If you are into writing - And you live in the US and want to get paid upfront for all your articles - just join Associated Content, its great to pay the bills. If you dont live in the US, unfortunately you will only get paid per 1000 CPM (cost per mille) views - I think it was $1.50 per 1k, of course if your article is popular - you would do better than those who got paid upfront.
find a good clickbank product and then post a bunch of free ads on backpage, usfreeads and other similar sites.
well if you are good at photoshop, or gfx you can complete gfx requests in return for $$$ or become a forum poster and get paid to post threads on peoples forums
Go to a site like Myreferralcash.com. They'll pay you via PayPal within a day for signing up for free offers (which they get commissions for) or for referring other people to their site. It's not a long-term solution, but it can make you some cash quickly.
I know and have some experience with html/css, i know a bit of php but can't really build an application on my own, can I make 10 or 20 a day? Also i can code html pages but there seems to be a lot of people wanting templates for scripts like wordpress. Is it recommended I learn that and other scripts I don't know about? How much can I make weekly and how can I improve from this base that I already have.
$10.00 is not that hard to make. There are a myriad of ways online to get that, it all depends on what abilities you currently have. If not you can promote other people products, articles, etc. The main thing is: DO something, and learn from it. You'll get better as you go.
I suggest writing articles for Associated Content. I prefer to use Dragon Naturally speaking and just start talking.- you'll just flow after a few tries at it. It's easy.
Writing articles is a good idea. HubPages is a place that gets a lot of traffic on a per article basis. And they will pay you $25 (plus a share of ad sales) for a good article.
So, I am reading some good stuff. So, let's take it to a practical level. Let's say that I want to write a 400 word article and sell it for $5. How do I pick a topic? Or, can I just take a random topic, like, Star Trek, for example? Let's say that I want to write a 400 word article on Star Trek: The Next Generation. If I have done that, what do I do, next?
If you're selling articles directly to an end user, typically you'd write about whatever topic they needed articles for. Remember, the articles will be to drive traffic to their website. So once you speak with them and find out what kind of articles they're looking for, you go to research the topics, and then you organize and structure your material and start writing. Another way to go about it might be to write batches of articles beforehand on broad topics (say affiliate marketing, for example) and sell the batches along with private label rights so that other people can use them as they please. Technically doing it that way you can make more money since that allows you to sell the package of articles to multiple people. As far as coming up with topics, one of the best ways to find ideas is to browse internet forums related to the niche you plan to write about. Look through the threads and take notes of what topics are coming up over and over again and what the main questions are that people keep asking, because that will tell you what people want to know, and you can just write articles that answer those questions.
All I know is, you pick a topic or task you're interested in because you'd obviously know more about it and you have to be really patient and persistent. I'm currently 'experimenting' with a totally brain dead idea and after almost 3 weeks I've raked in $4 lol...and this is from something thats totally useless!! Shortlist things you're interested in and pick something that appeals to you the most. The other ideas shared by everyone else here will work as well and are not just limited to those ideas alone, you can even sell photographs online...and I've come across some sites where they charge INSANE amounts for large prints (~$330 for one large print). It all comes down to what you're enthusiastic about and then moves over to what skills you have. Nikko.
Yes I can't recommend article writing but the best way is buying a Resale Rights or MRR or PLR is the best and easiest way to earn online.
If article writing is the way you want to go, Associated Content is definitely a good way for someone new to start out and make some money quickly. Another site that you can try is Constant-Content. Some writers prefer their set up because you can choose the price you want to sell your article for yourself. Elance is great for many different website related jobs - Everything from writing articles, to designing logos, to creating Wordpress themes. Not to mention the forums right here. Ten dollars isn't hard to make. The main thing is that if you want to make it, you have to stop thinking about doing it and go do it. The responses that this thread has already gotten is more than enough for that.
Create a hubpage promoting a high gravity Clickbank product. Make sure the product actually gets searches first - use Google's keyword tool. Build backlinks to your hubpage using your DP sig, digg, propeller, folkd.com, and oyax.com You will be well on your way to ranking in the top 10 for the products name or "product name review" if there isn't too much competition. This should get you $10 soon enough.. You can also do this for long tail keywords. Google loves hubpages.
You can make $10 *super* easy. Buy a decent domain for $7, spend a day or two filling it with content, and flip it for $40-50. There you go, that's more than $10.