Top ways to
make money online and offline
1. No-risk matched
betting
Hands down the quickest way to make a lot of
money (well, without breaking the law). Lots of students have genuinely made
£100s from this technique. It's completely legal, risk free, tax free, and
anyone over 18 in the UK can
do it (Not in UK?
It works by taking advantage of free bets regularly offered by
betting sites through 'matching' them at a betting exchange. Matched betting
eliminates the risk (you are betting both for and against a certain
outcome).
This leaves you being able to squeeze out the free bet, which
can be as much as £200! Multiply this by how many betting sites there are and
you can quite easily come away with a profit of a few hundred pounds.
Owen walks you through how to make your first £18 profit (using
a real life example) in this gem of a guide to matched If you know of any better way to make £50/hr
sitting at home, please let us know!
2. Online surveys
An increasingly popular way for students to make money is to
fill out online surveys in their spare time. Research companies are always
recruiting new members worldwide to answer surveys and test new products.
For a few minutes of form filling, you can make a couple of quid
which is paid as cash or rewards. You can bag up to £3 ($5) for some surveys!
A few good ones to try are: Toluna, MySurvey,
InboxPounds i-Say, OnePoll, Panel Opinion, Global
Test Market,The Opinion Panel, YouGov,Opinion Outpost,New Vista, Pinecone, SurveyBods, Hiving,Panel
Base, Prolific, Survey Junkie
Also sign up for Swagbucks
which rewards you for
surveys as well as simply surfing the web, watching videos and playing games.
3. Paid for searching the web
Interested in
earning cash for doing what you already do online? This has to be one of the
easiest methods of making money online without really any effort or change in
your behaviour.
This innovative
idea by rewards you for searching in Google, Bing or Yahoo. You just
install a simple add-on to your browser and when you conduct a search there may
be a few sponsored results alongside your normal search.
Each Qmee result has a cash reward attached - if you are interested in it simply click on it and collect your reward.
The best thing is there is no minimum to cashout - our first one
was just 72p wired to our Paypal account. You also have the option to donate it
to charity.
4. Online market trading
The historically hard-to-break world of investing in stock
markets and currencies has been cracked wide open. Today there is no need to be
a fat cat or fund the yachts of Wolf
of Wall Street style stock brokers. You can do it all yourself
with the help of online market trading platforms.
Having spent many hours researching this new opportunity, I've
been experimenting with the two biggest platforms: Plus500 and eToro.com.
Both offer free practice accounts.
Overall I prefer eToro with over 8 million users
worldwide. It has been featured in a BBC
2documentary "Traders: Millions by the Minute" and
recently began sponsoring several Premier League football clubs.
One of the best things on eToro is the CopyTrader feature.
This lets you literally see, follow and copy the investments of other top
performing traders.
Follow George's complete guide to trading toroto learn more. I think $200 is a good amount to
get the most out of the learning curve by trying out a few different markets.
If nothing else you'll learn a great deal about various investments and
industries.
Please be aware that all trading involves risk. 65%-80.6% of retail
investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with these providers. You should
consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
This content is for educational purposes only and is not investment advice.
5. Start your own website
Interested in generating passive
income? You need a website. It's THE way to make money while you
sleep.
Starting a website with Bluehost takes less than 20 minutes, costs hardly
anything and can be done by an 82 year-old. t only takes a bit of
plugging on social media to get your first visitors, and there are plenty of
ways to monetise your site.
Save the Student is just one example of a successful website, started at
university by Owen Burek in his first year, which has since grown into a
full-time and sizable enterprise.
Read Owen's step-by-step guide on how to start a website
in 20 minutes . It's really one of the best assets you can have.
6. Review websites
& apps for cash
Well it seems like you're pretty nifty with a web browser, so
perhaps it's time to turn pro and browse websites as a paid and fun job!
Introducing UserTesting.com a new platform that pays everyday people to
review all kinds of websites. Each review takes around 20 minutes and bags you
$10 (£6.50) via Paypal.
7. The 'Disney Vault' secret
To keep demand high across generations, Disney Studios carefully
restrict the supply of some home release classics. They are locked away in the
'vault' for 8-10 years before being released for a short unspecified time.
Buy them in this window at normal retail price and you can turn
a nice profit when they go off sale for another decade or so.
For example, in 2011 you could buy Beauty
and the Beast on Blu-ray 3D for just £24.99. In just a couple
of years it was on Amazon for a staggering £74.99!
Importantly, not all Disney releases are subject to the vault
and only the true classics will maintain such demand.
8. 'Get Paid To' sites
Similar to making money from online surveys, GPT sites reward
you in cash and vouchers for completing various offers or activities online.
The most popular sites today are Toluna ,Swagbucks
and InboxPounds
9. Become a delivery rider or driver
Got a bicycle, motorbike or car? What about a Smartphone? That's
all you need to make some extra money by delivering food or people whenever
you've got some spare time.
Sign up to delivery specialist companies like Deliveroo
who are always on the hunt for new riders. They allow you total flexibility to
work when you want, delivering food from restaurants to the customers' door.
You can make up to £16 an hour.
Double-up your opportunities by directly contacting local
takeaways and bigger chains like Dominos to see if they have
any delivery jobs going.
10. Write and publish a Kindle eBook
If students are good at anything, it's researching and writing.
With the Amazon Kindle store anyone can
publish an eBook and make money.
And the Kindle app is now available on almost any device
(laptops, iPads, smartphones and yes, Kindles) so your global market is huge!
List your book for £1.49 - £6.99 and you earn 70% of the sale.
Considering Amazon is the ultimate selling machine (and remember people are
looking to spend), that is a fantastic deal.
The key to success with eBooks is to create value, and write
non-fiction. Simply bundling information you have researched and compiled on a
common problem (eg. 'secrets' to finding a job) and then presenting it in an
easy to digest format (an eBook) justifies someone spending a few quid on it.
Another big tip is to have a great cover designed browse this so it stands out, and once your
book is live on the Kindle store it's really important to get some reviews so
it shows up higher in results. Encourage readers to leave an honest review at
the end of your book.
11. Mobile phone recycling
You can earn good money and help the environment by recycling
your old mobile phones and other unused devices. Maybe ask your parents if they
have any lying around too.
Head to our page on making phone from old phone for
the best companies to use and how to ensure you get all the cash quoted to you
online.
