I do belong to senddollars for reading emails. I don't make much money at all, but I do earn enough that I can pay for running a banner on their site's emails 10,000 times (this costs around $10.00). So, I have never collected money from them, but have used the earnings for other purposes.
SEnddollars also offer Paid Surveys (I tried to do a few of these), but never seem to qualify for the survey's they have available.
I have also done a few of Sendearnings FREE offers, not much to really talk about here. I think I earned a few dollars for doing this.
I have not tried Sendearnings shop online, which has been cash benefits, I am told. First of all, after working on my sites, blogs and listings, I am ready to get off the computer or switch over to playing games. Plus, my family and I like shopping in person.
I have just joined Inbox Dollars, and received $5.00 in my account. I had a couple of emails to read this morning. Quite easy and quick. No way someone could make a living doing this, but might make a few extra bucks a year. I think you can cash out with them at $30.00 (opposed to Sendearnings $40.00), but I noticed they also have banner impressions service, so I may just use that as well.
Since I live in a state that online gambling for cash is not allowed, I can not vouch for any online games from these two site.
I haven't had a chance to sample other ways to earn money with Inbox Dollars yet, but if I find results are different than Sendearnings I will post that.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Garage Sales
One method that is fairly easy to do, and you see almost instant results.
For me, I find at least 20 items I know will sell for $10.00 or better, than I find as many small priced items as possible. I also make an inventory sheet, that list the items, the prices and the lowest price I will except for that item.
You can advertise with signs around your neighborhood. For a free listing that will be seen, try Craigslist for this ad. They have a section just for garage sales.
If you don't want to commit to an entire weekend, just start with Saturday. If it is a slow sale day, you can either leave your signs up and advertise it again in Craigslist for the next day.
I suggest trying to have at least one other person helping you. This is good for handling any larger crowds, moving the stuff to a dry place if the weather turns bad, to give you a bathroom break.
Have plenty of change on hand. I highly suggest using a fanny pack type item, so you know where your money is at all times.
NEVER let anyone use your restroom, or enter your house for any reason. Also, beware of someone asking you for a drink, so that you leave the merchandise.
Another great EXTRA money making idea. Set up your coffee pot outside. Have a small, iced cooler-for cream. Have doughnuts. You can sell them both for a nice profit.
Also, have a cooler of sodas, water, and fruit drink boxes to sell.
If it's going to be an all day event (or past lunchtime), grill some hot dogs and possibly frozen burgers. You can make a killing on these.
On haggling-I hate hagglers. I set my items at a fair price, but do always have a price for less I will settle for. If someone tries to haggle for even lower than that, I refuse. I'd rather donate my items and use them for a tax write off at the end of the year.
For me, I find at least 20 items I know will sell for $10.00 or better, than I find as many small priced items as possible. I also make an inventory sheet, that list the items, the prices and the lowest price I will except for that item.
You can advertise with signs around your neighborhood. For a free listing that will be seen, try Craigslist for this ad. They have a section just for garage sales.
If you don't want to commit to an entire weekend, just start with Saturday. If it is a slow sale day, you can either leave your signs up and advertise it again in Craigslist for the next day.
I suggest trying to have at least one other person helping you. This is good for handling any larger crowds, moving the stuff to a dry place if the weather turns bad, to give you a bathroom break.
Have plenty of change on hand. I highly suggest using a fanny pack type item, so you know where your money is at all times.
NEVER let anyone use your restroom, or enter your house for any reason. Also, beware of someone asking you for a drink, so that you leave the merchandise.
Another great EXTRA money making idea. Set up your coffee pot outside. Have a small, iced cooler-for cream. Have doughnuts. You can sell them both for a nice profit.
Also, have a cooler of sodas, water, and fruit drink boxes to sell.
If it's going to be an all day event (or past lunchtime), grill some hot dogs and possibly frozen burgers. You can make a killing on these.
On haggling-I hate hagglers. I set my items at a fair price, but do always have a price for less I will settle for. If someone tries to haggle for even lower than that, I refuse. I'd rather donate my items and use them for a tax write off at the end of the year.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Craigslist
I like Craigslist, but find it hard to sell anything here.
