Making Money

Some people receive unemployment or some kind of welfare. Other people own businesses or are employees. Some people got rich somehow and receive money from property they own, such as savings account interest, book royalties and so forth. In a country in which business is not subsidized.

We've tried some of these ways. A few years back, my hubby and I have sold a lot of reusable items from computer to furniture, online and offline for example. There are some of my friends that work at the Rogers Centre in Toronto and pick money with their vacum stuffed or trapped in their machines from the excited people that throw it in the air while watching a sport events. Then there are things we've seen people do to make money, like the man I met at a campfire who sold stuffed tacos on the side of the road to Wasaga beach and claimed to make $3,000 per month that Summer 2007.

There are unusual ways to make money*

Saving On Large Items - Want to save money on large items? Do sommething many people don't think of doing: advertise. As a young man I put an ad in the classified section of the newspaper that read, "Looking for a mobile home on land - can put $3,000 down." An older couple who were thinking of selling called me, and that's how I bought my first home at a good price. (I later sold it for more than twice what I paid, so this is a way to make money too.)


Make Money Finding Things is a page about treasure hunting - in unusual ways. Get the rest of the story on diamonds in parking lots, and treasure in vacuum cleaner dust.

Making Money Using What You Have is about using the skills, situations and things you already have to produce extra income. Do things, make things, rent things, sell things, and more.

Making Things To Make Money is for those who like working with their hands. I sold hundreds of walking sticks one summer, for example.

Money Making Hobbies : Find a way to make money with your current hobby, or find a hobby that you'll enjoy and make money with.

Playing With Money : Be a loan-shark? Beat the dealer at blackjack? All sorts of unusual ways to play with your money to make more.

Making Money With Real Estate : Some unusual ways to make money with land and houses and hilltops.

Even More Unusual Ways To Make Money: There are some fun ones here, including the man who sold stuffed animals on the side of the road.

Unusual Jobs : You don't have to start your own business to make money in unusual ways. Want to know what a "Wrinkle Chaser" is?

Make Money Buying And Selling Cars For Profit : (off-site link) How to work from home selling used cars and make $300 to $3000 per car.

(*according a to http://www.unusualwaystomakemoney.com/)

Everything You Wanted To Know About Subscription/Membership Websites Part 1

I'm putting together some briefs on membership/subscription websites that I thought are of interest for internet based entrepeneurs . I know many would also be interested in learning more about them.

I'll combine several of the mini series and post them this weekso you don't have to wait for them like you do with emails. Let's start with the basics:

Before we get too far I want to make sure I anwer the question:

What exactly is a paid membership site?

Some membership sites provide mentioning or coaching, some containuseful articles or information in a particular field or product,some publish the results of tests and studies, some provide accessto libraries and other reference information, some containreviews, some act as a a meeting place for like minded people.

But all these sites have one thing in common: to access all (orthe best information) on these sites, you have to pay for it.

Why would people pay for it? People pay for magazines, newspapers,books, clubs, memberships, and access to porn sites, then whyshouldn't they pay for website access containing specializedinformation, mentoring or ? However again to get people to pay for access to a website itneeds to have specialized information that you can't find anywhereelse … is hard to find anywhere else, or would be time consumingto find on your own.
After the dot com bust it didn't take long for the big companiesto realize there was huge amounts of money to be made by chargingpeople for access.

For example:
-Consumer Reports has over 1 million paid subscribers paying$19-24/year!
-The Wall Street Journal is also raking in millions for access totheir paid site.
But for every one of the big companies raking in tons of moneyfrom their subscription websites, there are literally hundreds(probably thousands) of "little guys" quietly running profitablepaid websites all over the world that you will never hearabout…and you wouldn't believe some of the topics.
Topics like: tall people clothes, PT Cruisers (cars), buying websites,unusual business ideas, selling drafts, patterns, divorcees, financial, dating, fitness, employment, work abroad, marketing and the list goes on.

The paid membership of these sites range from a few hundred to afew thousand in most cases but …depending on your pricing andtopic you could earn $50,000/month with just 250 paidsubscribers!!
Next time we'll talk about why you should have your own membershipwebsite!