1. An increasingly popular way for students to make money is to fill out online surveys in their spare time. Research companies are always recruiting new members to answer surveys and test new products.
For a few minutes of form filling, you can make a couple of quid which is paid as cash or rewards. You can bag up to £3 ($5) for some surveys!
A few good ones to try are:
Toluna , Vivatic, MySurvey, IPSOS, Global Test Market , The Opinion Panel ,
YouGov , Panel Opinion , Pinecone , Valued Opinions , SurveyBods , PopulusLive ,
Hiving, PanelBase , Branded Surveys,
Opinion Outpost, Harris Poll, Mind Mover,
New Vista, iPoll .
Also sign up for Swagbucks which rewards you for surveys as well as simply surfing the web, watching videos and playing games.
2. Paid for searching the web
Interested in earning cash for doing what you already do online? This has to be one of the easiest methods of making money online without really any effort or change in your behavior.
This innovative idea by Qmee.com rewards you for searching in Google, Bing or Yahoo. You just install a simple add-on to your browser and when you conduct a search there may be a few sponsored results alongside your normal search.
Each Qmee result has a cash reward attached – if you are interested in it simply click on it and collect your reward.
3. Start your own blog
Interested in generating passive income ? You need a blog/website. It's THE way to make money while you sleep.
Starting a website/blog with Bluehost, blogger, wordpress makes
less than 20 minutes, costs hardly anything and can be done by an 82 year-old . It only takes a bit of plugging on social media to get your first visitors, and there are plenty of ways to monetise your site.
Marloaded is just one example of a developing blog/website, started at university by Akinloye Marvellous in his Second year, which is still grow ing into a full-time and sizable enterprise.
4. Freelancing
Review websites & apps for cash
Well it seems like you're pretty nifty with a web browser, so perhaps it's time to turn pro and browse websites as a paid and fun job!
Introducing UserTesting.com – a new platform that pays everyday people to review all kinds of websites. Each review takes around 20 minutes and bags you $10 (£6.50) via Paypal.
5. Fiverr is now the world's largest marketplace for people to make money selling small services (known as ‘gigs').
What you offer could be absolutely anything, from writing and translating,
social media posting , playing pranks and teaching to creating music , voiceovers and short video clips for people all around the world!
The default price is $5 (hence Fiverr..), but you can attach extra services to gigs for more money. Whilst it might not seem like much, it can quickly add up and there are plenty of examples of people making a really good living from the site. The key is to get a system in place which minimises the time spent on each gig.
But there is another way to profit even more from Fiverr for potentially far less work. How? By simply reselling gigs elsewhere. For example, find a decent
logo designer then reply to jobs on
Upwork or even local classifieds. A $5 spend can easily become $50+, and it's repeatable!
If you're not interested in selling at all there's SO much good stuff you can get done for yourself. Have a browse and get inspired!
Try: Freelancer.com, Upwork.com, Peopleperhour.com etc.
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