Here is a list of free best paying keywords for google adsense. Rates given here is the average for top three postion, updated 5 th June, 2006. The data provided here is just for the information only. We do not encourage or support any kind of spamming including MFA(Made for Adsense) sites. We also want to make it clear that the actual earning could be much lower than listed here, depending on the site, location of the visitor and a number of other factors. Google adsense, Yahoo YPN or any other PPC programs are not money making machines. Creating a successfull website needs a lot of hardwork and dedication, selecting the top paying keywords is not really a criteria. In fact, all the MFA sites earn practically nothing, it is the quality of the content that matters in long term. Another interesting fact is that, there is high paying keywords( say above 10$ per click) in almost every niche. It is always better to select a topic of your interest rather than selecting a high paying niche. Our personal experince proves that the keywords showing 10$-15$ ultimately earns only 2$-3$ for the publisher. Google has a keyword bidding mechanism, so that the first ad pays only one cent more than the competitor.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
25 Ways to Make Money Quickly and Easily (and Legally)!
How can you earn some extra money easily and quickly? You may be broke, debt, and desperate to make some money quickly, or you may be unable to work full-time (maybe because you’re a student like me?). Don’t worry, there are ways to make money quickly, easily, and without robbing a bank.None of these are very unusual jobs, but I wanted a comprehensive list of ways to earn money fast, for those who needed it. And the jobs are:
1. Mystery ShoppingAbout: Mystery shopping is the only job where you can earn money for buying things and eating out. Your job is to go to a retail or food outlet, and evaluate the environment, service and product quality. This might mean a free cart of groceries, free clothes and accessories and free meals. Pay varies, from $10 to $50.All this sounds too good to be true, but it’s not. There are some catches though, the most significant being the fact that jobs are hard to come by. You need to watch the boards at your company, request for assignments as soon as they’re posted, and even then, you might lose the job to someone else.Skills required: Mystery shoppers need an eye for detail. You’ll be required to fill up detailed forms and reports, so you’ll need good writing skills: you won’t be paid or reimbursed for your purchases if you don’t submit a proper and timely report. Most companies will reimburse you for your purchases (upto a limit) but some may not, so make sure you read the fine print. In most cases, you will be reimbursed, but you’ll need to have enough cash on hand to make the inital purchases. Some assignments also require you to exchange or return a product. You’ll find city-based assignments more easily, so this job isn’t for those who don’t go to town frequently. You’ll also need to spend the transport fare, time and energy getting to the shop/restaurant. Most mystery shopping organizations provide tips and advice for doing the job well, and a policy manual: you should read those thoroughly so that you can impress the clients. Keep the clients happy, and you may find yourself getting assignments more easily.Warnings: Don’t sign up for a mystery shopping organization that asks you to pay to be a member. There have been incidents of fraud, so check up a company’s background and credentials before you sign up.How to get jobs: You can sign up through the internet, after checking the company is ok.In short: Mystery shopping is a fun job for those living in or nearby cities, but you’re not likely to get assignments too often. If you want to be a mystery shopper, think of it as occasional easy money or a fun hobby that pays.
2. BabysitterAbout: Parents go out leaving their kids at home: you come by to take care of said kids. Assignments are usually of a few hours’ duration, at night, so this means that you can entertain the kids for a few hours and put them to bed. Some assignments are of longer duration; you may be asked to stay the whole day or over a weekend. Pay varies, but you can expect $10 - 15 per hour, and more if you’re their preffered babysitter. Once people are confident in your skills, you’ll start getting more assignments; you can expect up to two or three a week if you do well.Skills required: Kids are brats, so go on assignments well-prepared. Some of you may be naturally good with kids, but for those who aren’t (like me) here are some tips: turn on the charm. Feign interest in their lives, play with their toys, let them win convincingly at their games, tell them cool, new stories, make funny Homer Simpson or Shrek voices. If you’re dealing with extremely young kids, such as newborns, you’ll need the ability and knowledge to handle them, feed them, put them to bed, change diapers, etc. For older kids, you’ll need to be able to exert your authority if needed, e.g. “Bedtime now”, or “Finish your veggies”.It helps to get the kids to like you. That way, when they need a babysitter again, they’ll ask for you.I read about a babysitter who cleans up the house after the kids are in bed, or while they’re watching TV. The clients love her.How to get jobs: People are trusting you with their children, so they’ll need a reason to believe in you. You may have to babysit for free for friends and family, so that you can get their recommendations. Ask people to refer you. You can also advertise your services through bulletin boards, leaflets, etc, but the easiest way to get babysitting assignments is through people who already know you.In short: The difficulty level and pay are both average, and jobs are more likely to come your way after you’ve completed a few assignments successfully.
3. Pet SitterAbout: I’ve heard of a dog walker who makes five figures a year walking dogs. In this job, you’ll be taking care of pets, so it’s essential that you love pets.The most common assignment is to be a dog-walker. You can walk up to ten dogs at a time, if you can manage it.To be a dog-walker, you really need to be able to discipline the dogs and get them to listen to you, if required. You’ll need to have a good rapport with the dogs, and stop to pick up after them… You’ll be most likely paid on a weekly or daily basis, to walk each dog for about an hour or 30mins a day.You might also be asked to take care of pets when owners are on vacation. This means that they must trust you enough to leave you the keys to their house. You’ll need to feed the pets, take them for walks, maybe even clean them.To be a pet sitter, you absolutely must have good rapport with the pets.Warnings: Don’t get into this job if you’re scared of animals, animals are really good at smelling fear. Also, don’t offer to take care of pets while the owner is away if the house seems to be in a creepy neighbourhood.In short: A fun job for animal-lovers; can potentially pay well. You’ll get more assignments over time.
4. Donate BloodAbout: Until that breakthrough in creating plastic blood comes about, you can make money by selling your blood. Sounds a bit gruesome, and it would be a bit more philanthropic to just donate it, but this way you help people in emergencies and make some dough.You’ll have a needle sticking into you for a bit, and you’ll lose some blood (duh!). You can find these jobs at blood banks.Pay is so-so (and varies).Warnings: Make sure that you go to a reputed organization and that the needle is safe. You’ll be asked about any illnesses, and if you’ve given blood in the past. It’s not at all dangerous to give blood, as long as you don’t donate in too short intervals.In short: Reasonably safe, average pay, an easy job that you can’t do too frequently.
5. Participate in Medical ExperimentsAbout: Become a freak for science. Nyah, you won’t really have to anything dangerous. It’s mostly behavioral stuff, like how you react when angry/aroused/happy. If you’re lucky, you might be assigned to sleep, so that your REM patterns are monitored. If you’re ill, you might be able to participate in more programs.Pay is average, and assignments are usually infrequent. You can find out about these jobs at your university bulletin board or hospital board.Warning: Make sure you go to a reputed place. Be prepared for rejection, since there are often many people applying for the same job.In short: Fun, infrequent assignments with reasonable pay.
6. Wash CarsAbout: You must be willing to get wet. You’ll need basic cleaning supplies, and you must know how to clean cars. This is a rare job these days, but you might get hired by a rich person with a nice car and not enough time. The pay won’t be anything great, and these days most people really love their cars, so you should be willing to do a good job.You could try advertising your services, stressing the amount of time you’ll be saving your clients. Since you don’t really need to build up trust (but a few recommendations will really help) advertising your services is likely to help a lot.
7. Mow LawnsAbout: Similar to washing cars, in that you’ll be helping clients by saving them time. Pay is average, but jobs are more common than car washing jobs. Mowing lawns is also hard work: if you take regular assignments, you’re also likely to lose some weight.You can advertise your services, but try to get a few references to back-up your claims.
8. Surveys and StudiesAbout: You know those people in the mall, armed with clipboards and asking people to spare 5 minutes? Well, you could be one of them!Companies will hire you to find out about people, their preferences and behaviors. This job is a bit intimidating in that you’ll need to accost perfect strangers, but if you do so politely and with a smile, many people will tell you all about themselves.Nowadays, people are more privacy-concerned, so you might have a tougher time, but you’ll do well to know you audience. For instance, girls have an easier time interviewing guys, and vice versa. Older people are also more willing to talk, usually.You will be asking personal things like people’s income levels, age, toilet roll use, etc, so you’ll need a thick skin and not get embarrassed.You’ll also need to be responsible in completing assignments timely, and preparing a report, if required. Pay is reasonable (and often very good), but assignments may not be too common.You can sign up with a market research agency.Warnings: Make sure you sign up with reputed agencies. Don’t accost aggressive or drunk people. And don’t enter creepy houses.In short: This job won’t suit everyone, especially not the extremely shy. Pay varies between reasonable to good, but assignments aren’t that common.
