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Get paid to shop

2011-02-07T12:50:00.003Z

Shopping these days seems to be more expensive than ever but there are several ways in which you can make money whilst shopping

Cashback reward sites such as Quidco and Topcashback are becoming more popular and these reward you with a percentage on the value of the shopping that you buy through them. The percentages vary from lows of around 5% up to around 20%. A quick look at the Topcashback site shows it is currently offering you over £130 if you sign up to BT Total Broadband through the cashback site. If you were going to sign up to BT Total Broadband thats over a hundred quid for just a couple of extra clicks on your mouse.

Mystery shopping is an easy way of making money. Shops are always interested in feedback on their stores and employees behaviour to ensure they keep the customers happy and are giving out proper advice. Mystery shopping sites such as Grassroots and Retaileyes can give you mystery shopping tasks which can pay up to £30 a day and you normally get to keep your purchases too.

Credit cards can give you cashback if you get hold off a cashback creditcard such as Amex Platinum which pays you 5% cashback on the value of all the shopping you do using the card. That is money back on money you were going to spend anyway so it is well worthwhile trying to get hold of a cashback creditcard.

Loyalty cards such as the Boots Advantage card and Tesco Clubcard can also make you money as these give you points or rewards for money you were going to spend anyway. Remember though to shop around or to use price comparison sites to make sure you are getting the best deal and don't just go blindily to Boots or Tesco as even with the loyalty card it may be cheaper to buy your goods elsewhere.

Review sites such as Dooyoo will also pay you if you write reviews about the products you buy. Your review doesn't have to be long just 150 pages and they will pay you dooyoo miles which can be convereted in Amazon vouchers.

So now you know how to be a savvy shopper and get paid to shop.

Get paid money for old mobiles

2010-07-25T15:52:00.000+01:00

If you've got youself a new mobile recently and have put your old phone in a drawer or under you bed to gather dust then pull it out now as you could convert that old phone into real money quickly and easily.

There are several companies such as envirophone, zonzoo and mazumamobile who are willing to pay you hard cash for your old phone. All you need to do is visit their websites enter the make and model of your phone and they will let you know how much they are willing to pay you for your old mobile.

The price is normally subject to your phone being in working order with only a few minor scratches. If your phone doesn't work then the same companies may still be willing to buy your phone but they will obviously offer you a lower price. Similarly if you send the phone off and don't tell them that the mobile phone doesn't work they will normally contact you to offer you either a lower price or to offer to return the phone to you.

Don't forget that you may get a better price on ebay for your old mobile phone especially if it is a relatively newer phone so have a quick search on ebay for any recent sales of mobiles similar to yours to see if you are better using ebay. If not then go with the mobile phone companies who tend to send you a jiffy envelope for you to send your mobile to them and they will either send you a cheque or pay the money directly into your bank account which is much better than gathering dust under your bed.

Using keywords to attract visitors to your Website

2010-01-07T23:21:00.000Z

If you are thinking of blogging or building a website to earn some money then you need to know what the popular words and phrases that people enter into Google and other search engines each day. These phrases are called keywords and are extremely important when attracting people and traffic to your site or blog.

There are a number of online tools that can be used to view keywords online and these include Google Keyword Tool which is extremely informative as it lets you know how competitive a keyword is, the search volumes and it also suggests other alternative keywords for you to consider.

When using keywords be careful not to over use the same text as this makes the page difficult to read and it is widely believed that for a page to be relevant for a keyword the density for that word should be less than 5% otherwise some search engines such as Google might believe you have stuffed the pages with the phrases to try and obtain visitors and may well penalize you for this.

If you are interested in finding out how hard it is to rank well for a keyword then there is an online keyword difficulty checker which basically tells you how much competition there is online for your keyword. So if say you are thinking of building a website on genealogy the word 'genealogy' is a generic term and will have lots of competition but a more unusal phrase such as 'Scottish family history' will have less competition while a longer more unusual phrase such as 'Scottish family history of Bernard McTavish and his parents' will have hardly any competition. The aim though is to find a keyword that is used frequently but has little competition.

If you already have a blog or a website and are curious to know where you rank for a keyword then obviously you can search Google, Bing and Yahoo to see if you are near the top. To save you some time you can use a free tool to check your keyword position in Google.

If you are setting up a new blog or website if you can use a keyword in your domain name it will give your site a helping hand to attracting visitors who are hopefully going to earn you some money.

Powder Room Graffitti

2009-11-07T21:00:00.000Z

Powder Room Graffiti is a relatively new website that pays women for writing articles. You do not need to see yourself as a professional writer to submit an article and the aim is offer users of the site a different experience compared to most women sites. Instead of concentrating on weight loss, celebrity lifestyles and horoscopes the aim of Powder Room Graffiti is to cover more unusual and sensitive issues.

