Many people who try to search out ideas on how to make money online come across scams that promise the person the world in a basket. They usually make promises like "Make Thousands in Your First Day!" or "Work One Hour a Day and Make Thousands Every Day!" - Because we as consumers who are plagued with ads everyday and are wary of over exaggerated ads, we can be left wondering if making money online is too good to be true or if it really is actually achievable.

Here's the deal, those ads are only half right and you have right to be wary but the fact is that many people make their living working online...and they make a really good living.

Working online can be compared to working offline. You have to put in the effort, knowledge, and hours to produce a sustainable income. In fact, most times you end up putting more work into your online career as you are the only one who will produce results and income from it. You can't take extra long breaks and still count it as part of your workday as you do at a salary or pay by the hour job. The effort you put in online equals the rewards that come out.

After you've established a presence online you can start making money by having more efficient systems in place that require less effort and time.

These systems can sometimes run themselves and earn you money but you have to figure out what system works for you and get it running smoothly before it can do this. An example would be word of mouth advertising.

If you are selling a product online and people like it then they will tell other people and so on and so forth. This becomes an efficient system for getting new customers that doesn't require much of your effort.

There are many avenues to make money online just as there are many avenues to make money offline. The great thing is that online you can take on more than one of those avenues and earn income from many different streams and sources. You can stick with something that works, add something new, or change over to another avenue completely. You are never stuck on one path online.

Every day more and more people are doing their shopping and learning online and this means that everyday there are opportunities to make money online. If there was no one selling, advertising, writing, sharing, or giving online then there would be nothing to buy.

So yes, making money online is a fact. Just be wary of promises that seem too good to be true because they may just be. On the other hand, don't pass up an opportunity if you feel it will result in something because you never know what can happen. Trust your gut, put in the work, and see where it takes you. If you stick with it and find your niche you will be successful.