Free Financial Advice

Ways to Make Money

Here is a list of ways to make money.  Some of them are straightforward and some may take some patience and research.  Yet others promise ways to get rich.  We are not endorsing all of these solutions, but simply providing you with a list of money making techniques that you may or may not wish to try.  As a note, we list both free sites and sites that require a paid membership.  We suggest you try as many of the free options as possible, but if you are interested in learning marketing techniques and getting access to more exclusive information you can try the pay sites.

Free Money Making Techniques:

• Get an extra job.  It could be part time at night or a few hours every other weekend.  It could also be a work from home job (see below).  Not only will the extra money add up, but you will not be able to spend money while you are working so you'll actually save more.
• Ask for a raise.  Before you ask, try to document why you deserve the raise in terms that your employer can understand.  For example, bring up your productivity, profitability or other qualities that make you valuable to the company.
• Look for a higher paying job.
• Filling out short online surveys can bring in a fair amount of money each month.  Here are free sites that we have tested ourselves; you can sign up for one or all of them.  To get a full list of paid online survey sites, visit our paid online survey reviews: Lightspeed, Opinion Square, Opinion Outpost, Nielsen/NetRatings, Ispos, Greenfield Online, Opinion Surveys and Survey Savvy.
• Join MyPoints and earn rewards by visiting websites.
• Get paid to read your email. The site is free and you get paid more if you can get friends to sign up too.
• Find a home business. This site offers 5 home businesses that match your profile.  Sign up is free.
• Do freelance work.  Use Elance to sell your services online.  You can get paid for thousands of projects that people need including typing, graphic design, web design, writing, translating, typing, technology and sales and marketing.
• Join a Product Test Panel and earn lots of cool, free, new products.
• Earn savings bonds for college, retirement or for spending by shopping through BondRewards.

Money Making Ideas That Require a Payment:

• Let us start by telling you that we have not paid to see the information provided by these money making techniques.  Some of them may be a waste of your money, but we strongly believe that there is a LOT of money to be made using the Internet.  In fact, most of the sites listed in this section are really just selling information on how to take advantage of online resources.  But remember, You'll be the one that has to read the material and take action in order to make the money.
• Join an online survey site and get paid for your opinion.  Here are some sites: PaidSurveysOnline.com, Survey Scout.
• Start a Web Business. Google Ca$h Machine teaches you how to make money using Google. CbMall and Pro2 Mall let you create your own website selling other people's products without taking inventory.  Affiliate Cash Vault also provides information on how to create your own website storefront without taking any inventory risk.
• Sell on eBay.  The Silent Sales Machine Hiding on eBay is a guide teaching you how to make money from eBay.
• Complete Data entry Ads Online
• Join ForexEnterprise.com and learn to make money from data entry, web advertising, email, and even through foreign exchange rates.
• Get paid for shopping and eating out by signing up at Shop Until You Drop.
• Register at Flexible jobs and find dozens of home jobs including mailing, data entry, mailing, sewing, stuffing envelopes, assembling, taking surveys or even affiliate marketing.
• Get paid to take pictures in your local area.  Yes, insurance companies and banks actually pay people to do this.
• Get paid to play games online.
• Process emails from home for money.
• Take the advice of The Rich Jerk who claims to be able to make you a millionaire.
• Find free grants from the government.