Not many of us know the secret to making money is sitting right within our houses, collecting dust, underutilised for trivial reasons like surfing the internet and playing solitaire. We are logged on to the biggest cash cow since diamond mining and we don't need a hard hat to delve into its intricate world and make some serious money from its services. Using internet to make extra money at home is a reality that drapes upon the lives of thousands upon thousands of people all over the world and I think its time we all wake up and start making our desktops and laptops work for us.

Just take a look on the internet and tell me one thing you always see, no matter where you go. It's content. Content is king on the internet and the demand for something growing at a galactic rate everyday is phenomenal. Websites, corporations and organisations will always need content to drive their online business or even just to get noticed online and this is where you come in. Write, research and submit. These are the three magic words I want you to ingrain into yourselves. The demand for material is growing everyday and people are getting paid thousands a year to do just that. Blogs, forums, replies, stories, online articles - these are just some of the examples of content that is needed on almost a daily basis. Finding a company that needs content is not that hard and the wages you can make, on just doing it one or two hours a day can settle a lot of bills at home and free your money for quality spending.

Don't like to write? Then work at home as a virtual customer service officer. Many companies are home sourcing their customer service operations to cut costs and this means opportunities for you to make money working from home. And the best thing is that you won't be paid something in the equivalent of peanuts, but some of these companies, especially hotels, are paying rates that are almost double and triple to their offline offices. If you spy such a company don't hesitate to grab it because the beautiful thing about working at home is the fact that you can have multiple employers.

Can't stand talking to people? Then do direct marketing online. Or set up a website as an online shop. Design a product from scratch and start selling online. Imagine the possibilities when at any one point there are more than six million people logged on to the internet and you just need a fraction of that population to make some serious money. It's absolutely free and all you need is time and patience to build up your customer base and learn the ways to drive volume to your website and write good sales copy to motivate people to buy. Once you get those things right, you wont ever look back.

These are just some of the ways to make extra money at home. Opportunities abound and once you discover your niche, you'll never want to play solitaire ever again.