Breaking the cliches like reselling stuff on e-bay, data entry, web designing, programming and selling photos on stock photography sites there are better but little known ways to earn the extra bucks. Just as everything else is evolving so are the methods to make money online. Internet marketing has become the most important activity with every business trying for the top search engine ranking for its website.

It is actually a blended mixture of various internet marketing and search engine techniques that ensures a good search engine ranking. But, it also becomes difficult for companies to invest their time and money for this purpose. Therefore, these organizations seek help of people who can facilitate them in internet marketing. The best part is, you get paid for it.

Domain name flipping

This refers to searching and locating unused websites with recognizable identifiers and purchase them. These domain flippers then update and enhance the same website making them user friendly and increasing their search engine rankings. This increases the site's popularity and business. They can then resell this domain name for many times more than the price they purchased it for. This can fetch in more money than you can magine.

Blogging

Blogging can help you earn money. That being said often, what most of you don't know is exactly how to go about blogging to earn:

Blog on a topic you strongly feel you have an edge over others. It could be on pet care, gardening or mountain climbing and relate to the reader.

Do not have blank banners on your blog. Add an "advertise here" page on your blog instead.

Add "share" buttons at the bottom of the page of your blog. Someone may just help get more traffic through Stumbleupon or Digg.

Update regularly

Freelance

There are numerous sites where you can sign up for free for freelance writing. If you love to write or are already in a profession related to writing then this one is the most easy option for you. With millions of freelancing jobs for writers listed on the internet, you just a click away from opening a window of opportunity for yourself. Though is somewhat related to blogging but, it requires more skill and experience than blogging.

Affiliate marketing

Affiliate marketing refers to a process in which an affiliate helps a business gain more traffic. The business pays the affiliate on the basis of per click or each sale achieved due to the affiliate's efforts.