there that are great. Others aren't. If you can't find a free solution that meets your needs, you might want to look into finding a mentor, or coach.

For Blog Tips and advice, how to make money blogging try:

http://www.problogger.net/

Advice on avoiding scams: http://www.scambusters.org

Online advice from Work at home moms: http://www.wahm.com/

First, never, ever pay a fee to get a job. Many scams will want you to pay a registration fee, materials fee or information fee. Run far away from these!

You will most likely not find a true online data entry job. What you will find are jobs that utilize your data entry skills along with other skills. Jobs like at home customer care representative, transcription, writer, proofreader, editor, blogger, telemarketing from home, mystery shopping, virtual assistant, and freelance projects A good resource for these types of jobs and others is http://www.workathomedesk.com which is a free site with an excellent directory of legitimate companies that hire home workers. They also have frequently updated job leads. You can also network with other home workers at http://www.wahm.com where a very experienced community can help you be aware of scams.

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