90 Awesome Ways to Help You Make Money Online - Even If You're Dead Broke

FOUND THIS ON THE WARRIOR FORUM (reposted - written by Mustafa Khundmiri ) - THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE IT

Alright, so I wanted to make this thread as resourceful as possible. There are many warriors who are stilllooking for proven ways to make money online without any upfront investment. That's exactly what prompted me to compile a list of all the free and LEGITIMATE methods of generating cash online.

I personally researched and carefully nitpicked the best websites to make sure that none of them turn out to be scammy or dubious. So if you're looking for stuff like 'get paid to surf, click, email, read, fill in a survey' - you won't find it in here.

This list is fresh and as authentic as it can get - all the sites mentioned are reputed. 

I tried to keep it simple, organized and easy to scan through, which is why you won't find any detailed descriptions. Just visit the site of your interest in order to learn more. Let's start...



Like Writing? (21 ways / 21 Ideas)

1. Get paid to write articles for AssociatedContent.com


2. Get paid for writing how-to articles on eHow.com


3. Get paid to post abstracts on Shvoong.com


4. Get paid to translate at OneHourTranslation.com


5. Get paid to transcribe audio files on oDesk.com


6. Get paid to guide others at About.com


7. Get paid to blog at Smorty.com


8. Get paid to tweet at Sponsoredtweets.com


9. Get paid for reviewing software at SoftwareJudge.com


10. Get paid for reviewing websites on UserTesting.com


11. Get paid for writing product reviews on Epinions.com


12. Sell short reports at PayDotCom.com


13. Sell your own paid newsletter using Tinyletter.com


14. Sell your articles on Constant-Content.com


15. Sell your own e-book on Tradebit.com


16. Sell your own hardcover book by self-publishing it at Lulu.com


17. Sell documents online at Gazhoo.com


18. Sell essays at MyEssays.com


19. Sell unique blog posts on Ghostbloggers.net


20. Sell your story to top magazines and newspapers at Webuystories.com


21. Sell your content on Scribd.com

Like Doing Gigs? (8 Ways / 8 Ideas)

1. Get paid to do freelance work at Getafreelancer.com


2. Get paid for doing gigs posted on Craigslist.com


3. Get paid to do all sorts of stuff on Domystuff.com


4. Get paid for taking pictures with your iPhone at Gigwalk.com


5. Get paid to do gigs at Fiverr.com


6. Get paid to work from home at Clicknwork.com


7. Get paid for voice over work at Voices.com


8. Get paid to do data entry work on oDesk.com

Like Designing Stuff? (11 Ways / 11 Ideas)

1. Get paid to design on 99Designs.com


2. Get paid to design T-Shirts at Threadless.com


3. Get paid to design products at Ponoko.com 


4. Sell graphics on GraphicLeftovers.com


5. Sell flash files at FlashDen.com


6. Sell web design templates at ThemeForest.net


7. Sell your product designs on Zazzle.com


8. Sell your created font at FontOff.com


9. Sell WordPress Themes at WPThemeMarket.com


10. Sell your animation on Aniboom.com


11. Sell your logo designs on Inkd.com

Like Coding? (6 Ways / 6 Ideas)

1. Sell a turn-key website on Flippa.com


2. Sell professional, flashy websites created using Wix.com


3. Sell WordPress plugins at WPPlugins.com


4. Sell software source code at Binpress.com


5. Sell your pre-made Android apps at Buysellapp.com


6. Sell scripts on Buystockscript.com

Like Helping Others? (15 Ways / 15 Ideas)

1. Get paid by renting your place to travelers at Airbnb.com


2. Get paid to share a tip on Daytipper.com


3. Get paid to share coupons and discount codes on Buxr.com


4. Get paid to teach your own online course at Wiziq.com


5. Get paid to share how-to videos at Metacafe.com


6. Get paid to socialize on myLot.com


7. Get paid as a virtual assistant on 247virtualassistant.com


8. Get paid to tutor on Tutor.com


9. Get paid to offer your expertise at LivePerson.com


10. Get paid for answering all types of questions at ChaCha.com


11. Get paid for your advice on Ether.com


12. Get paid to help with homework on StudentofFortune.com


13. Get paid for sharing your knowledge on Buksia.com


14. Get paid to answer expert questions at JustAnswer.com


15. Sell e-learning courses at OpenSesame.com

Like Having Fun? (6 Ways / 6 Ideas)

