Turn Your Two Cents Into Big Bucks: How To Make Money Online With Your Thoughts

bymvgranger12

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Updated 10 years ago

You might not know it, but your opinion matters a lot. In fact, it matters so much that you can make money online with it. While you're not likely to be able to earn primarily from this, you can use this as a way to earn some extra cash.

Paid Surveys

Getting paid to answer surveys is one way to do this. Companies who do market research or target a certain demographic are interested in what customers have to say. In return, they offer some incentives. GlobalTestMarket, MySurvey, CashCrate and Swagbucks are some sites where you can get paid to take surveys. Paid surveys are probably one of the easiest ways to make money online. It does not take much effort, as all you have to do is answer a set of questions. However, the availability of surveys varies and each survey doesn't pay a lot of points, so this is something you 'd probably want to do in your spare time just to earn some extra bucks.

Paid Forum Posting

Paid-to-post forums are another place where your opinion can matter in trying to make money online. When site-owners want to direct traffic to their site and make it look alive, they may pay in return for comments and posts. There are several sites that serve as good providers of paid forum posting jobs. PaidFormPosting, PostLoop, WeLoveForums, and Knoji are some examples.

Paid forum posting can be a fun and easy way to make money online, but it also has its prerequisites. More often than not, forum posters are expected, if not required, to possess good English writing skills. This job also requires diligence and hard work, as each post pays only up to around $0.25, if not less.

Blogging

Aside from being a great avenue for writers to express themselves, blogging can also be an effective way to make money online. You can either set up your own blog or sign up for writing sites that pay writers for articles.

Unlike paid forum posting, which pays writers for posts, most paid blogging sites (like Bubblews or DailyTwoCents) pay around a cent or two per view, like or comment. Because of this, paid blogging is clearly not a fast track to earning money. It takes some time for traffic to accumulate, and it also takes some discipline to keep posting regularly (to maximize your chance to get traffic) and some skill to write posts that will attract readers. However, if you enjoy writing, you can use this method to combine pleasure and work and get paid while doing something you love.

If you 'd like more customizability, flexibility and freedom, you might like to opt for setting up your own blog site. Choose a nice or a topic, or perhaps a variety, if you 'd like. If you choose to go this route, you can make some money by incorporating Google AdSense on your site or another means of advertising. Affiliate marketing, or promoting a product or service on your site, is also another way to earn. Every time a visitor clicks on your ads or links, you get paid.

Take heed: these are not "get rich quick" methods. What is easy may take time, and what is quick may be difficult. Nevertheless, if you've got some time to spare and some thoughts to spare, you should give it a shot.