Scams and other "Money Making Ideas" to Steer Clear From
If you've done any searching for ways to make money online, I'm sure you've come across plenty of dodgy sounding offers. While new scammers and new scams are popping up all the time, I'm going to list a few of the more well known scams around.

- Envelope Stuffing and Craft assembly. This scam has been around longer than the internet, but it still manages to lure people in. You have to pay to join the company and you "make money" by filling envelopes, or creating some sort of craft thing. However, in the case of crafts, your item has to pass "quality tests" before you are paid. And in most cases, no matter what you do, you are very rarely paid anything. Stay right away from these "home based business opportunities".

- Anything that promises high and quick returns. It's the classic get rich quick scheme. You invest some money and are promised that it will grow in a very short time frame. Well, this is usually a pyramid scheme and you are pretty much guaranteed to lose all your money. A nice rule of thumb. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

- Survey companies that promise to pay you hundreds of dollars per hour just for taking surveys. You always have to pay money to be able to take the surveys, so the company makes a lot of money, but they're about the only ones. What you'll usually find is that you may get paid for taking surveys, but maybe you'll get 15 or 20 cents, rather than the $30 you were promised.

So there you go, a few basic and common scams out there on the internet. If you are still wanting to make money online, I highly recommend you start with affiliate marketing, although eBay and product creation are two other legitimate ways to make money.