Money Making Online

Is it possible to earn a little extra money writing for these content sites?  Or is it some kind of hoax where you do all the work and someone else profits?
The more I research the more confused I become.
Making money is tempting (when is it not), but that saying, "If it's too good to be true," comes to mind.
I am a stay at home mom.  It really wouldn't be worth it (for me) to find a job outside the home.  The daycare alone would take care of any pay cheque I would bring home.  I also love being home with my children and am planning on homeschooling when the time comes.  That being said, I would still like to earn just a little to help out with expenses or put it in a vacation savings or an emergency account. 
So I will continue to weed through the multitude of sites out there and hopefully make an educated decision if it seems like a good idea.  Here are a few I have been looking at:
Constant Content , suite101 , factoidz , demandstudios , brighthub.com
These are the tip of the ice berg.

Hi ho, hi ho, plotting here I go!

I recently purchased the The Marshall Plan Novel Writing Software .  It's really making me think.  The reason I wasn't really getting anywhere writing my latest book was I hadn't given enough thought to my conflict etc. 

I've gotten through the first part (the beginning of the book) making my notes and figuring out my conflict and surprises and romantic sub plot.  It has been awesome.  Hard but good.  I thought I would be able to breeze through it in an evening but this is day four and I'm still plugging away. 

When I get to writing it though it should go fast.  I'm going to have a very, very detailed outline/synopsis.

Decisions, Decisions

Holy Moley!  I've been researching different writing software lately; and there is a lot of it out there. 
I've been looking into The Marshall Plan Novel Writing Software , Power Structure, Story Weaver, Dramatica Pro and various others.  It gets a little over whelming, there are so many options. 
I want something that is easy to use pretty much from the get go.

 Mostly I just want help with the plotting aspect.  I want to make sure I have a good map before I leave on my journey.

I already use Write it Now, here's a review of the latest installment Write It Now 4 .  I really like it for keeping all my chapters notes in one place where they are easy to access.  They have a character creator that's pretty good too. 

When I started my last book I was a student with Long Ridge Writer's Group and Mary Rosenblum, my instructor was a huge help.  But now I'm flying solo and need to figure out my method. 

 I've got a pretty feel for my new work in progress; I've written chapter 1 and am pretty happy with it but I need more direction, a firmer path.  Once I get that I can get my butt in gear and get this book wrote before I lose my  spark. 

I'm really leaning towards The Marshall Plan software.  It is pricey but it's got good reviews and a 30 day money back guarantee.

I'll let you know how this goes.  When I pick the one I want I will do a review or something here.