9. TelemarketingAbout: Telemarketers are those annoying people who call you at dinner time, asking for your time or money. You could be one of them!You’ll be hired by companies to call people at home, and talk to them. You may ask them to buy something from you, or you may ask them to participate in a survey.You’ll need to be very convincing. But even so, you’ll face a lot of rejection. Only one in thirty, or one in fifty people may agree to your proposition. Despite this, you’ll need to keep up your energy and enthusiasm. You may face anger and hostility, but you’ll need to stay calm, polite and friendly.You’ll need a quiet room and a telephone line.This is not a job for the faint-hearted, but the pay is decent, and you can work at your own hours (almost).You’ll need to sign up with an agency, so make sure it’s a reputed one.In short: Regular pay, by working hours of your own choice, but a job only for the brave.
10. House CleanerAbout: Call yourself a maid or a toilet scrubber, but people will pay to have you clean their homes.The work may be a bit unpleasant, but the pay is decent. And assignments are usually pretty regular. You should, of course, be a good cleaner, and leave the counter-tops/floors/toilets sparkling.People will be trusting you to enter their houses, often when they’re away, so you must be able to prove your trust-worthiness. References are really useful.You should also try advertising your services. Take out a small classified ad, and distribute flyers in the neighborhood of your choice. Ask clients to refer you to their friends. Make sure you price your services properly: charge less at the beginning to build up references, and when you have those, raise your rates.Warnings: Once again, do not enter creepy houses. If a client freaks you out, or a house is just too disturbingly dirty, quit.
11. Professional HobbyistAbout: If you’re extremely crafty or handy, you can make money from your skills.Put your hobby to use: if you’re a great photographers, offer to take portraits of people for a small fee. You can use referrals or advertise your services. You can also hang about tourist-y spots, and offer to take pictures and develop them within an hour or so. You could also take Polaroids, if you’re good with them. You can also try to sell your photos to the postcard-making companies.If you’re an artist, you can try to sell your paintings. Keep in mind that the most popular paintings by amateurs are usually portraits (and who said people aren’t vain?)If you enjoy tinkering around with electronics, offer to repair things for others. If you like plumbing, hire yourself out as a plumber. If you enjoy woodworking, offer your services as a handyman, or try to sell your pieces at flea markets and fairs.Warning: Don’t learn a new hobby to make money. It’s not easy, and you’ll wind up frustrated.In short: If you’re talented, you might make a few bucks, but it’s not likely to be steady income.
12. Supermarket Checkout Clerk or Shelf-StockerAbout: Supermarkets are hiring, so why shouldn’t they hire you?The work may be tiresome, and the pay isn’t that great. If you’re a checkout clerk, you’ll need to be able to operate a cash-counter, and you’ll need references.Work is steady, but drains your soul. Still, we all sell our souls for cash.
13. Waiter/WaitressAbout: This is the most common of part-time gigs. You are paid to serve people food.It’s easier to get waitressing jobs in smaller places, like fast food outlets or diners. The pay isn’t that great in those places either, so once you’ve built up your skills and your references, it’s time to move onto a fancier restaurant.A place that serves a buffet is a really good place to work, since you get to have free food.There are certain skills that you absolutely must master as a waiter/waitress. First off, learn how to deal with people in a very friendly way, no matter how rude they may be. Get people to like you: how much clients tip you is directly proportional to how much they like you.Learn to remember orders, or at least write them down.Be good at serving food: don’t break stuff.If your manager wants to give you extra responsibilities, be clear about your limitations or willingness to learn.You can also try to get jobs at catering services.Finally, when you’ve learnt all you can, and you’ve got a reference, get a better-paying job.Warning: Don’t eat half-eaten foods, no matter how tempting it seems.In short: Regular income, and pay increases with your skill and experience level. If you need cash quickly, this is the best route to go. It helps to have some experience, but even if you’ve never waitressed in your life, you’ll be able to get a job at a fast food joint or diner. Be nice to customers, and try to get tables with the ones who tip well
14. DishwasherAbout: Restaurants don’t just need people for serving, they need people for cleaning up the food, too.Typically, the pay is less than that of the wait staff, since it involves less skill. Once again, you’ll have to be careful not to break stuff.Pay is obviously regular, but not too great.
15. WriteAbout: Sell your writing skills.Be a blogger like meeee! I absolutely love blogging, and I love my blog. I love letting people know what I think, and trying to help them. I love writing, so blogging isn’t like a job for me at all. If you like writing, blogging might just be for you.If you’re a blogger, you’ll need to spend a fair amount of time writing, at least an hour a day. You’ll also need to promote your blog, and gain a fair amount of traffic. For the first few months, you won’t really be making much money at all. Your income might increase after that– some of the most popular bloggers earn six figures a year by blogging, but you can realistically expect to make about $1000/month after a few months, if you’re very good at it.Apart from blogging, there are other ways to make money by writing. You can work as a freelancer online, offering your writing skills to other website builders. Post your profile and requirements on one of the forums and outsourcing websites. Pay varies, but the minimum is around $10 for a 500 word article. You may have to do research for any article that you write, and you’ll need to compete with cheap labour from other countries.US citizens can also submit articles to a content website (sorry, forgot the name) and get paid $25 per article. Not a bad deal!Keep offline writing opportunities in mind too– if you’re in high school or college, there’s usually a campus newspaper. Your local newspaper might be hiring too.Warning: Never submit poor quality articles. Never plagiarize.In short: For those who like/love writing, this is a great job. Pay varies, depending on your popularity.
16. Special Event StaffAbout: Be an usher at a conference, movie theater, concert, or charity event.Your responsibilities are minimal, apart from looking presentable. You might need to help people find places, the washroom, suitable seats, etc.The pay is usually not that great, but you can watch events for free!Assignments aren’t that regular.
17. Work at a Gas StationOne of my friends is putting himself through college by working at a gas station on weekends.This job is like working at a supermarket, but a bit tougher. Almost all places in the US (other than Oregon and New Jersey) have self-service gas stations now. However, I’m not going to plug this job too much, because it sounds too tough and too risky (what do robbers think are the easiest spots?)
18. Be a SalespersonAbout: This isn’t so much of an odd-job, unless you’re a traveling salesperson. As the name implies, you’ll need to sell things, and will usually get paid on a commission basis.Car salespeople are not the only salespeople out there. You can also sell cell phones, electronics, perfumes, or even clothes.You must be persuasive, and you must be aggressive. You can’t shy away from asking people to buy things from you, but you must also gain their trust. You’ve got to know what you’re selling, and whom you’re selling to.This job takes nerves of steel, since you’ll be dealing with people face-to-face, and therefore, getting a lot of in-your-face rejection. But if you’re good at it, you could earn a nice commission.In short: This is one of those jobs that’s really more of a regular job, but you can be a salesperson without any special education/training.
19. Be a GeekAbout: Lots of people are looking to hire geeks, i.e. people with technological knowledge that most other people don’t have.If you’re good at coding, list yourself at rent-a-coder. There are other sites too, and it’ll help if you can get references. Now that the ever-increasing numbers of people are doing internet marketing and other “internet stuff”, there’s an increasing need for people who know the technical parts of these things.In short: Pay is reasonably good, but the assignments are rare, since there’s still a lot of competition. However, once you’ve established yourself and built up your reputation, clients will give you referrals, all of which mean more assignments and a higher rate.
20. Be a ResellerEbay is just the start. Off-line stores, especially consignment stores, are also places where you can sell off your stuff. What “stuff”? Well, the stuff that you buy in bulk, for cheap, during crazy sales. If you’re using ebay, you can also sell second-hand items.This is more of a business than a job. Which means that a level of risk is inherent in reselling: there is always the off-chance that you’ll be unable to off-load your inventory.You’ll need to understand the item you’re trying to resell: how much it usually sells for, who buys it, and how much demand there is for this item. Almost all items can move at the right price, but there is a difference between a “hot” bag and one that buyers aren’t too interested in.You’ll need to be constantly on the look-out for great deals. You’ll need enough cash or credit to buy a lot of the item selling at the great price. You’ll need to spend time and effort not only in buying the products, but also convincing others to buy from you: from building a relationship with a retail store owner, to uploading pictures on Ebay.There’s a cost involved, other than the price of goods you buy, and your time. Ebay has charges that you must pay, and there’s transportation costs and internet costs.My advice is to start small. Once you’ve realized where your knack is, and you’ve gained some experience, you can scale up. Also, don’t sit around all day reading books like “How to Make Millions from Ebay”: they’re almost all scams.
21. Be a Taxi DriverCan you drive? Can you drive well?If so, learn about your city’s roads, and put yourself through whatever course you need to pass to get a taxi-driver certificate. The cost and duration varies, but if it’s quick and relatively cheap to get the certification in your city, this job might be for you.You’ll need to understand the rules and regulations governing your job first. What happens if you’re in an accident? What about refusing customers? What about…?Once you’ve gotten you’re certification, you’re set. But talk to a few taxi-drivers first, and see how much they make, and get some tips for them. If you’re renting a taxi, you’ll need to pay some rent each day, and you’ll need to earn significantly more than that, to make your job worthwhile.Still, this is a quick way of making some pretty serious cash, in most places.
