When I was a newbie I read about affiliate programs, but I though it was too much work for me and I wouldn't succeed. Then I came across to Paid To Click sites. I started joining many of them and clicking my ads daily to earn some money. After a few months I realized that it was a waste of time and I gave it up...
A few weeks later I found the GPT sites and I joined some of them. I was making sign ups and receiving payments. I can say that is not a hard work and is giving good money as reward.
At the same time I was investing on a few HYIP sites hoping I would earn a few more dollars.
What was the first thing you tried when you decided to start earning online? Did you tried more than one technique?