They only want you to sell and buy locally, which can take away a big customer base. But it is free. Craigslist community seems to flag so many posts. So many times, you have to word your ads CAREFULLY!
Also, it can be hard to find what you are looking for. The selling ads just seem to lose themselves amongst each other.
I have had some success, it seems the higher dollar items I place ads for sell. The smaller price ones hardly get any responses.
I have a few items I am just wanting to get rid of, so I will be giving these away in their "Free" listings. I surely would have to pay someone to come haul it off.
They only want you to sell and buy locally, which can take away a big customer base. But it is free. Craigslist community seems to flag so many posts. So many times, you have to word your ads CAREFULLY!
Also, it can be hard to find what you are looking for. The selling ads just seem to lose themselves amongst each other.
I have had some success, it seems the higher dollar items I place ads for sell. The smaller price ones hardly get any responses.
I have a few items I am just wanting to get rid of, so I will be giving these away in their "Free" listings. I surely would have to pay someone to come haul it off.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Yahoo Auctions
I'm not even sure why I am posting about Yahoo Auctions, here shortly it will be no more.
They have decided to do away with Yahoo Auctions. Maybe EBay was just too big?? I know EBay has a bigger following, then Yahoo had, but, in my opinion, Yahoo had a friendlier community. But they didn't seem to have too many safeguards in place, where with EBay they do, but I feel they possibly could abuse this at a drop of a hat.
I actually sold any item I listed on Yahoo, within 5 days, but I really had to put some research into what I thought would sell there.
Maybe their smaller audience was helpful. I sometimes feel overwhelmed at EBay and get bored on there.
I do wish Yahoo could had kept their auctions, and I wish there would be a break out auction site. I have never felt comfortable when only one company has a monopoly of an area.
I am going to try Yahoo Classifieds over the next month, and see how they go. I have a few household items I'd like to part with.
I'll post on that, when and if, I get any results.
Check out my newest blog: "Unemployment-It Stinks!"
http://www.unemploymentitstinks.blogspot.com
They have decided to do away with Yahoo Auctions. Maybe EBay was just too big?? I know EBay has a bigger following, then Yahoo had, but, in my opinion, Yahoo had a friendlier community. But they didn't seem to have too many safeguards in place, where with EBay they do, but I feel they possibly could abuse this at a drop of a hat.
I actually sold any item I listed on Yahoo, within 5 days, but I really had to put some research into what I thought would sell there.
Maybe their smaller audience was helpful. I sometimes feel overwhelmed at EBay and get bored on there.
I do wish Yahoo could had kept their auctions, and I wish there would be a break out auction site. I have never felt comfortable when only one company has a monopoly of an area.
I am going to try Yahoo Classifieds over the next month, and see how they go. I have a few household items I'd like to part with.
I'll post on that, when and if, I get any results.
Check out my newest blog: "Unemployment-It Stinks!"
http://www.unemploymentitstinks.blogspot.com
Friday, May 11, 2007
EBay
Let's start with one of the more popular idea's for making money from home......EBay.
I use to really enjoy EBay, both selling and buying, but as I hear more and more stories of both sides getting burnt, I have backed away from using them. I, personally, have only been burnt once by a fellow EBay user (A buyer). But once was enough, since this was a portion of my work at home income. I didn't make BIG money, so every little dollar I lost on that deal, did hit me where it hurts, in the pocketbook. I did use other online methods later, and I will talk about those at a later date.
I also, think EBay's fees are getting out of hand for the "little people" who want to use it. Maybe it's not so bad on sellers that run stores, have large inventory of their items, have that MUST HAVE item- that is going to sell (without having to re-list it), but for people who are just trying to make a few extra dollars to make somewhat of a living or even supplement their income, they add up.
The feedback system. The concept is good, but the EBay users who can so easily abuse it, it's horrible. I had/have a good feedback rating, so this never got me, but I knew a couple of other users it did "get". Some folks will post neg. feedback, if they don't have it right away (I'm not talking about sellers who mail their items out slow or not at all), but some buyers expect their goods immediately.
