1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (129 page)

802 BUILD WEBSITES FOR PEOPLE.
The best way for anyone to get noticed in any field nowadays is to have an online presence. While some people might be a star in their industry, they may not have the slightest idea on how to gain attention through a strong website. That's where you come in. Construct an online platform to launch their career.

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803 LAUNCH A WEBSITE FOR A COMPANY.
It's always a hit to a business's credibility when its website looks like it was built using dial-up and Prodigy. If you have some web development skills, shop them around to local businesses looking to gain an online presence.

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804 MAINTAIN A COMPANY'S BLOG.
There's a big difference between running a personal blog and hosting one for a business that expects everything to be up-to-date. Your fifteen readers aren't going to be upset if you skip a Sunday update, or mess up a link. But if you take on blogging duties for a company that expects perfection, be ready to bust out your best blogging skills on the regular.

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805 START A BLOG — WITH ADS.
Anyone and his mother can register at
WordPress.com
and begin blogging. However, it takes some exceptional talent to launch a blog, solicit some advertisers, and get enough traffic to his site in order to make money off of it. Get creative. Find and post the next big YouTube sensation, post video-logs that will get repeat visitors, or dish some serious gossip that will make viewers want more. Whatever you do, do it well enough to generate capital.

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806 SET UP SOMEONE'S COMPUTER.
You might think it's a piece of cake to break a new computer out of its boxes, plug in the necessary wires, and get it up and running without an issue. But that's not the case for everyone. One too many ports or a few too many prompts and the uninitiated will quickly give up on becoming wired. That's where you come in.

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807 CLEAN UP COMPUTERS.
This entry isn't about dusting towers and monitors. It's about getting down to the source of any issues users are having with their PCs. Most problems are caused by a clogging amount of adware, spyware, and viruses that unsuspecting surfers have picked up. If you hear someone complain about how slow her computer's moving, offer to lend a hand.

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