Make Extra Money Online
Okay, I will cut through the chase here. I will list out methods of making extra money online. Most of them are for free. Actually there is nothing for free as nobody, not even the richest person in the world will give you a dollar without you giving something in return like your skills, knowledge, advice, sweat or maybe just a little help.
The word “free” here would actually means you don’t have to pay or use your own money to get more money in exchange.
Many people go online searching for making money online. Many even tried to search on tips on making fake money. I hope you are not that desperate that you want to go to the dark side.
You can make money from home, using other sites like eBay or Amazon. Depending on your skills or hobbies, some of these money making tips are really easy and some are not. Some you can do totally online while others you just use the online access as a tool to find your opportunities.
This is not an exhaustive and final list, I will update and add links when I find them. I will list only sites that I know of or that appears on the first page of search engine results, so please do your own search to find out other alternative sites if you require more. If you do know some sites do let me know in the comments.
I will try to list the sites or quick ways to make money according to the skills one individual might have. Some of these will overlap each other and you don’t have to do only one. You can mix and match according to your skill, time and desperation 
Ways to make extra money if you are a student
Most college or university students are not that good enough (yet) to offer skills or consultancy to companies or other individuals. However time and labour are also tools. So you can offer odd-job services like house moving, baby-sitting, house sitting, house painting, landscaper, pet care, event volunteers etc. You can post your service offering at barefootStudent.com and collegehelpers. You can also use craigslist.
For students outside of the US, you can advertise your services on your local online marketplace or the classified ads on the newspaper. For Malaysians, you can post your services on sites like Mudah.my or Lelong.
Just make sure the job is safe and does not require you to work at a remote location. Have a friend accompany you or send you to the assignment location just so that they know where you are.
Quick ways to make money if you are an ex-student
What if you’ve just graduated? Well obviously in your student life you’ve bought many things including stationeries, books or some other stuff like guitars, skateboards, jerseys. Now you have to decide whether you need to keep all that. If you want to clear them out then consider selling them as used items. Post them on eBay, Amazon and other online marketplaces.
Making extra money if you like to write
Some people just have the knack to write. Maybe you have 1001 stories to tell or maybe you are good at expressing things. Whatever it is, you can make money just by writing.
- Shared revenue with established sites
Website publishers are trying to outdo each other with original content and this is where you can cash in. You can register yourself at these sites and just write articles that interests you. Advertisement revenue that is displayed alongside these articles are shared with you. So the more articles you write, the more you can earn extra money.The following sites make it easy for writers to write using the tools provided.You don’t have to worry about other things and you don’t have to know how to install any wordpress or other content management system. You just write.
- Manage your own sites or blogs
If you don’t feel like sharing your revenue with the website owners then you can establish your own site. So in addition to promoting the sites yourself, you also have the design and interface to decide and control.Free Site: Blogger (You have to create a Google account but you can have multiple blogs)
If you would like to control everything from hosting, domain name right to the development of your own website, then I would recommend Malaysia’s Exabytes company, they are the top hosts in Malaysia.
If you are smart and good at explaining things
Then you can become a tutor, register at StudentOfFortune.com. Students posts questions and you can submit answers. If your answer is accepted, you get the money. You can also set your own price.
If you have lots of tips to share
Share you tips are DayTipper.com. According to the site, they will pay up to US$3 for every good tip.
Easy online money for your opinions
This is also known as paid surveys. There are a lot of paid surveys online, just take your pick from this search results page. Also worth a mention is Epinions.com.
If you are a talented designer or artist
You can have your designs printed and then sold online. Your design can be on t-shirts, posters and mugs. You don’t have to worry about shipping or manufacturing. Your creation will be displayed in the publisher’s established online store. Sites: CafePress, Zazzle
If you are good at giving advices
Use your knowledge to help others in need of advices and then make money off of them. Register on these sites: weRlive.com, Bitwine, ether.com
If you are good at handmade creations
If you have a knack of producing handicrafts then you can sell your creation on etsy.com. Maybe your mother is a skilled crafters, well help her to sell those stuff and you get some commission too.
If you think you can become a good author
Anyone can create their own digital creations. If you think you become a good author, then go to lulu.com and create your book. Use their tool to promote and sell your book.
Become a skilled trader
I’m not talking about stocks or foreign exchange but actual physical things. You can scour the many online marketplace and try to buy and re-sell things at different locations but for profit. You can also check out any garage sale in your area and try to get some good deals. You can then re-sell them at online sites. Keep an eye for old comic books or toys, they could be your treasure.
Sites: eBay, Amazon, Mudah.my, Lelong (Malaysians)
Do you like to take pictures?
If you have a good camera or even better a DSLR? Then try selling your photos.
Sites: BigStockPhoto, Shutterstock, Fotolia
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