Nielsen Company is now accepting a limited number of volunteers for their product rating Homescan division.  I wanted to give my you the opportunity to apply due to the fact that if you are selected then you will receive special rewards and incentives which is something I love to find for my blog readers.

In addition to the bonuses that you’ll receive from Nielsen Ratings, you’ll also receive recognition as one of their select panel members.  The reason why that is so special is because your personal opinions on consumer products will not only represent millions of Americans, but you will also be influencing some of the worlds largest retailers and product manufacturers.  How often do we get a chance at doing that?

Instead of being a restaurant critic, you get the opportunity to be a product rating critic. You don’t have to possess any special skills except an opinion on what you feel are the best products on the market today.  Nielsen will send you a special electronic device for you to record the choices you make with the products you personally buy.

If you’d like to become a member of Nielsen Ratings Homescan family, I’ve provided a banner link below to check it out.  Just click on the banner and you’ll be taken to their application page.  I hope this gets you a lot of great goodies and some recognition!!!

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You’ve no doubt heard of people making money off of completing surveys.  Unfortunately, there are less than honest businesses out there that have given legitimate survey sites a bad rap.  Many of these imitators have simply compiled a list of random survey companies that have not been investigated and give that list to those who are willing to pay them a fee in exchange for the information on what survey sites are available.

I suppose some consumers don’t want to go through the hassle of finding legitimate survey sites so they opt to pay into one of these services to get a list of companies that will pay them for taking the time to fill in questionaires and other such demographic studies.

The purpose of this post is to save you your hard earned money and give you legitimate survey companies that will pay you for your opinion.  The first is a company called Clearvoice Surveys.  Clearvoice has you fill out a questionaire form to determine what demographic you fall in.  When corporations hire them, they look for people who have signed up with them that fit that demographic and pay them to answer questions that help corporations determine whether or not a service or product should be brought to market or how they can improve on an existing product or service.

Keep in mind that you can’t expect to make a fortune off of survey sites as some websites would have you believe.  However you might be able to make enough to make your car payment, or put money away for a vacation or savings.  I’ll post other legitimate survey companies as I investigate them.  For now Clearvoice Surveys is a legitimate survey company that pays you for your time.

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Here are two ideas for earning extra money.  The first is being a ‘Convenience Mover.’  People buy furniture, appliances and other larger items that require a truck to move.  Many families don’t have access to a truck.  Why not earn some extra money being a ‘Convenience Mover.’  Place a low cost ad in your local papers classifieds, and/or a free ad in www.Craigslist.com and www.Backpage.com under Labor/Moving categories.  If you charge reasonable rates for the moving, you should be able to earn extra money for sure.  Be sure to pass out some homemade business cards (you can use free templates at www.avery.com) to the people and businesses you are picking the items up from, to get the word out on your little side business.

The second way you could earn extra money would be Dog Walking and Pet Sitting.  Let’s face it, Americans love their precious pets…even when they’re not so precious.  People can’t always take their kitty with them when they travel.  Why not advertise in the same sources mentioned above as a Pet sitter.  Depending on the needs of the Pet, you might stay in the home where the pet is located, or if you’re personal home is set up for it, you could watch the pet at your place. 

In addition, lots of people know that Fido should be walked but don’t quite get around to it.  By advertising your services as a ‘Dog Walker’ you could be putting some extra money in your wallet.  Copy some inexpensive flyers and pass it around in neighborhoods that you live nearby for even easier convenience.  Don’t forget to chat up the neighbors in the neighborhood you’re walking or sitting pets and have some homemade business cards ready to give out.  Neighbors are more likely to trust people who are working for their neighbors in the same neighborhood.

Sometimes the easiest money we can make is doing the simplest tasks.

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Yes, I wish it was that simple too.  But here’s a great tip for earning some extra money that’s almost that simple.  This tip requires that you have a local city chapter for Craigslist.  If you’re new to Craigslist, it is a free online classified’s website where you can post a ton of different types of ads.  Go to www.craigslist.com to see if your city is listed. 

If your city is listed, there is a section under the ‘for sale’ category for FREE items.  I have seen TV’s, radio’s, appliances, work out equipment and a ton of other things in this FREE category.  Now that you know this, the idea of creating free money out of thin air ought to be hitting you about now.  Why not be the person who picks up these items and then resells them on Craigslist for cold hard cash?  The ad you place is free and the only thing it will cost you is the gas to pick up the item from the Seller who is giving things away for free!

