how to make money online

do a quick search on the internet on how to make money online and you get a whole bunch of links to sites that really don't tell you anything at all. now, i'm not a web entrepreneur, but i have worked at several places that had a significance presence -- and generated a large portion of their revenue -- online. so, i'd like to be able to capitalize on my experience as well as share my tips on how to make money online.

you will *never* read things like: wow, zingo! i've discovered an AMAZING way to generate HUNDREDS or THOUSANDS of dollars in my spare time! just send me $9.95 . . .

instead, i'd like to test my online knowledge and explore how to make money online. i'll rank my experiments and provide reviews on the various things that i try. and, everything you'll find on here is absolutely free.

there are a number of ways to make money online today -- with sites like ebay, craigslist, etc. you can sell stuff that you have laying around the house. you can try to develop something that piggybacks off of popular sites like facebook. you can start a blog and generate revenue through ads or paid posts. you can get paid to answer questions. i'm going to try all of those and more and at the end of it all, i hope that this will be a place that answers the question of 'how to make money online'.