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Lvl 9: Top ProcrastiN8 Ways to Make Money on Your Computer

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Last week we went over how to make money on your smartphone. This week, get out your computer or laptop because we’re going to turn that into a money-making machine.

8. Freelance (sell talent)

Fiverr: create your own online “gig” store, customize price and offerings, what’s included, offer

  • create different packages (up to 3 per gig)

  • create extras/ add-ons

  • set a max order amount

  • FREE account 100%

    • Konker: a Fiverr clone

    - create an affiliate commission for people to promote and sell your gig (default is 20%)

    • limited options in extras/add-ons (limited to 3, unless you upgrade)

    • Premium “Black” account is $37/month

    • cannot make guaranteed delivery more than 5 days.

      • Others: Upwork (previously e-lance), People Per Hour, Freelancer

      7. Content Creation: Affiliate Marketing & Sponsorships (for your own site)

      Infolinks

      Chitika

      Niche related products and services

      Amazon, eBay

      Etsy if you sew, knit, draw, paint

      iTunes/Spotify if you write music

      6. Take Surveys

      mTurk: academic surveys

      Prolific: a GLOBAL alternative to mTurk academic surveys

      Swagbucks, CashCrate, Inbox Dollars, Gift Hulk, InstaGC

      hard to qualify for surveys

      You answer demographic questions and it will only show you surveys

      YouGov: political polls and surveys, pays ~50 cents each. VERY HIGH $50 min cash out

      Branded Surveys (previously Mint Vine)

      • recommend to do Daily Poll in Branded Surveys & Swagbucks

        • *5. Review Apps, Products, & Services *

        CrowdTap

        • short surveys about your consumption (do you drink beer? do you purchase fast food? when was the last time you purchased and ate Tide Pods?)

        • get free home and food products to try out

          • ApperWall

          write short reviews for Apple App Store and Google Play

          PlayTestCloud

          • video review games, first impression commentary

          • must take survey to qualify

            • hard to get a spot because it fills up quickly

              • UserTesting

              • test website or app and give commentary

                • Paid Amazon Reviews

                • breaking the first rule of fight club

                  • Slice the Pie

                  Mystery Call Shopping

                  • ARLLC

                  • look locally on Facebook groups, but beware of scams

                    • 4. Micro Jobs

                    mTurk

                    ClixSense

                    NeoBux

                    Clickworker

                    Text Broker: create articles as a ghost writer and get paid to write. 0.7 cents - 5 cents per word, depending on the quality rating

                    If writing a 2 page, 1000 word article, you’re looking at anywhere between $7-$50 per article

                    Writers Domain Text broker clone with

                    must submit sample and get approved to start working

                    Scribie and TranscribeMe

                    - transcribe audio

                    OTranscribe Tool

                    • pause, play, rewind skip forward, and change playback speed on your keyboard

                      • PostLoop: post quality original content on forums

                      • lots of topics to choose from: gaming, music, health, sports, business, religion, politics, computers,

                      • earn $5-11 per hour, depending on writing speed

                        • 3. Search

                        Bing Rewards

                        -Microsoft is so desperate to get you to use their search engine instead of Google that they literally bribe you with gift cards, xboxes, and computers

                        Qmee

                        • browser plugin displays ads during searches from websites (Google, Youtube, Amazon, eBay, any place there’s a search bar)

                          • -must CLICK ad to get paid.

                          -both instant payment/approval and instant cash out. LOW min $1

                          • look at Qmee subreddit to find what keywords to use each week to earn

                            • Swagbucks and Inbox Dollars search tool bar

                            • chance to earn points/money for each search, completely RNG though. You might get a bunch of points. You might get nothing. You’re not guaranteed any points after “x” amount of searches either.

                              • 2. Teach Something (sell knowledge)

                              • VIPKid,

                                • Tutor English for Chinese students, browser based, webcam required

                                No Chinese knowledge required

                                • Nice Talk
                                  • same as above but on a mobile app
                                  paid per hour

                                  Palfish

                                  paid per minute

                                  Masterclasses and e-books

                                  Udemy

                                  E-Junkie, Shopify

                                  1. Watch Videos

                                  Make sure ad blocker is off!

                                  Swagbucks

                                  • autoplays, sometimes freezes though

                                  • fills meter 10% per video, so 10 videos for 1 SB ($0.01)

                                    • PerkTV (code:990af73b)

                                    • solve captcha about once per hour

                                    • recommended app trailers

                                    • Mon, Wed, Fri cash out

                                    • 1-2 tabs in different browsers

                                      • InstaGC

                                      Watch 4 windows at once

                                      • Instant Giftcards

                                        • Volkno

                                        • watch movie trailers in 3 rounds: Hot or Not, Emoji, Tag it.

                                        • Also comment, rate, and demand it

                                        • Instant “erupt” in your inbox

                                          • Earnhoney

                                          • window must be open, does not work in separate tab or window

                                          • only good if you’re AFK or on a spare computer

                                            • Engageme.tv

                                            -many different partners (GrindaBuck, PrizeRebel, EarnCoins.GG, InstaGC)

                                            -captchas too often?

                                            As a bit of a disclaimer and in order to keep things transparent, some of the links provided are referral or affiliate links. You can use my referral code for bonus points to start.

                                            A new Oxford University study shows that a 3-day weekend leads to more productivity (Blog Post)

                                            Thanks to Wayne Weil (the same guy who did my intro) for once again lending his voice acting talents.

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