5 Weird Ways to Make Free Money Online

by Christopher Lawrence on April 8, 2010

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This is a guest post by Christopher Lawrence who is telling us 5 weird ways to make money online.

When scouring the internet for ways to make free money online, you may run into some really weird programs.  Generally, these programs are dismissed without a second thought because it is hard to believe that someone would actually pay for something like that.

When you do find a weird program,make it is always a good idea to do a little research before joining to make sure that you are not about to be scammed.  This is a list of five weird ways to make money online that are, believe it or not, viable…

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ONE: Mock Trials

There are several websites that will pay you to participate in mock trials.  These trials are simulations of an actual case that a lawyer wants to present.  These lawyers want to test out their presentation to a large group of people within a certain demographic to determine whether their argument is convincing.

These trials generally take about an hour to complete and you can get paid anywhere from $10 to $60.  Don’t think you can make a full time living from this though.  Trials only come along once in a blue moon.  These programs cost the lawyers approximately $2,000, so there really isn’t a backlog of trials you can partake in.  It is a good way to make some extra money every couple of months though.  You can increase your chances of landing a trial by signing up for several of these programs.

TWO: Paid Online Surveys

There is a lot of skepticism around paid online surveys.  This is because many so called survey websites are scams.  In their terms of service, they will place a stipulation that you must make an enormous amount of money before you will be paid.  There are some reputable survey sites out there though.

It is always important to do a little research before you join one.  You don’t want to waste your time on a site that doesn’t deliver.  These sites exist to provide large companies with marketing research.  Marketing research is expensive and valuable data for any industry.

THREE: Playing Games

This has to be a joke right?  Wrong.  Some website will actually pay you to play game on their site.  This is how they attract visitors.  They can do this because they make much more money on advertising than what they are giving you.  Generally you can only earn pennies on these sites because you are just playing games.  It sounds ridiculous, but it is a reality.

FOUR: Answering Questions

Are you really good at Jeopardy?  Well, if you are, you can make a couple cents for every question you answer on sites like Cha Cha.  Again, you won’t get rich this way, but it is a good way to earn a couple of extra bucks a day if you are quick.  Sites like this are perfect for the know-it-alls.

{Admin NOTE} : You can also give a try Mahalo. It has a section called “Mahalo Tasks” which is just like Yahoo! Answers but you get paid here for answering questions. You will get some X “Mahalo Dollars” if the person who have asked the question found your answer helpful. Once you have collected 150 “Mahalo Dollars” then you can cash out. 1 Mahalo Dollar = $0.75 which will be paid via PayPal.

FIVE: Social Bookmarking

Social Bookmarking is something that you can actually make some decent income on.  All you need to do is provide a link to a website or article, write a short description on it, and watch the money roll in.  You will have to create a lot of bookmarks before you see some decent money from it.  It is recommended to join several of these sites to increase your earning potential.  This is also a good way to promote some of your own articles or website pages.

{Admin NOTE} : Give a try to BlogEngage Revenue sharing if you are looking forward to make money online through this way.

At The End...

There are hundreds of ways to make free money online, but these are some of the strangest.  You can’t make a ton of money with these methods, but they can be pretty fun once in a while.  The trick to determining whether a site is worth joining is whether it will seem like work to you.  If it sounds like fun, and isn’t a scam, there is no harm in playing along.

Do let me know your opinions on these weird ways of making money online. Do you some more weird ways to make money online?


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Hesham from FamousBloggers April 8, 2010 at 10:27 pm

The “Mock Trials” is funny way of making money, but what I most hate is earning from playing games, specially gambling games I really hate it and I will never do it in my life!

Nice post!
.-= Hesham @ FamousBloggers´s last blog ..My Future Ways of Make Money Blogging =-.

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Codrut Turcanu April 9, 2010 at 12:07 am

yeah, this would work for pocket money lovers, not real business. I’d not be so keen on seeing such guest posts on smartbloggerz… just my 2 cents!

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Beginner DJ April 9, 2010 at 5:05 am

Pretty interesting post, especially that lawyer thing.

I’ve tried paid surveys but I’m too protective of my information and the problem with so many offers is that the best ones require a trial period.

I started up a Mahalo account, maybe I should revisit it :)
.-= Beginner DJ´s last blog ..Music Stuck In My Head: 3/07/10 =-.

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FreakSmack April 9, 2010 at 8:29 am

I really like the Mock Trials Idea. It sounds like you would get to hear a lot of entertaining stories, it’s a shame we couldn’t do that full time.
.-= FreakSmack´s last blog ..Augustus Brueline was charged with Unlawful Entry of a Motor Vehicle in Multnomah county =-.

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chandan from work at home jobs April 9, 2010 at 11:42 am

At the first time when I was new I tried to make money all such weird way, but nothing any gain, only the waste of time, I never make money by survey, playing game, answering question.

Well I can not understand when you say we can make money by social bookmarking, what is the procedure actually?
.-= chandan@work at home jobs´s last blog ..Make money blogging take time =-.

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Dennis Edell from Direct Sales Marketing April 9, 2010 at 10:13 pm

Social Bookmarking – are you referring strictly to the revenue sharing ones? You weren’t quite clear on that.
.-= Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing´s last blog ..DEDC Remains DoFollow – BUT… =-.

