If you're looking for genuine ways to make money online I'm sure by now you know that there a heap of rubbish out there and it's not easy to see if anything is genuine at all. I know myself how difficult it is as I spent several years trying to sift through all the junk and wasted a lot of money in the process.

Yet lots of people do make money on the internet. Often a great deal of money, so what's their secret. The truth is there is no secret. How long would a secret last online so there's one way of discarding a pile of the junk if it claims it's a secret system guaranteed to work.

There's another word - work. That's right. The sad fact for many would be overnight millionaires is that the only genuine ways to make money online involves work, often hard work. There aren't any real shortcuts and if you try them you usually suffer.

I am involved in affiliate marketing and that just means I advertise and sell other peoples products for a commission on the sale. I don't have to hold any stock and I don't have to parcel up and post anything. I just direct potential sales at the merchant and collect commission checks.

It's a simple idea but there is a lot to learn and that is where most people fail. To be honest it's not their fault most of the time. When they read how to begin their business the information they have, although true, just doesn't go into enough detail.

Many of the writers of the various guides and programs forget just what it's like to be a newcomer to the business and assume people know a lot more than they do. Too often beginners end up with more questions than answers and the unfortunate result is failure.

If you've been in this situation you are not alone and it took me a long time before I finally cracked it and all the pieces fell into place. Persistence does pay off but all the little details on how to run the business add up and if there is any secret of how to make money online, then that's it, the fine details.