Generate Passive Secondary Income Online

Archive for June, 2009

With people looking to make a little extra money in the recession, it’s only natural that they’d look to the internet to try and fill that void. There are a number of opportunities to earn extra income online, and our site is looking to cover many of them. With this article, we’ll look at the paid to write website Associated Content.

AC has been around for a few years now, I believe since mid-2006, and has collected a large number of articles from many different sources or content producers. They specifically focus on localized content or articles about local news and events in someone’s hometown. Of course, they’ll accept just about any submission specific or general.

Money is earned on two fronts. You can receive an upfront payment for your work that ranges between $3 and $7 generally. More money is granted if exclusive rights are given to the website; in other words, they’ll have the online copy of the article submitted on the internet. On the flip side, authors get paid for every thousand views their articles create. It’s called performance payments and it allows for individuals to earn on their writing after it has been submitted. That pays out $1.50 to $2 depending on how long you’ve been with the site and how well your articles perform. They also payout using paypal, so be sure to have an account with them.

Like with all paid to write programs, the best way to go about making money with Associated Content is creating lots of articles. With on hundred or so keyword-rich articles, you’ll actually be able to make enough in performance payments for it to be worth your time. Plus, most of your traffic will come from search engines. With more articles in your collection you’re more likely that one gets noticed by people searching. The more people that find your article the more you’ll get paid… I think you see where I’m going with this.

Overall, Associated Content is a fine way to begin making your first dollars online. It costs nothing to join and you have the opportunity to make monthly residual income on previous work. It’s the perfect storm for the budding online writer.

Shopping online is a common pastime for more and more Americans these days. The same can be said internationally as well actually. Everyone is looking for a bargain or a very specific item and typically it can be found online. Why not get paid for something you’re going to be doing anyway?

Now you won’t be making an actual income by shopping online. Instead, you’ll be receiving rewards or a portion of the money from your internet purchases back. This is the same concept to credit cards with reward points and now I’m going to tell you how to double up the rewards by using the credit card and an online service.

The best site for this is Mypoints. They offer you points for any purchase you make online that can be redeemed, typically, for a gift card at your favorite stores. About 4% is offered for every purchase, so if you spend $100 dollars at Old Navy, then you’ll earn $4 towards a gift card from a store of your choosing.

This is what is called a “no brainer.” Not only do you not have to spend any money, but you’ll get money back two fold from Mypoints and a rewards card. While it isn’t a lucrative second income, it is extra money in your pocket from shopping your going to be doing anyway. Might as well take advantage!