For each 500-700 word article that you write you will be paid £10/$15. To submit an article simply visit the website and follow the links and all article submissions will receive a reply and editorial feedback. So if you have had an unusual experience or a story to tell write in and let the rest of the planet read about it.

Get paid money for holiday reviews

2009-10-09T08:47:00.002+01:00

If you have been off on a foreign holiday this and are prepared to write a review of your experiences then you can get paid money for this by visiting SimonSeeks.com.

SimonSeeks will pay you 50% of the revenue it earns from advertisers on the page your review is shown on. All you need to do is write a destination guide of between 400 and 1,000 words and post it on the site. The more detailed your review the better as it is more likely to be more helpful and will therefore be read more making you more money.

Once people start reading your review some will start to click on the adverts place on your page and this is how you make your money. SimonSeeks will then forward the cash to you via Paypal.

Useful wage comparison tools

2009-05-31T22:55:00.004+01:00

If you have ever wondered how your earnings compare against other peoples in the UK then there is a useful tool on the Institute for Fiscal Studies website.

You enter some data about the number of adults and children in your household, your household income and your council tax and it produces a graph which shows where you fit in. The graph is certainly a lot easier to understand than some of the documents produced by the Office of National Statistics.

Paywizard is another useful site which allows you to compare the wages you receive for doing your job against what other people earn for doing the same job as you in the same area as you. The data is useful in working out if you are being underpaid by your employer or if you are earning a higher wage than others in the same job as you.

Paywizard also have details of how much some celebrities and footballers earn which is quite interesting whilst at the same time depressing as some make more in a day than a large chunk of the UK workforce make in a year.

Slice the Pie

2009-04-23T12:40:00.003+01:00

If you enjoy listening to music whilst writing then you can earn money by combining the two with Slice the Pie.

Slice the Pie allows music fans to become record labels and to make money scouting for new talent. All you need to do is visit Slicethepie and click on Scout Rooms and you will then hear a music soundtrack. You simply need to write a review of the track and give it a rating out of 10.

Your review can be fairly short and two or three lines should usually be about right and this allows you to review a large number of songs in a fairly short space of time.

The amount you earn depends on how good a scout you are. Everyone initially starts as a 1 star scout and only earn £0.03 per track but this rises to £0.12 per track once you are rated a 5 star scout. Your scout rating depends on how many reviews you do and how good your reviews have been.

You can withdraw your money through Paypal once you have earned £5.

Privacy policy

2009-03-30T21:59:00.002+01:00

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Zopa

2009-03-18T19:39:00.006Z

Zopa has been around for 4 years and allows people with spare money to lend it to those who are looking to borrow money. It is an online money exchange and aims to offer a higher return for those lending money and a lower rate for those looking to borrow money as it is effectively removing the middlemen.

According to Zopa's website lenders have made returns of over 9% over the last 12 months which is very high given that the average UK bank savings account is paying less than 1% at the moment. However, lending money is always risky and an economic downturn like the one we are currently experiencing often leads to large numbers of people being unable to repay their debts. If this were to happen lenders could find it difficult to get their money back - even from people with a good credit history. On saying that Zopa lenders have experienced bad debts of only 0.18% to date.

There are a number of safety measures in place for lenders and these include every borrower being risk assessed, credit checked and identity checked. To reduce your risk your lendings are spread across a number of borrowers so that if you lend £500 your money is spread across at least 50 borrowers. Also if someone does miss a loan repayment collection agencies are used to recover the debts.

If you fancy making money by lending money then take a look at Zopa for more details.

Tax on extra income

2009-03-11T22:17:00.003Z

Earning extra money whether online or offline is great for your personal finances but remember that the taxman will want his share of it. If you have any self-employed income you should register with HMRC by the third calendar month after you started or you will face a £100 penalty.

However, remember that the first £6,035 of any income you make is tax free in the 2008-09 finanial year. Also if you incur any costs buying equipment such as a computer or stationery then these costs will be tax deductible as long as you have kept the receipts.

If you are earning less than £4,635 you can complete a CF10 from HMRC which may exempt you from having to pay Class 2 National Insurance contributions on your earnings.

Get paid to write reviews

2009-03-04T20:50:00.004Z

If you enjoy telling people your opinions on stuff and if you enjoy writing or more appropriately typing you can get paid money writing reviews on sites such as Dooyoo and Ciao.

Dooyoo allows people to write reviews about products they have bought. These reviews can then be used by other people who are looking at buying these products and are trying to do some research about how good the product is before the spend any money on buying it.

If you join dooyoo and write a review of more than 150 words you earn 500 dooyoo miles (equivalent to £0.50), a further 15 dooyoo miles (£0.015p) each time someone reads your review and 1,500 dooyoo miles (£1.50) if your review is a Crowned review. A Crowned review is a review that is especially good or useful.

Obviously the more reviews you write and the better they are then greater the amount of money you will make.

