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1000 SELL SEA SALT.
This is actually easier than it seems. Just fill up a bathlike container with seawater and leave it outside in the sun to evaporate. What you have left are a bunch of crystals at the bottom, and that's salt. Bottle it up, tie a ribbon around it, and presto. Delicious sea salt, and your customers don't have to pay an arm and a leg for it.

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1001 BOTTLE YOUR OWN SODA.
You can buy machines to make your own soda at
www.sodaclubusa.com/prodinfo.htm
. If you find some antique bottles, you can use them to bottle your soda. People will love the kitschy, old-time feel of the bottles and think they are getting a real deal.

$ tried it

Resources

Following is a list of online resources that will help you in your quest to master the side hustle.

About.com

www.about.com

Not exactly sure how to pull one of these entries off? Search this site for some instructional advice.

AirBed & Breakfast

www.airbedandbreakfast.com

Allows you to rent your couch or an airbed to travelers looking to stay overnight on the cheap.

Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

An online retailer that allows for plenty of reselling opportunities, whether you have books, movies, or CDs to sell.

CafePress

www.cafepress.com

Set up shop on this site that lets you upload and sell designs for everything from t-shirts to coffee mugs.

Cash Crate

www.cashcrate.com

This site organizes all types of online offers in one place.

ClinicalTrials.gov

http://clinicaltrials.gov

A service of the United States National Institute of Health, it provides listings of clinical trials throughout the country.

Consumer Search

www.consumersearch.com

Will provide compensation for your critiques of a wide variety of products.

Craftster

www.craftster.com

Connect with fellow crafters and sell what you've made on this community site.

DIY Network

www.diynetwork.com

Get tips on how to get your hands dirty from this informative site.

DVD Pawn

www.dvdpawn.com

A secure site that buys your unwanted DVDs, which cuts out having to wait for an interested party to contact you from an auction or resale site.

e-Focus Groups

www.e-focusgroups.com

The place to get your e-pinion on — and get paid for it; sign up to be considered for their next focus group panel.

eBay

www.ebay.com

It's the most popular online auction site; you can post just about anything you're willing to part with.

Etsy

www.etsy.com

A great place to sell all sorts of crafts that you create.

Facebook

www.facebook.com

You can sell items on the Facebook marketplace, or use it as a tool to market your product or service.

Festival Network Online

www.festivalnet.com

Find when and where the next local craft fair is taking place so you can hock your wares in person.

Filming Locations, LLC

www.filminglocations.com

Searches for the next best place to film a movie for various studios; submit pictures of your home for consideration on the site.

FreelanceWriting.com

www.freelancewriting.com

Find freelance writing gigs on this site, as well as postings about writing contests.

Games : : Tester

www.gamestester.com

It's an online job board for people who think they can hack it in the video game industry.

The Hair Trader

www.thehairtrader.com

Post a picture of the long locks you're willing to part with and see if anyone will purchase them.

Major League Gaming

www.mlgpro.com

Check out this site to sign up for the next gaming tournament.

MediaBistro.com

www.mediabistro.com

Use this site to either post your resume for media-related freelance work, or search job postings for a gig.

Monster.com

www.monster.com

A premiere job search site, it allows you to find part-time employment as well as post your resume for consideration for freelance work.

Publishers Marketplace

www.publishersmarketplace.com

Post a synopsis of your book online and see if any editors or agents are interested.

RanchWork.com

www.ranchwork.com

Visit this site that specializes in job listings for people who want to make it out on the range.

Recycle In Me

www.recycleinme.com

A website that lists locations of scrap yards in your area, which will purchase any scrap metal you collect; the site also has “Wanted” ads looking for specific types of scrap metal and equipment.

The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal

www.usa.gov

It's best to make sure what you're about to do to earn some cash is actually legal in your area, and you do not need to secure any permits or licenses before you start.

Universal Class

www.universalclass.com

Interested in one of the entries, but have no idea how to pull it off? Sign up for a class online.

Vista Print

www.vistaprint.com

It's a one-stop shop for all of your promotional needs if you plan on making money by launching a side business.

Voices.com

www.voices.com

Collects job listings for voiceover work all in one place; it also allows you to post an audio resume.

Weblogs, Inc.

www.weblogsinc.com

Your jumping-off point to get paid for blogging.

WordPress.com

www.wordpress.com

The perfect jumping-off point if you want to try and make big bucks off your online writing.

Writer's Digest

www.writersdigest.com

Has an extensive collection of writing competitions you can enter.

Acknowledgments

Thanks go to everyone at Adams Media for helping to make a project like this possible, with special thanks to Erin Alexander, Stephanie Bernardo, Karen Cooper, Colleen Cunningham, Casey Ebert, Matt LeBlanc, and Paula Munier.

We would like to acknowledge the work done by the contributors to this book, without whom you'd be buying a bunch of blank pages. They are:

Peter Archer

Katie Corcoran Lytle

Matt Glazer

Elizabeth Kassab

Andrea Norville

Meredith O'Hayre

Brendan O'Neill

Katrina Schroeder

And to Trent Hamm for lending his sharp financial eye and love of the “side hustle.”

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