My Favorite Earners
When there are so many earning programs out there, it's sometimes hard to choose the right ones.
Here are MY favorites.
For those with Time on their hands
Writing Programs
The only reason why I haven't earned much from these programs is because I'm a lazy writer.
Associated Content
Associated Content was one of my first earners. I've made probably about 18$ on that site, even though I barely ever do anything. If I could get my lazy butt up, I could earn so much more. Unfortunately the big earnings are for USA residents/citizens only, so all of you international people can only opt for the performance payments [earnings according to how many view your article gets]

Helium
Helium definitely gives more earning potential to its writers. Sure, you can still earn on performance payments, but the big bucks come from everything else. There's the marketplace where an advertiser asks for a specific article and many people write in the hopes that their article is picked. Then there are the Channel contests. These don't give out as much money as the Marketplace, but your chances of getting something are vastly larger since there are 5 prizes up to grabs. Lastly is the occasional Reward-a-thon. Sure, it's not always there, but when it is most people can manage to earn a lot.
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CreamAid Beta
This is technically a paid blogging site - except much more forgiving. I've actually made 15$ from this even though I've only participated in two topics. All you need is something that can be considered a blog.
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ReviewStream
A lot of people would say that writing a well-thought-out review just to earn a maximum of 2$ would be a waste. However what if you're not good at the big money makers? When it comes to big money, I'm not very good - mostly due to my extreme laziness - however I am good at talking to myself - which is what I end up doing when I'm "writing" reviews. In truth, I grab my voice recorder and just talk away about an item. Then I type what I said. To a person like me, it's much simpler than all of the traffic and marketing big money out there.
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Epinions
To be honest at first I didn't want to put Epinions on the list. Most of the time you only earn from views, which isn't that much! However Epinions does have this 10 for 10 program. It's basically a month (or two) when they guarantee that any 10 decent reviews you write will earn at least 1$ each. You can earn more if your reviews get a rating of "Very helpful", but for those who aren't such great writers, earning the 10 for 10 (or 30 for 30, or 40 for 40 depending on how much free time you have) can be a great program.
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Paid Foruming
MoraChat
Morachat is a forum. It's actually not a big earner as a paid forum - not unless you like to talk a lot. However there is a great feel of community there so instead of thinking of this as an earning potential, you'll just think of this as another home. Also there's the ability to be paid to do extra work for those interested
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MyLot
This is probably the most popular paid forum. I will say that I can earn more from MyLot in a day than from Morachat - however it's not anywhere near as fun because it really doesn't feel like a community
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One way to earn by writing is to learn how to write well so...
Here are some books to help you!
The Copywriter's Handbook, Third Edition: A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That Sells
Amazon Price: $12.24 (as of 10/06/2008)
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Po Advertising and Marketing Copy from One of America's Top Copywriters
Amazon Price: $14.93 (as of 10/06/2008)
Start & Run a Copywriting Business
Amazon Price: $12.21 (as of 10/06/2008)
If you like to sell, and sell, and sell
Stores
Ebay
I've actually made a lot on Ebay. Well..not a lot a lot, but enough to buy Christmas gifts a lot. However I grew tired of fees and moved on.
Zazzle
Zazzle is a site where you put your logos on t-shirt, caps, buttons,etc... If someone buys something of yours, you earn a comission and Zazzle will handle doing the actual work. I'm having loads of fun designing so I'm putting it on my fave list simply because of the fun factor.
See my Zazzle Store
Some of the things I sell on Ecrater
I was told to try Ecrater after I was complaning on the annoyance of Ebay fees. So, I tried and within 24 hours I actually sold something! So I'm now 13 bucks richer and happy that this website exists.
I even have a lens about my shop.Here
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byOne of my Cafepress Stores
Cafepress is actually a new addiction of mine. I don't yet know if I'll really earn from this (though this site is known to be legit). I'm just glad to have a reason to practice designing logos.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles dark
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Price: 20.99
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Messenger Bag
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Messenger Bag
Price: 20.99
Final Fantasy VII journal
Price: 11.49
Things you would do anyways
So why not earn while you're at it?
GPT sites
AnythingFree4You
This is a nice GPT - a site where you're paid to do offers - I've earned about 20$ in only a few minutes. Why I don't participate more, I don't know. I guess I'm allergic to work.

TheDragonsGold
Another nice GPT, I made 15$ here then stopped. I really do have a laziness problem. Anyways, they don't accept too many countries. I know they accept USA and Canada so I'm good.

Deal Barbie Pays (and all its affiliates)
This is a very trusted GPT program. I joined Deal Barbie Pays Fast because it was the quickest payout - they pay 3 times a week as long as you have earned at least $5. However if you want to earn more for each offer, and don't mind having to wait to be paid, Deal Barbie Pays would be better. If you're not from the US, you couldn't join either of those and instead would have to join DealBarbieGlobal. They're all owned by the same person and I was indeed paid on DBPF. My only complaint is that I needed a verified paypal and didn't have one so I had to be paid via check. But then again most GPT sites require a verified paypal nowadays.
Other
BigCrumbs
Ok a lot of what I do is buy things that are on sale and resell for a bigger price. However what if I could earn cashback on the stuff I buy? Well bigcrumbs is a site that lets me do that. I even have the BigCrumbs Ebay and Buy.com bookmarks so that I can easily go without having to log in through the site. Cashback is always a good thing when you buy a lot online.

Ziddu
Well sometimes I share files (no..not copyrighted ones), like one time I uploaded a ful explanation to a friend's math homework and then he just downloaded it. Well isn't it nice to know that by helping him, he helped me earn a little bit more? Now if only I could find a file that loads of people would want to download...then I'd make so much money...

Shareapic.net
It's a pic sharing site that pays you when your stuff is seen. 'Nuff said.

Brring
Brring is a program where you're given a phone number. When someone calls that number, they hear an advertisement and then they're redirected to your real phone number. I know this sounds terrible for friends and family, but what about telemarketers? So when I do those GPT offers, I give them my Brring number - not my real number. BTW if you want to help me call (516)-232-8895 and I'll be so grateful
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MySearchFunds
I'm sure everyone's used a search engine sometime in their life. So what if you could be paid whenever you searched? Well as a student with research papers and projects, I do plenty of searching and I'm glad to have this program.
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Do tell if you have a favorite program
or two..or three..
Thank you Darlin, this is fabulous information! I will definitely be looking into a few of these :) Browsing your other lenses as time permits. You are quite a character! Very talented! Blessings to you in all you endeavor!
Posted July 15, 2008
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surveys-r-us
I am the owner of Surveys-r-us.com A wonderful gpt site. I would love to show you how easy and FREE it is to make some spending money online . Come on by and check it out . Mention this lens and receive a 1.00 bonus. Posted July 13, 2008 |
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InternetJunkie
I love Morachat and Associated Content as I know by my own experience that they do pay; I am also surprised at how quickly the money adds up on My Search Funds: I don't Google anymore, I MSF instead! Posted June 13, 2008 |
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TopStyleTravel
Just started? You've been plenty busy. Keep up the good work. Posted May 24, 2008 |
| poddys
Nice lens. Lots of useful information. Posted May 23, 2008 |
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