22. Gardener/snowshovellerAre you good with things that grow? Or those that fall out of the sky? If so, you could apply for a landscaping-related job.The most obvious job for green-thumbs is that of a gardener. You’ll have to make the gardens of busy people look lovely, so you better be good with those plants (and not kill every leafy being, like I tend to do!) In some cases, you may be asked to select the plants which will fill up the garden, but mostly, your employer will have some basic idea. You’ll have to buy saplings/cuttings, make them grow and bloom, and stave off the evil weeds and bugs.Snowshovellers have it relatively easier: their job is more about brute force, but these are more seasonal jobs. Additionally, you could rake leaves in autumn.You can look for these jobs in the same way as you’d approach pet-sitting: recommendations help. However, in these jobs, you can also try distributing leaflets and putting notices on bulletin boards.
23. Golf CaddyThis job is relatively easier, but as usual, pay is so-so (unless you’re assisting a professional, in which case you can easily earn in the upper five-figure ranges).If you are assisting a pro-golfer, you’ll need to know quite a bit about golfing. Otherwise, when assisting amateurs, you’ll mostly be lugging bags around, measuring distances, and fetching drinks.If you’re looking to be a caddy, you can let some of the popular clubs know, and ask a few golfers to spread the word to their buddies.
24. Messenger/conciergeYou’ll need transportation: most use a bike, since they’re cheap and practical. Basically, you’ll be running errands and delivering stuff to people, whether it’s letters and packages, drycleaning, or groceries. Usually, you’ll get these jobs through agencies, but you can also try selling your services personally, as an “assistant”.Most of these jobs are a bit risky, in that you’ll be weaving in and out of traffic, with no insurance from your employer. Be careful, but enjoy the fact that these jobs don’t take up much time in your day.
25. Get a Job in TranscriptionThe local radio station, and some transcription services, hire transcriptors. What do you have to do as a transcripter? Nothing too tough: simply listen to tapes, and accurately type out what’s being said.These days, most of these jobs are being outsources to labour-cheap nations, but if you look around, and are willing to work for low pay, you can still get these jobs. Do a quick search, and you might come up with an agency which could hire you.
Phew, I’m so tired just researching a listing these jobs! Personally, I’m pretty damn happy being a blogger, but you might need to earn some money quickly, whether to fund a new business, pay up your credit card debt, or tide you over for the next few months till you sell your art or get a proper job. Or you might need some quick income without being able to work full-time. In that case, don’t sit on your ass hoping that some grand scheme you’re planning works out. Work on you grand scheme later, after you’ve killed your financial demons with money from a job where you’ve actually worked hard. I hope you consider these jobs: you’re sure to find something that suits your personality and doesn’t drain you too much. Good luck!
1. Mystery ShoppingAbout: Mystery shopping is the only job where you can earn money for buying things and eating out. Your job is to go to a retail or food outlet, and evaluate the environment, service and product quality. This might mean a free cart of groceries, free clothes and accessories and free meals. Pay varies, from $10 to $50.All this sounds too good to be true, but it’s not. There are some catches though, the most significant being the fact that jobs are hard to come by. You need to watch the boards at your company, request for assignments as soon as they’re posted, and even then, you might lose the job to someone else.Skills required: Mystery shoppers need an eye for detail. You’ll be required to fill up detailed forms and reports, so you’ll need good writing skills: you won’t be paid or reimbursed for your purchases if you don’t submit a proper and timely report. Most companies will reimburse you for your purchases (upto a limit) but some may not, so make sure you read the fine print. In most cases, you will be reimbursed, but you’ll need to have enough cash on hand to make the inital purchases. Some assignments also require you to exchange or return a product. You’ll find city-based assignments more easily, so this job isn’t for those who don’t go to town frequently. You’ll also need to spend the transport fare, time and energy getting to the shop/restaurant. Most mystery shopping organizations provide tips and advice for doing the job well, and a policy manual: you should read those thoroughly so that you can impress the clients. Keep the clients happy, and you may find yourself getting assignments more easily.Warnings: Don’t sign up for a mystery shopping organization that asks you to pay to be a member. There have been incidents of fraud, so check up a company’s background and credentials before you sign up.How to get jobs: You can sign up through the internet, after checking the company is ok.In short: Mystery shopping is a fun job for those living in or nearby cities, but you’re not likely to get assignments too often. If you want to be a mystery shopper, think of it as occasional easy money or a fun hobby that pays.
2. BabysitterAbout: Parents go out leaving their kids at home: you come by to take care of said kids. Assignments are usually of a few hours’ duration, at night, so this means that you can entertain the kids for a few hours and put them to bed. Some assignments are of longer duration; you may be asked to stay the whole day or over a weekend. Pay varies, but you can expect $10 - 15 per hour, and more if you’re their preffered babysitter. Once people are confident in your skills, you’ll start getting more assignments; you can expect up to two or three a week if you do well.Skills required: Kids are brats, so go on assignments well-prepared. Some of you may be naturally good with kids, but for those who aren’t (like me) here are some tips: turn on the charm. Feign interest in their lives, play with their toys, let them win convincingly at their games, tell them cool, new stories, make funny Homer Simpson or Shrek voices. If you’re dealing with extremely young kids, such as newborns, you’ll need the ability and knowledge to handle them, feed them, put them to bed, change diapers, etc. For older kids, you’ll need to be able to exert your authority if needed, e.g. “Bedtime now”, or “Finish your veggies”.It helps to get the kids to like you. That way, when they need a babysitter again, they’ll ask for you.I read about a babysitter who cleans up the house after the kids are in bed, or while they’re watching TV. The clients love her.How to get jobs: People are trusting you with their children, so they’ll need a reason to believe in you. You may have to babysit for free for friends and family, so that you can get their recommendations. Ask people to refer you. You can also advertise your services through bulletin boards, leaflets, etc, but the easiest way to get babysitting assignments is through people who already know you.In short: The difficulty level and pay are both average, and jobs are more likely to come your way after you’ve completed a few assignments successfully.
3. Pet SitterAbout: I’ve heard of a dog walker who makes five figures a year walking dogs. In this job, you’ll be taking care of pets, so it’s essential that you love pets.The most common assignment is to be a dog-walker. You can walk up to ten dogs at a time, if you can manage it.To be a dog-walker, you really need to be able to discipline the dogs and get them to listen to you, if required. You’ll need to have a good rapport with the dogs, and stop to pick up after them… You’ll be most likely paid on a weekly or daily basis, to walk each dog for about an hour or 30mins a day.You might also be asked to take care of pets when owners are on vacation. This means that they must trust you enough to leave you the keys to their house. You’ll need to feed the pets, take them for walks, maybe even clean them.To be a pet sitter, you absolutely must have good rapport with the pets.Warnings: Don’t get into this job if you’re scared of animals, animals are really good at smelling fear. Also, don’t offer to take care of pets while the owner is away if the house seems to be in a creepy neighbourhood.In short: A fun job for animal-lovers; can potentially pay well. You’ll get more assignments over time.
4. Donate BloodAbout: Until that breakthrough in creating plastic blood comes about, you can make money by selling your blood. Sounds a bit gruesome, and it would be a bit more philanthropic to just donate it, but this way you help people in emergencies and make some dough.You’ll have a needle sticking into you for a bit, and you’ll lose some blood (duh!). You can find these jobs at blood banks.Pay is so-so (and varies).Warnings: Make sure that you go to a reputed organization and that the needle is safe. You’ll be asked about any illnesses, and if you’ve given blood in the past. It’s not at all dangerous to give blood, as long as you don’t donate in too short intervals.In short: Reasonably safe, average pay, an easy job that you can’t do too frequently.
5. Participate in Medical ExperimentsAbout: Become a freak for science. Nyah, you won’t really have to anything dangerous. It’s mostly behavioral stuff, like how you react when angry/aroused/happy. If you’re lucky, you might be assigned to sleep, so that your REM patterns are monitored. If you’re ill, you might be able to participate in more programs.Pay is average, and assignments are usually infrequent. You can find out about these jobs at your university bulletin board or hospital board.Warning: Make sure you go to a reputed place. Be prepared for rejection, since there are often many people applying for the same job.In short: Fun, infrequent assignments with reasonable pay.
6. Wash CarsAbout: You must be willing to get wet. You’ll need basic cleaning supplies, and you must know how to clean cars. This is a rare job these days, but you might get hired by a rich person with a nice car and not enough time. The pay won’t be anything great, and these days most people really love their cars, so you should be willing to do a good job.You could try advertising your services, stressing the amount of time you’ll be saving your clients. Since you don’t really need to build up trust (but a few recommendations will really help) advertising your services is likely to help a lot.