1. Get paid to play online games at Gamesville.com


2. Get paid to upload files to Depositfiles.com


3. Get paid for podcasting at Mevio.com


4. Get paid to host live Internet radio shows at BlogTalkRadio.com


5. Get paid to play a game against another player on Moola.com


6. Sell virtual stuff from your store on SecondLife.com

Like Getting Your Creative Juices Flowing? (9 Ways / 9 Ideas)

1. Sell your photos on BigStockPhoto.com


2. Sell your music at Vibedeck.com


3. Sell your videos to Fotolia.com


4. Sell your audio at BuyStockSound.com


5. Sell your ideas at Ideabuyer.com


6. Sell handmade stuff on Etsy.com


7. Sell your art on Imagekind.com


8. Get paid for coming up with unique domain names on Pickydomains.com


9. Get paid for coming up with market-ready names on NamingForce.com

Like Promoting for Profit? (9 Ways to Promote)

1. Get paid to promote $100% instant commission products on Digiresults.com


2. Get paid to promote webinars at Webinarswaps.com


3. Get paid to promote web hosting from HostGator.com


4. Get paid to promote $7 products on 7dollaroffers.com


5. Get paid to promote physical products on Amazon.com


6. Get paid to promote CPA offers at Affiliate.com


7. Get paid to promote information products at Clickbank.com


8. Sell leads to other businesses at Reply.com


9. Sell magazine subscriptions at AcclaimSubscriptions.com

Like Selling Random Stuff? (4 Ways to Sell)

1. Sell unused stuff on eBay.com


2. Sell unused stuff on Craigslist.com


3. Sell your old and new gadgets on BuyMyTronics.com


4. Sell products in your own online shop at Shoply.com

STILL want more ways to make money?

No problem - Here are 10 BONUS ideas just for you:

1. Do an odd job


2. Seek emergency assistance from charities


3. Collect your change


4. Become a temp worker


5. Hold a yard sale


6. Recycle scrap metal


7. Pawn your stuff


8. Sell your hair and plasma


9. Sell random stuff to motorists


10. Go scavenging

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What if a marketer was only as good as their content marketing tools?

I believe there’s actually much more truth to that statement than many of us realize. The brands that succeed at content marketing are those that take an agile stance. Not only should you constantly evaluate and re-evaluate your approach, you should take a long, hard look at how you’re getting there.

While some of the content marketing tools trending in 2014 are familiar, many of the rest are brand-new and probably worth adding to your program.

Much like our recent blog on tools and apps for rapid visual content creation, I personally believe that everything on this list has immense value to offer brands of any size. Here are the very best:

 

21 Content Marketing Tools to Use in 2014

 

1. Evernote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image credit: evernote

I’m well aware that pretty much every list of content marketing tools ever includes Evernote, but did you know you can use it to record audio and turn it into text? Yes, that’s right – and it’s free. Who knows, perhaps even your most writing-averse colleague could be convinced to blog.

For an explanation of how to accomplish this, I recommend Here’s How I Wrote this 1,000 Word Blog Post in 10 Minutes.

 

2. Percolate

Image credit: fastco

To be clear, this isn’t a cheap tool. However, it’s part of the genius behind the content marketing at some brands you’ve definitely heard of, like Redbull, General Electric, and Pandora. In a nutshell, it’s a hub for creating socially-relevant content for multiple channels, from Tumblr to WordPress, and keeping everything organized and measured along the way.

 

3. Blog Post Ideas

There are a few blog title generators out there, and I love and use each and every one of them. ContentForest’s Title Tool is an excellent sidekick for content calendar creation. All you need to do is add a keyword, and it will suggest relevant and engaging topics to match.

