One of the most searched phrases of all times is: how to make money online? And adding a little more authenticity to it: how to find legitimate work from home? You will find so many articles written on this topic which are helpful but not really. Some of them do guide in a way that lets you start right away but mostly they do not talk specifically guiding as to how to find communities for blogging and which ones are good etc. I am a housewife and am supporting my family of five just by working online. It was not easy from day one. Initially it took me 14 to 17 hours a day when I was new to this. But now, with experience and a source of steady income, I realize it is not that difficult at all. One should have the passion and consistency for starting off and once you start earning, you will not look back.

Without further ado, here is my personal favorite list of all times.

1. Blogging

Yes, blogging! What are more than 99% of the internet users doing at this time; either reading blogs or writing one. Find your area of expertise and start writing your own blogs. If you are a technical person, you could be writing about software, latest in technology like iPads and Tablets or reviews about games and apps. Add Google AdSense, pay per click or any other services that pay you when your readership increases. Write a blog of around 1000 words and write a basic article of around 300-400 words and submit it to various web 2.0 and article directories. Place anchor texts and link them back to your blog. This will increase its traffic.

2. SEO

Search Engine Optimization is a set of techniques used to target web traffic to a particular URL. This includes a number of legal and illegal ways; better stick to the white hat SEO techniques. You can look for SEO jobs online and write articles for them to increase their traffic. This is one way. There are a lot many other ways which you can see online.

3. Freelance jobs

There are many platforms such as oDesk, Elance, Freelancer and many others that are actually paying you for the services that you provide. How? Well simply create account on them, perform some specialization tests to let others know how skilled you are, make a portfolio and find jobs in that community. oDesk guarantees hourly payments for sure which means you get paid for the time you spend working on the job. This is easier than it sounds.

4. Affiliate programs

There are so many affiliate programs out there. You could join any of them. But try the ones that are renowned and are in this business for decades. They should not require any monetary input from you or even if they do it should be very minimal for getting you started.

5. Sell products online

Search your stuff and see if you find anything you could sell. Create a seller's account on eBay and start earning. Simple and easy, it just takes some time to create a good impression as a seller.

I wish you all the best with your hunt for finding the best and the most authentic source of legitimate work from home.

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