If you are wondering just how women make money online, then here I am going to open your eyes to one of the easiest and most rewarding methods that I (yes a woman!) have used for the last six weeks.

I have been earning an income with just a laptop and an internet connection with affiliate marketing and is one way how women make money online. The internet has now enabled women to become financially free as well as to take other opportunities including:

* Leave a relationship they weren't happy in

* Taking care of their kids

* Being flexible about when they work

* Spending more of their free time doing what they enjoy e.g taking long lunches with friends

So what is Affiliate Marketing - How Do Women Make Money Online with it?

Women can make money online by becoming affiliate marketers and promoting products in which they then receive a commission for their marketing efforts. The skills learned from being an affiliate marketer often also give women other opportunities to make money online in other areas such as freelancing, writing articles and books, and posting on blogs. Each year, consumers spend billions of dollars online and affiliate marketing is how many women make money online instead of having to look for conventional jobs which take them away from home and their kids.

If you are new to affiliate marketing and using the internet to promote and sell things, then you are probably wondering where to start. There is a wealth of information available on the internet but you will soon find it overwhelming as you sift through it as you try to get started.

The best way to get started is to join an affiliate marketing educational site that will give you all the information and resources that you need to start your own business. Many women prefer to work as affiliate marketers because once up to speed, it can free up your time and make money passively while you are not sitting at your computer.

The Wealthy Affiliate (WA) University is one such site that offers step by step lessons and guidance in addition to all the tools required to get you started. They even give you your very own website which you can create in literally seconds (mine took just 10 seconds; you have to see it to believe it!). WA also have an active online community (including many women members) where you can ask questions and receive detailed answers. There are many women inside the WA community who make money online.

So can women earn an income online? Of course they can! My advice: Go for it!