I don’t know about you, but when I was looking to make money online I didn’t want to spend a single penny. I didn’t want to invest my money into something I wasn’t sure would make me money. We all just want to make money online for free, this way everything is profit and we have nothing to lose except for our time.

I read a few free ebooks on the Internet from people who make money online, but none of them really taught me about how to build a business from the ground up. All I had was my computer. I knew how to search for something I wanted on the Internet, create a myspace page, but that was it.

I wanted to know what I had to do in order to make money online without spending any of my own money, just like you I’m sure. However, I did anyway. I spent $39.99 for a month at Wealthy Affiliate University. I was working at a restaurant at the time and I made 45 bucks that night I joined. I thought to myself, “I have heard so many great things about this and I really want to know how to make money online, just join for one month, If it’s truly what it says I’ll stay if it isn’t than I will have only wasted $39.99″. So, I joined. Once I was inside, there was so much to learn. There is a ton of information, a big forum with successful marketers in there to help you and everything. I was extremely happy I took a chance that turned out to be a good one. You can read my Wealthy Affiliate Review, if you want to learn more. But, I’m going to continue with this post.

For me, I did spend money. But I put it to good use. My education. Someone can give you a task list, but unless you know what you’re doing. That task list is just going to confuse you even more.

So I spent money on my education, but did I need to spend money to get started and make my sales? No.

I didn’t spend a single penny, expect for the $39.99 to start making money online. There are tons of free websites out there, you can make a page (very simple) to promote products. Refer to my post How to Make Money Without A Website.

Make a page with a product linked to it. (P.S – If you have no idea what I’m talking about, maybe thinking “What? I need a product?”, sign up for my 5 Day Make Money Mini Course, it’s explained there. And no you don’t, that’s what you’ll learn throughout the mini course. How to make money without you’re own product.) Then, by writing articles related to the products and it’s uses, you can drive traffic (potential customers) to your webpage for absolutely free! This process does not cost you a single penny out of your pocket.

In conclusion, you do not need to spend money to make money online, however just paying for school, it’s wise to invest in your education.

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Education: Wealthy Affiliate University

Task List: One Week Marketing Action Plan