Save Money

Here are 10 ways to save money which will hopefully come in handy for many of my readers; after all the easiest way to make money is to have money to invest – but not everyone earns enough in their current jobs to put away a few hundred a month to invest down the line.

These tips should help you save money without changing your life or missing out on the things that you enjoy.

1. Watch a movie at home with a date rather than going out.

This might sound tacky but in fact, it can be far nicer (and cheaper!) than going out to the cinema. At home you can snuggle up together without an arm rest digging into anyone’s side, you can have a glass or two of wine and you can pause when one of you wants to use the restroom. Also, if like my partner and I you happen to smoke, you wont be forced to choose between a cigarette and the last twenty minutes of the film.

2. Buy groceries that are on special and ignore the brand names.

While this might sound obvious to most of us, many people still don’t do it. We naturally stick to a certain brand that we are familiar with rather than picking an item that is on special, despite the fact that most of the time the two products are identical with different packaging.

3. Get and use a reward card with your local supermarket.

Even though it takes a long time to accumulate enough points, reward dollars, bonuses, etc. depending on what your local store chooses to call them, a reward card is a great way to save some money. As there are only two of us and we don’t spend a lot on groceries we take some time to accumulate points; and yet we still manage to get a $50 credit at least once a month. It all adds up!

4. Pay yours bills on time.

If you put off a bill until it is overdue you end up wasting huge amounts of money on late fees. If your phone is late you will regularly be charged a minimum of $25 where I come from, as well as $40 on your power and if you have a website and rent a server you could be out another $20 when you fail to pay it on time. Staying on top of your bills can save you around $100 a month you’d otherwise be paying in late fees.

5. Rent it, return it.

Another late fee situation – renting DVDs. Back in the day my partner and I rented two overnight movies and returned them several days late. We wound up owing the store $45. If you are going to rent a movie be sure that you will return it on time, particularly if it is a new release – the penalty for not doing so may well be more costly than the original rental price. If you can’t stick to this but have cable, pay per view may be a better option for you.

6. Give it up or cut it down.

We all have at least one habit that costs us a fair chunk of money each month. For me, I used to smoke a lot and only drink Pepsi Max from cans, not bottles. I’ve cut my smoking down by half and now drink whatever kind of Pepsi Max is on special – this is saving me around $400 per month.

7. It’s the thought that counts!

We all love to buy people we care about expensive gifts, that is just human nature – but when we are trying to save money a nicely worded card and a thoughtful gift will mean just a much to the recipient without breaking the bank. For example, when we were poor I bought my partner a $5 pair of plain dog tags then spent $20 to have them engraved – it is to date his favorite gift ever.

8. Don’t run up the power bill.

Everyone knows that turning off a light when you leave a room is a good idea; but what about in Winter when you need the heater running? We had a terrible winter last year and as a result our power bill was up $300 for that year. This year I’ll be using a hot water bottle – it works just as well and can be nice on your back after a long day. Sure – run the heater – but don’t have it on full all day every day for three months.

9. Never leave the house hungry.

Whether you are going grocery shopping or to the beach, when you are hungry you will constantly spend more money than you need to on food and frequently buy things that will not get eaten. Take it from someone who once spent $30 at McDonalds after not eating for 36 hours. Big mistake.

10. Legal Downloads.

We all download and watch TV shows, movies and music online – it is just easier that way. My only word of advice here is do it legally; plenty of big TV networks allow you to watch their shows online for free and YouTube has many new and official music videos up. The cost of getting caught if insane – so be safe. Your savings will mean nothing if you get whacked with a $100k bill for watching the Lost finale on an illegal sharing site.

Personally I’m a little bit jealous, as my MacBook Pro is one of the older models, whereas this one is new and free – this is without a doubt one of the best ways to make money online for free, or in this case earn a free MacBook Pro!

In other GPTHQ news, the forum is now open, and you can visit it here.

It has not yet officially launched so only a few members are currently active there, however I’ve been told that by the end of the month the GPTHQ forum will be in full swing!

We can also expect to see several new offers – if rumors floating around the various GPT forums are correct then we’ll be seeing at least 100 new offers, including at least one for India! As it is rare for a GPT site to provide any offers at all for Indians we certainly applaud GPTHQ in the case that these rumors are on the money.

Their are now also bonuses and contests for GPTHQ members, which you can read more about at the GPTHQ forums.

Lastly, we can expect to see the first GPTHQ newsletter sometime this month, which will update us on the newly added offers, the forum becoming officially public, as well as any new contests and bonuses!

Personally I’ve only had a little poke at GPTHQ, but you can see my earnings below, as well as my referral link should you decide to sign up under me. (*All links in this post besides the below link are not referral links.)

My referral link: http://gpthq.com/100525

Enjoy!

Free

To celebrate the launch of GPTHQ I’m giving away a short ebook written by a friend of mine.

