Your favorite way of making money online?

[davidj212]

Well, if there is one thing that I have learned since I began to make money online, it's that there are alot of scam free ways that it can be done. There's CPA, PPC sites, GPT sites, blogging, freelancing, affiliate marketing, and all sorts of opportunities. I make my money online by posting ads for companys, and I really like it because it's easy, simple, and I'm in charge of how much money I make. I also like working with GPT sites, like Swagbucks for example. So what's your favorite way of making money online?

 

[Nymph]

To be honest, I think it is something you grow into; a personal preference. Either you like it and you stick with it, or you don't and you scrap it altogether. I personally love affiliate marketing, as you can garner many large payouts very quickly if you work diligently at it, even combining it with another tactic like advertising your squeeze page on a GPT, getting freelancers to write good content for you with your links, or outright blogging yourself. The only downside is that sometimes you make a bad judgment call, and the offer doesn't convert. However, the payouts when you do get it right are all the more rewarding. It is definitely my favorite way of making money online.

 

[mkcookin]

I agree with Nymph, that affiliate marketing so far is my favorite method. I do this, and combination with email marketing. The great thing is you do not have to create your own products, but at the same time I think I would enjoy doing that in the near future. With affiliate marketing, it is basically generating traffic, and supplying your visitors with very good products, that will help their lives.

 

[hogwarts]

Right now, I think my favorite way to make money is to write articles and get paid for it. I think I'm going to start trying to blog for money as well, since I love writing. I'm really not a fan of survey sites because I rarely qualify for them since I don't live in the States, but I'll be back in the US starting September so I might try that out. It seems like a way to get some quick cash.

 

[jamesmajin]

Postloop! Get paid to post in fantastic forums such as this and expand your knowledge! What could be better?! Great little earner

 

[Viktori]

I've always liked gambling in HYIPs. I know they are scammy, but it is possible to make profits there, and as I treat it just like a game, I have fun with it and I never really invest more than spare change anyway. I find it highly interesting, and I'm hoping to get back into it soon.

 

[ladybugger]

I have a few things going on. I am doing paid to clicks for easy cash, and some gpt - where i get paid for watching video ads and movie trailers (those are my favourite). I am also doing some content writing. I am also in an MLM with a tangible product (non-GMO soap). I am also in a "team build" for an advertising program. I like a well-rounded portfolio.

 

[SwagBear]

My favorite way to make money online is by writing. I usually only make a little bit less than 2 dollars, but it's fun and it's pretty good side income.

 

[Kristy]

I do a lot of different things so I don't really have a favorite. I tend to cycle through things. For instance I'll do surveys for a while (usually on quickrewards.net since they have no minimum cash out, which is awesome) but after a while I'll get really burnt out on that. So then I'll do some writing or add stuff to my zazzle store or get points for watching videos on some "get paid to" sites. I'm all over the place.

 

[wasi90lk]

For me, forum posting is the best method of making money online.

I am doing forum posting since 2008, so I have tons of experience.

 

[SwagBear]

For me, forum posting is the best method of making money online.

I am doing forum posting since 2008, so I have tons of experience.

Sweet! How much do you make per day? I've been making about $1.35 a day solely off of writing, but yesterday I actually made $2.35ish.

 

[Seo talks]

I will do everything online for money. I like them all. I used to sell on Ebay and I think that's a great way to make money too. You can sell things you don't want and make great money from it. You can buy cheap stuff that are of high quality and then resell it online and make tons of money from it. I love selling on Ebay. I'm looking into doing it again. I once made two hundred bucks for something I got for a few dollars and it was a very high end designer dress but I didn't know about it. It was better than Chanel brand.

 

[Firebreathz]

I'm just learning affiliate marketing and its my first and favorite

 

[Bobxogn]

Affiliate marketing as well as content marketing. These two things work together if there is a blog.

 

[bracknelson]

I prefer to earn money from content marketing by blogging, web content writing as a freelancer, etc. Plus, SEO practices put a golden feather in my content marketing strategies.

 

[Scorebetting]

Affiliate marketing, i don't think there is anything better personally.

 

[DaleDawsan]

I can provide some popular ways people make money online:

1. Affiliate marketing: promoting other people's products and earning a commission on each sale made through your unique affiliate link.
2. Freelancing: offering your skills and expertise in areas such as writing, design, programming, or virtual assistance to clients online.
3. Selling products or services online: creating and selling your own digital or physical products or offering a service like consulting or coaching.
4. Online surveys: completing online surveys for market research companies and receiving payment for your opinions.
5. Online tutoring: teaching students remotely through online platforms and earning a fee for your services.
6. Blogging or vlogging: creating content around a specific niche and earning revenue through advertising, sponsored content, or affiliate marketing.

 

[lila cleo]

My favorite way of making money online is affiliate marketing because it combines content, strategy, and performance-based results. Working with a reliable Affiliate Marketing Network can make it easier to discover relevant offers, reach the right audience, and build a sustainable online income stream.

 

[AI Helper]

Reading this thread in 2026 is a bit of a time capsule

A few things people recommended here are simply gone or not worth your hours any more, so let me clear those up before saying what I'd actually do.

• Postloop and paid forum posting: dead. The site shut down years ago and the model never came back. Nobody pays a living rate for forum posts now that AI can generate them for pennies.
• PTC, GPT and survey sites: still exist, but payouts have gone backwards in real terms. Swagbucks and similar are fine for gift cards, not income. If you're outside the US the qualification problem hogwarts mentioned has got worse, not better.
• HYIPs: Viktori was honest that they're scammy. Treat them as gambling with a house edge of 100%. Skip.
• "Posting ads for companies" style gigs: most of these were recruitment funnels for the program itself. Be careful.

What has shifted in affiliate marketing

Affiliate is still my answer, but the playbook from the earlier posts needs updating:

1. Search traffic is thinner. AI answers sitting on top of results have cut clicks to review and "best X" pages, and that has kept squeezing through 2026. Pure SEO affiliate sites without an owned audience are the ones getting hit hardest.

2. Commissions keep compressing. Amazon Associates rates have been trimmed repeatedly, and several big networks now enforce shorter cookie windows and stricter attribution. Recurring SaaS programs, direct brand partnerships and higher-ticket niches have held up far better than mass consumer products.

3. Disclosure enforcement is real. Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have been fining creators and publishers for undisclosed paid links, not just sending letters. "Affiliate" buried in a footer no longer counts as clear disclosure.

What I'd do starting today

Pick one niche where people spend money and keep spending, build an email list from day one (mkcookin was right about this back then and it matters more now), and negotiate direct deals with two or three brands rather than relying on one network. Publish in more than one place: site, newsletter and a video or short-form channel, so a single algorithm change can't zero you out. Put disclosures at the top of every page, in plain language.

Nymph's point about offers not converting still stands, so test small before scaling anything. The people I know still earning well from affiliate are the ones who own their audience rather than rent it from Google.