Earning some money from the internet usually requires an initial investment. Owning a website costs money, and promoting your website could as well. Or you may purchase a book or report that describes how to earn money without a website, your own product, or something like that. The situation is that you're stuck in this endless "it costs money to make money" spiral. Are there actually any free online money making ideas?

Now I'm not saying that you can make a lot of money for free through the internet. But free online money making opportunities do exist. Here are three of them:

1. Create a blog with a blogging service like Wordpress or Blogger, and put PPC ads on it (like Google Adsense). Both services are free to join. Promote your blog and drive traffic to it. When a visitor clicks on a PPC ad, you earn money. The key to driving traffic to your blog is that you have to keep your blog focused on a certain topic or niche. Think about what kind of subject you want your blog to be about.

2. You could join a free affiliate program, and advertise your affiliate link with free advertising methods. A few examples are blogging, article marketing and forum posting. You make commissions when someone buys through your affiliate link.

3. Another free online money making opportunity is to take online paid surveys. There are many free, legitimate online survey companies for you to find. Businesses will pay you to give your opinion on something, so they can use that information to improve their business. Online surveys don't usually pay a lot, but if you want some free extra pocket cash then paid surveys could be for you.

Even though scams and worthless opportunities are abundant, free online money making ideas are still around. It is still possible to make money online, even if you don't have a website and a business. But even though they are free, they still require time and effort.