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Monday, November 15, 2010

Can You Really Make Money On The Computer?

Two women are talking about their jobs: one is working a dead end job, making minimum wage and robbing Peter to pay Paul every month. Shut off notices are common in her home because she is just not making enough money to pay the bill. The other woman was once in the same position but she took a second job. Now she is making money on computer sites and actually catching up on her bills. She would never say she is rich, of course, but the pinch she feels is not as deep any more.

There are two extremes ready to tell you the "truth" about how to make money on computer and whether or not you can. The negative extreme says that you cannot make money on computer sites that they are all nothing but scams, hackers and vicious viruses ready to lay siege to your home computer.

To them, the success stories are nothing more than fluff, written by freelance writers and then placed in front of the naive public. They will tell you that you are wasting your time and effort by trying. They will not listen to anything contrary to their own opinion.

The other extreme suggests that you can not only make money on computer sites but that you can become a millionaire. They will say that you, without any skill or special talents can make more money than you could shake a fist at, all that you need is a home computer and an Internet connection.

While there are people who certainly do make a good bit of money through the computer, it is not always the way that you would assume. After all there are many ways to make money on computer. If you have heard of people who have made a couple thousand dollars a day, assume that they are day trading from home or doing something similar and not filling out a few online surveys to roll in the riches.

Back to the two women. If woman number one takes a part time job outside of her home, she will pay childcare costs, additional travel and other expenses. She will get less sleep and be under more stress so she might be more likely to get sick and miss days at one or both of her jobs.

All told, she might be losing money to take a second job. On the other hand, if she tries to make money on computer sites like her friend, she might actually get out from under the black cloud she is living in without additional strain.

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