Simple Ways to Actually Make Money Online
No-risk matched betting
Matched betting is a way
of squeezing out (Make Money Online) the many free bets offered by bookmakers.
All the bookies promote these offers (especially during big sporting events) to
entice new gamblers to place bets with them.
you will be left with up
to 95% of the free bet amount as profit. This is because betting exchanges
usually charge a commission of 5% on winnings. You may also make a very small
loss on the qualifying bet due to the minor difference in odds on each website.
Hands down the quickest way to make money online.
This leaves you being
able to pluck out the free bet, which can be as much as £200! Multiply
this by how many betting sites there are and you can quite easily come away
with a profit of a few hundred pounds.
Owen walks you through
how to make your first £25 profit (using a real life example) in this gem of a guide make money online using matched betting.
Online surveys
An increasingly popular way to make
money online is to fill out online surveys in their spare time. Research
companies are always recruiting new members to answer surveys and test new
products.
For a few minutes of form filling, you
can make a couple of quid which is paid as cash or rewards. You can bag up to
£3 ($5) for some surveys. A few good ones to try are: Vivatic, New Vista, iPoll. Also sign up for Swagbucks which
rewards you for surveys as well as simply surfing the web, watching videos and
playing games. Update: See our new
full guide to the best paid online surveys.
Paid for searching the web
Interested in earning cash for doing
what you already do online? This has to be one of the easiest methods of make
money online without really any effort or change in your behavior.
This innovative idea by Qmee.com
rewards you for searching in Google, Bing or Yahoo. You just install a simple
add-on to your browser and when you conduct a search there may be a few
sponsored results alongside your normal search.
Each Qmee result has a cash reward
attached – if you are interested in it simply click on it and collect your
reward.
The best thing is there is no minimum
to cashout – our first one was just 72p wired to our Paypal account. You also
have the option to donate it to charity.
Online market trading
The historically hard-to-break world
of investing in stock markets and currencies has been cracked wide open. Today
there is no need to be a fat cat or fund the yachts of Wolf of Wall Street
style stock brokers. You can do it all yourself with the help of online market
trading platforms.
Having spent many hours researching
this new opportunity, I’ve been experimenting with the two biggest platforms: Plus500
and eToro.com.
Both offer free practice accounts, and
Plus500 also give you a free £20 (without depositing, terms apply) for their CFD
service which is worth taking up. Overall I prefer eToro with
over 4.5 million users worldwide. It was recently featured in the BBC 2 documentary
“Traders: Millions by the Minute” and the Financial
Times.
One of the best things on eToro is the CopyTrader feature. This
lets you literally see, follow and copy the investments of other top performing
traders.
Follow George’s complete guide to trading on eToro to learn more. I think $200 is a good
amount to get the most out of the learning curve by trying out a few different
markets. If nothing else you’ll learn a great deal about various investments
and industries.
Disclaimer: CFD trading can be
volatile and you can lose your entire capital, so don’t throw your life savings
into it! Trading CFDs may not be suitable for you. Please ensure you fully
understand the risks involved.
Review websites & apps for cash
Well it seems like you’re pretty nifty
with a web browser, so perhaps it’s time to turn pro and browse websites as a
paid and fun job!
Introducing UserTesting.com
– a new platform that pays everyday people to review all kinds of websites.
Each review takes around 20 minutes and bags you $10 (£6.50) via Paypal.
Write and publish a Kindle eBook
If students are good at anything, it’s
researching and writing. With the Amazon Kindle store, anyone
can publish an eBook and make money online.
And the Kindle app is now available on
almost any device (laptops, iPads, smartphones and yes, Kindles) so your global
market is huge!
List your book for £1.49 – £6.99 and
you earn 70% of the sale. Considering Amazon is the ultimate selling machine
(and remember people are looking to spend), that is a fantastic deal.
The key to success with eBooks is to
create value, and write non-fiction. Simply bundling information you have
researched and complied on a common problem (eg. ‘secrets’ to finding a job)
and then presenting it in an easy to digest format (an eBook) justifies someone
spending a few quid on it.
Another big tip is to have a great
cover designed so it stands out, and once your book is live on the Kindle store
it’s really important to get some reviews so it shows up higher in results.
Encourage readers to leave an honest review at the end of your book.
The best thing about this lucrative
idea is that once you’ve invested the time (say 20 hours), you’ll earn a passive income for years to come! For a step-by-step guide
to publishing and earning with eBooks, see “How to write a nonfiction eBook in 21 days“.