It's in the nature of human being that we want quick results. We don't want to work for months before we see any results. The problem is that you can only make money when you bring good work. While with affiliate marketing you need to invest a lot of time and energy before you see the first results, there are several ways to make quick bucks. If you are a person like me who don't want to wait long until the first payments roll in, affiliate marketing might not be for you. Instead you could try to sell your own products or services. There are several ways how you can make quick bucks on the Internet:
Write content
,,Content is King" is the rule of all Internet Marketers. There are many websites that need content on a regularly basis. Why not offer your service to write for them? If you have the necessary writing skills and are able to produce high quality content, then this might be the perfect job for you. There's always a demand for good content. The only thing is that the high demand is only on good content, so if you have experience in writing articles, there are some nice bucks to make with this method. Just check out one of the many freelancer sites where there are many job offers for writers to be found. It's sometimes a hassle to start but once you build up trust, you'll earn really nice money.
Do programming jobs
Another thing that is really good paid is programming. If you are a skilled programmer there are always good paid jobs on these freelancer sites. The only thing as programmer is that you must be really good to have a chance against the huge competition. If you know how to program and how to debug files and code snippets then you should just have a look at freelancer sites to make some bucks online. It's the same as for writing and every job you do on the Internet: It's a hassle to get started when you are new! But again, once you have done some jobs really and made a name, you will surely get more and more jobs there.
Sell any service
The above mentioned are just ideas on what there's really good money to be made. If you have some kind of other knowledge just try to search freelancer sites for that particular skill to earn some bucks online. Writing content and do programming jobs are the most demanded and there's a good chance to make a living with these. If you just need some extra bucks try to sell any service or skill you have.