You can cash in your dooyoo miles for Amazon vouchers once you have 10,000 miles, or you can wait until you have 50,000 if you want cash. If you are feeling charitable then once you reach 5,000 dooyoo miles you can donate these to a chosen charity.

Start your own business

2009-02-08T21:06:00.002Z

Everybody dreams of starting their own business and the beauty of the internet is that anybody can set up an online business and get paid money from the comfort of their own home.

How successful you are with an online business will depend on how hard you are willing to work on your business especially in the early days. Your knowledge and skill will also be important but just like in the bricks and mortar world those businesses that succeed are those who find a niche market and can make a profit from selling their wares.

An online business could be anything from selling homemade greeting cards, selling secondhand goods on ebay, doing research for people, web design, giving advice and is really limited by your own skills, time and experience.

It is well worth doing some research on the demand for your products by looking at what your competitors are selling and whether you can compete with them. Further useful information is available from Business Link.

Get paid and get fit

2009-02-07T20:19:00.003Z

If you are looking to get fit for summer and at the same time looking to get paid money why not get yourself a paper round where you can get plenty exercise and at the same time earn some money by posting the FT and other newspapers through peoples letterboxes.

A paper round can be done students, pensioners, mousewifes or anyone looking to raise some extra cash.

Mousewife

2009-01-26T21:02:00.004Z

I read an article in the paper today about how cash strapped mothers are using their home computers to earn extra income and that these mothers were now being referred to as mousewives.

Apparently a mousewife can get paid extra money for her family online by doing online surveys, mystery shopping, selling stuff on ebay etc with one in twenty mousewives making over £200 a month from their online activities.

The newspaper made it sound as though this was some new phenomenon but it has been going on for years and not just with housewifes. What about cash starved students, teenagers, people on low incomes, pensioners and all the other people who use the internet to try and boost their bank accounts. I'm sure there are a lot of housewifes using the interenet to make money but it just seemed strange that the reporter had decided to single them out at a time when the country is in recession and everyone is struggling for money.

Make money from old CDs

2008-09-24T12:49:00.004+01:00

If you are looking to earn some money quickly and want to sell some of your old CDs you could use musicmagpie as they will instantly make you an offer for your CDs.

You simply enter the barcode from your CD which allows musicmagpie to identify the artist and CD title and then to make you an offer for the CD. The prices offered vary from a few pence to a couple of pounds depending on the demand for the particular CD.

If you accept the price offered then musicmagpie will send you a postage paid envelope to send them your CDs in.

It is possible to use ebay, Amazon or Play to get paid a better prices than some of those offered by musicmagpie but there is no guarantee that your CDs will sell and therefore if you are looking to turn your CDs into cash quickly musicmagpie looks a good site.

Make money as an author, photographer or musician

2008-09-13T14:16:00.002+01:00

If you have a written a novel, taken some photographs or created your own music you can earn money by publishing your work online at Lulu.

For example, Lulu offers all the tools you need from sizing your print, designing your front cover and binding your book. Not only does Lulu allow you to create your book but they also allow you to sell your novel online at a price decided by you .

Lulu has no set-up costs and no minimum order sizes allowing you to create as little as one book or as many as you like.

Greasypalm

2008-08-29T13:03:00.003+01:00

If you have ever tried some of the cashback sites that exist online you will have heard of Greasypalm. They effectively give you a percentage of the purchases that you make through shops such as Boots, Dell, Marks & Spencers etc as long as you buy online via their cashback site.

Well you can now earn cashback each time you shop offline in your own High Street by registering your credit/debit cards with them. These details are securely held by Greasypalm and the fact that the BBC, Moneysavingexpert and the fool.com all recommend them should mean your details are safe.

In return you can earn cashback next time you shop at Superdrug, Halfords, Little Chef, Burtons and other High Street retailers. The cashback varies from shop to shop but can be as high as 20% but tend to be around 2%-5%.

Even if you don't decide to register your card details you can still earn money online with Greasypalm. For example, £45 cashback when you sign up to a new mobile phone contract with Vodafone, £10 if you open up a savings account with the Alliance & Leicester or £10 cashback if you sign up to a free DVD rental trial with Lovefilm.

Weebly

2008-06-08T20:23:00.000+01:00

Weebly is a website designer site that has integrated Googles Adsense advertising so that you can build a website easily and then get paid money each time someone clicks on one of the Adsense ads.

Building a website is easy using drag and drop technolgy to insert titles, paragraphs, pictures and Adsense. In fact Weebly comes highly commended and was included in the Times 50 best websites and has also been featured by the BBC.

Make money with Play Trade

2008-05-03T13:06:00.001+01:00

PlayTrade is allows you to make money selling your DVDs, CDs, games, books and more to the millions of customers who shop at Play.com.

