Just like you should research and investigate before spending money on something that claims to help you make money online, it's also a good idea to decide which free tools are worth your time. After all, if you're investing your time without money, you'll have to spend more of it on your internet marketing efforts and time is valuable enough to warrant portioning it wisely.

You might have several questions to ask about the free internet tools you intend to use such as:

- Which blog platform is the best. Is WordPress or Blogger better?

- Which social bookmarking tools will bring me the best traffic?

- Which keyword research tool should I use?

- What SEO tools will bring me the best results?

- Which online article directory will bring me the best search engine results?

- Which tools will help me make money without actually costing me money?

You probably already know that organic SEO is more useful than sponsored advertising but you also know that getting good organic results will require a lot of effort on your part so finding out which tools can shave time and effort off the process is helpful.

How do you find out which free online website tools are the most useful?

Visiting forums in your niche are a good idea. If you're a webmaster or an article marketer you can find out what tools other people are using and how they're getting success from free online tools. If you're a newbie, you can also use forums to ask questions, get ideas and find out how other people are making money.

Read blogs and product reviews as well. A lot of people are out there talking about the topic of making money on the net and are more than willing to share their story with anyone who wants to listen. Some of these people want to sell you something but for the most part, you'll find a lot of free valuable information about what's hot and what's not.

You can find a lot of free reports online as well which will tell you information about making money on the internet through various methods. Many of these reports require you opt in to a newsletter but you have the ability to read the report and if you no longer want information from that person you can simply unsubscribe from their mailing list.

There's a wealth of information available for helping people make money online via blogging, online stores, freelancing, affiliate marketing and other methods as well. Not all of it will be relevant to your circumstances and goals but looking at free website tools is a great idea because it enables you to get started without any investment. Once you get going you can decide if you want to invest more time, effort or invest some money into this.