There are many ways of making an income online. In fact we are so spoilt for choice, we have information overload. Start with one method and gradually build up once you see your profits coming in.

As with any business, making money online takes work and commitment. Most people tend to treat their internet business like a hobby, and don't devote enough time to see it succeed. Try to start off with one method of making money online first, take massive action and make a success of that one, before moving onto the next.

Here are some of the most popular ways to make money online today.

1. Affiliate Marketing

This is a very popular method of making money online, as it involves promoting and selling other people's products. With affiliate marketing, you will seldom have to worry about shipping or carrying products, as you simply refer your buyers to the sellers website, and everything is taken care of there. Because you don't need your own products or a website, this is a great way to start out.

The most popular affiliated marketing platform is Clickbank. Clickbank is a popular choice for affiliate marketers, as it has a huge variety of downloadable products, in many different categories. There are of course many others, and most of them are free to sign up with.

By using the internet as leverage, you can do all your marketing online, and you will never have to do door to door sales, or telesales. There are many ways to advertise, including free classified, email marketing, hub pages or blogs.

2 Building Membership Sites

This is a popular way to make money online today, as you get to sell to the same customers each month. These are sites that give quality information or services to monthly subscribers. Good examples of membership sites are web hosting sites, advertising sites or even information sites that provide quality content on a certain topic each month.

Building a membership site is not usually a good place to start for newbies, unless you have a capital outlay to get your site designed for you.

3. Writing an Ebook

If you enjoy writing, and are an expert in something you are passionate about, writing an Ebook is the way to go. If you get this one right, you will be able to have it promoted by affiliates, and every time somebody sells a book you will make money.

4. MLM Opportunities

These are very popular, but before you join one of these opportunities, do you homework. Make sure that the company has been around a while and has good reviews on Google. Pyramid schemes are illegal in most countries. With most MLM opportunities, it will involve building up a downline, and in order to make money, your downline has to also grow. Besides being difficult to build up a downline, most of the people on your downline will only be there a couple of months and then move onto the next best thing.

These are just a few of the most popular methods, but with a good work ethic, and persistance, anybody can own a piece of the internet pie.