7. Mow LawnsAbout: Similar to washing cars, in that you’ll be helping clients by saving them time. Pay is average, but jobs are more common than car washing jobs. Mowing lawns is also hard work: if you take regular assignments, you’re also likely to lose some weight.You can advertise your services, but try to get a few references to back-up your claims.
8. Surveys and StudiesAbout: You know those people in the mall, armed with clipboards and asking people to spare 5 minutes? Well, you could be one of them!Companies will hire you to find out about people, their preferences and behaviors. This job is a bit intimidating in that you’ll need to accost perfect strangers, but if you do so politely and with a smile, many people will tell you all about themselves.Nowadays, people are more privacy-concerned, so you might have a tougher time, but you’ll do well to know you audience. For instance, girls have an easier time interviewing guys, and vice versa. Older people are also more willing to talk, usually.You will be asking personal things like people’s income levels, age, toilet roll use, etc, so you’ll need a thick skin and not get embarrassed.You’ll also need to be responsible in completing assignments timely, and preparing a report, if required. Pay is reasonable (and often very good), but assignments may not be too common.You can sign up with a market research agency.Warnings: Make sure you sign up with reputed agencies. Don’t accost aggressive or drunk people. And don’t enter creepy houses.In short: This job won’t suit everyone, especially not the extremely shy. Pay varies between reasonable to good, but assignments aren’t that common.
9. TelemarketingAbout: Telemarketers are those annoying people who call you at dinner time, asking for your time or money. You could be one of them!You’ll be hired by companies to call people at home, and talk to them. You may ask them to buy something from you, or you may ask them to participate in a survey.You’ll need to be very convincing. But even so, you’ll face a lot of rejection. Only one in thirty, or one in fifty people may agree to your proposition. Despite this, you’ll need to keep up your energy and enthusiasm. You may face anger and hostility, but you’ll need to stay calm, polite and friendly.You’ll need a quiet room and a telephone line.This is not a job for the faint-hearted, but the pay is decent, and you can work at your own hours (almost).You’ll need to sign up with an agency, so make sure it’s a reputed one.In short: Regular pay, by working hours of your own choice, but a job only for the brave.
10. House CleanerAbout: Call yourself a maid or a toilet scrubber, but people will pay to have you clean their homes.The work may be a bit unpleasant, but the pay is decent. And assignments are usually pretty regular. You should, of course, be a good cleaner, and leave the counter-tops/floors/toilets sparkling.People will be trusting you to enter their houses, often when they’re away, so you must be able to prove your trust-worthiness. References are really useful.You should also try advertising your services. Take out a small classified ad, and distribute flyers in the neighborhood of your choice. Ask clients to refer you to their friends. Make sure you price your services properly: charge less at the beginning to build up references, and when you have those, raise your rates.Warnings: Once again, do not enter creepy houses. If a client freaks you out, or a house is just too disturbingly dirty, quit.
11. Professional HobbyistAbout: If you’re extremely crafty or handy, you can make money from your skills.Put your hobby to use: if you’re a great photographers, offer to take portraits of people for a small fee. You can use referrals or advertise your services. You can also hang about tourist-y spots, and offer to take pictures and develop them within an hour or so. You could also take Polaroids, if you’re good with them. You can also try to sell your photos to the postcard-making companies.If you’re an artist, you can try to sell your paintings. Keep in mind that the most popular paintings by amateurs are usually portraits (and who said people aren’t vain?)If you enjoy tinkering around with electronics, offer to repair things for others. If you like plumbing, hire yourself out as a plumber. If you enjoy woodworking, offer your services as a handyman, or try to sell your pieces at flea markets and fairs.Warning: Don’t learn a new hobby to make money. It’s not easy, and you’ll wind up frustrated.In short: If you’re talented, you might make a few bucks, but it’s not likely to be steady income.
12. Supermarket Checkout Clerk or Shelf-StockerAbout: Supermarkets are hiring, so why shouldn’t they hire you?The work may be tiresome, and the pay isn’t that great. If you’re a checkout clerk, you’ll need to be able to operate a cash-counter, and you’ll need references.Work is steady, but drains your soul. Still, we all sell our souls for cash.
13. Waiter/WaitressAbout: This is the most common of part-time gigs. You are paid to serve people food.It’s easier to get waitressing jobs in smaller places, like fast food outlets or diners. The pay isn’t that great in those places either, so once you’ve built up your skills and your references, it’s time to move onto a fancier restaurant.A place that serves a buffet is a really good place to work, since you get to have free food.There are certain skills that you absolutely must master as a waiter/waitress. First off, learn how to deal with people in a very friendly way, no matter how rude they may be. Get people to like you: how much clients tip you is directly proportional to how much they like you.Learn to remember orders, or at least write them down.Be good at serving food: don’t break stuff.If your manager wants to give you extra responsibilities, be clear about your limitations or willingness to learn.You can also try to get jobs at catering services.Finally, when you’ve learnt all you can, and you’ve got a reference, get a better-paying job.Warning: Don’t eat half-eaten foods, no matter how tempting it seems.In short: Regular income, and pay increases with your skill and experience level. If you need cash quickly, this is the best route to go. It helps to have some experience, but even if you’ve never waitressed in your life, you’ll be able to get a job at a fast food joint or diner. Be nice to customers, and try to get tables with the ones who tip well
14. DishwasherAbout: Restaurants don’t just need people for serving, they need people for cleaning up the food, too.Typically, the pay is less than that of the wait staff, since it involves less skill. Once again, you’ll have to be careful not to break stuff.Pay is obviously regular, but not too great.
15. WriteAbout: Sell your writing skills.Be a blogger like meeee! I absolutely love blogging, and I love my blog. I love letting people know what I think, and trying to help them. I love writing, so blogging isn’t like a job for me at all. If you like writing, blogging might just be for you.If you’re a blogger, you’ll need to spend a fair amount of time writing, at least an hour a day. You’ll also need to promote your blog, and gain a fair amount of traffic. For the first few months, you won’t really be making much money at all. Your income might increase after that– some of the most popular bloggers earn six figures a year by blogging, but you can realistically expect to make about $1000/month after a few months, if you’re very good at it.Apart from blogging, there are other ways to make money by writing. You can work as a freelancer online, offering your writing skills to other website builders. Post your profile and requirements on one of the forums and outsourcing websites. Pay varies, but the minimum is around $10 for a 500 word article. You may have to do research for any article that you write, and you’ll need to compete with cheap labour from other countries.US citizens can also submit articles to a content website (sorry, forgot the name) and get paid $25 per article. Not a bad deal!Keep offline writing opportunities in mind too– if you’re in high school or college, there’s usually a campus newspaper. Your local newspaper might be hiring too.Warning: Never submit poor quality articles. Never plagiarize.In short: For those who like/love writing, this is a great job. Pay varies, depending on your popularity.
16. Special Event StaffAbout: Be an usher at a conference, movie theater, concert, or charity event.Your responsibilities are minimal, apart from looking presentable. You might need to help people find places, the washroom, suitable seats, etc.The pay is usually not that great, but you can watch events for free!Assignments aren’t that regular.
17. Work at a Gas StationOne of my friends is putting himself through college by working at a gas station on weekends.This job is like working at a supermarket, but a bit tougher. Almost all places in the US (other than Oregon and New Jersey) have self-service gas stations now. However, I’m not going to plug this job too much, because it sounds too tough and too risky (what do robbers think are the easiest spots?)
18. Be a SalespersonAbout: This isn’t so much of an odd-job, unless you’re a traveling salesperson. As the name implies, you’ll need to sell things, and will usually get paid on a commission basis.Car salespeople are not the only salespeople out there. You can also sell cell phones, electronics, perfumes, or even clothes.You must be persuasive, and you must be aggressive. You can’t shy away from asking people to buy things from you, but you must also gain their trust. You’ve got to know what you’re selling, and whom you’re selling to.This job takes nerves of steel, since you’ll be dealing with people face-to-face, and therefore, getting a lot of in-your-face rejection. But if you’re good at it, you could earn a nice commission.In short: This is one of those jobs that’s really more of a regular job, but you can be a salesperson without any special education/training.
19. Be a GeekAbout: Lots of people are looking to hire geeks, i.e. people with technological knowledge that most other people don’t have.If you’re good at coding, list yourself at rent-a-coder. There are other sites too, and it’ll help if you can get references. Now that the ever-increasing numbers of people are doing internet marketing and other “internet stuff”, there’s an increasing need for people who know the technical parts of these things.In short: Pay is reasonably good, but the assignments are rare, since there’s still a lot of competition. However, once you’ve established yourself and built up your reputation, clients will give you referrals, all of which mean more assignments and a higher rate.