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Lee Ka Hoong from Make Money Online April 10, 2010 at 7:11 pm

Mock Trials is weird for me. I don’t understand how we can make money from social bookmarking sites, is there any social bookmarking site that pays to submit article? I assume that you’re saying that we submit article to social bookmarking and drive more traffic to our sites or blogs, then we may make some money indirectly?

Regards,
Lee
.-= Lee Ka Hoong@Make Money Online´s last blog ..5 Ways To Reduce Your Wordpress Blog Bounce Rate =-.

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Dan Johnson April 12, 2010 at 4:58 am

Hey nice post, definitely something different, so thanks for the info. I’m leary of the Survey part, too many either get you to the end and you don’t get the gift unless you sign up for a bunch of magazines and other stuff, or they get their survy filled out, then tell you sorry you don’t qualify, so those people have burned their bridge with me, don’t trust them at all.
I do want to check into the Blog Engage Community and see what that’s all about

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svere April 12, 2010 at 4:06 pm

I thinks social bookmarking is the best way to generate money online. Its lot of fun to use social bookmarking sites while playing and chatting around with friends we increase our network as well as traffic.

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Jack April 13, 2010 at 12:36 am

haha. nice ideas. not sure what you mean by mock trials. never heard of that one. hate mahalo. are there still programs that pay you to surf the web?

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kathleen from Legitimate Work From Home Jobs April 13, 2010 at 6:57 am

I don’t really understand how you can make money with social bookmarking…can you explain further?

I imagine the other options won’t pay too much – but a little extra money is always a good thing.

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Typhoon April 13, 2010 at 3:32 pm

There is one social bookmarking website that I know – BlogEngage.com

You can learn more about how you can make money with them here:
http://www.blogengage.com/blogger/blog-engage-revenue-sharing-program-launched/

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Ganesh Iyer April 16, 2010 at 7:27 pm

The Mock Trials is a very interesting concept. Your ideas are very radical and interesting. I am new to the internet marketing business and would love to generate revenue in the above mentoined ways.
.-= Ganesh Iyer´s last blog ..Fat Free Tea Latte Cheesecake =-.

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Ray Jasper April 20, 2010 at 2:40 pm

Never heard of Mock Trials too, i think there is no problem in playing games online, as long as it’s no deposit, i mean, just a game, who knows to bet your luck in there. There are many other ways of earning money online, just try to explore, one thing for them is using video marketing. It’s more common that gets traffic to your sites.
.-= Ray Jasper´s last blog ..BankrollMob’s WSOP FREEROLLS: Yesterday’s winners (19/4) =-.

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Ankit April 22, 2010 at 8:22 pm

I love to play games .. Gonna try to make money by it! BTW could you please give me link of any site that pays for playing?

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Typhoon April 22, 2010 at 8:55 pm

I can’t recommend you anything since I don’t know whether they are legit or not..So you will have to Google for such sites and make sure you investigate about that site properly before starting to play games at their site thinking that you earn money online.

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Ray Jasper D. Palmer April 23, 2010 at 6:14 pm

try to visit my site dude, im sure you will enjoy, just try and join it’s absolutely free.
.-= Ray Jasper D. Palmer´s last blog ..BankrollMob’s WSOP FREEROLLS: Yesterday’s winners (21/4) =-.

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Kostas May 1, 2010 at 11:52 pm

I have never heard about mock trials, could someone tell me where can I find them these. About social bookmarking the problem is that if you just promote products the others will see you as spammer and you will get zero dollars…
.-= Kostas@Online Opportunities´s last blog ..How To Improve Your Google Ranking Using Rss Feeds =-.

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Judy May 8, 2010 at 3:20 pm

Thanks for sharing. Those are really weird. Playing game and getting money is cool. It must be great for game fans.
.-= Need Free Money´s last blog ..Free money for business: Start your own business =-.

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Armil October 26, 2010 at 3:13 pm

For me it is not a weird way, people will make everything just to earn money online in an easy and fast way. If it is proven and tested to be effective then it would be a big help in the internet marketing business.
By the way thanks a lot for sharing this information to us.

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Jagan Mangat January 5, 2011 at 10:44 am

Seriously none of them are professional ways of earning money,isn’t it?
But if you are a starter in blogging and web and want to convince your mind by earning some pennies,then after smart investigation go for them.
Have Fun!…

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Cole J. Adrian June 27, 2011 at 11:26 pm

Playing games and answering questions are my top two favorite ones.

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James May July 9, 2011 at 10:56 pm

Really weird ways. Mock trials is new to me, have to find out more on this though I do not intend to even try it specially after reading the comments :) As far as playing and earning is concerned I’m not a hardcore gamer but I do play online games and I think it would be utter folly to pass the time away playing trying to win money, better to stay away from gambling.

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Michelle Sterling from Macdonald Highlands Las Vegas September 7, 2011 at 11:06 pm

I don’t think that playing games is a weird way to make online over the internet. It’s actually awesome. It’s like your being paid to enjoy yourself. I must get one of these type of jobs.

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