If you want to make money online as a full-time career then you will have to invest in your future with online education from people who have been there, tools to help you succeed, and tools to make it easier on you. But if you just want to make some extra money online, in your own time, then there are free and easy ways to do just that.

Set up a blog - Blogs are popular, and if you have an interesting topic then you will find that people naturally find your blog and will want to read it often. You can set up a free blog online on many different platforms including blogger.com and blog.com. Then you can either add google adsense to your blog or promote products on your blog to make some extra cash. You get to talk about things you love and make money on the side - this is not only easy but it's fun!

Write articles - If you have a knack for writing and some knowledge about various topics then you can write and sell your articles online. You can sign up with a company like constant-content.com, who will host your articles to sell, and who will pay you a percentage when your articles sell. Sign up is free, and they only take a small percentage when you sell your articles, because they are finding the buyers for you.

Recommend products to your friends and followers - If you are active on social media sites like facebook or twitter then you can promote products that you friends may like. First, sign up to become an affiliate at a place like clickbank.com. Then when you see a product that you think would add value to your friends or followers life you can promote that product using your special affiliate ID. If anyone buys the product from your recommendation you will earn a commission!

Signing up to become an affiliate is free at most places, and almost every company that you buy from online will allow you to promote their products. Just make sure you don't hound your friends or followers with promotions, or you may lose them as friends and followers all together!

Remember that the more you blog, write, or recommend - the more money you can make online.