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How to Earn Extra Money From Home

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By Melinda Friedland
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Earn Extra Money From Home
Earn Extra Money From Home

Making extra money is always a good idea to help you and your family stay ahead. There are a number of opportunities that you can do from home that will help you make some extra money.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Computer
  • Internet Connection
  • Persistence
  1. Step 1

    Blogging.

    Blogging is one of the easiest ways to make money from home, but it does take some time to see good results. Having multiple blogs is key. Another option would be to sign up for paid blogging sites which you will see in the resources section below.

  2. Step 2

    Freelance Writing.

    Freelance writing is another easy way to earn money from home. I would suggest picking up a Writer's Market book so that you know how and where to submit your work to. It's awesome and has been extremely helpful for me. It tells you where to submit your magazine queries or manuscripts to.

  3. Step 3

    Crafts.

    I know of 2 places where you can do crafts and make money from home. You do need to pay for a starter kit, but it contains instructions and supplies that you'll need and I have found both of the places to be legit.

  4. Step 4

    Write Reviews.

    There are a few sites out there where you can write reviews and make some extra money from home. I will also include them in the resources section below.

  5. Step 5

    Sell on eBay or Craigslist.

    If you have some household items you'd like to get rid of, try selling them! The only downside to eBay is that they have seller fees but they do get a HUGE amount of traffic. Craigslist is completely free to list items on.

  6. Step 6

    Data Entry Work.

    Never pay for data entry work! Check out Craigslist, Elance, Guru or Rent-a-coder to find some data entry jobs allowing you to work from home.

  7. Step 7

    Put an ad in your Local Paper.

    If you provide any type of service like craft projects, card making, scrapbooking, babysitting, yardwork, etc., post an ad in the paper. This will also help to make you some extra money from home.

Tips & Warnings
  • Don't rely on just one source to make money, the more sources you have, the more you'll be able to make!
  • Never EVER pay for a job to do from home - 99.7% of these are SCAMS.

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ponchomeg said

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on 8/16/2009 Good stuff. :) Thanks for the article.

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on 8/4/2009 What a great article, with alot of information.

THankyou for including links on how to contact companies that will pay you for working from home.

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on 9/5/2008 Very interesting article.

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