With the new year right around the corner, many people will jump online looking for ways to make money so they can leave their 9 to 5 in 2010. If that is you then keep reading. I am going to discuss with your 3 simple ways you can start making money online. First let me say this, there is alot of money to be made online but it is very important that you are careful and try to avoid all the get rich quick schemes being promoted out there. Otherwise you will spend all of your money on a product that is useless.

Sell on eBay - eBay has been around for many years and is still provides a great avenue for people to make a living from home. Most people start off by selling unwanted items they have around their house. This helps them get their feet wet and then they take it a step further and start buying inventory or start using drop shippers. The key to being successful on eBay is making sure you can offer the best prices on your products. This often times requires you to purchase some inventory upfront. However, before you do, make sure you do your research so you can know whats hot and whats not on the site.

Affiliate marketing - Affiliate marketing is great for anyone who has no product and no website. With affiliate marketing you are selling other peoples product for a commission. There are many people who make millions a year from affiliate marketing alone. One of the most popular affiliate networks is clickbank. They sell all digital products and the commission is usually 50%-75%. They have a wide array of products so its very easy to find a product that you would want to promote.

Write articles - Article marketing is big business. Just about every website owner has written articles at some point in time in an effort to drive traffic to their website. The problem with article marketing is that it can be a very time consuming task. Most website owners would prefer to just outsource it. That is where you come in. Start a article writing service and start writing articles for website owners. You could easily bring in well over $1000 a week.