 

4. SEMRush

Image credit: semrush

When it comes to paid tools for keyword research, SEMRush is pretty much the best of the best. Not only are you able to check your own keywords, you can gain insights into the terms your competitors are currently optimizing around. With the help of their platform, you can perform competitive analysis and determine the highest potential keywords in one easy swoop.

For a sneak peek into how we approach our keyword research process from start to finish at Writtent, I recommend Keyword Strategy the Right Way. Here’s How to Do it.

 

5. The WordPress App

Image credit: WordPress

While it’s certainly questionable just how efficient it would be to create content on a mobile device, you definitely need the WordPress App if you’re using this CMS and own an Apple device. You’ll be able to respond to comments, check your metrics, or save ideas directly into your drafts, even if you’re not right in front of your computer.

You’ll never forget an amazing idea again!

 

6. FocusBooster

Image credit: focusbooster

Productivity and focus are immensely important aspects of creating effective content, which is why everyone needs at least one or more content marketing tools to help them buckle down when necessary.

FocusBooster is a free app that relies on the Pomodoro technique, which is based on 25-minute sessions of working. While you can adjust your focus periods, the point of these content marketing tools is to help you develop periods of intense focus with intermittent breaks.

 

7. InboxQ

Image credit: allthingsd

Answering customer FAQ in your blogs is crucial, but what if you’re a brand new startup? Or you haven’t been keeping close tabs on your customer questions? That’s where these content marketing tools come in, by helping you discover the right questions to answer even if you don’t have much customer data to go on.

InboxQ is one heck of a smart search engine, which takes your industry keywords and connects them to questions that are being asked in real-time on Twitter.

 

8. SocialMention

I’m a firm believer that writers can never do too much research on the conversations that are currently shaping their industry. There’s currently reports that Google Alerts aren’t working as well as they used to, which is why SocialMention is an incredible search engine for getting a quick glimpse into trends, breaking news, and important stories to shape your content.

 

9. Audacity

Image credit: toprankblog

A free, open source tool for capturing and recording audio files? Yes, please! Audacity is sufficiently robust for fantastic-sounding auditory content, and simple enough for sound editing newbies to pick it up in just minutes. It’s undoubtedly one of the best-respected platforms of its kind, and a powerful place for you to start if you’re considering a podcast.

 

10. Storify

Image credit: mailchimp

This is among the most well-respected and best-known tools for creating socially integrated blog posts. Adding the right Tweets to your articles is as easy as doing a search within the platform, and clicking-and-dragging your selected Tweets to embed the content right in your blog.

Most of the tool’s functionality is free, but the paid version allows you to create content on breaking stories that’s updated in real-time.

 

11. Word2CleanHTML

Many experienced content marketers prefer drafting their articles in Microsoft Word or Google Docs, and for good reason. The spelling and grammar check capacities on many major content management systems (CMS) exist, but not all are up to par. However, it’s rare to get a clean copy and paste off a word document.

One of my favorite tools for simplifying your blog formatting process is Word2CleanHTML, an easy-to-use editor for rapid-fire formatting, even if you can’t code.

 

12. bubbl.us

I firmly believe that every content marketer needs an easy-to-use mind mapping app in their arsenal of content marketing tools. Bubbl.us is a fantastic platform for outlining blogs, illustrating a marketing campaign, or simply breaking through your writer’s block.

If you’re staring at a blank document, it’s certainly worth moving to another format, and seeing where that takes you. Plus, you can’t argue with the fact it’s free!

 

13. LookBookHQ

Image credit: unspace

Want to turn your articles into a visual feast? Look no further than these content marketing tools, which allow you to assemble collections of curated and native content, which can be shared across social media. It’s like being able to promote a custom-designed Pinterest board across multiple platforms, including directly in your blog articles.

