It's the dream of nearly everyone...winning the lottery. Whether it's to get out of debt, live a better lifestyle, buy a new house or car, winning the lottery is the answer you'll hear most often when someone wants or needs more cash.
Luck and/or strategy both play a big part in any person's ability to see that dream come to life.
So while you're waiting for your big payday what do you do?
There are many other ways to make some quick cash such as:
1) Sell your photographs: There are several companies out there that will pay you for your photos. Every time you search for something on the internet you see a box of images, or photos, come up on page one. Not all, but most of those photographs are submitted by people like you and me to a company that sells rights to them to other people, businesses, or corporations. I've submitted to a couple of them and am currently still using one. I personally prefer them for their ease of website navigation, ease of submitting photos, clear explanations as to why any photos are denied, their payment scale, and contributor contests. You can go here to DREAMSTIME to check them out. You can also search on the internet for "sell my photos" and you'll see several companies come up in your search.
2) Complete easy tasks for pay: I know what you're thinking, I've been there. I've also been doing work online for nearly 14 years so I can tell you that there ARE companies out there that will employ you to do this. This is something that you do at your own pace, either full-time, part-time, or any-time. There are several different kinds of these companies...some have you doing surveys, posting links, or even advertising for them on your website or blog.
One of the most popular is Amazon. Amazon has several job openings for you...as a marketing affiliate, as an advertiser, and/or completing surveys. Signing up with Amazon is free.
Speaking of surveys...there are several survey companies out there that do pay you for your opinion. If you are going to go this route though you should be prepared to spend a lot of time answering questions or in the case of Homescan - scanning your groceries. Amazon, Nielson Ratings through Homescan, and a few others will actually pay you for your opinions. Be careful though of those "survey" companies that do the "buy this trial" thing. Unless you want to keep a calendar of when you have to cancel the trials...you're going to be spending more money than your making.
3) Your own Blog: Yes you could go even farther and create a website instead, but unless you're an internet techie, you'll end up paying a very nominal sum to have a website created and hosted. I prefer blogs, mostly because they're free lol. You can create as many blogs as you want endlessly through either Blogger.com or Wordpress.com. The only problem with blogs is getting them seen and updating them regularly, ideally a couple times a week. We all have days, weeks, or even months where we're too busy to do that...but don't worry, your blog won't disappear it just won't get seen as often or rank as high on the search engines while you lag. Anyway, the longer your blog is on the internet, the more often it'll get brought up in search results, especially if you're updating it regularly. Blogs are also a great platform for affiliate advertising, whether it be product ads for companies like Amazon or e-book ads for other companies like Clickbank or ClickSure.
In conclusion...if you need some extra cash while you're waiting for your numbers to hit it big in the lottery any one of those three should help you. I wish you Good Luck with winning the lottery and Good Luck in improving your life in whatever way you can.
JD
