Making money online, reality or myth ?

As one can see, there is a lot of ads showing how to make money, get rich quick and all with the click of a mouse. It is true ?Really really true? Well to make it short , I will try to follow the link and the instructions on it without first paying anything upfront. Then I will try to follow the initial steps to money hood or bust. As they said in the internet, there is a sucker born everyday , and I am the first. To be suckered or learn along the way. Is it a scam. Or is it something else. The journey begins now.