 

14. GaggleAMP

Image credit: eloqua

If your content promotion strategy doesn’t include your own employees, it’s time to start! GaggleAMP is a platform where brands can centralize their content promotion efforts, but allowing interested employees to sign up for simple social sharing of their latest articles.

 

15. Influitive

Image credit: angel

Brands of all sizes can benefit from Influitive’s “advocate marketing” approach to content marketing tools. With the help of their platform, it’s easy to recognize and reward your brand’s biggest promoters, who are sharing your articles and singing your praises. It even includes gamification features!

 

16. Optimizely

Image credit: optimizely

It’s easy to make the plunge into A/B testing your content with Optimizely, which is one of the most straightforward platforms for testing on-page elements. You can optimize your headlines, calls-to-action, and much more – and it even integrates with WordPress!

If you’ve been scared to begin conducting marketing experiments, it offers a fantastic introduction to this invaluable practice.

 

17. Prezi

It’s easy – and free – to create engaging, interactive presentations in this program, even if your graphic design skills are minimal at best. While some templates and functionalities are paid, you’ll be amazed what you can accomplish (fast) without spending a dime.

You can promote your final product on Slideshare, or even publish it as an eBook!

 

18. ContentGems

Image credit: content marketing experience

What if you could have a customized list of content topics delivered straight to your inbox every morning? Not only is it possible, it’s free with ContentGems, a service which provides custom suggestions around your keywords in response to web trends.

You can also import the suggestions directly into your HootSuite or Buffer account for social sharing.

 

19. Echobox

Image credit: springwise

This brand-new, remarkable app does the legwork on analyzing your metrics on your behalf. You’ll receive alerts on your content performance, and more importantly, actionable tips on how you can optimize your existing content assets’ performance.

This product has only been on the market for a few weeks, so you may need to wait a few days to receive your official invite.

 

20. Resonance

This paid, remarkable website plug-in provides automated suggestions to your website visitors on which content they should read next, based on their historic usage of your website – a concept not unlike Amazon’s product recommendation engine.

Be warned, however – it’s still in Beta, and memberships are still being rolled out.

 

21. BuzzSumo

Image credit: buzzsumo

Find your tribe, credible sources, and digital influencers to work with by signing up for BuzzSumo. It’s like a really sharp search engine that provides outstanding suggestions on topics or key phrases of your choice, including the option to filter by freshness of the content and social sharing data.

Have you tried any of the content marketing tools on this list? Share your current favorites in the comments!

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Would you like to be able to write a blog post targeting specific keywords and, within a day, be ranked on Google for a popular search term?

This doesn’t happen overnight but it is possible.   One thing that is extremely important is building up the domain authority of your website, which makes it much easier to rank for content.

In this article we outline what domain authority is all about and how an improved domain authority can drive more traffic to your website.

Domain Authority: Increase Your Domain Authority, Increase Your Traffic

What is Domain Authority?

This can mean several things but for the purpose of this article we’re talking about the ‘domain authority’ term which is used by a company called Moz (formerly SEOMoz).

Moz is a company that provides Marketing Analytics/SEO software to help you understand and grow your traffic.  Several years ago they developed a proprietary algorithm that analyzed millions of websites and gave each one a score out of 100.  This was their domain authority.  The higher the domain authority, the more influential the website is.

The calculation is based on 40 different signals.

As you move up the scale it becomes harder and harder to increase your rank.  For example, going from 20 to 30 is much easier than going from 70 to 80.

The calculation is based on 40 different signals they use.

 

What’s the difference between Domain Authority and Page Authority?

As well as domain authority, Moz also calculates page authority, which is a ranking system for the pages on a website.

This is significant because search engines index pages rather than full websites.  To rank well you need to have a good domain authority overall, but the page authority does also come into play.

If you write an article that attracts a lot of links from relevant sources, this will help increase its page authority.

Page authority is not permanent, so over time, if you ignore a page then its authority won’t increase and may even decrease, which can mean you stop ranking for something you ranked for before.

 

How do I check my domain authority?

There are a couple of ways of checking your domain authority.

