The Internet is a hive of information. And there are plenty of people out there trying to make money from it. But how easy is it to make money using the Internet? And how make do you have to spend to do it? Should you really be buying those expensive E books? What's the secret?

No you don't have to buy those expensive E books. Most of them are a waste of money...many aren't even original and are simply rebranded PLR products. The real ticket to making money on the Internet is to learn the art of SEO. With this knowledge you will have no issues figuring out how to make money online for free.

SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)

SEO is a whole industry. Think how much traffic search engines like Google sends to sites that rank top for high traffic keywords. How many people are out there searching for information on credit cards, insurance, home loans, diet products, and online marketing? There is good money to be made by ranking in these niches.

Ok sounds great but where do I start?

Since this article is about making money for free the first place to start is finding a platform to publish content on. Two of the best free options that allow you to make money from their platform are blogger and here at Hub pages.

What is most important?

1) Keywords

You can't get anywhere or make anything in SEO without first selecting keywords that get a good amount of traffic to target. The best free tool to do this is Google free adwords keyword tool. You need to find keywords that get a good amount of traffic, and it is better if the keyword has a higher CPC. The higher the searches and the CPC, the more money you can make from the term.

2) Anchored Links

The 1st and most effective method of getting your site ranked well in search engines is to build links to your site that have you keyword as the anchor. So if I am targeting the term Make Money Online For Free, I want to get links to my site that have that term as the text you link from. Hub pages are a good method for building anchored links to other sites you have.

3) Onsite optimisation

There are factors which you can do on your site to help your search engine rankings. The most effective onsite SEO factors are a) Putting your keyword as your article title b) using your keyword throughout the article c) Using your keywords in tags d) Using images and naming them as your keywords.

This article only scrapes the surface, but it gives to the right idea about where to start and what you need to focus on at first. Good luck with your money making efforts.