1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (26 page)

151 HOCK YOUR CRAFTS ONLINE.
Is your house full of knitted pot holders or needlepoint pictures of kittens? Someone out there will find it valuable. Sell them on eBay and you could make more than expected.

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152 ENTER SWEEPSTAKES.
Are you waiting for Ed McMahon to show up at your door and surprise you with a fat check? Nowadays, all sorts of sweepstakes are organized in one place online, like at
www.online-sweepstakes.com.

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153 BUILD A MYSPACE PAGE FOR A COMPANY.
MySpace is one of the most popular sites now for companies to advertise their products. Millions of people sign on everyday and word of mouth is one of the best ways to get a product out there. Offer your MySpace skills to a company.

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154 BUILD A FACEBOOK PAGE FOR A PRODUCT.
Just like MySpace, Facebook is another popular networking website. If you are familiar with the ins and outs of Facebook, make a page for a new product.

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155 SEND OUT SOCIAL NETWORK BLASTS.
Companies rely on social network blasts to get the word out about their product or service. If you're on MySpace and Facebook all day anyway, why not get paid for it? Offer to be a blaster.

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156 ADVOCATE BUSINESSES VIA TWITTER.
If you aren't familiar with Twitter, it's a free social networking and micro-blogging site. Companies want average Joes to advocate their products and services. Word-of-mouth goes far, so jump online and twitter away.

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157 HOST AN AFFILIATE PROGRAM ON YOUR WEBSITE.
Websites can be valuable property. There are plenty of businesses that would like the chance to talk to your visitors. Give them the opportunity — for a reasonable fee. And make sure you're okay with the content of the program. You don't want to piss off any regular visitors to your site.

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