Opensite Explorer

Moz provides a tool called Opensite Explorer.  Without a subscription to Moz’s products you can check the domain authority of up to 3 websites a day.

When you enter your website address you will see information like the following:



This is a very high rank to achieve!

This shows the domain authority of the overall domain.  The page authority displayed is for the home page.  Generally your page authority for your home page will be higher than your domain authority because most links you get to your website will be to your home page.

The linking root domains shows you the number of unique domains (websites) that link to you.  It’s better to get a spread of links from a range of sites rather than most links coming from a few sites.  If your website is popular a lot of different websites (some with low domain authority and some with high domain authority) will link to you.

If you drill down in the tool it will show you a selection of links that are helping to build your domain authority.  With the free version you are restricted but with the paid version you can see all the links.

Here’s an example of some links displayed to my friend Donna from Socially Sorted:



Here’s an explanation of each section:

1.  This shows the page that links to this website.

2.  This shows the text that was used in the link.  This is known as the anchor text.

3. The page authority of the page with the link is 77.  This is very high, and if it is combined with a high domain authority, that would be very valuable.

4.  The domain authority is 85 which is really high.

The first link displayed is the one from the website with the highest domain/page authority, so typically this is the most valuable link.

You can see the 3rd and 4th links on this list are marked as ‘nofollow’.  When a link is marked as ‘nofollow’, it tells Google not to pass any benefit to this link.    So in theory a ‘nofollow’ link is not of benefit, but it’s highly likely that Google does pass some authority, plus even ‘nofollow links will send site visitors your way.

Moz Toolbar

The Moz Toolbar is a free plugin that you can install on your browser.

When you install it, if you search for anything on Google you will see the domain/page rank for any web page listed in the search results.

This is really useful when you are researching new content to write.  If I do my keyword research using Google Keyword Planner or other tools and I then do a search on Google, I want to see what my competition is like.

If you see that any search results have a much higher domain and page rank than you, it’s less likely you’ll be able to rank for this content.

 



I suggest that you use a browser without the plugin for normal browsing, because it can be distracting and slow down your searches.  When you want to do some SEO research use a separate browser with the plugin installed.

 

How do I increase my domain authority?

Your domain authority will increase or decrease over time depending on 40 different signals.  The exact signals are not shared but if you want to increase your domain authority here are some tips:

Monitor your domain authority over time

If you keep a regular check on it you’ll see it going up or down.  If you see your domain authority going up then you should look at the links you are getting and try to get more of them (e.g. from other similar sites). If it’s going down you’ll need to check to see if you are losing links or getting low quality ones.

If you regularly check your domain authority you’ll begin to understand what works and doesn’t work, and you will be able to make an effort to do more of the things that are the most effective.

Review your competitors

Analyze your competitors and find those that have a high domain authority.  Find out their most powerful links and try to get links from these sites.

Ahref is a very useful tool for analyzing competitor links.

Guest Blogging

Writing high quality posts on sites on high traffic websites that are relevant to your industry is good for your domain rank.  That’s as long as you get a link back to your site!

Matt Cutts (Head of Google web spam) wrote an article recently about the death of guest blogging.  He said there is far too much spam with people writing lots of guest posts for links and they are going to do something about it!

This doesn’t mean that guest posting is a bad strategy.  Writing lots of short meaningless blog posts and placing them on a a wide variety of sites is not going to give you any benefit.

But Google looks for high quality relevant content.  There’s nothing wrong with writing high quality content on a relevant site.  Links is not the only benefit to writing content on highly relevant sites.    This helps build up your brand and this will result in more traffic which will result in more links anyway!

When I write guest posts I only write it on sites that are hugely respected in the industry.  These just happen to have high traffic and a high domain authority also!

Write amazing content

If you write really good content people will link to it naturally, though you will have to work harder for some links by promoting your work. Promoting your content is so important:  you might have the most amazing piece of content but if you don’t tell people then they won’t find it!

We recently created an infographic which was very popular and resulted in over 100 backlinks from different websites.  Some of these links were from websites with really high domain authority.  So think about doing some content that sticks out because that will help you get a lot of links.

