5 easy ways to make money RIGHT NOW!
Sometimes you need money right now.
Maybe you’ve spent all your savings, used up all your credit and you’re about to get evicted from your home if you don’t make payment in the next two weeks?
Maybe you’d just feel a whole lot better if you had a bit more cash right now?
Either way… here are some short term strategies for make money very quickly.
These are not sustainable business models. They are quick short-term strategies to get you out of a hole.
I hope you don’t need them! 
1. Sell stuff on eBay
You’ll probably have heard of this enormously popular auction site.
eBay brings together buyers and sellers, makes the transaction nice and easy, and takes a cut of each transaction for its trouble.
They make a big song and dance of the fact that you have thousands of dollars of unwanted stuff lying around the house that you could sell on eBay.
It’s probably worth finding out whether or not they’re right.
Have a root around your house.
See what you can find.
You could probably live without that fancy stereo system that you haven’t figured out how to connect together after your last house move.
And you’ve always hated that colored glass kingfisher.
So you’ve gathered together some stuff to sell. Now all you need to do is sell it.
But first you need…
An eBay profile with positive feedback
People on the internet are untrustworthy.
A lot of people share this belief. And for good reason.
Unless you have a documented track record of Not Ripping People Off, you’re probably going to find it hard to persuade people to give you money over the internet.
It’s very very difficult to sell anything on eBay if you don’t have positive feedback as a trustworthy eBay buyer and seller.
So how do you get good feedback?
Here’s a few suggestions:
“Borrow” a friend’s profile.
Know a good friend with an impressive eBay profile?
Cool. Ask your friend to submit your listing for you.
This isn’t a long term solution, but we’re after quick money here.
Buy a load of really cheap stuff
eBay doesn’t make it immediately obvious whether your feedback relates to buying or selling things.
You can therefore build up an impressive eBay profile by buying a lot of really cheap stuff. After a couple of weeks, you’ll be good to go.
Use an eBay listing service
There are a number of companies that will do all the work for you. You drop of your stuff and they will take the photographs, write a great advert and sell your stuff using their super-feedback-powered Power Seller Profiles. The only downside is that they take a significant percentage of the sale price for their efforts.
Got the profile? Great now we need to photograph the stuff and write the listing.
My advice?
Get a book from the library about selling on eBay
Selling stuff on eBay isn’t rocket science but there are better and worse ways to go about it.
eBay has been around for a long time so there is a lot of good advice out there. Go to the library and get out a couple of books. Don’t buy a dubious internet information product when you could get something better for free at the library.
It’s going to take some time, but that’s probably one thing you have quite a lot of right now.
Do this okay and you’re almost certain to get money.
Do it badly and you probably still will – just not quite as much…
Next idea…
2. Buy stuff cheaply and sell it on for a higher price somewhere else
I’ve identified an awesome business model.
It goes like this:
- Buy things cheaply
- Sell the same stuff for more money somewhere else.
Yes. I am a genius.
Right now, though, we’re after a quick turnaround. And, as you might have only a few hundred dollars left on your credit card, we want to be sure that there’s a hungry market for the stuff you’re going to sell.
So you’re going to want to do some market research.
Have a look on free classified ad websites like Craigslist. Items on these sites usually sell for higher prices than you can pick them up on eBay or in clearance sales. Find out what’s popular and appears to be selling well.
Then try to pick these items up cheaper on eBay, at clearance sales or other marketplaces.
This one can be easy if you have a hobby you know about which you know an insane and unhealthy amount.
Next idea…
3. Sell old books on Amazon
You almost certainly have a number of books sitting around at home that you’re never going to read again.
Amazon makes it really easy to sell this stuff without having to write an advert or really put in any work whatsoever.
It really takes no time at all.
Go to their website to find out more. Just be careful that you don’t lose money on postage and packaging costs.
Next idea…
4. Sell your services
What useful things could you do for people in exchange for cash?
Can you:
- write or edit articles?
- help people tidy organize their office?
- create or customize websites?
- do graphic design?
- do coding (computer programing)?
- mow the lawn?
- trim hedges?
- babysit?
The list is endless…
Now is the time to get in touch with all the people you know, tell them what you’re doing and tell them you’re offering large discount based on your current circumstances.
Put an advert up on Craigslist too whilst you’re at it.
Next idea…
5. Sell websites
If you do business on the internet you might have a few half-finished or otherwise neglected websites hanging around.
Did you know that you can sell these for cash, especially if they specifically target a well-chosen keyword or two and a high Adsense pay per click price (read this article on niche websites if this makes no sense right now.)
Search for “Website Flipping” for more on this strategy.
Don’t worry. You’re going to be okay.
JJ Jalopy.
Comment by Anthony Lemme
3 August 2009
Good advice that we often overlook. I have boxes of books that I no longer need that could probably fetch a penny or two. I am more of a donor but a few extra bucks sounds good.
I’ve heard of flipping websites before…I’ll have to look into that.
Anthony
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Comment by Duane Cunningham
3 August 2009
Hi JJ,
Some sound advice for surviving the eviction notice! And even great advice for getting some extra dollars for other projects, you can never have to many sources of income I think!
Duane
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Comment by Lynn Lane
3 August 2009
JJ,
I, like most people have gone through some very slack time im my life, but I have always had the ability to earn the funds I need when I need them.
Thanks for the reminder that the world has more than enough for us all. We just have to make the choice to go after it.
Lynn Lane
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Comment by Darryl Pace
3 August 2009
Great, practical, and useful post!
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Comment by Suzie
5 August 2009
Lots of great ideas here.
again it’s about finding a niche market and doing your research.
I have found that ebay can be a profitable sideline if done properly
In the end though, if you have knowledge and nous you can always figure out a way to keep afloat.
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Comment by John Ho
5 August 2009
JJ,
Wow, I LOVE easy $
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BTW, just in case you haven’t spotted my follow-up comment @ your immeidate last comment on using Twitter to make $:
JJ,
Read Michel Fortin’s excellent blog post: “Social Media Isn’t Dead, But It Can Be Deadly” @ http://www.michelfortin.com/social-media-dead-deadly/
Another good source is J.P. Micek & “Debbie Coach’s” http://www.TribalSeduction.com
John Ho
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Comment by JJ Jalopy
7 August 2009
@Duane – That’s right mate. Diversification is the name of the game. BTW: How are your boys doing at the cricket – haven’t caught it in a while?!
@Anthony – If you’re quick you can build website flipping factories. A good strategy is to target high-paying adsense keywords.
@Lynn – Damn right bro. Sometimes it can be good to focus on the straightest path towards a profit.
Comment by JJ Jalopy
7 August 2009
@Suzie – Great point. If you’re smart and committed you can make most things work. What a great attitude!
Comment by JJ Jalopy
7 August 2009
@John – haha…. Now I have no idea why that comment wasn’t caught in my spam filter!
Comment by Over 50 Singles Boomer Dating
3 September 2009
Hi JJ,
excellent post about how to make/earn a lil moola RIGHT NOW.
So we are sans excuses!
And sometimes just having the simple list of WHAT TO DO
really helps!
Indeed, I have a HUGE collection of dresses (long story)
which are in my storage unit
funnily enough YES, I am working a store seller to sell them
yes make some money
mainly to divest myself of them
while recouping a little moola at the same time!
hugs
Happy Dating and Relationships,
April Braswell