20. Be a ResellerEbay is just the start. Off-line stores, especially consignment stores, are also places where you can sell off your stuff. What “stuff”? Well, the stuff that you buy in bulk, for cheap, during crazy sales. If you’re using ebay, you can also sell second-hand items.This is more of a business than a job. Which means that a level of risk is inherent in reselling: there is always the off-chance that you’ll be unable to off-load your inventory.You’ll need to understand the item you’re trying to resell: how much it usually sells for, who buys it, and how much demand there is for this item. Almost all items can move at the right price, but there is a difference between a “hot” bag and one that buyers aren’t too interested in.You’ll need to be constantly on the look-out for great deals. You’ll need enough cash or credit to buy a lot of the item selling at the great price. You’ll need to spend time and effort not only in buying the products, but also convincing others to buy from you: from building a relationship with a retail store owner, to uploading pictures on Ebay.There’s a cost involved, other than the price of goods you buy, and your time. Ebay has charges that you must pay, and there’s transportation costs and internet costs.My advice is to start small. Once you’ve realized where your knack is, and you’ve gained some experience, you can scale up. Also, don’t sit around all day reading books like “How to Make Millions from Ebay”: they’re almost all scams.
21. Be a Taxi DriverCan you drive? Can you drive well?If so, learn about your city’s roads, and put yourself through whatever course you need to pass to get a taxi-driver certificate. The cost and duration varies, but if it’s quick and relatively cheap to get the certification in your city, this job might be for you.You’ll need to understand the rules and regulations governing your job first. What happens if you’re in an accident? What about refusing customers? What about…?Once you’ve gotten you’re certification, you’re set. But talk to a few taxi-drivers first, and see how much they make, and get some tips for them. If you’re renting a taxi, you’ll need to pay some rent each day, and you’ll need to earn significantly more than that, to make your job worthwhile.Still, this is a quick way of making some pretty serious cash, in most places.
22. Gardener/snowshovellerAre you good with things that grow? Or those that fall out of the sky? If so, you could apply for a landscaping-related job.The most obvious job for green-thumbs is that of a gardener. You’ll have to make the gardens of busy people look lovely, so you better be good with those plants (and not kill every leafy being, like I tend to do!) In some cases, you may be asked to select the plants which will fill up the garden, but mostly, your employer will have some basic idea. You’ll have to buy saplings/cuttings, make them grow and bloom, and stave off the evil weeds and bugs.Snowshovellers have it relatively easier: their job is more about brute force, but these are more seasonal jobs. Additionally, you could rake leaves in autumn.You can look for these jobs in the same way as you’d approach pet-sitting: recommendations help. However, in these jobs, you can also try distributing leaflets and putting notices on bulletin boards.
23. Golf CaddyThis job is relatively easier, but as usual, pay is so-so (unless you’re assisting a professional, in which case you can easily earn in the upper five-figure ranges).If you are assisting a pro-golfer, you’ll need to know quite a bit about golfing. Otherwise, when assisting amateurs, you’ll mostly be lugging bags around, measuring distances, and fetching drinks.If you’re looking to be a caddy, you can let some of the popular clubs know, and ask a few golfers to spread the word to their buddies.
24. Messenger/conciergeYou’ll need transportation: most use a bike, since they’re cheap and practical. Basically, you’ll be running errands and delivering stuff to people, whether it’s letters and packages, drycleaning, or groceries. Usually, you’ll get these jobs through agencies, but you can also try selling your services personally, as an “assistant”.Most of these jobs are a bit risky, in that you’ll be weaving in and out of traffic, with no insurance from your employer. Be careful, but enjoy the fact that these jobs don’t take up much time in your day.
25. Get a Job in TranscriptionThe local radio station, and some transcription services, hire transcriptors. What do you have to do as a transcripter? Nothing too tough: simply listen to tapes, and accurately type out what’s being said.These days, most of these jobs are being outsources to labour-cheap nations, but if you look around, and are willing to work for low pay, you can still get these jobs. Do a quick search, and you might come up with an agency which could hire you.
Phew, I’m so tired just researching a listing these jobs! Personally, I’m pretty damn happy being a blogger, but you might need to earn some money quickly, whether to fund a new business, pay up your credit card debt, or tide you over for the next few months till you sell your art or get a proper job. Or you might need some quick income without being able to work full-time. In that case, don’t sit on your ass hoping that some grand scheme you’re planning works out. Work on you grand scheme later, after you’ve killed your financial demons with money from a job where you’ve actually worked hard. I hope you consider these jobs: you’re sure to find something that suits your personality and doesn’t drain you too much. Good luck!
10 Google Video Documentaries You Have To Watch
I love Google Video because they have so many great documentaries free to watch. Here are my favorite 10. Some are sad, some are wacky, but they are all very informative and entertaining.
1. Dangerous Knowledge
In this one-off documentary, David Malone looks at four brilliant mathematicians - Georg Cantor, Ludwig Boltzmann, Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing - whose genius has profoundly affected us, but which tragically drove them insane and eventually led to them all committing suicide.
2. Dogfighting Undercover
BBC-Dogfighting Undercover-August 30, 2007 Investigation into the secret and dangerous world of international dogfighting. For a year and a half, a BBC undercover team operated alongside dogfighting gangs in the UK and Europe, capturing on camera the savagery of organised fights. The film also reveals how American pitbull terriers - a banned breed created to be the ultimate canine gladiator - have been sold by the gangs into inner city Britain.
3. Secret Space
'A masterful documentary it cracks on at a tremendous pace. A subject that at first seems too ridiculous to contemplate leaves you nodding in agreement ... I always thought there was something suspicious about NASA's attitude to UFOs. Now I know why.' - Jason Cooney, K-Drive Radio, Los Angeles.
4. The History Of Freemasonry Of US
Very interesting documentary about freemasonry in US from the very first days of independence. Produced by the History Channel.
5. The Iceman - Confessions Of A Mafia Hitman
Up Close and Personal with a Killer. When I was finally admitted into the bowels of Trenton State Prison in New Jersey’s capital to interview multiple murderer Richard Kuklinski, a.k.a. “the Iceman,” it wasn’t at all what I had expected. My assumption was that it would be like the movies. We’d be separated by a shatter-proof glass barrier. We’d communicate through telephone handsets. There would be guards all around watching our every move. But I couldn’t have been more wrong. Clarice Starling had more protection when she visited Dr. Hannibal “the Cannibal” Lector in The Silence of the Lambs. At least she had bars.
6. Zeitgeist The Movie
This one will intrigue you. What does Christianity, 911 and The Federal Reserve have in common?
7. The Half-Ton Man Documentary
Patrick Deuel is the world's heaviest man - almost 1100 pounds. This documentary opens with paramedics removing a wall of his house in Valentine, Nebraska and transporting him six hours to a hospital where he spent months trying to lose weight to qualify for a gastric bypass operation.
8. Conspiracy Of Silence - Pedophile Ring In Washington DC
This was the biggest scandal in the history of the U.S.A history. The story received some newspaper coverage but there was a TV News Media blackout on the subject. For this reason, most Americans have never heard of it. Former republican Senator John Decamp was involved in the production a documentary called "Conspiracy of Silence" it was to air May 3, 1994 on the Discovery Channel. This documentary exposed a network of religious leaders and Washington politicians who flew children to Washington D.C. for sex orgies. At the last minute before airing, unknown congressmen threatened the TV Cable industry with restrictive legislation if this documentary was aired. Almost immediately, the rights to the documentary were purchased by unknown persons who had ordered all copies destroyed. A copy of this videotape was furnished anonymously to former Nebraska state senator and attorney John De Camp who made it available to retired F.B.I. chief, Ted L. Gunderson.
9. Why We Bang Documentary
The film, "Why We Bang," produced and directed by Orlando Myrics and Clifford Jordan for Ghetto Logik Entertainment is an independent film that documents the historical background of LA's Bloods and Crips gangs, then transitions into several interviews of current and former members of the Bloods and Crips of Los Angeles.
10. Big Sugar
Big Sugar explores the dark history and modern power of the world's reigning sugar cartels. Using dramatic reenactments, it reveals how sugar was at the heart of slavery in the West Indies in the 18th century, while showing how present-day consumers are slaves to a sugar-based diet. Going undercover, Big Sugar witnesses the appalling working conditions on plantations in the Dominican Republic, where Haitian cane cutters live like slaves. Workers who live on Central Romano, a Fanjul-owned plantation, go hungry while working 12-hour days to earn $2 (US).
1. Dangerous Knowledge
In this one-off documentary, David Malone looks at four brilliant mathematicians - Georg Cantor, Ludwig Boltzmann, Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing - whose genius has profoundly affected us, but which tragically drove them insane and eventually led to them all committing suicide.
2. Dogfighting Undercover
BBC-Dogfighting Undercover-August 30, 2007 Investigation into the secret and dangerous world of international dogfighting. For a year and a half, a BBC undercover team operated alongside dogfighting gangs in the UK and Europe, capturing on camera the savagery of organised fights. The film also reveals how American pitbull terriers - a banned breed created to be the ultimate canine gladiator - have been sold by the gangs into inner city Britain.
