Speak your Mind and get paid for it!

Not many people know that they can really earn money for calling a spade a spade. On the Internet where anything goes, this happens too! Increasingly there are much shorter ‘surveys’ that involve testing Websites and apps.

There has always been a lot of talk about online surveys being a veritable source of income. So how good are they?

The fact is that online surveys can bring in money, but they will not make you a millionaire.

If you are looking at a method of online income that can help pay some of your bills or pay for the groceries and some other utilities, then online surveys could be an interesting way to do it.

Why do surveys work in the first place?

These surveys are a parameter for the manufacturers to improve upon their products. By the opinions people put in these surveys, manufacturers come to know what they must do to improve the prospects of their products. They come to know how they can increase the business potential of their products.

And for that reason, they do not mind paying people who speak their mind out. It becomes almost a research subject for them, on their own product, and it helps them immensely for their product betterment. A company that conducts a lot of surveys also gets better credibility on the Internet because people speak favourably about the company. They get the impression that the company really cares for the preferences of its clients. It really helps in this world where viral marketing is slowly becoming the norm.

So, where do you get online survey sites?

The answer is – all over the Internet. Just do a casual search on the Internet and you will find a host of sites waiting for you.

Here are two of the more popular ones: –

There are two types of survey sites – paid and free.

The paid ones carry an assurance of better income and you can get surveys that better match up to your preferences and interests. However, to get into the mould, you could start off with a free site and see how it goes. Remember that this mode is not going to make you rich but will garner some income on the side.

What about Website and App testing?

There are an increasing number of sites that will pay you to test their website or app. Typically you will spend about 20 minutes testing, searching and commenting as you go through the site.  Most of the sites pay $10 per test, though some will pay at a higher rate.

Here are some testing sites, with quotes from the site: –

  • User Feel  “Become a tester and earn $10 per test Each test lasts 10-20 minutes and is completed with your home computer or smartphone. “
  • User Testing  “Get paid to share your opinions and experiences—make things you care about better.”
  • Try My Ui  “You will be paid $10 for each test you take. A typical test lasts approximately 20 minutes. Sign up now to start making the web a more user-friendly place!”
  • Userlytics  “Get paid via Paypal – once your test results have been approved, depending upon the user test project you can be paid $5, $10, $15, $20, or other amounts, some of our projects pay as much as $90 for having fun expressing opinions while navigating the web!”
  • Analysia “Share your experience! We want your opinion!
    Get paid surfing website while telling us what you think:
    $10 for 10-15 minutes!”

How InterNet Auctions can bring in the Money

Online auctions can be a good means to earn a good amount of online income, even residual income.

As the name suggests, net auctions are auctions that are conducted over the Internet. These auctions are places where you sell items to the highest bidder. It works just as a real auction. A product is showcased to the audience and its features and benefits are spelled out. Then a minimum bid is marked. People who are desirous of laying their hands on this product are supposed to bid at an amount higher than this minimum bid. The auction then sells over the product to the highest bidder when the bidding time is over.

That was just a description of eBay!

Where is the money?

You could very well become a member of an auction site and buy and sell products for a profit. The profit comes in as the bidders will bid for sums higher than what you bought the product for. Here you need to have a discerning eye. If you are discerning about the product you purchase, you will have bought a product that has a good selling potential, which means you will be able to turn it over for a good profit.

This is the way to make your money. Buy low and sell high. One way to do this is to buy in bulk then sell individual items at a profit. If taking this approach think carefully about storing your stock and posting things out.

It may be a good idea to buy things from one site and sell them on another. This means people who are regularly buying on eBay, for example, will not be aware of the same items popping up at higher prices.

Is this just an advert for eBay?

There are many online auction sites nowadays because this genre of home business has become popular.

Some other popular auction sites are: –

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Note that some of these sites cater to particular niches of products or are available only in a particular geographical area. Do some research on the sites before you decide which of them you want to go ahead with.

If you google search “online auction sites” you will get some great links, such as;

Charity Auction SItes

Small Business Trends

Best Auction Sites

Bear in mind, these sites are evolving and so may have changed by the time you click the links.

A note on transactions

The online auction sites are highly secure sites and they might need approval before allowing you to join as a member. But this is a good thing because you can be sure your interests will not be compromised on the site too. The payment is usually prompt, but some might pay at the end of the month for the products sold, subtracting their cut from the sale.

Network Marketing to generate an Income

Network marketing has been present since the pre-Internet times and it has received its share of bouquets and brickbats both. However, this is a moneymaking route as is clearly evidenced by the thousands of millionaires it has spawned at a global level.

The concept is too darned simple – you build a network of people and jointly you promote a product or service. At the same time, you try to bring more people into the network. For each person that joins the network, the upline members earn a commission. Direct sales bring in the money too, but the main commission is brought in through the commissions that the network building generates.

However, the implementation is not quite as simple. Building the network can be formidable to most people. Even so, there are many facilities you get so that you can build the network well. You get a website from the network marketing company that you join, you can attend physical seminars and webinars and you have access to a host of material, online and offline, where you can learn how to promote your network to the hilt.