Buyers who have buyer's remorse. Most sellers will let even those be returned (most everyone wants happy customer's), but than buyer's want their shipping back (even if the ad states there will be none given), etc. So, if the seller refuses, the chances the buyer will leave neg. feedback is great.
Some users leave neg. feedback just to be jerks! These are the "lowlifes".
**A tip-reviewing feedback is recommended, but if ou are wanting to deal with a user and there is some neg. feedback, check their overall feedback. In most cases you can review the feedback of the user leaving the neg. feedback, I read their's too, just to see if they have a pattern.**
Payment methods taken by EBay for the auctions. They ALL have their pitfalls.
Paypal-have you read some of those horror stories?
Money orders and Cashier checks-I'd really watch those, especially for bigger ticket items. So easy for someone to send out a fake one.
Personal Checks-(this is where I got burnt). Of course it bounced (I hadn't sent out item thankfully), and then that set off the chain reaction in my account. I had enough to cover it and all checks that had already been sent out of my account, but the it still cost me in fees from my bank.
So, overall........there are pro's and con's to EBay. And yes, you can make a living off of them, if you have product to sell, that people want. I made an "ok" living for 3 months while I was unemployed (laid off), but thankfully I had some money saved previously, so we could still "do" things as a family. Because I could never had done that with what I made selling on EBay (No fault of theirs).
Just remember to proceed with caution, as a seller and a buyer, when thinking of using them.
P.S. The EBay community can be brutal.
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Make sure to check out this blog: http://www.disneyonadollar.blogspot.com
I use to really enjoy EBay, both selling and buying, but as I hear more and more stories of both sides getting burnt, I have backed away from using them. I, personally, have only been burnt once by a fellow EBay user (A buyer). But once was enough, since this was a portion of my work at home income. I didn't make BIG money, so every little dollar I lost on that deal, did hit me where it hurts, in the pocketbook. I did use other online methods later, and I will talk about those at a later date.
I also, think EBay's fees are getting out of hand for the "little people" who want to use it. Maybe it's not so bad on sellers that run stores, have large inventory of their items, have that MUST HAVE item- that is going to sell (without having to re-list it), but for people who are just trying to make a few extra dollars to make somewhat of a living or even supplement their income, they add up.
The feedback system. The concept is good, but the EBay users who can so easily abuse it, it's horrible. I had/have a good feedback rating, so this never got me, but I knew a couple of other users it did "get". Some folks will post neg. feedback, if they don't have it right away (I'm not talking about sellers who mail their items out slow or not at all), but some buyers expect their goods immediately.
Buyers who have buyer's remorse. Most sellers will let even those be returned (most everyone wants happy customer's), but than buyer's want their shipping back (even if the ad states there will be none given), etc. So, if the seller refuses, the chances the buyer will leave neg. feedback is great.
Some users leave neg. feedback just to be jerks! These are the "lowlifes".
**A tip-reviewing feedback is recommended, but if ou are wanting to deal with a user and there is some neg. feedback, check their overall feedback. In most cases you can review the feedback of the user leaving the neg. feedback, I read their's too, just to see if they have a pattern.**
Payment methods taken by EBay for the auctions. They ALL have their pitfalls.
Paypal-have you read some of those horror stories?
Money orders and Cashier checks-I'd really watch those, especially for bigger ticket items. So easy for someone to send out a fake one.
Personal Checks-(this is where I got burnt). Of course it bounced (I hadn't sent out item thankfully), and then that set off the chain reaction in my account. I had enough to cover it and all checks that had already been sent out of my account, but the it still cost me in fees from my bank.
So, overall........there are pro's and con's to EBay. And yes, you can make a living off of them, if you have product to sell, that people want. I made an "ok" living for 3 months while I was unemployed (laid off), but thankfully I had some money saved previously, so we could still "do" things as a family. Because I could never had done that with what I made selling on EBay (No fault of theirs).
Just remember to proceed with caution, as a seller and a buyer, when thinking of using them.
P.S. The EBay community can be brutal.
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Make sure to check out this blog: http://www.disneyonadollar.blogspot.com
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