3. Secret Space
'A masterful documentary it cracks on at a tremendous pace. A subject that at first seems too ridiculous to contemplate leaves you nodding in agreement ... I always thought there was something suspicious about NASA's attitude to UFOs. Now I know why.' - Jason Cooney, K-Drive Radio, Los Angeles.
4. The History Of Freemasonry Of US
Very interesting documentary about freemasonry in US from the very first days of independence. Produced by the History Channel.
5. The Iceman - Confessions Of A Mafia Hitman
Up Close and Personal with a Killer. When I was finally admitted into the bowels of Trenton State Prison in New Jersey’s capital to interview multiple murderer Richard Kuklinski, a.k.a. “the Iceman,” it wasn’t at all what I had expected. My assumption was that it would be like the movies. We’d be separated by a shatter-proof glass barrier. We’d communicate through telephone handsets. There would be guards all around watching our every move. But I couldn’t have been more wrong. Clarice Starling had more protection when she visited Dr. Hannibal “the Cannibal” Lector in The Silence of the Lambs. At least she had bars.
6. Zeitgeist The Movie
This one will intrigue you. What does Christianity, 911 and The Federal Reserve have in common?
7. The Half-Ton Man Documentary
Patrick Deuel is the world's heaviest man - almost 1100 pounds. This documentary opens with paramedics removing a wall of his house in Valentine, Nebraska and transporting him six hours to a hospital where he spent months trying to lose weight to qualify for a gastric bypass operation.
8. Conspiracy Of Silence - Pedophile Ring In Washington DC
This was the biggest scandal in the history of the U.S.A history. The story received some newspaper coverage but there was a TV News Media blackout on the subject. For this reason, most Americans have never heard of it. Former republican Senator John Decamp was involved in the production a documentary called "Conspiracy of Silence" it was to air May 3, 1994 on the Discovery Channel. This documentary exposed a network of religious leaders and Washington politicians who flew children to Washington D.C. for sex orgies. At the last minute before airing, unknown congressmen threatened the TV Cable industry with restrictive legislation if this documentary was aired. Almost immediately, the rights to the documentary were purchased by unknown persons who had ordered all copies destroyed. A copy of this videotape was furnished anonymously to former Nebraska state senator and attorney John De Camp who made it available to retired F.B.I. chief, Ted L. Gunderson.
9. Why We Bang Documentary
The film, "Why We Bang," produced and directed by Orlando Myrics and Clifford Jordan for Ghetto Logik Entertainment is an independent film that documents the historical background of LA's Bloods and Crips gangs, then transitions into several interviews of current and former members of the Bloods and Crips of Los Angeles.
10. Big Sugar
Big Sugar explores the dark history and modern power of the world's reigning sugar cartels. Using dramatic reenactments, it reveals how sugar was at the heart of slavery in the West Indies in the 18th century, while showing how present-day consumers are slaves to a sugar-based diet. Going undercover, Big Sugar witnesses the appalling working conditions on plantations in the Dominican Republic, where Haitian cane cutters live like slaves. Workers who live on Central Romano, a Fanjul-owned plantation, go hungry while working 12-hour days to earn $2 (US).
10 Totally Stupid Online Business Ideas That Made Someone Rich
Massive Free Internet Marketing Software Giveaway ($497 Worth Of Free Software)
1. Million Dollar Homepage
1000000 pixels, charge a dollar per pixel – that’s perhaps the dumbest idea for online business anyone could have possible come up with. Still, Alex Tew, a 21-year-old who came up with the idea, is now a millionaire.
2. SantaMail
Ok, how’s that for a brilliant idea. Get a postal address at North Pole, Alaska, pretend you are Santa Claus and charge parents 10 bucks for every letter you send to their kids? Well, Byron Reese sent over 200000 letters since the start of the business in 2001, which makes him a couple million dollars richer. Full Story
3. Doggles
Create goggles for dogs and sell them online? Boy, this IS the dumbest idea for a business. How in the world did they manage to become millionaires and have shops all over the world with that one? Beyond me.
4. LaserMonks
LaserMonks.com is a for-profit subsidiary of the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of Spring Bank, an eight-monk monastery in the hills of Monroe County, 90 miles northwest of Madison. Yeah, real monks refilling your cartridges. Hallelujah! Their 2005 sales were $2.5 million! Praise the Lord. Full Story
5. AntennaBalls
You can’t sell antenna ball online. There is no way. And surely it wouldn’t make you rich. But this is exactly what Jason Wall did, and now he is now a millionaire. Full Story
6. FitDeck
Create a deck of cards featuring exercise routines, and sell it online for $18.95. Sounds like a disaster idea to me. But former Navy SEAL and fitness instructor Phil Black reported last year sales of $4.7 million. Surely beats what military pays.
7. PositivesDating.Com
How would you like to go on a date with an HIV positive person? Paul Graves and Brandon Koechlin thought that someone would, so they created a dating site for HIV positive folks last year. Projected 2006 sales are $110,000, and the two hope to have 50,000 members by their two-year mark.
8. Designer Diaper Bags
Christie Rein was tired of carrying diapers around in a freezer bag. The 34-year-old mother of three found herself constantly stuffing diapers for her infant son into freezer bags to keep them from getting scrunched up in her purse. Rein wanted something that was compact, sleek and stylish, so in November 2004, she sat down with her husband, Marcus, who helped her design a custom diaper bag that's big enough to hold a travel pack of wipes and two to four diapers. With more than $180,000 in sales for 2005, Christie's company, Diapees & Wipees, has bags in 22 different styles, available online and in 120 boutiques across the globe for $14.99.
9. PickyDomains
Hire another person to think of a cool domain name for you? No way people would pay for this. Actually, naming domain names for others turned out a thriving business, especially, when you make the entire process risk free. PickyDomains currently has a waiting list of people who want to PAY the service to come up with a snappy memorable domain name. PickyDomains is expected to hit six figures this year. Full Story
10. Lucky Wishbone Co.
Fake wishbones. Now, this stupid idea is just destined to flop. Who in the world needs FAKE PLASTIC wishbones? A lot of people, it turns out. Now producing 30,000 wishbones daily (they retail for 3 bucks a pop) Ken Ahroni, the company founder, expects 2006 sales to reach $1 million.
To see other businesses that have not made the top 10 list but came pretty close, visit Business Ideas Blog
1. Million Dollar Homepage
1000000 pixels, charge a dollar per pixel – that’s perhaps the dumbest idea for online business anyone could have possible come up with. Still, Alex Tew, a 21-year-old who came up with the idea, is now a millionaire.
2. SantaMail
Ok, how’s that for a brilliant idea. Get a postal address at North Pole, Alaska, pretend you are Santa Claus and charge parents 10 bucks for every letter you send to their kids? Well, Byron Reese sent over 200000 letters since the start of the business in 2001, which makes him a couple million dollars richer. Full Story
3. Doggles
Create goggles for dogs and sell them online? Boy, this IS the dumbest idea for a business. How in the world did they manage to become millionaires and have shops all over the world with that one? Beyond me.
4. LaserMonks
LaserMonks.com is a for-profit subsidiary of the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of Spring Bank, an eight-monk monastery in the hills of Monroe County, 90 miles northwest of Madison. Yeah, real monks refilling your cartridges. Hallelujah! Their 2005 sales were $2.5 million! Praise the Lord. Full Story
5. AntennaBalls
You can’t sell antenna ball online. There is no way. And surely it wouldn’t make you rich. But this is exactly what Jason Wall did, and now he is now a millionaire. Full Story
6. FitDeck
Create a deck of cards featuring exercise routines, and sell it online for $18.95. Sounds like a disaster idea to me. But former Navy SEAL and fitness instructor Phil Black reported last year sales of $4.7 million. Surely beats what military pays.
7. PositivesDating.Com
How would you like to go on a date with an HIV positive person? Paul Graves and Brandon Koechlin thought that someone would, so they created a dating site for HIV positive folks last year. Projected 2006 sales are $110,000, and the two hope to have 50,000 members by their two-year mark.
8. Designer Diaper Bags
Christie Rein was tired of carrying diapers around in a freezer bag. The 34-year-old mother of three found herself constantly stuffing diapers for her infant son into freezer bags to keep them from getting scrunched up in her purse. Rein wanted something that was compact, sleek and stylish, so in November 2004, she sat down with her husband, Marcus, who helped her design a custom diaper bag that's big enough to hold a travel pack of wipes and two to four diapers. With more than $180,000 in sales for 2005, Christie's company, Diapees & Wipees, has bags in 22 different styles, available online and in 120 boutiques across the globe for $14.99.
