1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (52 page)

319 SHOOT SOMEONE ELSE'S DOCUMENTARY.
Like a lot of things, a person may have a great idea, but no means (or ambition) to follow through. That's where you step in. Know how to get a great shot? Skilled at the editing process? Able to sync up audio or dub it over video? Then hire yourself out as freelance documentarian. Check out filmmaker society sites, or their group pages on Facebook. Oftentimes, people will post looking to team up with others who have different skills.

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320 FORM A BAR BAND.
Do you sing or play an instrument? Enjoy hitting the bars at night? Combine your two hobbies and form a band that plays in nightclubs and bars. While you'll never win a Grammy, you'll drink for free and get a cut of the door. Plus, playing “You Shook Me All Night Long” never gets old.

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321 BECOME A KARAOKE STAR.
If you've always dreamed of very small-time fame, there may be no better way to achieve your goal than to join the competitive karaoke circuit. Sure, it's cheesy, but the prize may be enough cash to make your public humiliation all worth it.

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322 WRITE A PORNO.
“I'm not a writer,” you're thinking. No worries. By nature, porns have very little dialogue or plot. Throw in a few, “Doctor, what a big tongue depressor you have,” a small-town girl looking to make it in the big city, and you're gold. Sell it to a movie studio and you could end up cashing in on the shortest writing gig ever.

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323 DIRECT A PORNO.
Can't imagine yourself doing the nasty on film? Try being the only clothed person on the set of a pornographic movie as the director. There's not much to learn. Your only directions are going to be “faster!” “harder!” and “clean up!”

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324 STAR IN A PORNO.
Gifted (genetically or surgically) with large breasts or happen to be the owner and operator of a very large penis? Don't deny your gift — become a pornographic actor. While not the type of gig your parents take you out to dinner for landing, if your movie hits it big, you could be the next Jenna Jameson. That's right — no dream is too big.

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325 ENTER A DANCE CONTEST.
These days, dance contests are everywhere — from televised reality competitions to your neighborhood watering hole. If you can dance worth a damn, try your luck. You could win big bucks or become the laughing stock of the contest. But, hey, you can't control that. As Gloria Estefan waxed poetic, the rhythm is gonna get you.