There are many ways in which to make a little extra side-cash when the day job isn’t bringing in enough each month. Unique ways to make money are available. One way is to clean up that spare room and spiff it up for travelers. Many people don’t realize that the city they live in can be a popular tourist destination for others; they’re so used to living there, that things are taken for granted and don‘t seem interesting.
Supplement income by offering to write one’s thank you notes is another way to make a little cash. After the holiday is a great time to offer this to people because they’ve just received a bunch of presents. Make a price per piece and go to town.
Make Extra Money Five Bucks at a Time
One of the ways to supplement income is to visit a website called www.fiverr.com. It’s a site where people offer five dollars for some simple task, or someone can make five dollars for any task a shopper likes. Some of them are silly, like the one that offers buyers a photographed message written in alphabet soup letters. But there are many offers that are serious and it’s really easy to become a member. You simply sign up and then start posting what you’ll do for five bucks, or start shopping for someone to do some task for you.
Supplementing income can be easy; offer to take someone’s holiday decorations and lights down after the holidays. Many people are happy to pay someone else to go out into the freezing cold and take down their lights. Another good thing to do is offer to put on/take off studded snow tires for people. Everyone needs traction in winter, and this is a good way to make some quick cash.
How to Make Money in Winter: Winterize and Weatherize
Take a look around, see what can be done around the house and then offer those services to others; if you need the service, it‘s likely that others will, too. While the weather is cold, many people want their pipes and water heaters wrapped with insulation, and windows need to be covered with plastic. Depending on how far one wanted to go with this, someone could even put rope caulking around the light switches, window frames and plug outlets.
Often in cold weather, elderly people don’t like to go out. Someone could offer to get their groceries at the store, or give them rides to appointments. Put a notice on the laundromat bulletin boards and Craigslist. Make part time income this way.
Another good way is to write essays, term papers, thesis and then typing up the work. Make a price per page and decide who gathers all the research for it. Many people do typing for $20 a page.
Look Online for Sites That Pay Residual Income
There are many sites online where people can make money posting on other people’s blogs, writing original articles and posting them online to make money with Google ads. Money is made every time someone clicks on an ad. Once again, do a simple Google search on the term “making money online.” Blog is another good search term. A plethora of things to do will pop up; a good find is someone’s blog entry that lists many places to earn cash. These sites may have to be dug through, but it’s a small price to pay if it works in the end.
A site that wants reader’s opinions, OpinionOutpost.com, sounds like a great deal. But, it‘s not as easy as they make it seem. Dan Blown in Portland, Oregon, says, “You pretty much have to say you use everything to be included in the surveys. If you say you don’t use a lot of brand-name products, for example, you won’t qualify for many of the surveys.”
The money is out there, somewhere, it just has to be found and asked for. Think of anything you could use the service of someone else for, and then go offer it to the public. Put notices on laundromat bulletin boards, college campus bulletin boards, grocers have community bulletin boards and put ads on sites like Craigslist for the city.
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