Grammar fix
make money
earn money
to earn money, especially through work or business
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
She makes money by selling handmade jewellery online.
A lot of young people now try to make money online instead of taking a traditional office job.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: He does a lot of money online.
Say: He makes a lot of money online.
We MAKE money, never 'do money'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Make money' is the everyday phrase; 'generate revenue' is business-report register (fine in writing, stiff in chat).
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
make money + source
- from ads
- online
- on the side
- from investments