A. Havnes
10-24-2011, 11:27 AM
I've been doing a lot of thinking since the last money bomb, and also a lot about how the moneybombs went during the 2008 election. Around this time, it seems that money becomes a bit scarce, and with the economy doing the way it is, I don't predict very good things for future money bombs. So, I decided that we should pool our resources and try to come up with at least 100 ways to earn money for future money bombs.
So, here's the 100 Ways to Earn Money for Dr. Paul the Penny Pincher's Way! Keep the contributions going, and try to be as descriptive as possible so people know exactly how it works.
1. eBay (http://www.ebay.com/) - This one is really obvious, so let's get it out of the way first. Basically, it's an online auction website where you put up your useless junk and sell it. Now, here's an interesting way to get money through eBay, and that is to really sell useless junk that other people find novel.
If you're like me and you're a hopeless packrat, then selling your possessions is a daunting task. However, a friend of mine said his son recently sold a rubber band ball he's been making for around $50. I find that to be pretty useless, but I'm working on one right now to see how far it takes me.
2. Swagbucks (http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/Shounenbat510) - This is a site that has acts as a search engine, but you can also play little games, watch some videos, or take surveys on there. For everything you do on there, you have the opportunity to earn swagbucks, which have real world value. So, if you use their search engine, you might get rewarded around 9 swagbucks, or you might get 100 by taking a survey. When you get enough of them, you can either redeem them for stuff at the swagstore, or you can exchange the points for something like an Amazon gift certificate or cash to be deposited into your paypal account.
Since we're doing this for Ron Paul, you'll want to redeem the points for actual cash, which takes a lot more swagbucks than for an Amazon gift certificate, but I think it's worth it. I've heard of people getting around $300/month from swagbucks, but I've yet to hit that number. Still, I think it's worth looking into, and it's free to sign up. Who knows how much we can save up for Ron Paul's next money bomb.
3. Fiverr (http://fiverr.com/) - This is a site where you can do small jobs for $5. Some people offer to do really goofy things, like hold a sign up at a busy intersection, whereas others will do more professional jobs, such as article writing, seo, and graphic design. Some people get a lot of orders, some not so much. Still, $5 is $5 in my view.
4. EduFire (http://edufire.com/) - This is a highly recommended way if you feel comfortable with teaching people over the Internet. EduFire is an online tutoring website that let's you register as either a student or a teacher and give or take classes on any subject you want. You set the price you want for your class (you can give free classes, too), and EduFire will take a little bit of what you earn, but it's not much. They also only take when you actually make money, so if you're class is free, you don't have to worry about owing them anything.
What's so great about this? Regardless of whether you make any money from it or not, it's an excellent way to spread the liberty message. I've taught classes on foreign policy and Austrial economics on there before and enlightened a lot of people. Not everyone is American, but it's still an excellent way to spread the concepts of free markets and an non-interventionist foreign policy.
5. myGengo (http://mygengo.com/) - If you're bilingual but not a professional translater (it's great for professionals, too, however), then mygengo is a good way to profit from you're ability. Registration is free, although you have to pass a short test to ensure that you're an accurate translator. Then you look for little translation jobs people want done, such as translating a blog post from Chinese to English or something. You don't make a ton of money doing this, but any little bit helps.
The only thing I don't really care for is that you can only translate from your second language into your first language. In other words, I can translate from Japanese to English on my account, but I can't translate from English to Japanese. I realize that they want the translation to sound as natural as possible, and most people understand a foreign language easier than they speak it, but still.
6. Affiliate Marketing - I put this one last because it involves money down, and since this is about saving money for Ron Paul, I wasn't sure if I wanted to post it. However, if you do things right, it has a high return, so I decided to put it up anyway.
Affiliate marketing is promoting other peoples' products on your blog or website for a commission fee if they purchase said product through your link. It sounds simple, but it takes a bit more work than posting links on a website or blog. Granted, you can go ahead and do this, but you might also want to do article marketing and backlinking. I'm currently using it to set aside money for money bombs and to pay off my student loans before I get into trouble. You can get some information and good video training for free here. (http://mattsmarketingblog.com/)
I do recommend some kind of training if you want to try this, and the best I've come across so far is the Wealthy Affiliate University (http://www.wealthyaffiliate.com?a_aid=3139dfe6) (not an actual university), which requires $47/month for basic membership (I get along fine without the overly expensive premium membership), but again, this is definitely not the way for everyone to make money for Dr. Paul. As such, this is why I put it last.
