Other great ways to make money
By chulce
@chulce (1537)
United States
May 22, 2010 10:43am CST
I'm always seeing all these PTC site information things, but let me tell you if you are in the U.S. here are some other ways to make some cash that may be helpful. I know that I am pretty strapped and am facing a lot of needs right now. I always turn to the web to try and get the extra cash that I need. But, there are times, I get frustrated just like everyone else. Well, here is some help to all of you as well.
The first place as you know is right here. Mylot, is a great and fun way to make a little extra. But, if you aren't persistent it can get frustrating.
Now onto other ideas. I am not going to give you links, you simply need to be patient read and research for yourself.
1) Do you write, well then, use this skill to your best advantage. Although they don't always pay high per article, the important thing is you are earning some money and if you can write a bunch of small articles it will add up to some serious cash. Check out Associated Content, Textbroker, Factoidz and Helium. You may be asked to fill out information and send in a writing sample. Be sure to send in your best material this is sure to help give you the boost you need to jump right in. With these sites it typically does not take long to become a writer.
2) Answer questions through KGB or ChaCha. You can provide answers to peoples questions that are text in to one of these companies. All you have to do is answer a few simple questions and you are in. You don't make much, but you can make enough to cover a bill or two during a month especially when you really need the extra cash. Some like to work for KGB while others find ChaCha a better fit. It is all up to you and how you feel about the platforms you use. KGB actually would rather you work set hours where ChaCha is a little more flexible.
3) Become a secret shopper. I know there are a lot of scams out there but here are two legitimate companies that I have worked for for about 2 years now. I have gotten paid quite a few times and this is really helpful. Market Force and Certified Field Associates. The second company is actually a part of Market Force, they have a different level of mystery jobs. Some of which are placing items on shelves in stores, counting people at the movies and more.
I hope that these 3 ways will help you out as much as possible. I know how difficult it is right now. Even though I have a full time job it is still very hard to make sure I can make ends meet. Right now, they aren't I am in high need of additional cash, I have to pay for another vehicle because the engine died on one of mine and have to pay for an accident that happened to another because our insurance company are being jerks and not wanting to cover the damages, I really hate insurance companies right now.
Good luck to all of you.
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8 responses
@karen1969 (1779)
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22 May 10
I have found quite a few good sites to use too. I am in the UK, so I don't know if all or any of them are good for the US and other countries. I write reviews for Dooyoo and Ciao. I also do surveys for companies like Global Test Market, Pinecone Research, Valued Opinions and New Vista. Then I use point collecting sites like Nectar and Maximiles (formerly Ipoints).
@karkey6789 (102)
• India
22 May 10
Hai karen1969 does these survey sites pay regularly and yo getting surveys every time.How much u make money online using these sites???
@karen1969 (1779)
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23 May 10
Yes, I get regular surveys from them, but it depends. A few sites like YouGov only pay out at £50 so it takes a while to get there, but is worth it to get the larger amount.
@vjsinduja (1031)
• Sri Lanka
22 May 10
I know about ChaCha, but is not possible to work with that site unless u r from USA. I am from Sri Lanka. what is KGB?
Also about secret shopping.. Are they real jobs or online jobs... what r the mystery level jobs u have to do.. How u can u do them online, placing items on shelves and so on. If it is real time job.. how can u get employed with that company.. and does that company accept users from Sri Lanka...
@chulce (1537)
• United States
22 May 10
KGB is another US based company that is like ChaCha they do the same thing. Secret shopping are real jobs you actually go to movie theaters and stuff. You need to go to their website to sign up. I'm not sure about other countries with them though, you would have to check. Good luck to you.
@karkey6789 (102)
• India
22 May 10
Hai chulce how much we could earn by writing articles in helium and etc... any estimations of earning... currently i am building my website and have some good blogs with page rank which fetches me some money through ppc and i do reviews in slicethepie and do some small task work and earn around 300 to 500$ per month.. Does article writing can make me earn such amount of 400 to 500$ a month???
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
23 May 10
I do want to say that there are several ways of making money on internet. You have given some good useful information on a few ways.
@chulce (1537)
• United States
23 May 10
Thanks, there are quite a few ways, it just takes time to find them and see what does work, however there are a lot of scams out there and viruses that you must be aware of. I have heard of some people loosing tons of data on their computer after following some leads into what was suppose to be helpful.
Good Luck!~
@chulce (1537)
• United States
22 May 10
Thanks for the information Tina I will look into it. I appreciate you sharing with all of us. It is nice to know that others have places that they can do and trust as well.
So many people on here have helped me I thought it was time to give something back to the mylot community.
@noidaonline (152)
• India
22 May 10
HI Chu,
Indeed the best entry for me since i joined. Very imformative and good to know information. Great Job dear. But pls let me know the names of the sites so that I can join as your refrall.
@chulce (1537)
• United States
22 May 10
Within the message I state the names of the sites, simply add a .com to the end and you are good to go. I felt it would be a safer avenue to use. I try to play it safe so that I can get the information out there, but not get into any trouble by violating any rules. Already got in trouble once. That was enough for me. lol.
@chulce (1537)
• United States
22 May 10
Good point. But, I have come across a lot and done a lot and not earned one red cent. Which is quite irritating. I have spent a lot of hours filling out surveys. I finally gave up on that and turned to things I knew I could do. Writing of course is by far one of the easiest things for me. Then again, I am a writer and it takes very little time for me to throw together a quick article or two to make 10 bucks.
@Baluyadav (3643)
• India
22 May 10
hi,chu,thank you very much for sharing this information....it seems,you have good patience and i appreciate you in this regard.All the best and have a nice time.
@chulce (1537)
• United States
22 May 10
Baluyadav,
You are very welcome. I try and have patience, let's put it that way. I have to admit, I am like a lot of people and don't like to wait, but alas, there are times when you have to. I feel if I keep doing something at least maybe something else will happen.
I try and stay positive although that doesn't always work either. No matter what is going on in my life, I try to find something to laugh about and keep me going.
@indraaaa (52)
• Indonesia
22 May 10
After a little while i come here, I imagine, what if I have a lot of refferal in here in mylot, let just say hundreds.. I will have my passive income from here.. now, the thing is, how will I make referals in such number? well maybe it's very hard and takes an age, but it ain't imposible...