Add a Little Income
Tutorial
There are many "get paid to" sites on the Internet. They are usually free to sign up and anyone can do it. That right there ought to tell you that these are not real jobs. However, many of them offer legitimate ways to add a little income to your household in your spare time, especially if it's something you enjoy doing anyway. The hourly rate will not be great, but neither is the effort required in most cases.
Before beginning, be sure to read through our tips and tricks page to avoid common pitfalls.
The following items are certainly not exhaustive, but we have tried to list only those we know for sure are legitimate.
Get Paid to Write
Because we live in the information age, writing is one of the most promising ways to earn money on the Internet. Writing articles, poems, stories, personal experiences, almost anything, you can post them to one of the sites below and start earning money for each time your work is viewed. If you build up a portfolio, it will continue to earn a little each day. If you love to write, this could be a good way to start a career as a freelance writer.
Turn your passion for almost any subject into a great part-time job. Covering thousands of subjects across hundreds of cities and towns, Examiners come from all walks of life and contribute unique and original content to entertain, inform, and inspire their readers. Examiners are credible, passionate and knowledgeable local influencers.
Create your own book, DVD, CD, video or other creative project and sell it on Amazon.
Write reviews for all kinds of products. $1 for each review. $5 minimum payout. Reviews must be 120 words or more.
Constant Content accepts articles on any subject and then resells them to content publishers.
Write reviews for all types of products and get paid. Users also get paid for voting for other's reviews.
Get paid to write essays, research papers, theses, etc.
A hub is a web page on any topic. Hubs can include links, photos, video, and all the text you like. They are are easy to create using the provided tools. Ads are automatically placed on the pages so that you earn money from visitors to your page. You must first signup for a Google Adsense and/or Amazon affiliate account. Then when someone visits your page and clicks on an ad, your account will be credited.
Review all types of products (books, games, appliances, movies, anything) and get paid for each view. In order to earn, reviews must be thorough and helpful.
With Xomba you can either write articles or post links to articles/new items and get paid through the adsense (google) ads that come up on your article. Xomba promotes your article on the web and splits the adsense revenue 50/50. You must have your own (free) adsense account to get paid.
GroundReport.com is a social news platform that democratizes the media by helping everyone get involved. You'll find world news, politics, business and opinion from reporters on the ground, across the globe. Register for free, write news stories or articles, submit and get paid. Payment is monthly via PayPal.
Write "how-to" articles on any subject and get paid a small amount per view. Videos are also accepted.
Publish your own book, ebook, calendar, photobook, cookbook, CD, etc. and sell on-line, on the street, or in book stores. Lulu provides help with cover design, formatting, editing, ISBNs and more. Print on demand technology means no excess inventory or huge printing runs.
Create any kind of content for publishing and earn monthly royalties.
AC offers upfront payments for some content submissions as well as a monthly performance payment for all of your original content.
Write short articles, rate other’s work, get paid a share of the revenue. Inlcudes a marketplace where publishers post requests for articles and pay for the ones they select.
Get Paid for Content
YouTube may be all the rage, but many sites are willing to share a portion of their ad revenues for content ranging from photos and videos, to documents and articles.
Ziddu is a 100% free file storage and sharing website. Store as many files as you like including documents, pictures, music, videos, etc. Earn money for each unique download. Only those who know the unique URL of the file are allowed access.
Get Paid to Blog
If you already have a blog or are thinking of starting one, you can join these sites that match bloggers with sponsors who want their products reviewed. If you get the bid, you review the product (even if it's negative), and then send the URL of the blog post back to the site and get paid. For more information about blogging and how to start, see "How to Get Started in Blogging."
Get paid to blog about products and services. Or host paid advertising on your blog.
Smorty has two programs that can help you make money with your blog. First, you can get paid to write product or website reviews. Also, Smorty provides pay-per-click advertising that you can place on your blog.
If you have a blog, you can sign up here for free. They have a list of "opportunities" which are requests from companies for a review of their product, service, or website. If you qualify, you can write a review, post it to your blog, and PayPerPost will pay you. Negative reviews still count as long as they are legitimate.
Write a review of a product or service on your blog and receive a commission. Create a profile of your blog and advertisers will contact you for a review, or bid on reviews and negotiate your fee. Every submission is reviewed for quality content. Payment is made through PayPal.
First, product vendors contact Blogitive and let them know of a new product or service that they would like bloggers to review or mention. Then, you accept their offer and write about or mention their product on your blog. Go back and paste a link to your blog post in the appropriate form at Blogitive. Blogitive will review your post, then you get paid through Paypal. Most offers are for $5 a post. You can accept as many offers as you want.
Get Paid to Post
There are a few community sites that will pay a small amount each time you post a comment in a discussion forum. If this is something you like to do anyway, why not do it for money or points?
This site allows you to start groups, add forum posts, and generally just start conversations. You rack up points that can be exchanged for merchandise or cash through Paypal.
Start and join discussion groups on a range of topics. Get paid for each post.
Get paid to start and post to forums on a variety of subjects.
Get Paid to View Ads, Take Surveys, and Response to Offers
Many sites out there offer some combination of viewing ads, taking surveys, and responding to offers. Some even add game playing and rebates for shopping. Before signing up for any of these sites, don't forget to read through our tips and tricks.
Earn cash plus points with two daily surveys, hundreds of offers, and cashback shopping. Get referrals and earn from their activities as well.
Get paid (about a penny), to view an ad or online website for 30 seconds.
Send Earnings offers a few different ways to earn a little income. The easiest is to view the ads sent to you each day as an e-mail. On the site you will find other offers that you can take advantage of, cash-back on-line shopping, and some regular surveys.
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Do you have funny stuff? Jokes, videos, etc. Send it to us. If we use it, you get $10.00
Amazon marketplace where businesses post small tasks that they need human intelligence to perform. You find an interesting task, complete it for the amount stated, and get paid into your amazon account. Tasks range from finding URLs to writing trivia questions and a host of other things.
Upload your photos, images, and video footage to Shutterstock and earn .25 each time your photo is downloaded. Shutterstock is the largest subscription-based stock photo agency in the world. Be sure to read the terms to make sure you submit royalty-free photos and images.
Sign up with Brring for free and get a free phone number. When someone calls this number, they hear a short 10 second advertisement before forwarding to you regular phone number. You earn money for each call. This is great when you have to enter your phone number on a form, or when signing up for things. Your real number is protected, and you earn money anytime a telemarketer calls.
Are you a native speaker of another language. Become a live translator. Login whenever its convenient (break time, evenings, weekends) to their website and complete requests for translations.
