1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (160 page)
1000 SELL SEA SALT.
This is actually easier than it seems. Just fill up a bathlike container with seawater and leave it outside in the sun to evaporate. What you have left are a bunch of crystals at the bottom, and that's salt. Bottle it up, tie a ribbon around it, and presto. Delicious sea salt, and your customers don't have to pay an arm and a leg for it.
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1001 BOTTLE YOUR OWN SODA.
You can buy machines to make your own soda at
www.sodaclubusa.com/prodinfo.htm
. If you find some antique bottles, you can use them to bottle your soda. People will love the kitschy, old-time feel of the bottles and think they are getting a real deal.
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Resources
Following is a list of online resources that will help you in your quest to master the side hustle.
Not exactly sure how to pull one of these entries off? Search this site for some instructional advice.
AirBed & Breakfast
Allows you to rent your couch or an airbed to travelers looking to stay overnight on the cheap.
An online retailer that allows for plenty of reselling opportunities, whether you have books, movies, or CDs to sell.
CafePress
Set up shop on this site that lets you upload and sell designs for everything from t-shirts to coffee mugs.
Cash Crate
This site organizes all types of online offers in one place.
A service of the United States National Institute of Health, it provides listings of clinical trials throughout the country.
Consumer Search
Will provide compensation for your critiques of a wide variety of products.
Craftster
Connect with fellow crafters and sell what you've made on this community site.
DIY Network
Get tips on how to get your hands dirty from this informative site.
DVD Pawn
A secure site that buys your unwanted DVDs, which cuts out having to wait for an interested party to contact you from an auction or resale site.
e-Focus Groups
The place to get your e-pinion on — and get paid for it; sign up to be considered for their next focus group panel.
eBay
It's the most popular online auction site; you can post just about anything you're willing to part with.
Etsy
A great place to sell all sorts of crafts that you create.
Facebook
You can sell items on the Facebook marketplace, or use it as a tool to market your product or service.
Festival Network Online
Find when and where the next local craft fair is taking place so you can hock your wares in person.
Filming Locations, LLC
Searches for the next best place to film a movie for various studios; submit pictures of your home for consideration on the site.
Find freelance writing gigs on this site, as well as postings about writing contests.
Games : : Tester
It's an online job board for people who think they can hack it in the video game industry.
The Hair Trader
Post a picture of the long locks you're willing to part with and see if anyone will purchase them.
Major League Gaming
Check out this site to sign up for the next gaming tournament.
Use this site to either post your resume for media-related freelance work, or search job postings for a gig.
A premiere job search site, it allows you to find part-time employment as well as post your resume for consideration for freelance work.
Publishers Marketplace
Post a synopsis of your book online and see if any editors or agents are interested.
Visit this site that specializes in job listings for people who want to make it out on the range.
Recycle In Me
A website that lists locations of scrap yards in your area, which will purchase any scrap metal you collect; the site also has “Wanted” ads looking for specific types of scrap metal and equipment.
The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
It's best to make sure what you're about to do to earn some cash is actually legal in your area, and you do not need to secure any permits or licenses before you start.
Universal Class
Interested in one of the entries, but have no idea how to pull it off? Sign up for a class online.
Vista Print
It's a one-stop shop for all of your promotional needs if you plan on making money by launching a side business.
Collects job listings for voiceover work all in one place; it also allows you to post an audio resume.
Weblogs, Inc.
Your jumping-off point to get paid for blogging.
The perfect jumping-off point if you want to try and make big bucks off your online writing.
Writer's Digest
Has an extensive collection of writing competitions you can enter.
Acknowledgments
Thanks go to everyone at Adams Media for helping to make a project like this possible, with special thanks to Erin Alexander, Stephanie Bernardo, Karen Cooper, Colleen Cunningham, Casey Ebert, Matt LeBlanc, and Paula Munier.
We would like to acknowledge the work done by the contributors to this book, without whom you'd be buying a bunch of blank pages. They are:
Peter Archer
Katie Corcoran Lytle
Matt Glazer
Elizabeth Kassab
Andrea Norville
Meredith O'Hayre
Brendan O'Neill
Katrina Schroeder
And to Trent Hamm for lending his sharp financial eye and love of the “side hustle.”