9. PickyDomains
Hire another person to think of a cool domain name for you? No way people would pay for this. Actually, naming domain names for others turned out a thriving business, especially, when you make the entire process risk free. PickyDomains currently has a waiting list of people who want to PAY the service to come up with a snappy memorable domain name. PickyDomains is expected to hit six figures this year. Full Story
10. Lucky Wishbone Co.
Fake wishbones. Now, this stupid idea is just destined to flop. Who in the world needs FAKE PLASTIC wishbones? A lot of people, it turns out. Now producing 30,000 wishbones daily (they retail for 3 bucks a pop) Ken Ahroni, the company founder, expects 2006 sales to reach $1 million.
To see other businesses that have not made the top 10 list but came pretty close, visit Business Ideas Blog
How One New Yorker Makes $100,000 A Year Uploading CDs To iPods For Other People
Apple Computer's iPods are everywhere these days, and they're hungry. Just ask Catherine Keane, 24, who started her business, HungryPod, shortly after an acquaintance offered her $500 to load his CD collection onto his iPod. Keane took the offer and determined that with two more customers paying similar prices, she could launch a business for $1,500 - enough to buy a computer that could handle large volumes of data transfer.
Loosely based on what its first client paid, HungryPod charges $1.75 per CD for the first 50 CDs, and $1.50 for each additional CD. Keane will pick up both the CDs and iPods at her clients' homes or offices in Manhattan for an extra $15 - unless they have more than 100 discs, in which case pickup is free.
Keane, who interned at a top 40 radio station in Florida prior to starting HungryPod, also recommends music to clients based on their collections for a fee. According to Keane, 1 in 4 customers requests this service.
Thanks in part to a small story in The New York Times, Keane's advertising efforts on Craigslist and word-of-mouth, HungryPod has expanded to three employees and four computers, and has annual sales that exceed $100,000. Now others want to get involved, so Keane has hired a marketing/sales employee and hopes to start HungryPod centers nationwide in the near future.
http://www.entrepreneur.com/
Loosely based on what its first client paid, HungryPod charges $1.75 per CD for the first 50 CDs, and $1.50 for each additional CD. Keane will pick up both the CDs and iPods at her clients' homes or offices in Manhattan for an extra $15 - unless they have more than 100 discs, in which case pickup is free.
Keane, who interned at a top 40 radio station in Florida prior to starting HungryPod, also recommends music to clients based on their collections for a fee. According to Keane, 1 in 4 customers requests this service.
Thanks in part to a small story in The New York Times, Keane's advertising efforts on Craigslist and word-of-mouth, HungryPod has expanded to three employees and four computers, and has annual sales that exceed $100,000. Now others want to get involved, so Keane has hired a marketing/sales employee and hopes to start HungryPod centers nationwide in the near future.
http://www.entrepreneur.com/
10+ Unusual Ways To Make Easy Money On The Internet If You Love Writing.
Here are some easy ways to make money, if you like writing. (I probably should have said simple ways to make money, rather than easy ways to make money, because there is a difference between simple and easy. But who cares, this is about how to make easy money quickly).
1. Make easy money online naming domains. The original idea comes from Dane Carson’s blog. While you can earn money as a contributor for services such as PickyDomains.Com, here is a better idea. Go to Google or any other search engine, find sucky domain names and contact their owners directly, offering them your services. The key to success is to make it 100% risk free. Inform your prospective clients that you’ll accept money only if they like your domain name. If you come up with one approved domain name a day and charge what PickyDomain charges, you can make $1500 a month. Another twist – come up with cool domain names, like SiteToRemember.Com or ItsMe.Com, register them yourself and sell them on the aftermarket.
2. eBay arbitrage. A lot of people like buying stuff on eBay, because it’s cheap. And some people never buy on eBay, because they are afraid of being ripped off. Here is your solution to making easy money on eBay. Go to Craigslist.Com and see what items people buy and sell most often. Look at prices. Then go to eBay and see, if you can get it cheaper. Once you find your niche, you can buy things on eBay (or better yet, act as a representative for an eBay powerseller) and sell them for a profit using local classifieds and Craigslist. You can do this online as well. Set up a proxy store, and when you get an order, simply buy the same item on eBay for less, substituting shipping address from your own to that of your buyer.
3. eBay copywriting. If you are good at copywriting, go to eBay and look for highticket items, like boats. Find auctions with totally sucky descriptions. Contact an owner and inform him or her that good description of his or her item is likely to increase the chances of that item being sold. Then offer your services for a 1% of the selling price. You can use free eBay software
4. Get Paid Writing Reviews. This idea comes from a blog called Business Ideas That Work. A site called SoftwareJudge.Com pays up to 50 dollars per good review. However, if you are good at reviewing software, you can do this on your own. Go to CNET or any other site that lists software. Find sites that don’t have any reviews or testimonials. Contact developers directly, offering them your review services. Good reviews and testimonials increases sales, so you shouldn’t have any difficulties convincing developers that they need your services. And you get free software and games too! Oh, and you don't have to limit yourself to software alone.
5. Social Bookmark Whoring (oops, I meant to say PR). This is really easy money online. RedDit and Digg can bring a crapload of traffic. And traffic means money. If you have experience creating linkbate titles and getting to the top, why not offer your services? Say, you charge 10 dollars for submitting news to RedDit, Digg, StumbleUpon, Furl, NewsVine, Fark and all the other social bookmarting sites. The key is to work only with interesting stories, so you don’t become a spammer. 10 news a day and you are 100 dollars richer. You can probably work out a deal with online PR agencies, because they are totally clueless about this.
6. Writing Google AdWords Ads. Every time I see “Cake Icing. Used And New. eBay.Com” type ads or “Four best sites on killing your wife”, it makes me wonder. Aren’t there any GOOD AdWords ads copywriters? Look’s like a great job to me. The ads are only three lines long and if you charge 10 bucks per ad, you can make a lot of money. And the customers are easy to find, too. Just look at all these terrible ads that Google displays on their search engine and contextual network.
7. Wacky blogs. Steve Pavlina gets over 300 dollars a day from AdSense alone, writing on wacky topics, like polyphasic sleep, astral projection and psychic development. Or take David Icke, who claims that president Bush in an alien and a reptilian. Your blog doesn’t have to be true, it just has to be interesting.
8. Blog whoring. There are a number of services, like PayPerPost.Com, that pay for promotional blogposts. Once again, you can do the same thing, cutting the middleman out.
9. Unique Personal Ads. Write memorable personal ads for online daters. Most personal ads suck. “Hi, my name is Bambie, I’m a Vergo, I’m 19 and I love dogs.” Here is my favorite personal ad. If people pay for resume writing, they might pay for a great personal ad.
10. Poet For Hire. This is nothing new. Still, if you love writing poetry, why not make some money with your rhymes.
11. Don’t EVEN THINK about majoring in English, Medieval Literature, Journalism or GET A REAL JOB, IF YOU WERE DUMB ENOUGH TO DO SO. Just kidding. If you love writing, just write, and the money will follow.
1. Make easy money online naming domains. The original idea comes from Dane Carson’s blog. While you can earn money as a contributor for services such as PickyDomains.Com, here is a better idea. Go to Google or any other search engine, find sucky domain names and contact their owners directly, offering them your services. The key to success is to make it 100% risk free. Inform your prospective clients that you’ll accept money only if they like your domain name. If you come up with one approved domain name a day and charge what PickyDomain charges, you can make $1500 a month. Another twist – come up with cool domain names, like SiteToRemember.Com or ItsMe.Com, register them yourself and sell them on the aftermarket.
2. eBay arbitrage. A lot of people like buying stuff on eBay, because it’s cheap. And some people never buy on eBay, because they are afraid of being ripped off. Here is your solution to making easy money on eBay. Go to Craigslist.Com and see what items people buy and sell most often. Look at prices. Then go to eBay and see, if you can get it cheaper. Once you find your niche, you can buy things on eBay (or better yet, act as a representative for an eBay powerseller) and sell them for a profit using local classifieds and Craigslist. You can do this online as well. Set up a proxy store, and when you get an order, simply buy the same item on eBay for less, substituting shipping address from your own to that of your buyer.
3. eBay copywriting. If you are good at copywriting, go to eBay and look for highticket items, like boats. Find auctions with totally sucky descriptions. Contact an owner and inform him or her that good description of his or her item is likely to increase the chances of that item being sold. Then offer your services for a 1% of the selling price. You can use free eBay software
4. Get Paid Writing Reviews. This idea comes from a blog called Business Ideas That Work. A site called SoftwareJudge.Com pays up to 50 dollars per good review. However, if you are good at reviewing software, you can do this on your own. Go to CNET or any other site that lists software. Find sites that don’t have any reviews or testimonials. Contact developers directly, offering them your review services. Good reviews and testimonials increases sales, so you shouldn’t have any difficulties convincing developers that they need your services. And you get free software and games too! Oh, and you don't have to limit yourself to software alone.
