Nobody gives away money just like that! Bill Gates is very rich, but do you see him walking down town throwing a handful of dollars every second into the air? NO!
So, if you see the "get an iPod for free" or "free LCD TV" ad, just FORGET IT! Nobody wants to give you something for free just like that! (although you may have to buy something or do a survey in order to get into a some sort of a lottery, but the odds are probably against you, on the other hand, if you feel lucky, go right ahead).
The “pay me 10$ and I will show you how to make one million dollars” books are a bunch of crap! Why would someone request such a small sum of money when he/she can become a millionaire instantly? Avoid these books on sight!
Online casinos? Get real...
Pay to click/read email/auto surf?
The companies that pay you to read e-mails, click on links, or auto surf aren't dumb as they appear on first sight! They will always insert a line in the license agreement that will give them the right to terminate your account "when they feel like it", or, even if they don't do such a thing, they know that you will get tired very quickly of grabbing a few pennies a day when you need at least 20$ to receive the promised amount of money! (most of them accept applications only from the USA)When you quit, they reset your account in a matter of a month of inactivity and there you have it - you have just given away your earnings and they got their >100 clicks for free!
100 clicks * 10^n users = $$$ (*cash register sound*)
Here's a good example: I signed up at SendMoreInfo.com in order to "get some cash" about 6 months ago... I received some e-mails, I clicked on the referral links, and so far, I have earned something... how much? Hmmm... let me check:
Earned From Personal $ 0.02
Earned From Referrals $ 0.00
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Accumulated Earnings $ 0.02
TWO CENTS??? Oh goody! Now I can retire! I will probably earn enough cash to receive my 10$ in about 10 years!
*takes deep breath* OK... That probably belongs in the Vent, but no matter... Back On Topic in 3..2..1:
Here's my suggestion:
I took a peek at www.rentacoder.com and I am pretty satisfied with this site! A buyer posts a request for a program, all of his additional requests, an optional file attachment, a deadline date and the maximum amount of money that he is willing to pay out if the job is completed.
Coders place bids and create the program/script/whatever until the deadline date is reached. Sounds good? It is! I earned 2$ (5$ actually, but minus 3$ because of the taxes) this night for 5 minutes of work! It's a very small amount of money, but I EARNED IT by myself without standing on the same level as all of those dudes out there who still refuse to accept that there is no real money in clicking banners and reading e-mails. (PS: did I mention that the task was done in 5 minutes?
)5 minutes - 2$, 10 years - 10$ <---- Compare THAT
www.rentacoder.com also has buyers that are willing to pay up to 500$ for a program! (although it's a big project to do, and it usually includes more programs/scripts etc. - but hey, it's still 500$!) Not only that, but rentacoder.com is doing a great job at protecting the coders and the buyers! There are simply NO/or very little SCAMS out there! There are also small business coding requests (<100$) and medium business coding requests (>100$ but less than 500$).
Unfortunately, here's a down side of this great service:
There are a bunch of coders there that are willing to place a bid. I am afraid of investing my time (a couple of days, weeks, doesn't matter) to develop a program, when my bid can be rejected in a matter of a second from the buyer, and all of my work is ruined! That's the only thing that is bugging me.
But, this is something that all of us just have to accept - no risks, no money.
Alright, that was my suggestion how to make some REAL money by programming or designing.
I would like to hear from others also! Are there other sites like this? We could all use some sites similar to rentacoder.com, but are less crowded, pay more, have a better system etc.
Also, I would like to ask everybody if they ever made some money by accepting donations at their website? For example, you have made an application/script/created a template and somebody clicked on the “PayPal donate” button because they liked it?
And another question: is there an alternative to PayPal that accepts users from east Europe countries (and doesn’t have such a muddy reputation like PayPal)?
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