So there you have it. 6 ways to make some money for the next money bomb. Keep the list growing so we can make the next money bomb the biggest one yet, and won't have to max out our credit cards.
So, here's the 100 Ways to Earn Money for Dr. Paul the Penny Pincher's Way! Keep the contributions going, and try to be as descriptive as possible so people know exactly how it works.
1. eBay (http://www.ebay.com/) - This one is really obvious, so let's get it out of the way first. Basically, it's an online auction website where you put up your useless junk and sell it. Now, here's an interesting way to get money through eBay, and that is to really sell useless junk that other people find novel.
If you're like me and you're a hopeless packrat, then selling your possessions is a daunting task. However, a friend of mine said his son recently sold a rubber band ball he's been making for around $50. I find that to be pretty useless, but I'm working on one right now to see how far it takes me.
2. Swagbucks (http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/Shounenbat510) - This is a site that has acts as a search engine, but you can also play little games, watch some videos, or take surveys on there. For everything you do on there, you have the opportunity to earn swagbucks, which have real world value. So, if you use their search engine, you might get rewarded around 9 swagbucks, or you might get 100 by taking a survey. When you get enough of them, you can either redeem them for stuff at the swagstore, or you can exchange the points for something like an Amazon gift certificate or cash to be deposited into your paypal account.
Since we're doing this for Ron Paul, you'll want to redeem the points for actual cash, which takes a lot more swagbucks than for an Amazon gift certificate, but I think it's worth it. I've heard of people getting around $300/month from swagbucks, but I've yet to hit that number. Still, I think it's worth looking into, and it's free to sign up. Who knows how much we can save up for Ron Paul's next money bomb.
3. Fiverr (http://fiverr.com/) - This is a site where you can do small jobs for $5. Some people offer to do really goofy things, like hold a sign up at a busy intersection, whereas others will do more professional jobs, such as article writing, seo, and graphic design. Some people get a lot of orders, some not so much. Still, $5 is $5 in my view.
4. EduFire (http://edufire.com/) - This is a highly recommended way if you feel comfortable with teaching people over the Internet. EduFire is an online tutoring website that let's you register as either a student or a teacher and give or take classes on any subject you want. You set the price you want for your class (you can give free classes, too), and EduFire will take a little bit of what you earn, but it's not much. They also only take when you actually make money, so if you're class is free, you don't have to worry about owing them anything.
What's so great about this? Regardless of whether you make any money from it or not, it's an excellent way to spread the liberty message. I've taught classes on foreign policy and Austrial economics on there before and enlightened a lot of people. Not everyone is American, but it's still an excellent way to spread the concepts of free markets and an non-interventionist foreign policy.
5. myGengo (http://mygengo.com/) - If you're bilingual but not a professional translater (it's great for professionals, too, however), then mygengo is a good way to profit from you're ability. Registration is free, although you have to pass a short test to ensure that you're an accurate translator. Then you look for little translation jobs people want done, such as translating a blog post from Chinese to English or something. You don't make a ton of money doing this, but any little bit helps.
The only thing I don't really care for is that you can only translate from your second language into your first language. In other words, I can translate from Japanese to English on my account, but I can't translate from English to Japanese. I realize that they want the translation to sound as natural as possible, and most people understand a foreign language easier than they speak it, but still.
6. Affiliate Marketing - I put this one last because it involves money down, and since this is about saving money for Ron Paul, I wasn't sure if I wanted to post it. However, if you do things right, it has a high return, so I decided to put it up anyway.
Affiliate marketing is promoting other peoples' products on your blog or website for a commission fee if they purchase said product through your link. It sounds simple, but it takes a bit more work than posting links on a website or blog. Granted, you can go ahead and do this, but you might also want to do article marketing and backlinking. I'm currently using it to set aside money for money bombs and to pay off my student loans before I get into trouble. You can get some information and good video training for free here. (http://mattsmarketingblog.com/)
I do recommend some kind of training if you want to try this, and the best I've come across so far is the Wealthy Affiliate University (http://www.wealthyaffiliate.com?a_aid=3139dfe6) (not an actual university), which requires $47/month for basic membership (I get along fine without the overly expensive premium membership), but again, this is definitely not the way for everyone to make money for Dr. Paul. As such, this is why I put it last.
So there you have it. 6 ways to make some money for the next money bomb. Keep the list growing so we can make the next money bomb the biggest one yet, and won't have to max out our credit cards.