Everyone these days is looking to earn a little extra cash and most people want the luxury of earning this cash from home. If you are searching for ways to earn some extra money online, you have most likely come across some crazy schemes and too good to be true offers.

The old adage "it's too good to be true" is sure accurate when searching online for work at home jobs and quick ways to earn money. If a site promises that you will make tons of money the first week out then it's probably a good thing steer clear. No one can make that much money in one week, well legitimately anyway.

There are plenty of legitimate ways to earn money online either in your spare time or as a fulltime position. You just need to know where and what to look for.

The following are a few ways you can legitimately earn money from home without having to spend a lot out of pocket to do so:  

Get Paid To (GPT) - There are plenty of companies who will pay you to either write a review on a forum or simply just to try their product. Though you won't get rich, you will make some extra cash and even get some nifty things to keep for trying their products. The only downfall is the trial period and knowing when to cancel it. You could ring up a lot of bills if you forget to cancel the trial.

If you have a website or blog, you can get paid to review a product for a company. Companies will often pay blogger's to review their product in exchange for either money or the product as compensation. This method takes some time, as you will need to contact companies directly to ask to review their products. 

Stock Photos - This is probably one of the little known ways you can earn cash from home. Do you like photography? If so you can take photos and sell them to online stock photo sites. You can even resell your photo to many different stock photo sites to make even more cash.

Web Page Backgrounds or Blog Themes - Create backgrounds for popular social media sites or blog themes. This is a huge business since most of the world seems to either blog or use social media sites. Set up a page to either sell access to your backgrounds or themes with a membership feature or place Google Adsense on your page to reap residual earnings.

Get Paid To Take Surveys Online - There are millions of sites that will pay you for filling out surveys. Many of these sites pay once you reach a certain amount and some will even pay $25 or more per survey. There are also companies offering focus groups and if you are lucky enough to be chosen you could make up to $150 for just an hour of your time.

Virtual Assistant - This is a great opportunity if you are already an administrative professional in your full time job. You can pick up extra typing or research assignments and make a few quick bucks on the side.

Online Tutor - There are several companies online who hire tutors to work one on one with students. Think about your strong suit and offer to tutor that subject. You could also go the route of offering your services through a free classified and set your own fee.

There are plenty of ways to earn cash both online and off. Think about your skill set and offer your services to start making money now.