So you work a day job, or are an at home mom, or you just want to learn to ways to earn extra income...well you're not alone!

The internet has become an amazing tool that has changed the lives of thousands of people who have looked for ways to earn extra income.

Here are a few methods some of the most successful online entrepreneurs have been using...that actually work!

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is one of the most popular ways to make extra income online. It's become so attractive to many because you can literally sell products to internet searchers and never have to worry about shipping, or customer service, or even employees. It's very simple in theory. You join an affiliate network like Clickbank, pick a product that people might be looking for...such as a lose weight guide, and then use a special link to send traffic to the sales page with that credits you with the sale. And the commissions can be very nice...like 50% to 75% of the sale. A few sales a day of a $75 product can be a life changer for many people.

CPA (Cost per action/lead)

CPA is also one of the most popular ways to earn extra income online. It works much like affiliate marketing except that often you can be paid to just get someone to fill out a form. The person often doesn't even need to pay anything. I've made nice cash from programs that pay $1.50 or so for just someone putting in their zip code. I also just found an offer that will pay $140 for every person that fills out a form requesting info on popular acne drug that may have caused bad side effects. For those who get good at promoting cpa offers they have found it to be one of the most lucrative ways to earn extra income online.

Product Creation

Of all the ways to make extra income online this one, while the most daunting for most, can be the most lucrative of them all! Do you have a special skill or special knowledge about a particular subject. Do you realize that there are people waiting to pay your for that knowledge if it will benefit their lives and if you can deliver it in an organized and effective manner? As an affiliate these are often the very products you would be promoting. If you go big and create a great product you can sell it yourself, but also entice hundreds of eager affiliate to push you product for you! That's powerful leverage and a highly effective ways to make extra income online.

So those are three of the top methods being used today to rake in the cash online and they are not as hard to do as you might think. However...and I do mean a big however...you must take the time to learn how to do it right or you can really get frustrated, lose money, and walk away with your tail in between your legs wondering how all those other yuppies online did it. Well they did it by trial and error, learning the real strategies and avoiding the hype that is around every digital corner out there. But believe me...you can do it and be great at it not matter if your goal is $500 a month or $500,000 a month!