Playing With Money Guide

So you want to earn money on the internet.
The Playing With Money guide explains some of the ways that you can do this. Firstly, we might suggest that you also check out how to earn money for nothing by looking at Free Money Resource. If you really want to earn some cash though you will have to spend some first.

Playing With Money categories

Surveys:
There are a large amount of online survey sites, almost all of which are free to join. However, finding them takes time and effort. This is where the surveys section of Playing With Money can help, here we list sites that offer lists of survey companies for a fee. Some things to keep in mind here, most of the sites on these lists will contain prize draw surveys. This means that they offer entry into prize draws for taking surveys as opposed to other forms of incentive such as cash or a system of points that can be redeemed for cash. Another point worth making is that many of the sites will also be US only although there still are plenty that have a worldwide membership.

Lotteries:
By Lotteries we mean any chance related game that you pay for, including lotteries, bingo, prize draws, sweepstakes etc. Essentially gambling so you really need to be certain you wish to play, only use money that you are prepared to loose and do not expect to win that often. Having said that, these probably offer the best return (if you win) than anything else so if you think you are a lucky person then why not go for it.

Business Opportunities:
This section lists opportunities for owning your own business and can also include services that try to find a suitable business for you. Some examples of the types of business that are available are Surveys Lists (buy your own website with a list of survey sites to sell), Selling E-Books, Selling ISP services, Paid Email and many more. Despite what most business opportunities say these will require work and dedication but can be profitable.

Paid to Shop
Self explanatory really, you get cash back for shopping. Usually the sites will be affiliated with a host of merchants and when you buy from any of these merchants you get a percentage of cash back. The Paid to Shop sites themselves earn money by referring you to one of their merchants, the merchant pays the Paid to Shop site a percentage of your spend and the Paid to Shop site gives a portion of that back to you. You will have to earn a certain amount of cash back before you can redeem for actual cash but if you shop online at all then joining one or more of these sites is a must.

HYIP:
High Yield Investment Programs are risky but also potentially rewarding. As the name suggests they offer a high yield against your investment, sometimes upwards of 200%. There are two main risks here, firstly, a legitimate HYIP will close as soon as it stops making a profit so there are always losers in this sense. Secondly, there are many scams out there pretending to be HYIP which will run away with most the money. We will probably not recommend joining these HYIPs but will list any we see anyway. Join at your own risk

Games:
There are places that allow you to play games of skill for cash, however, you will need to pay for the privilege. Usually you will pay a subscription to a site that will allow you to play a range of games that have cash prizes, often against other real players. These have the added bonus that they are probably fun as well as having the potential for earning cash.

Poker:
We have our very own Poker site full of hints, tips and guides on how to play the most popular card game in world today.

Books:
There are plenty of books in print that specialise in showing you how to earn money online. We list books from both Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk

Affiliates:
If you own a website then having affiliates is essential. This section lists both affiliate networks and individual affiliate programs. Networks contain a number of potential affiliates for you to join so you can pick and choose appropriate websites to link to from your own. As you are able to have several affiliates on your site from the same network the earning potential is increased and you will reach payout much quicker than joining single affiliate programs. We recommend joining several affiliate networks but try not to spread yourself to thinly. A good idea is to join them all and find the ones that offer the most appropriate affiliates for your site and stick with them.

E-Payments:
Many sites either require payment or pay you via an online payment system. It is essential that you join PayPal and to a lesser extent E-Gold. PayPal in particular is widely used and very secure, many sites on the internet now accept PayPal payments and it is also a good way of paying other people. Using a credit card via PayPal is much more secure than using a Credit Card directly.