1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (55 page)
337 DO VOICE-OVER WORK.
Do you have a distinct speaking voice? Consider work as a voice-over actor. It can be hard to get started, but if you get a gig, you can get paid to go to work while you're still in your pajamas. Visit
Voices.com
to find voice-over jobs in your area.
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338 MODEL FOR A LOCAL STORE'S ADS.
Print is print. The experience you receive along with building your portfolio will supplement whatever little money you get for modeling the newest line of outdoors-wear. And who knows — maybe you'll get discovered by some big-shot agent who flips through the fliers for Hometown Sporting Goods when he's back home visiting his mother.
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339 ACT IN LOCAL THEATER.
Sure it might be off-off-
off
Broadway, but it's still doing something you love — and are getting paid for (however minimal the scale is for someone putting on
Rent
in Schenectady, New York). Look for audition fliers around the actual theater, or check out its website to see when they're holding tryouts for upcoming productions.
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340 WALK THE RUNWAY.
You don't have to look like Gisele to get modeling work. Department stores and shopping malls often host fashion shows where they feature real people (albeit attractive real people), as opposed to fashion models, wearing their new designs. If you think you have what it takes, your first step is to get an agent who can take 15 percent of your earnings to get you some real runway time.
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341 BE A BACKUP SINGER.
Feeling a bit more Florence Ballard than Diana Ross? No problem. As a backup singer, you can have the fun of performing without the pressure of carrying the show. Visit your city's craigslist page and search in the “community” section for musicians looking for band members. You'll be “ooohing” before you know it.
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342 STAR IN A FILM SCHOOL MOVIE.
Privileged film students love to make bad movies, and sometimes they even have a few bucks to hire some talent (that's you). Drop a picture of yourself as well as a resume touting your acting skills off at local art and film schools and you could experience being in a really low-budget movie. Low budget is kind of the theme here, so be willing to work for cheap.
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