You Need Extra Money Over The Coming Months? Here’s A Way

April 5th, 2011

Websites to help you earn extra money
Times are tough and then there are times when they are even tougher. If you need a way to earn money fast, take a look at these websites; perhaps one of them will help you earn a few bucks. Some require advanced skills while other ones are appropriate for anyone.

Amazon Mechanical Turk
Here anyone can make a few bucks if they have some time to spare. Amazon Mechanical Turk won’t make you rich. It won’t even make you enough to pay your rent this month, though you might pick up enough extra cash to help pay for some groceries. Basically, the site has jobs that range from a penny a piece, such as “liking” a Facebook page, to as much as a few dollars for writing an article.

uTest
My brother actually does something like this professionally and describes himself as the 800 pound gorilla stomping on a Samsonite suitcase, an old commercial from the 80s. Here you test software or websites and help the company to find out if they work well.

Tongal
This site allows you to create advertising campaigns for companies and awards the best of them with cash prizes. This isn’t a traditional way to earn money since it’s like a contest.

oDesk/Elance/Guru
These are grouped together because they all do the same thing. These are general freelancing websites where companies can hire people to do jobs for them and where professionals such as writers, webmasters, programmers, etc. can register to sell their services to people who seek them.

Maven
This is for professionals like lawyers and MBAs. You can sell your services here for fees ranging from $50 to $200 per hour. The site doesn’t attract those without advanced degrees.

LiveOps
Have you always dreamed of working in a call center? You won’t have to do so if you work for LiveOps. You can work from home and answer calls from people needing various kinds of services. The money is nothing special, but it’s easy work.

Cloud Crowd
This one is an interesting way to get money when you need it. The idea is similar to Amazon Mechanical Turk, mentioned above where you get paid for doing various “cloud” based projects such as checking facts and the like.

99Designs
This is for webmasters and those who like to design websites. The site is designed to let you earn money for building websites which people want. You can also work here at designing logos for companies and doing other design-related jobs. The money is pretty good but you do need to be a professional to do it.

Bottom Line
None of these are get rich quick schemes. They will help you make money online, but they will not make it really easy to do. Some will do more than help you earn money when you need it. Others will just give you a few bucks in your pocket when you need it. Check them out!

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