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Making money on the internet

#1 - Cashback websites

Let's start with a classic - the cashback website. It's so simple, and it works like a dream!

All you do is sign up to one of many cashback websites out there - there's loads of others to choose from.

Then, whenever you buy anything online, from travel insurance to your weekly grocery shop, make sure you go to the retailer's site via your cashback website, and you'll either get a fixed amount or a percentage of your spend back.

Free money!

#2 - Surveys

This is a dead easy way to make money, with very little effort involved.

Just sign up to a research company, like YouGov, for example, and you can soon run up a healthy amount. YouGov polls tend to pay between 50p and £1 for each completed survey and once £50 is built up, they send you a cheque. Ok, so it might take a while to build up £50, but it's easy money!

Other sites to have a look at include Panelbase and Toluna.

#3 - Flog your old stuff!

When I got back from University, I had an awful lot of books I had no intention of ever reading again (A Critique of Practical Reason by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant was firmly at the top of the pile). So I created an account on Amazon, and started selling them.

In no time at all I had pretty much made back the money I had spent on the books in the first place!

Of course, if you have other items you want to get rid of besides books, then the obvious place to start is eBay, but I'd also recommend having a look on Gumtree, as you can list your items for free.

There are a load of other auction sites you can take advantage of, including eBid, OnlineAuction and OZtion. I'd suggest having a look at OnlineAuctionSites, a site which reviews all auction websites and provides a host of useful information on how much it will cost you to sell your stuff on them.

#4 - Join the blogosphere

If you fancy sharing your thoughts and views on anything and everything, why not start up a blog?

You can do this absolutely free on WordPress, and soon make a few pounds from placing adverts on the site (I'd recommend using Google AdSense to keep these as relevant as possible).

You can also sign up to affiliate marketing schemes, which will match your website with suitable advertisers, absolutely free!

#5 - Flog your photos

Now, this one isn't much use for me - David Bailey I ain't. In fact, I'm banned from using cameras in our family as they are guaranteed to be out of focus, or feature a cheeky little cameo from my thumb.

However, if you are capable of taking photos without making a right balls up of it, why not look at selling those photos online? Sign up to sites like Fotolia, iStockPhoto and PictureNation, and you could get paid each time your photo is downloaded.

#6 - Cash in your old mobile

This is one I'm in the process of myself, having recently upgraded my phone. Have a look at sites like Envirofone, Mazuma, Mopay and Mobile2Cash, enter the details of your phone, and they'll tell you how much you can expect to make from it!

It only takes a few minutes, and you'll soon have your hands on your cash!

Alternatively, have a look at Airmiles - you can now trade in an old phone for miles! Mine is worth about 300 Airmiles, which is halfway to a flight to Dublin!

#7 - Reclaim your cash

There are a host of ways you can use the net to reunite you with your own money!

Did you open a bank account years ago, and now can't remember for the life of you where? Hundreds of millions of pounds are sitting in dominant accounts that people have forgotten all about - sign up to MyLostAccount and you and your long lost cash will soon be back together again!

If you are regularly stuck on the platform waiting for yet another delayed train, then why not sign up to TrainDelays? All you have to do is register with them, and they will take care of the claims forms you'd need to fill out to get compensation! And it doesn't cost you a dime.

#8 - Review stuff

If blogging isn't your cup of tea, but you still want to share your opinions, then not head over to Ciao, a site which pays you to rate products and services, from makes of camera and mobile phone to restaurants and hotels.

They are running a promotion at the moment paying you £1 for your first review, so what are you waiting for?

Homework

People have not been doing their homework.

From A2 the following is expected:

Analysis of the balance sheet: (Nara)

A marketing plan (if 25000 pounds were invested, Wendy)

Development of the product itself (Sairan)

Analysis of competitors (Si Yi)

Minimisation of costs (Robin)

Overall strategy (Mica).

From AS the following is expected:

Strengths and weaknesses comparison of competitors

Explanation of how the product could be modified

Business plan for the business as a whole

AS Business Studies Homework

Welcome!

1. Set up your blog
2. Everyone link to everyone else's blog

Also look at the Lapdesk question....


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