Since it started to become popular in the mid 90s, the internet has become a stable source of income for many companies and entrepreneurs who have capitalized on its world markets to bring their products, services and expertise online.

Now, more than ever, the opportunities for business to thrive on the internet as the easiest and most distribution-friendly of all marketing channels have rubbed off to the individual entrepreneur working just with a PC and an internet connection at home. Anyone with the capacity to learn anything has only his patience to show to make easy money online.

• Buy and Sell on eBay is one of the most lucrative ways to make money online. Millions of retail savvy folks actually get their livelihood from just eBay as they can earn at least $150 a week or more. You do this by buying items on wholesale at greatly reduced prices on eBay and sell them back piecemeal at the eBay auction site. Admittedly you would need some start-up capital to finance your wholesale purchases. But that is not in the same magnitude as the capital you would need to start a conventional buy and sell business. You only need to finance an initial wholesale purchase and money would be flowing as you sell them individually. You income level would now depends on what products or commodities you want to buy and sell online.

• Sell photos online. Stock royalty free photos are always in great demand for websites, e-brochures and product presentations by companies and people who are more than able and willing to compensate you for the right photos. There’s no need to be a professional photographer when selling your photos online. Surfers search online for stock images by subject or keyword, not by famous photographers, so your photos get an equal chance to be purchased online. If you already have a website, get a page or two to introduce those photos and see if your image files can be accommodated by your host. Otherwise, sites like iStockphoto, ShutterStock, Fotolia and Dreamstime can get you started on a show to make easy money online.

• Post and be paid for it. One secret online job that many forum members or owners do to drum up more support for their online bulletin boards or forums is to pay for people to contribute their 2-cents worth or simply post information on the topic they know about. Depending on the forum owner or member, you could get paid per post or very 100 posts. Not very lucrative, but you have good show to make easy money online.