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Ways to make extra money revealed

We live in interesting times right now. There are now many ways for people to earn extra cash that were never available before. While some of this is due to the popularity of the internet and breakthroughs in social media there are many other reasons as well.

But you want to learn about ways to make extra money right? You don't want a history of technological and income breakthroughs.

While there have been numerous authors and books that have addressed many of these methods better than I have (James Jones' Emergency Cash Generators immediately comes to mind) there is also room for a lot more discussion in this area as in reality there seem to be new income breakthroughs on a surprisingly regular basis.

So with all that in mind, lets start discovering some interesting ways to make extra money.

A quick list of ways to make extra money

Something old, something new, something used...

Hopefully this list of ways to make extra money will get your creative and profitable juices flowing with new ways of thinking about earning additional income. Some are tried and true but may be new to you.
  • Write for sites that share revenue with their members. Hey, if your here at Squidoo you probably already know this, but you may be surprised at how many other sites share revenue. Just do a quick lookup on "revenue sharing sites" and even "revenue sharing forums" and you may be amazed at the results you find.
  • Submit photos to stock photography sites and get paid when people download your photos. Most professional photographers already know about this. But what you may not know is that you don't have to be a pro to take advantage of the income opportunities available at stock photography sites. If you need help deciding on what photos are demand you might want to check out PIcNiche.com
  • Build custom search engines. Google allows participants in its adsense program to build custom search engines and monetize them via Google Adsense. You can literallly build your own custom search engine in record time by adding a list of sites you think are most relevant to the topic of your new search engine. Once built, your visitors can search for topics related to the niche your search engine is in and get results based on the list of sites you have provided. If you are truly an expert in some area this can not only be profitable but fun as well.
  • Make money helping people sell their childrens clothes and other items. If you are a busy parent you know how difficult it can be to take time to get the best value for your childrens' used clothing, toys, and other items. Yet, you also know there is money just sitting there waiting to be taken. Kidzola.com recognized this dilemna and offers a way for you to help parents and make money at the same time.
  • Sell your hair. Yep, you read that right. A recent article in Woman's Day magazine showed women everywhere how to make money selling their hair through TheHairTrader.com which declares itself to be "the world's largest independent hair sale site". Which of course leads one to wonder what site is #2.

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Check out these other great Squidoo lenses to help you learn new ways to make extra money. I did a bit of poking around Squidoo for other ways to generate some extra income. I was NOT disappointed and I don't think you will be either!
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