Here is a great way to earn some extra money from home. It allows you to work as hard or as little as you want to, with some great potential income. With the current credit crunch, many people are looking for a credit card company that will approve them for a credit card.

You have the ability to help people find a card that will work for their needs, and for referring them, you get paid a commission ranging from $30 - $121. The company helps you sign up prospects by providing you a website and the marketing education for bringing traffic to your website.

The company will pay you every 30 days for your signups. They are currently offering an introduction package that costs you $1.97 (to weed out people who aren’t serious) to join. That gives you a fully functional website with everything you need to get started. You will have 14 days to evaluate your new business. If it doesn’t work for you then you can cancel with no further obligation.

If you decide to continue, you will be billed $37.50 a month until you have 2 approved applications. From there the business won’t cost you a dime! The reason they charge you until you get two approvals is because they don’t want someone signing up and then being lazy and do nothing else. The good news is that you and any family members can be included in those two approvals.

You might wonder how they can potentially give you a completely free website and resources after your 2 approvals. The reason is, because while you are paid $30 - $121 for each approved application, they are paid a commission for referring their affiliates (you) to the different banks offering credit cards.

It is one of the best, nearly free businesses I’ve come across and I wanted my readers to know about it. You don’t have to know HTML (website design) or know anything special about marketing because they provide a ton of resources for you to learn what you need to know and how to get people to your website to sign up.

The Company is called My Credit Card Cash and this is a great time of year to get signups.

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This tip is really so simple, yet often underutilized.  Most people have heard of Craigslist.  It is a FREE classifieds style website with city chapters all over the world.  I have sold tons of stuff on this great website, from cars to speakers, to electronics and freezers.  Even if you have stuff you just want to get rid of for free, there’s a category for that too. 

I’ve noticed that you can get more for your stuff on Craigslist than in a garage sale.  The reason for this is because a person goes to a garage sale to look for something that might catch their eye. People are usually not going to a garage sale with one specific thing to buy and therefore their motivation to buy is lukewarm.  Craigslist however is being combed over by Buyers looking for specific items…and let’s face it, when your looking for something specific, you usually are willing to pay more for it.

Furniture, inexpensive cars, appliances and electronics do really well.  There is a category for tons of different products.  I think some people are aware of Craigslist but don’t know how to use it, and as a result give up before they’ve even tried.  Here’s a video on how to post an ad on Craigslist.  One other tip…BE SURE to post a picture of whatever you are selling.  Your response will triple with a picture.  All’s you have left to do is go out to that garage and dig through your closets for things that will bring you some extra dough!

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Well friends, this is something I’ve been meaning to put together for a while now.  The economic climate we find outselves in has everyone cinching up their belt and looking for ways to both make and save a little extra cash.

I’ve found some great ways to supplement my income and I am devoting this blog to helping others bring in a few more dollars a month as well as looking for ways to save for the future.  Some of us may be looking for a job, others might be facing retirement, some of you might be going to college.  Whatever the case might be; we all could use a little extra money.

My first tip for bringing in a few dollars more, was presented to me a few months ago.  We’ve all heard of Nielsen Ratings.  Best known for monitoring what is popular on television through statistical sampling of about 5000 homes across the U.S.  My wife and I actually got to be part of the Nielsen Ratings Family back in 1992.  We were paid a few bucks for our assistance.

As it turns out, Nielsen Ratings has expanded into monitoring the Internet too.  That makes sense when you figure that Internet use has exploded and the way I figure it, will probably merge with what we know as the TV anyway.

The reason I bring Nielsen Ratings up is because they are now accepting volunteers for their Internet Project.  They pay a small sum of money each quarter for volunteering.  The best part is, you don’t have to log or report anything.  They have software that you download that keeps track of the data.  They also give you a chance at winning some much larger prizes that could give you a heck of a lot more than the quarterly payment your guaranteed for your participation.  The way I see it, it’s free money without any work involved.  Plus it’s sorta cool to casually mention to your friends that your a Nielsen Ratings family member.  If you’d like to check into it, here is the info page on applying.

I’ve got lots more tips and tricks on making and saving money and I look forward to sharing them with you.  Feel free to post things that you’ve found helpful in doing the same.

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