Entries fromNovember 2006

The Internet is a pretty text-centric universe. While there are successful video websites and blogs, writing is still the primarily means to communicate ideas and opinions. In terms of making money online, there are several ways in which the originality of content is an important element of additional income for anyone who works from home or loves to spend time online.

Selling text-based content has been traditionally playing field of freelance writers. However several websites are pretty much open to the average blogger or enthusiasts.

Moola is a website which allows you to earn cash by playing games against a computer or other users. Here’s an excerpt from their website:

Moola’s patented tournament model allows millions of people to attempt to win anywhere up to $10,000,000 playing exciting, nearly addictive games against one another, for free.

The progressive level system at the heart of the tournament model. On level 1, a player will be matched in a 2-player game against another player who also has 1 penny.

Usercash is a website that allows one to earn revenue by adding simple ad banners or landing pages on links that you use in forums, blogs or websites.

Here’s an excerpt from their website:

Do you want to make EXTRA revenue while people are leaving your website without annoying them? Just add a simple code to your website and all your outgoing links will be converted into paying links on the fly, pointing to the old URL.

Treasure Trooper is a website that pays you to complete offers, visit websites and fill up surveys. Based in the U.S, Treasure Trooper is open to all international users and pays it members via check only. One of the largest get-paid-to websites on the internet, Treasure Trooper is a website to consider if you are seriously interested in making some extra money online.

Here are some details from their website:

Cashcrate is a website which pays you to complete offers, such as joining free websites, complete surveys and try out certain products.

Some info from their FAQ:

I’m skeptical, this sounds like a scam?

We assure you that this is not a scam! Companies need consumers to try and review products, services, and websites and are willing to pay money to have them do so. Most of the time you’re asked to do this without any compensation, what we do is take the money companies give us for YOUR participation, and give you back up to 75% of it!

If you’ve ever wanted to get paid for the time you spend dishing out quality advice to helpless, anonymous people over the internet, now’s your chance. myLOT is a online community that discusses a wide variety of topics.

Basically, it’s structured like Yahoo Answers. You pop in, ask a question or take a look at the available questions and answer them. Interaction with other users is pretty lively, largely because myLOT will pay you to start or participate in any ongoing discussion.