Students attending college have been hit hard by the financial crisis which is affecting the entire nation. From rising tuition costs to dropping nearly $500 on books you're likely to only use once, many students are looking for ways to cut corners and save, or other ways to make supplemental income. The best way for a student of any college or university to have a steady flow of income is looking into options which allow them to make money online.

Be careful of Internet scams. It's okay to pay for an e-book, instructional video, or perhaps a monthly membership but be leery of any programs which require more than a few hundred dollars. Membership sites can be tricky. Read the terms of service very carefully for how to cancel and how much will be charged on a monthly basis. Some sites almost try to hide how much you'll be paying by only divulging it in their terms of service. They often offer a free trial period and then hit up your credit card with hundreds of dollars worth of billings.

So what options do full time students have when it comes to making money online? One of the best and easiest options is to visit sites like Triond or Bukisa. These sites pay you for content you've written, so if you're submitting articles about a great web service you've discovered, or just sharing a poem you think others would enjoy, you'll get paid for each person that views the web page. Sites like these are great because they don't require you to maintain any website on your own, and you can clearly see what each article you've submitted is making you, so you know which topics are popular and which aren't.

The amount of money you can make from sites like Triond and Bukisa depends on how much time you spend promoting your pages. Just like with a regular website, you'll need to find a way to drive visitors to your content. One of the most popular ways is posting links to everything you've done on your Facebook or MySpace page. That way, your friends and family who visit and check up on you often can see the content you've written, and help make you money in the process! Another great way to promote your content is using the StumbleUpon toolbar. Installing it and giving your content a thumbs up will display the content to others who have the same shared interests as you. If these people give your content a thumbs up, the people who have shared interests with them will also be exposed to what you've written, so as you can see, if done correctly, you could get many page views in a short time from StumbleUpon.

While Triond and Bukisa aren't the only options available for college students to make money online, they are the easiest to use and are guaranteed to pay. The only thing you'll need to accept payment from either site is a PayPal account. So if you're a great writer and enjoy sharing your content with the world, consider this when you're looking into supplementing your income while attending college!