Make Money Online
Make Fast Money Online for Christmas
Are you anxious about making extra money fast for Christmas? The internet can help. Christmas can certainly be a stressful time for families who don’t have much extra money for Christmas presents. I wrote an article for Momphabet Soup about the topic recently for writers and it is getting a lot of traffic so it inspired some more advice for those looking for more work at home ideas. I know you don’t want to be scammed and you don’t want to waste your time so here’s some solid advice:
Here are a few ideas for things you can do with your computer to bring in some fast money, maybe even in time for Christmas shopping:
- Paid Answer Sites. You can get paid to answer questions. Some of these sites pay via Google Adsense so you might not have the money before Christmas but they could help you have money by January / February for paying off those credit card bills.
- Work on CloudCrowd. Facebook has an application called CloudCrowd where you can get paid daily via Paypal doing rewrites, categorizing websites, reviewing other people’s work, etc.
- Sell stuff on eBay, Kijiji, or Craigslist. You can sell items in your garage / attic, shop thrift stores and yard sales, for finds that people might be interested in, start a basket business, or start a wholesale business you can set up on eBay. Many businesses will let you set up a dropship account and do all the shipping for you when you set up a virtual ebay store or niche website and if you don’t want to sell something online, you can use the internet to help you advertise locally. Do be careful about meeting anyone who responds to a classified ad!
- Sell products on Clickbank. Once you meet their distribution agreement, Clickbank pays bi-weekly. If you don’t know much about Clickbank, it’s not the fastest way to make money but it’s a very lucrative proposition so consider using it for your ‘get out of debt‘ resolution in the new year.
- Make Christmas money article writing. Many sites and individuals will pay you to write. Demand Studios pays twice weekly, Textbroker pays 2x monthly, and you can earn money online fast at Elance. Askables is also in the midst of rolling out a writer’s compensation plan but in the meantime you can make Adsense revenue there. You can also sell articles on job sites and write for passive income article sharing sites like HubPages, Squidoo, eHow, Xomba, SheToldMe, InfoBarrel, Bukisa
- With an Elance bidding account, you can do various things to get paid online. Payments occur at varying times depending on how you bid (even instantly or in advance) for online articles, admin and data entry work, programming, sales and marketing, etc. Elance is an online job site and can transfer money via transfer, PayPal, Elance debit card, or by mailing a check.
This is certainly not an exhaustive list of online money making opportunities but there are a few suggestions here to help you get going. If you have suggestions or ideas that have been successful for you, feel free to share them here!
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Cheers to your online success!
Dana
Pay To Socialize Sites Pay You To Hang Out Online
Socializing online is something we’re doing so why not get paid for using your computer? More people than ever are monetizing their time online and there are a lot of ways you can do that. You can get paid to surf the net and socialize through sites like MyLot and Yuwie and get paid to post on forums, get paid to write blogs or articles, and get paid to sign up for offers and referrals, as well as many online passive income opportunities that can have your computer earning for you on autopilot.
Why Would Websites Pay People to Socialize?
Companies use many online sites to generate revenue. Some of the larger social media sites make tens of thousands of dollars every month in revenue from their communities. They an make their revenue a lot of different ways but they won’t earn it unless people visit their site and take action. For this reason, a lot of sites will offer a fraction of their revenue to people who participate and / or help them elevate the status of their site.
What a are the Benefits?
Beyond getting paid, you can have fun, learn about more online earning opportunities, and some of these sites let you promote your own websites in a signature line or profile. You can make money and win prizes while you play games, chat, etc.
Are there Cons?
Some of these sites pay just marginal amounts so it can take a lot of effort to make money. Some of them also only offer payout when you reach a specific threshold and it can be arduous to reach that threshold so it’s a good idea to spend your time on sites that are: fun, have low payment thresholds, have a great community management that cares about their user experience.
How do you get paid to socialize online?
Some sites pay via PayPal or online gift card. Some will send you a check in the mail. Do read the fine print!
There are a lot of ways to make extra income on your computer. Dig through this blog’s archives to get plenty of ideas and consider subscribing so that you can have work at home job leads and online money making opportunities fed to your e-mail box or feed reader.