Play.com is one of the UK's largest entertainment online retailers and does all the advertising, credit card processing and first-line customer care. All you need to do is decide on your price and send the products to the customers promptly.

When a visitor to Play.com goes to buy say a DVD from Play and you have listed the same DVD with PlayTrade then the visitor will have the option of buying from you rather than from Play. This therefore allows you to target an audience looking to buy the goods you are looking to sell.

The fees involved with selling on PlayTrade are 10% commission plus 50p per completed sale. If you plan to sell a lot of items it is recommended you apply to become a ProTrader. A ProTrader does not incur the 50p closing fee and can list as many items as they want. A ProTrader account does however cost £19.99 per month.

Make money from domain names

2008-04-08T21:28:00.002+01:00

It is possible to make some money buying and selling domain names. Recently cruises.co.uk sold for £560,000 according to DNJournal.com which is not too bad considering it costs less than £3 to buy a .co.uk domain online.

Whilst it is unlikely that you will be a ble to sell a domain name for as much as this it does show that long after the dot com bubble burst that people are still willing to spend lots of money to buy their perfect domain name.

When buying a domain try to pick a domain name that is short, easy to remember and something that someone will want to buy.

The best way to sell your domain is through auction sites such as Ebay, Sedo and Afternic. If you have a decent domain name and you are not looking for an unrealistic price then it should not take long before a buyer bids for the domain.

Get paid money with Squidoo

2008-04-03T18:24:00.004+01:00

If you would like to set up a single webpage and make money from that then Squidoo could be your answer. It is designed to be easy for anyone to set up and it doesn't cost you a penny to set it up. You are allowed to write about anything you want on your Squidoo page such as how to make money.

Squidoo and you can then adorn the page with adverts from which Squidoo will give you 50% of the advertising revenue generated, 45% of the money is kept by Squidoo and the remaining 5% is donated to charity.

Your webpage can cover almost any topic such as making money, Star Wars, your hobbies, people, sports etc. It is free and relatively easy to create a lens about absolutely anything you want whether it be people, places, hobbies, sports or something completely different. After writing your webpage you can earn money by recommending products associated with your topic from Amazon, eBay or CafePress or another of Squidoo’s partners. Squidoo also place Google ads on your lens but again you make money each time someone clicks on one of the ads on your page.

Squidoo will pay you once you have reached the cash payout threshold. The default threshold is $10 but you can increase or decrease this threshold to suit yourself and it is recommended that you set a low payout threshold. Once you reach your payment threshold you will be paid via Paypal.

Mystery shopping

2008-03-27T08:09:00.002Z

If you enjoy shopping you should consider becoming a mystery shopper as this will allow you to get paid money and to shop at the same time.

Many of the retailers found on your High Street are interested to know how good or bad their employees are and to find the answer they use mystery shopping companies. These companies pay someone like yourself to visit the shop and to report back to them on the friendliness of the staff, the cleanliness of the shop, the availability of products etc.

After your shop visit you send a report about your shopping experience and then you will be paid for your time and effort. Payments are normally in cash although some mystery shopping sites pay by vouchers. In addition to these payments you are generally refunded the costs of your purchases and are allowed to keep any items that you bought.

Some of the most popular mystery shopping sites are RetailEyes, Grassroots, Frontline Focus and Retail Maxim.

Ciao

2008-03-12T08:37:00.002Z

Ciao is a combined survey and review-writing organisation. Registration with Ciao is free and after you have signed up they will send you invites to participate in surveys via e-mail.

Ciao does send out regular survey invites and generally pays beween £1 - £2 per completed survey.

Ciao pays cash directly into your bank account, and it usually takes 6-8 weeks from when you requested a withdrawal.

Cashbackkings

2008-02-20T21:47:00.003Z

There is a new cashback website called Cashbackkings that has just been launched.

Cashbackkings is similar to Quidco and Topcashback in that it offers to pay you 100% of the commission it receives from you shopping through their web portal. The big advantage of cashbackkings over some of the other cashback websites is that it has a highest cashback guarantee, so if you find a better cashback deal elsewhere on the internet they promise to at least match it.

Other positives about the new site are that the people behind it have been in the cashback business for several years through their other site Rpoints. Rpoints has long been recommended by various people including the BBC so the new site should be good.

Surveysavvy

2008-02-11T10:14:00.000Z

Surveysavvy is a survey site who pay you for completing online surveys. The surveys are reasonably regular and normally include some screening questions to make sure you are appropriate for the survey. For example, there is no point in them asking you about shampoo if you are bald or about motor insurance if you don't own a car. If you do not qualify you may still be rewarded as they will enter you into a monthly prize draw.

Surveysavvy is an excellent online survey program and this is proven by the fact that it has over 3 million members across 190 countries earning money from completing surveys. Survey Savvy also have a referral program allowing you to earn money when you refer other members and they in turn complete surveys.