The ebook teaches you how to make money online for free using GPT sites.

To download, click here.

It is easy to be lazy and do nothing with your life- just sitting there and expecting to somehow get rich online and make money in your sleep without actually doing anything at all. But the reality is that you have to work for money.

You can either work hard for 40 years in a regular job or you can work smart online; but no one is going to just hand you a pile of money.

People often ask me for money – last week I had someone randomly approach me on a forum and ask; “I heard you made $12,000 last week – is that true?” I thought for awhile and then realized that it wouldn’t be too hard for him to find out if I lied to him as I regularly discuss how much I make; so I told him yes, yes I did. He asks; “Well could I have $6,200 please?”

When I said no he was actually outraged – “You have so much money, you make money online all the time, I don’t. Why wont you give me anything? PLEASE?”

You see, begging gets you no where. You need to get your ass into gear and make money happen for you. Four years ago I was so poor that my fridge contained nothing but an empty jar of peanut butter and an expired bottle of multivitamins.

One night, stomach growling, I decided to make money online. I wrote books, I made websites, I joined GPT sites.

Do the same, and I promise you’ll get there. Just don’t write to me begging for money.

Enjoy your free ebook and good luck making money online today!

Money

That’s right – GPTHQ has finally launched!

A brand new GPT website aimed to revolutionize the world of making money online launched in the early hours of this morning!

The website is slick and attractive and I’ve had a peak at the offers; all of them are free and no credit card is required except for one GPT offer where you need your mobile phone, but there are so many GPT options that you can ignore this one altogether.

GPTHQ accepts members from all over the word and has several offers for most countries, but even if it doesn’t you can make some easy free money fast by referring your friends.

Personally I’m very excited about this whole thing, and I’m off to complete some offers myself!

I encourage you to sign up at http://www.gpthq.com and get in early.

Good luck everyone!

Kids Mean Money

Parents spends tens of thousands of dollars on their children each and every year with the cost of baby essentials, clothing, toys, Christmas, uniforms and school supplies – there is more money in kids stores than almost any other simple business model around today.

You will notice that to the right there is a new advertiser on the blog looking for people who are ready to open their own kids store online and make money while working from home – the reason I’m mentioning this is because amazing this offer is available worldwide – even in India!

It may or may not be your kind of thing but if you want to start your own home based business then this is certainly worth a read if nothing else.

To be perfectly honest I’m considering it myself, although it will mean giving up another one of my projects, as you can probably imagine I am a very busy person!

The good part about running a store aimed at parents is that there is a never ending number of customers waiting to buy from you – babies are being born constantly and new parents especially want to buy lots of nice things for their babies.

Good luck, and if this isn’t up your alley then perhaps consider taking a read of some of my other recent articles, many of which detail ways to start making money online and working from home in a number of days!

Keyboard

So many people seem to be falling for scams lately, it’s just plain crazy – but that is what happens when someone is so desperate to make money online that they are willing to take risks. I’m here to prevent that.

I should warn you in advance that although this method is a completely real way to make money online for free and work from home either full or part time, that it is just as demanding as a regular job.

What I am talking about is writing for money. Writing articles for money is one of the best ways to get started online. You might not think so, or you might have a whole lot of questions and doubts – I don’t blame you. In the past I’d signed up for a bunch of websites offering to pay me for writing articles – they sucked.

The truth is the only way you are going to make money online for free legitimately is by doing things for yourself – this method isn’t going to cost you anything at all financially, you just have to be willing to invest time and effort.

This is the exact way that I personally started out making money online – at first I was working four hours a day, five days a week, for $600 a month. That isn’t great money but considering I was flat broke at the time it was enough to put food in the fridge and cigarettes in my hands. Of course I also bought a lot of wine, but hey, I’m a writer.

I’m going to answer some questions I’ve been asked over the past few months about how you can make money online by writing articles below.

How much money can I make online by writing articles?

That really depends on how much time you put in. The last month that I was writing full time from home I made $2200 writing for several different clients. You can make more than that of course, but I was still taking time off regularly to work on other projects.

What should I write about to make the most money?

It seems to me that health articles, money articles and insurance articles are worth the most money right now – however I personally made most of my money writing about mobile phones, holiday destinations and articles for adult websites; it really depends on your clients.

Where can I find clients?

This is one of the easiest things to do when you know how – just go and sign up for a webmaster forum such as Digital Point or Answernode (both come up in Google) and go to the Content/Content Creation sections. It is completely free and the best way to make money online.

Should I sign up for writing sites too, like Associated Content or Helium?

I’d say no. It is a waste of time when you could be getting paid instantly for work completed with regular clients.

I hope these tips have helped you and if you have any questions feel free to leave me a comment and I will be sure to get back to you.

As always good luck and don’t give up – making money online is possible – you just have to work hard at and find a method that works for you.