You need to remember one thing – joining a network marketing opportunity could be a life-changing experience. You might begin seeing everything in a totally new light. But that is the way you can earn all those six figure incomes a month.

 Here are examples of two popular network marketing opportunities;

Herbalife

“When you sell Herbalife Nutrition products, you become part of a supportive community of like-minded people invested in helping others achieve their personal wellness goals. Together, we have built tools, training and resources to help you with your professional growth and personal development goals.

Control your own schedule on your own terms

Enjoy the flexibility to work your own schedule on your own terms, and have the freedom to spend more time doing what you want – like having fun with family and friends.”

Utility Warehouse

At the moment it is UK based.

“Making life simple

We’ll bundle all your home services into one, simple, bill. Because we believe that when you’re not worrying about price comparisons, lost passwords and piles of paperwork, you can get on with the things that really matter in life.

It’s not just Members who benefit from UW. We rely on a network of Partners who recommend UW to people in their community. In return, UW Partners get to be part of a British success story, earning money for every new Member they help switch to UW.”

There are many other network marketing companies such as

And many more.

If you want to go down this route choose something you are really passionate about and you are more likely to make money.

A note of caution.

The drawback here is that there are a lot of players in the network marketing (also called as multilevel marketing or simply MLM) world.

Make sure you research the company and its products before you sign up.

Some companies have a sign-up fee and annual membership fee.

A lot of them are scammers and these are the people who have given the industry a bad name.

You must particularly beware of pyramid schemes in which people earn only through building a network but do not have any product to sell. In most parts of the world, pyramid schemes are illegal, and the people involved in such an activity could be prosecuted by the law.

Sell your Services and Make Money

What’s the best, most unique and special thing that you can sell and keep selling forever? Your own services, that’s what. You have a talent for something? Go right ahead and peddle it on the Internet. You will see the profits pouring in.

The Internet has a market for everything.

Even for your own services. If you think you are good at something, the Internet could be the best place for you to vend your skills. There are people looking for all kinds of services on the Internet. The jobsites have made the Internet a closer marketplace than any other. People are looking for services, and providers of these services are looking for people who they can sell the services to.

 The correct collaboration could mean a lot of money to you.

Of course, it is understood that the kind of services that have a demand on the Internet are services that you can provide online. These are mostly services related to website building and marketing. The following services are much in demand: –

  • Content creation
  • Blog management
  • Search engine optimization
  • Website creation
  • Website Testing
  • Social networking services such as Craigslist postings
  • Managing other virtual staff
  • Proofreading and editing

If you feel you fit within any of these skills, you could make an amazing amount of money with them. Remember that the Internet allows you to reach out to a global level and you could liaise with people from all over the world to seek work. The following are some sites where you need to make an account quickly so that you start earning : –

…and many others.

You must just get started with this and see the vast potential that lies therein. These are all bidding sites. You find a job that meets your preferences and then make your bid and give an estimated time of completion. If the project poster finds that to be all right, they will select you. You are paid through online routes.

The drawback here is that you must spend time.

You must be at your desktop for all the time that you are generating money, which is a quite different thing from other approaches such as affiliate marketing. You earn only as much as you work and there is no scope for residual income.

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Sell Software and Make Money

Never underestimate the power of software applications. You are using dozens of them on your desktop yourself. A good software could make you rich… very rich. Ever heard of Bill Gates? Steve Jobs?

Selling software is one of the most emphatic routes to make good money on the Internet.

People who use computers are always trying to make their jobs easier or to add more quality to their jobs. That is the reason they are looking for good software all the time. With broadband Internet, it has become so amazingly easy to provide software in downloadable formats. You promote a link from where people can download a software and allow them to access it when they make payment. They will pay and you give them the link to download the software.

Many marketers tease people by giving them demo versions of the software for free.

This allows the downloaders to understand the quality of the product before they decide to spend good money on it. These demo versions generally have some features locked or they are timed demos which expire after an hour’s worth of usage or so. When that happens, people are prompted to buy the product to make use of it limitlessly.

So, what must this software be like?

People on the Internet like each and every kind of software. Or let us put that in another way – each and every type of software on the Internet will find takers. There is a niche for everything on the Internet. So, if you have made a software application that will help Grandma remember her recipes or made a software that will help a businessman with his end-of-the-year accounting, you are going to find people who will be willing to download that and check it out. The success lies in the promotion.

For promotion, you can use more of the same methods that you have been using all along. If your software becomes prominent, especially in places where your niche market usually visits, you could be assured of a healthy flow of downloaders. At the same time, you must remember that there is no lifespan for this. There will always be downloaders, provided you promote well and keep upgrading your software, which means, you can keep generating a flow of passive income through this.

You do not need to have your own software application either.

You could buy the resell rights of software and sell it. There are several creative people on the Internet who like building software but do not like the marketing aspect of it. These people give away the software they have developed for a price. You can modify these software applications to an extent and in some cases, you can rebrand them too. Of course, you sell them at a much higher and enduring price than you bought it for.

You could just search for ‘software resell rights’ on Google to find a host of such sites.

As examples I found these very quickly, though I have not checked the sites myself.  What do you think?

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