Network with relevant people

If you build up a network of influential people in your area of expertise, they will naturally talk about you and your content and this means additional links.

If you put in the work to build relationships it will benefit you over time

 

If you liked this article let us know how you have increased your domain authority or if you have any experience with increasing your domain authority or website traffic

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Make Money in Your Sleep w/ 50% Interest Venture Capital Loans

Do you want to really Make Money in Your Sleep ?  I'm serious on this one - No Selling - No Sponsoring. Of course it takes money to make money - I'm sure heard of that phrase before so this shouldn't be new but I'm telling you the rewards of lending money over weigh the risks. What I'm about to tell you is a once in a lifetime opportunity to turn a couple hundred dollars into thousands more.  I'm not allowed to tell you what the company name is nor post any ads, logo and so forth but here is a link to them . But before you click on any links continue reading a little bit more about this company and about this opportunity that I am about to describe.

Make Money in Your Sleep

with 50% Interest Venture Capital Loans

About the Opportunity

Like I said this opportunity is not an investment like stocks, bonds, cd's, money market accounts, saving accounts, IRA's and 401k's. This is a venture capital loan which means you are the Lender lending to a U.S. Corporation which operates internationally.  Since they operate internationally almost anyone in the world can invest in this company.

The loans that you make to this company will earn 50% interest guaranteed 100%. The minimum amount you can loan is  $600 US dollars  and the maximum amount  is $60,000 US Dollars loan.

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Twitter ads just keep getting better. When they first launched their offering was pretty skimpy, but it’s really grown into a useful ad platform. There are a few tricks to it though, and this post should give you enough to get started Launching Twitter Ad Campaigns with confidence.

Launching Twitter Ad Campaigns

 Service Options for Twitter Ads

You have two service options for Twitter ads. Self Service (best for small to mid-sized businesses), and Full Service. Honestly the differences seem to be minimal except that with full service you get a dedicated ad specialist from Twitter to help you fine-tune your campaign. If you have experience running ads on other platforms you’ll probably do fine, though there are some weirdnesses that are specific to Twitter.

Promoted Profile Ads

Trying to build your Twitter following with real followers? Promoting your profile to people interested in the same things you are is a good way to be found. Your account will be promoted in search results for related keywords in the “Who to follow” section of Twitter and a “Promoted” designation shows next to your user name

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Google Page rank is based on back links. Back links are Links pointing to your website from another website. The more back links you have the higher your PR will be. Boosting your Google page rank isn't something you can do in a day. If it were, everyone would have a Google Page Rank of 10. Keep reading to learn a few of the tips and  tricks that you can use to  increase your Google page rank that are fairly easy to implement over time.

Check Your Google Page Rank Now

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How to Increase your Google Page Rank

1. Join Forums (within your Niche)

Forums are a great way to achieve links to your website. In most forums you are allowed to have a signature and in your signature you can put a link to your website. But another important note to look on is making sure the forum is somewhat related to your website. You will still get credit if it’s not, but if it’s related to your website than you will be accomplishing two tasks at once.

You will be advertising for your website (bringing in targeted traffic) You will also be building your websites presence.

Your websites presence is very important to your survival. The more people see, or hear about your website the more credibility you will have and this increases your chances of having these visitors come back and possibly become leads.

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Top 15 Ways to Build Your Email Subscriber List

Email marketing can be profitable for any business, no matter what kind of product or service you offer. It is significantly cheaper than other advertising methods and, if done right, helps build loyalty and trust with customers. As a result, you generate more sales and more profits! The foundation for successful email marketing is a targeted, permission-based email list. Marketers call contact lists their 'goldmine' because it can generate much of their sales revenue. If you've built up a list of opt-in subscribers that are qualified and interested in what you have to offer, then you've completed the first step and are on your way. Now it's time to 'mine' for gold! Below you'll find several list-building and retention ideas that will help you get the best results from all your email marketing activities:

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