Zero Cost, Genuine Home-based Business Opportunities
This lens provides articles, resources, and links to businesses to help you get started with your own home-based business today. Every program or resource listed is completely free. I don't believe in the old adage, "You have to spend money to make money." It is total bunk. You can start earning an extra monthly income right now. I've joined virtually every free program out there and tested them. Those that pay, I recommend. Those that don't, I call a spade, a spade, and I counsel everyone to stay away from them. I'm tired of seeing Web site after Web site that recommends programs I know to be bad. And I'm tired of seeing people charge money for information that I truly believe should be free! So, if you're interesed in learning how to run a successful affiliate business, get paid to read e-mails/surf/promote, write freelance including blogging for money, or mystery shop, please visit this lens.
My motto of recommendations and for this site
Why I never recommend something that's not proven.
The books you see listed under recommended reading I've read, used as references, or were the text books in one of my college courses. They are written by industry professionals and are useful references for online marketers/affiliates/advertisers of any level - beginner to expert.
The programs you see listed under the Del.icio.us modules are those of which I am a paid member. I often join a program and am a member for months before I recommend it, because I have a personal rule that I will not refer anyone to a program that I can't honestly say I know pays. In rare cases when I know the person who referred me and I know they've been paid, I'll recommend it from the start. (It's only happened twice in nearly 10 years though so don't look for the programs list to grow too quickly. You can depend on the ones that are listed there though.
Every program I list is free to join. I participate in paid to read e-mail, paid to surf, paid to take surveys, and paid to promote sites, as well as, mystery shopping.
Please, don't pay for any of the info on any of these topics you see listed here. Come here to get the information for free. I believe that the information should be free, the programs to join should be free, and learning how to make money from the Internet should
Paid to read e-mail programs that pay.
This module provides links to paid to read e-mail and paid to click programs I have been personally paid by.
Paid to complete surveys programs that pay.
This module provides links to paid to complete surveys programs I have been personally paid by. It only includes genuine survey companies. There are no paid to join sites disguised as survey companies, nor are there any companies who claim to offer surveys, then merely give you a list of links of other companies to join.
Check scans from cash paying programs.
A watermark is embedded in each scan that shows up if printed. This is to protect the companies from fraudulent check cashing. I also edit my address from the check before posting it to the Internet (for my own safety and security).
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Mystery shopping companies that pay.
This module provides links to mystery shopping companies I have been personally paid by. Every company here is free to register with. There are no paid to join sites disguised as survey companies, nor are there any companies who claim to offer surveys, then merely give you a list of links of other companies to join.
Personal bookmarks: Paid to blog sites that pay.
- Gather
- Gather provides free blogs with photo and video options. The site also has an number of existing groups and the capability for authors to create their own groups. A member may publish publicly or privately, or to selected groups only. Every action on the site from reading an article to adding a friend or joining a group earns points. Users may cash out for gift cards or cash. There is a link and e-mail referral program. Payment is via PayPal.
- Helium
- Helium provides users a place to post articles, compete in weekly and monthly writing contests, and to write articles for magazine partners in its marketplace. The marketplace feature can pay twice. First, the user is paid by the magazine (via Helium) if their article is chosen for publication. Second, in many cases (including one that happened to me), a user who sells an article to a magazine may be offered a regular writing gig by the magazine. The referral program is by e-mail, so if you're interested in this program, please, drop me a line via this page (Squidoo), so I can e-mail you an invitation. Payment is via PayPal.
- Squidoo
- Of course, there's Squidoo. My first payout of $10 arrived via PayPal today (June 4, 2008). This site allows you to build a blog (called a "lens") with numerous "modules". Modules are pre-scripted applications for users to add to a page. Users can have multiple lens on multiple topics, and earn money off of each one. There are no referral e-mails or links. To join, just click the "Create a Lens" link at the bottom of this page. Payment is via PayPal.
Recommended Reading
Advertising and Marketing
Design Of Advertising (Paper Version)
Amazon Price: (as of 10/13/2008)
Used Price: $0.35
Advertising: Principles and Practice (7th Edition) (Advertising: Principles and Practice)
Amazon Price: $138.66 (as of 10/13/2008)
Used Price: $19.53
Principles of Marketing (Principles of Marketing)
Amazon Price: $147.20 (as of 10/13/2008)
Used Price: $23.48
Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing
Amazon Price: $15.61 (as of 10/13/2008)
Used Price: $1.14
Marketing: Real People, Real Choices (4th Edition)
Amazon Price: $137.99 (as of 10/13/2008)
Used Price: $4.49
Money for Nothing
my Gather.com group where members report on paid to... programs they belong to
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Recommended Reading II
Home-Based Business Development
101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women, 3rd Edition: Everything You Need to Know About Getting Started on the Road to Success (For Fun & Profit)
Amazon Price: $10.85 (as of 10/13/2008)
Start Your Own Business (Start Your Own)
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 10/13/2008)
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Google blogs about home-based businesses
- Reallysmartdeals Newsletter 10-12-08
- Thank you for joining. We hope you enjoy your stay with us. A very special thank you to all of our current active members who are increasing our daily surfing count and our membership level. *****If you can not read this newsletter you ...
- Complete Guide To PTR (Chapter 21)
- Members usually find it useful to join a mix of programs such as paid-to-read, paid-to-read with the paid-to-promote feature, paid-to-click as well as manual surf sites. Members join manual surf sites to promote various sites they ...
- Have the Right Email Signature to Promote Your Blog
- You can get paid for each blog post that you write, and then get paid in bulk if a company likes you and decides to outsource you as their primary blog writer. You can also get paid by brick and mortar companies who want to use your ...
- 51 Ways to Make Money Online
- If you like surfing the Internet then AGLOCO is a program that pays you for your browsing information (at the stake of your privacy though). You will need to download their tool bar into your desktop. 26. Sell tools and useful items to ...
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ThomasC
Great resource of free work at home programs! 5 stars and an Angel blessing should help your lens out some! Posted October 12, 2008 |
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Teddi14
I too have MyPoints. I enjoy it. I had an account with lots of points and I switched my email to a different account and it could not be verified and I somehow lost all the points. I was mad. I have another account now with points growing. I have a number of gpt/affiliate sites on my site. Look under "reward/affiliates programs" Please be sure to check out my lenses here. BTW, I found you from your gather article. Posted July 16, 2008 |
