Five Perfect 'Spare-Time' Online Businesses

Written by Yanik Silver of Entrepreneur.com



With all the doom-and-gloom news about the economy, there's never been a better time to make an extra paycheck online with a minimal amount of time and effort.

If you have an Internet connection, you can get started on the road to having the Internet pay for your mortgage, car payment, kids' college tuition, or even that special vacation you've wanted. Now, don't worry that you have to be a tech whiz to start a business online -- I'm a complete techno-dunce.

A perfect part-time business would have to be very easy to start, require little time and money and no technical expertise, be easy to maintain with just a few hours a week and have a proven track record with a high probability of success.

There's actually one other important criteria -- it has to be perfect for you! Experience has taught me that it's different strokes for different folks, and there is no "one size fits all" perfect business. You're much more likely to be successful if you do something you find fun and interesting.

With that in mind, here are five of the best ways to make extra cash moonlighting on the Internet:

1. Information marketing: We're in the information age, and the Internet provides you with the ideal medium to exchange know-how for money. Do you know the best fishing holes? How to play guitar? The secrets to a successful marriage? A recipe for moist and delicious brownies? A trick for saving gas?