Lol, there are so many ways to get paid on the internet its not even funny.
I've been making a full-time income on the net for a few years now, and by next year I plan to finally consider myself "rich"...
Funny timing that you should make this post, because I'm actually working on a site right now that will unveil all my secrets for free. It's not done yet though.
Making money on the internet is getting more and more popular... I mean who wants to go to work and be a SLAVE? lol. but amazingly, it still remains a better kept secret than you'd expect, because most people are too afraid to take intelligent risks or put in a little bit of initial work to set themselves FREE FOR LIFE...
I absolutely do NOT reccomend joining most money making "programs" or "investments" though.... 99.9% of those are SCAMS, so don't even waste your time with their false promises. REAL MONEY on the net comes from CREATING something, not simply joining a program. When you CREATE something, you can set yourself up for life, with passive income coming in. and once you get it started, it's easy to do it again, and again, with more and more websites, until you no longer have to work ever again.
So, I wish you luck in your quest... you remind me a bit of myself when I first started out, posting on random message boards trying to find out the secret to easy money... but honestly, the first step is to get education from TRUE EXPERTS, or you will waste a lot of time and money with RISKY things that don't work.
Good luck...