5. Social Bookmark Whoring (oops, I meant to say PR). This is really easy money online. RedDit and Digg can bring a crapload of traffic. And traffic means money. If you have experience creating linkbate titles and getting to the top, why not offer your services? Say, you charge 10 dollars for submitting news to RedDit, Digg, StumbleUpon, Furl, NewsVine, Fark and all the other social bookmarting sites. The key is to work only with interesting stories, so you don’t become a spammer. 10 news a day and you are 100 dollars richer. You can probably work out a deal with online PR agencies, because they are totally clueless about this.
6. Writing Google AdWords Ads. Every time I see “Cake Icing. Used And New. eBay.Com” type ads or “Four best sites on killing your wife”, it makes me wonder. Aren’t there any GOOD AdWords ads copywriters? Look’s like a great job to me. The ads are only three lines long and if you charge 10 bucks per ad, you can make a lot of money. And the customers are easy to find, too. Just look at all these terrible ads that Google displays on their search engine and contextual network.
7. Wacky blogs. Steve Pavlina gets over 300 dollars a day from AdSense alone, writing on wacky topics, like polyphasic sleep, astral projection and psychic development. Or take David Icke, who claims that president Bush in an alien and a reptilian. Your blog doesn’t have to be true, it just has to be interesting.
8. Blog whoring. There are a number of services, like PayPerPost.Com, that pay for promotional blogposts. Once again, you can do the same thing, cutting the middleman out.
9. Unique Personal Ads. Write memorable personal ads for online daters. Most personal ads suck. “Hi, my name is Bambie, I’m a Vergo, I’m 19 and I love dogs.” Here is my favorite personal ad. If people pay for resume writing, they might pay for a great personal ad.
10. Poet For Hire. This is nothing new. Still, if you love writing poetry, why not make some money with your rhymes.
11. Don’t EVEN THINK about majoring in English, Medieval Literature, Journalism or GET A REAL JOB, IF YOU WERE DUMB ENOUGH TO DO SO. Just kidding. If you love writing, just write, and the money will follow.
Offline Marketing
Easy Offline Marketing / A how to guide to marketing your site offline
FREE Offline Marketing Methods to Promote Your Internet Business, presented by Karon Thackston of KTA Marketing. Get more out of your offline marketing efforts.
All the talk these days seems to focus around ways to promote your Internet business. Most of them center around online methods such as Ezine advertising and banner ads. But there are some excellent, offline methods you can use to promote your business, too.
And they're FREE!
Radio Talk Shows
There is practically an unlimited number of radio stations that bring experts in various fields into their studios. I'm sure you have heard some of these shows on your local radio stations.
The guest expert answers calls from listeners who phone into the radio station. You can be that expert!
During the show, you have ample opportunities to announce your Web address so listeners can visit your site.
You don't pay anything to be a guest. It's a win-win situation.
The radio station needs qualified guests to fill its airtime and you need the exposure. Everyone benefits.
Local Television Segments
Pay particular attention to the content offered on your local television stations. Do you notice shows, or segments of shows, where guests speak about various topics? If so, contact that station and offer to be a guest on their segment.
Chamber of Commerce Guest Speaker
Almost every city in the United States has a Chamber of Commerce. Although I don't have first-hand knowledge of such in other countries, I'll bet most have a similar organization.
Chambers of Commerce look for guest speakers. Most of them host weekly or monthly breakfasts or lunches to allow the business people who are members to network with one another.
During this time, they book guest speakers to offer a presentation to the Chamber members.
You have a captive audience that you can speak to, network with and direct to your Web site.
PANDECTA SIDEBAR
Whatever you sell, you can sell more
It's amazing how few businesses - especially online - realize just how important a professional PRESENTATION is.
You need to SHOW your potential customers that you are serious.Good web design helps, but a second-rate logo will spoil everyattempt at converting visitors into trusting customers.
Without a professional logo, you will never "get e-commerce right". Your logo will make or break the customer's first impression of you, your site, your business and your products.
Click here for pricing information on professional logodesigns by Pandecta Magazine's graphic design team.
Local Business Magazines
Many towns have locally published business-oriented magazines. These deal with local interests as well as more broad topics relative to all businesses.
Contact your local magazine and offer to write a monthly or weekly guest column for them. Your credits will be provided with your article including your domain name.
Newspapers
The same idea used above for local magazines can be used to approach your local newspaper.
While papers do have staff writers, they are also looking for experts who can provide excellent insight into specific areas. You might consider contacting the Business Editor to get more information. Of course, include your Web address with your bio.
Association Newsletters
Most local chapters of associations offer printed newsletters that are mailed to their membership. Open your telephone book and look through the listings to find associations that fit with your target audience.
Approach these publications about contributing an article on a regular basis, provided your credits (with domain name) are included.
Create A Promotion
If your business has a product or service that can benefit the listeners or viewers of a TV or radio station, create an idea for a promotion and bring it to the Promotion Director's attention.
You might tie it in with a holiday or event. Perhaps during National Small Business Week, you can offer to give away products or services in a drawing.
The exposure you receive will far outweigh the cost of your freebie.
These are just a few ways you can promote your online business offline for free. If you look around your community, you're sure to find many others. Keep your eyes open and watch for other outlets that can bring promotional opportunities to your company and more visitors to your Web site.
Karon is Owner and President of KT & Associates who offers targeted copywriting, copy editing & ezine article services. Subscribe to KT & Associates' Ezine "Business Essentials" or visit her site at www.ktamarketing.com [[dead link removed]]
FREE Offline Marketing Methods to Promote Your Internet Business, presented by Karon Thackston of KTA Marketing. Get more out of your offline marketing efforts.
All the talk these days seems to focus around ways to promote your Internet business. Most of them center around online methods such as Ezine advertising and banner ads. But there are some excellent, offline methods you can use to promote your business, too.
And they're FREE!
Radio Talk Shows
There is practically an unlimited number of radio stations that bring experts in various fields into their studios. I'm sure you have heard some of these shows on your local radio stations.
The guest expert answers calls from listeners who phone into the radio station. You can be that expert!
During the show, you have ample opportunities to announce your Web address so listeners can visit your site.
You don't pay anything to be a guest. It's a win-win situation.
The radio station needs qualified guests to fill its airtime and you need the exposure. Everyone benefits.
Local Television Segments
Pay particular attention to the content offered on your local television stations. Do you notice shows, or segments of shows, where guests speak about various topics? If so, contact that station and offer to be a guest on their segment.
Chamber of Commerce Guest Speaker
Almost every city in the United States has a Chamber of Commerce. Although I don't have first-hand knowledge of such in other countries, I'll bet most have a similar organization.
Chambers of Commerce look for guest speakers. Most of them host weekly or monthly breakfasts or lunches to allow the business people who are members to network with one another.
During this time, they book guest speakers to offer a presentation to the Chamber members.
You have a captive audience that you can speak to, network with and direct to your Web site.
PANDECTA SIDEBAR
Whatever you sell, you can sell more
It's amazing how few businesses - especially online - realize just how important a professional PRESENTATION is.
You need to SHOW your potential customers that you are serious.Good web design helps, but a second-rate logo will spoil everyattempt at converting visitors into trusting customers.
Without a professional logo, you will never "get e-commerce right". Your logo will make or break the customer's first impression of you, your site, your business and your products.
Click here for pricing information on professional logodesigns by Pandecta Magazine's graphic design team.
Local Business Magazines
Many towns have locally published business-oriented magazines. These deal with local interests as well as more broad topics relative to all businesses.
Contact your local magazine and offer to write a monthly or weekly guest column for them. Your credits will be provided with your article including your domain name.
Newspapers
The same idea used above for local magazines can be used to approach your local newspaper.
While papers do have staff writers, they are also looking for experts who can provide excellent insight into specific areas. You might consider contacting the Business Editor to get more information. Of course, include your Web address with your bio.
Association Newsletters
Most local chapters of associations offer printed newsletters that are mailed to their membership. Open your telephone book and look through the listings to find associations that fit with your target audience.
Approach these publications about contributing an article on a regular basis, provided your credits (with domain name) are included.
Create A Promotion
If your business has a product or service that can benefit the listeners or viewers of a TV or radio station, create an idea for a promotion and bring it to the Promotion Director's attention.
You might tie it in with a holiday or event. Perhaps during National Small Business Week, you can offer to give away products or services in a drawing.
The exposure you receive will far outweigh the cost of your freebie.
These are just a few ways you can promote your online business offline for free. If you look around your community, you're sure to find many others. Keep your eyes open and watch for other outlets that can bring promotional opportunities to your company and more visitors to your Web site.
Karon is Owner and President of KT & Associates who offers targeted copywriting, copy editing & ezine article services. Subscribe to KT & Associates' Ezine "Business Essentials" or visit her site at www.ktamarketing.com [[dead link removed]]
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