If you need some motivation you might be interested in:
Motivation To Make Money Online
10 Reasons To Earn Money Online

Money Online

If you’re feeling bored tonight and want to make money online for free, I’m going to list 10 ways that you can use to get started right now with zero investment – Enjoy.

1. Sign Up With A Good PTC/GPT Site

There are a few good GPT/PTC websites out there but the most trustworthy is Cashcrate. Sign up and you can make a few dollars here and there for free, and you can start right away! In a week GPT HQ will also be launching, as unfortunately it was delayed. (Refer to this post.) If you want bigger payouts then GPT HQ will be the way to go once it launches. (You can register your interest now.)

2. Create An AutoBlog With AdSense

Creating an Auto Blog will take you all of five minutes if you already know how, or alternatively if you don’t you can always grab the AutoBlog Guide – it’s only $5, or you can get it for free by completing a free offer (details on the site.) Adding Google AdSense is quick and easy, and with an Autoblog you constantly get fresh, new content – so you will earn money while you sleep. (You wont get rich unless you make 100 blogs all on popular topics, but it can be done. I know a guy making $100 a day from it currently.)

3. Write Or Rewrite A Few Articles

Writing articles for money is easy when you know how – all you have to do to find work is go to DP or Answernode and make a post in the forums to let everyone know you are looking for work. It’s free, fast, and relatively easy. You can make $12 to $20 an hour depending on how well you write and how fast you can get a job done.

4. Sell Old Accounts

People are often willing to pay money for different kinds of accounts – whether or not they are on forums, games, e-commerce, etc – there is always a market. A great way to start out is by selling a Torn City account or alternatively a Neopets account. (If you want a Neopets account you can get a good amount of money for, try using the Ultimate Neopets Guide – it does cost $5 – but you don’t need it, it just helps you get there fast. (It is worth the investment if you plan on doing this full time, or seriously, but if you just want some extra cash for the short term then don’t worry about it.)

5. Post In Rewarding Forums

Places like Answernode regularly give their members cash prizes for contributions to the forum. Lots of other forums do it, mostly without advertising it. (This way all members are still legitimate.) It is a great way to make money online if you are poor and have a few hours.

Keep all these in mind and good luck!

Cash

Last week one of my readers wrote in and asked me the following;

“I heard of this site called cash crate for people to get money from doing free trials of things and surveys. I was wondering from people who have experience with it if its a scam. It sounds good..so wheres the catch? Do you get a lot of junk mail and stuff? do you have to pay to sign up? thanks for your help”

The fact is that Cashcrate is a legitimate and free website that will pay you for completing different offers, referring your friends, and various other online activities that you can make money for.

(To check it out, click here.)

However, there are many similar websites that do the exact same thing, Cashcrate is just the most famous. All of these websites are good, but very few people get rich online by using them.

It is free to sign up, but you only get paid a minimal amount and need to refer lots of friends if you really want to make the most of it.

In a week’s time GPT HQ will be launching, it was delayed due to the founder becoming unexpectedly ill – however I would recommend signing up for Cashcrate in the meantime to get an idea of what a PTC/GPT site is.

Complete surveys for free and earn money, is basically what it all boils down to.

Good luck everyone, and keep the questions coming!

eBay

Every so often I come across an ebook which I just can’t resist sharing – this is one of those, and it’s available for free right here!

You will be prompted to promote a free offer – but that’s it. No phony free offers either – you don’t need to use your mobile, enter your credit card details, or anything like that.

Just complete a short free survey and you’ll get the ebook for free.

This is a limited time offer, as next week I will be offering a new ebook – so download this one while you can!

*You will be asked to enter your email address, however this is only so that you can be emailed the download link in case you lose it. You will not receive any other emails whatsoever.

I hope everyone is enjoying their evening and is looking forward to Christmas this year! It’s been a good year for me in terms of making money online and I’m really excited to go shopping – if you aren’t working from home yet then I suggest you get a move on so that next year you can be in the same situation that I am now.

I love Christmas time!

Admin.

Google AdSense

Google AdSense is one of the best ways to make money online on your website or blog; by following these tips you can help earn more from AdSense.

Tip #1

If you have a website (not just a blog) then you should use only one format of AdSense ad. The large rectangle which measures 336 x 280 has proven to be one of the best, so I would suggest going with that. If you have a blog however, you can use a banner at the bottom of the page and add a small button in the sidebar – this way your readers aren’t flooded with advertisements, but they’ll still notice them.

Tip #2

Change the color of your AdSense ads. Don’t stick with the normal blue and white if it doesn’t fit your website theme. If your ads blend in then not only will people be more likely to click them, but like in my first tip they wont feel like your ads are being forced on them.

Tip #3

Consider putting an AdSense banner at the very top of your site. These ads tend to get the most clicks, and while they can distract your visitors they are great if you want to maximize your AdSense earnings easily and start making money online very quickly.

These tips might be basic, but they can make all the difference. Give them a go!