1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (23 page)

132 CHARGE FOR CARICATURES.
Bring out your (money-making) artistic side. Set up a stand in the tourist-heavy part of your town and charge people money to point out their physical insecurities. Warning: Someone who doesn't understand “self-deprecation” might try to attack you.

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Behind Your Computer

Reader84: i'm broke :-(

1001 WAY$: Stop complaining and DO it something about it.

Reader84: wut can i do

1001 WAY$: First off all, read this chapter … and secondly, stop looking at so much damm porn.

133 BLOG FOR DOLLARS.
Do you want to get paid to blog about stuff you love? Check out
www.weblogsinc.com.
All you have to do is fill out a brief survey, already have a blog up and running, and they will contact you if you fit a position they have. Instead of spending hours talking about what you and your cat did the night before, you can make money writing about cats.

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134 BLIND LINK FOR MONEY.
How many times have you been reading a blog and clicked on a link randomly left in the comments section? A lot? Don't worry, you're not alone. This is guerrilla marketing. Companies and entrepreneurs are willing to shell out cash for people to target sites where their consumers flock and leave links. Check out the gig board on craigslist, or contact small companies directly with an offer they can't refuse.

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135 MODERATE AN ONLINE FORUM.
There are chat rooms for every subject imaginable. They need people to make sure there are no pedophiles lurking and that everyone is following the rules of the chat room. Pick a forum you're interested in and get in touch with the “forum master.”

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136 BUY UP DOMAIN NAMES.
Every website needs a domain name. Purchase any addresses you think people or companies might want to buy in the future. They're fairly cheap, $10–$40, just be sure to maintain the site so it isn't seen as e-squatting.

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137 BUY AT DISCOUNT; RESELL AT RETAIL.
Dollar stores are full of items that are perfectly good; they just have been discontinued or are out of season. If they are specialty items, people will still pay the retail price. Take a trip to a discount store and pick up some high-end products and resell them online.

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